Topic: What are you listening 2 now?

[Irons]

Franck: String Quartet.

Romantic in an understated way, if that makes sense. A work I feel with hidden treasures where repeated listening worthwhile.

[aligreto]

Dowland: Consort Music and Songs [Rose Consort of Viols]

[aligreto]

Stanford - String Quartets 1 & 2

Elegant, charming, well-crafted and tuneful pieces. If these first quartets are that good, I can imagine the others will surely be equal or better. I hope so.

I certainly feel that you will not be disappointed. No. 8 is a particularly fine work I feel.

[aligreto]

Boccherini, Luigi - Cello Concertos from the 7-CD Brilliant box (below left; previously released as a 3-disc set, right) - recordings from 1988 w/ cellist Julius Berger (b. 1954) performing on Luigi's own Strad - total of 12 concertos - one review attached for those interested.  Dave


 

I recently went through the Boccherini Cello Concertos keeping the Berger recordings and culling the Naxos ones.

[Traverso]

Bach

Not so strange as it seems

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[aligreto]

Bach

Not so strange as it seems

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Baroque music was always transposed so why not? Different and pleasant enough but not one for the purists. Very clear lines, however.

[Traverso]

Haydn


Symphony No.41 & 58

[Irons]

Saygun: 2nd Symphony.

Listened courtesy of YT. I enjoyed the recording very much. 

[Roasted Swan]

The one conducted by Kondrashin is the definitive recording IMO. It's a hair-raising and visceral performance!

+1 for Kondrashin.  Symphonic Addict's description is spot-on!

[Papy Oli]

Bax - Orchestral works Vol.2
Spring fire, Symphonic Scherzo, Mediterranean.

[aligreto]

Geminiani: Concerti Grossi - after Corelli, Op. 5 - Nos. 4, 5 & 6 [Manze]





Taut performances with poise and elegance.

[aligreto]

Handel: Oboe Concertos [Camden/Ward]

[vandermolen]

Saygun: 2nd Symphony.

Listened courtesy of YT. I enjoyed the recording very much.

No.1 is great as well.

[Papy Oli]

Bax - Orchestral Works Vol.3 - Summer Music, Tintagel

[aligreto]

Dvorak: Czech Suite in D major Op. 39 [Hrusa]