What are you listening 2 now?

[Lisztianwagner]

Manuel de Falla
Nights in the Gardens of Spain

Arthur Rubinstein (piano)
Eugene Ormandy & Philhadelphia Orchestra

[DavidW]

Next up Danel.

[Todd]

I can't remember the last time I listened to this recording.  Ten years?  Fifteen?  More.  It's stored as WAV files, so I ripped it over fifteen years ago.  Anyway, perfectly pleasant in a bland, mediocre sort of way.

[Daverz]

Had a Roger Sessions session last night:

Symphony No. 6

A beautiful slow movement breaks up the usual jazzy cacophony.

Piano Sonata No. 2

As difficult as Sessions music often is, the shear physicality of the music often carries me through, and that's certainly the case in this sonata, which sounds like it would be fun to play.

When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom'd

Whitman's poem has been a popular one for musical settings.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/When_Lilacs_Last_in_the_Dooryard_Bloom%27d#Musical_settings

Some beautiful music, though only mezzo Florence Quivar has a really attractive voice. The dry baritone and quavery soprano are just OK. 

[Dry Brett Kavanaugh]

Bartók and Bach piano concertos. Wehner Tibor, Hungarian State Orchestra/János Ferencsik.

[prémont]

Attention GMG -- we need to find someone who is unreservedly positive, fast!

(Maybe it stands to Josquin as Jonathan Butt's WTC stands to Bach

Yesterday I purchased the Josquin CD as download from Presto because of your strong recommendation. Haven't heard it yet because my Peter Waldner listening has the first priority.

As to Cut Circle your Butt comparison gives me a bad feeling beforehand.

[Symphonic Addict]

[Symphonic Addict]

Milhaud: String Quartet No. 9

[Symphonic Addict]

That Milhaud SQ was absolutely wonderful. His writing for strings is nothing but exquisite and graceful.

Now:

Rota: Viola Sonata in G major

Lovely in spades. One of my favorite Rota discs.

[JBS]

Three Second Piano Sonatas

CD 5 of this set

BTW this is the only CD in the set which is not limited to only one composer.

[vandermolen]

Manuel de Falla
Nights in the Gardens of Spain

Arthur Rubinstein (piano)
Eugene Ormandy & Philhadelphia Orchestra

I love 'Nights in the Gardens of Spain'

[vandermolen]

Cyril Scott: Cello Concerto

[Irons]

Poulenc: Aubade.

Choreographic Concerto for Piano and 18 Instruments.



The music is like the cover, a riot of colour.

[Mandryka]

Really impressive recording of Froberger's Italianate music, I think a major achievement - takes this music to a new level of poetry.

[Que]

Christiane Wuyts plays harpsichord music by or attributed to the young Johann Sebastian Bach.

[Harry]

Silvius Leopold Weiss.
Lute Music, Volume II.

Sonate No.39 in C major.
Tombeau Sur La Mort De M. Comte De Logy.
Sonata No.50 in B flat major.
Jakob Lindberg, Lute.
Recorded in 2007, no PDF attached to this recording.

As per usual very good. Have no idea if he is using the Rauwolf Lute, or where it is recorded.
Weiss has a fine advocate in Lindberg.

[Harry]

Really impressive recording of Froberger's Italianate music, I think a major achievement - takes this music to a new level of poetry.

Did you stream this from Qobuz? I try what I may, but cannot find it.

[vandermolen]

British Violin Sonatas
Vaughan Williams: Romance and Pastorale

[Mandryka]

Did you stream this from Qobuz? I try what I may, but cannot find it.

No I own it.

[Harry]

No I own it.

That means that Qobuz has non of the Froberger edition in their streaming service. A bit disappointing!