What are you listening to now?

[Christo]

Alfvén: Symphony No. 1 [Jarvi]....

A first listen to this work for me and it did not engage me at all. I hope that this is not a forerunner of things to come with this composer.

Perhaps better jump to No. 4 Från havsbandet at once; that should be your test case.

[Ken B]

Dohnanyi
Piano Quintet #1

Cleveland Qt/Snyder

Now
Arensky, Quartet 2 in A-
Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival Qt

[aligreto]

Undaunted, I went back and listened to the other two works on CD 1....





Uppsala-rapsodi [Swedish Rhapsody No. 2] - I felt that this was a more interesting work than the Symphony No. 1, perhaps because of more freedom in the musical form of the Rhapsody.
 
Drapa - I liked this work, particularly the use of the harp.

[aligreto]

Perhaps better jump to No. 4 Från havsbandet at once; that should be your test case.

Thank you Christo. As you can see above all is not lost. However, I will take your advice and listen to Symphony No. 4 tomorrow.

[Kontrapunctus]

If one listens to this trio version on its own merits, then it's a perfectly fine piece of chamber music, but it certainly loses a lot of the richness and polyphony of either the sextet or full string orchestra versions. Very good playing and sound.

[listener]

WIDOR:  Organ Symphony no.5 in f op. 42/1 (the one with the Toccata)
MESSIAEN: L'Ascension
Leo Krämer, organ of Speyer Cathedral
Karl WEIGL: Violin Concerto, Piano (left hand) Concerto
Florian Krumpöck, piano and conductor of the violin concerto
David Frühwirth,violin
Norddeutsche Philharmonie Rostock

[SonicMan46]

Haydn, Joseph - Early Divertimenti & Music Esterhazy/King Naples w/ Huss and the Haydn Sinfonietta Wien - will spend the next several days on these sets (11 total discs) -   Dave

 

[ritter]

First listen to this recent acquisition:

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This is turning out to be a superb performance of this charming opera. Maderna conducts with great attention to detail and real theatrical verve, and the soloists are excellent (particularly Suzanne Danco--the rôle of Concepción fits her like a glove--and Jean Giraudeau). 

[ritter]

And now, fast-forward some 50 years to Sylvano Bussotti's monumental Pour clavier, from this CD:

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[Kontrapunctus]

The Etudes are fine, but the Trio is a little too abrasive for my taste. Sound is superb.

[SimonNZ]

Giovanni Rovetta's Vespro Solenne - Cantus Cölln, Konrad Junghänel

[Kontrapunctus]

Guy's recording of the last 3 Sonatas made an interesting contrast to Michael Korstick's recording that I listened to yesterday. Guy is just as powerful in the forte passages, but he doesn't seem to bang as hard as Korstick, and the quiet passages sound more ethereal than with Korstick. Guy also has far better sound, which just goes to show that SACD audio is not a guarantee of good sound, as there are so many other variables, such as mics, the room, the instrument, the player...

[Mister Sharpe]

More and never enough Martinů :

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[NikF]

Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 2 - Pollini/Abbado/Vienna Philharmonic.

Courtesy of my Tablet.

[Dee Sharp]

Berwald: Symphony No. 3. Dausgaard/Danish National Radio Symphony. Berwald is one of those composers I like well enough when I listen, but never say"I'm in the mood for a little Berwald tonight!" This is a lively performance though, and well recorded.

[San Antone]

Haven't heard the whole recording, just Agnus Dei from Glossa site. From that it seems they took Marcel Peres' ideas as starting point and went bit wild with them. In accompanying blurb on site Schmelzer says his intent was 'conjuring up the voices of the past' but from those samples (Agnus Dei and a motet) they don't sound to me as archaic and arcane as Organum does in their full quasi Byzantine, Corsican mode. Maybe that's down to voices where Graindelavoix sound clearer, bit less nasal and throaty, more contemporary. Their ornamentation also sounds less convincing, again maybe just to me and just from those samples.

I agree that there is a stylistic similarity with Peres' Messe.  I need to read the notes to get a better understanding on his approach, but since I very much liked Peres's recording, this one is also one I enjoy.

Hat tip to Mandykra, I was not aware of this recording until I saw his post and purchased it immediately.

[Que]

Morning listening:



This came in yesterday. Slight dissapointment: this disc has some wonderful music, but is a reissue rehash of previous albums...
I should have paid more attention, fortunately I bought it dirt cheap used.

Q

[Que]

Haydn, Joseph - Early Divertimenti & Music Esterhazy/King Naples w/ Huss and the Haydn Sinfonietta Wien - will spend the next several days on these sets (11 total discs) -   Dave

 

Haven't seen that BIS Haydn series here for quite some time now!  And it used to be all the rage.....

It's a good reminder - I never got to them..... Perhaps BIS could to a timely, cheap reissue ? 

Q

[Wanderer]

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[Autumn Leaves]

Today's listening:



Symphonies #1, 2 & 5



Symphony #9



Listening to another Symphony #9 with BPO - John Barbirolli leading.