What are you listening 2 now?

[DavidW]

[Dry Brett Kavanaugh]

Ned Rorem piano concerto no. 2.

[Traverso]

Louis Couperin

[Henk]

[Mandryka]

Louis Couperin

Yes, worth comparing and contrasting with the later recordings I think.

[classicalgeek]

What's the Mustonen like?

Definitely tonal, with shades of minimalism here and there. Colorfully orchestrated too. It's actually pleasant listening for the most part.

TD: Over the holiday (in the U.S.) weekend:

Mozart
Violin sonata in D major, K 306
Violin sonata in E-flat major, K 302
Violin sonata in C major, K 296
Frank Peter Zimmermann, violin
Alexander Lonquich, piano
(on CD)




Prokofiev: Piano concerto no. 3
Ravel: Piano concerto in G major
Martha Argerich, piano
Berlin Philharmonic
Claudio Abbado
(on CD)



Classic performances. Never heard the main body of the first movement of the Prokofiev played so quickly - but it works. Also, the loudest whip crack at the beginning of the Ravel I've yet heard!


Sibelius
Violin concerto
Frank Peter Zimmermann, violin
Oslo Philharmonic
Mariss Jansons
(on CD)



Greatly enjoying the Zimmermann box. Haven't yet listened to my other recent purchase, the Blomstedt Decca box, but soon!

[foxandpeng]

Per Nørgård
Symphony 1 'Sinfonia Austera'
Symphony 2
Leif Segerstam
Danish NRSO
Chandos

I need to listen far more frequently to Nørgård. Such a fine composer.

[Lisztianwagner]

Bohuslav Martinů
Oboe Concerto

Heinz Holliger (oboe)
Sir Neville Marriner & Academy of St Martin in the Fields

[Linz]

Beethoven Violin Sonata No. 2 in A Major, Op. 12, Violin Sonata No. 4 in A Minor, Op. 23 and Violin Sonata No. 9 in A Major, Op. 47 "Kreutzer Sonata", Antje Weithaas and Dénes Várjon

[andolink]

This morning's listening - -

G. F. Handel : Chandos Anthem No. 2
The Sixteen Choir & Orchestra - Harry Christophers



Edmund Rubbra : Symphony No. 5, Op. 63
BBC National Orchestra of Wales - Richard Hickox

[DavidW]

Shostakovich SQs 5-6

[Cato]

In recent days:

S. Taneyev Symphony II and Symphony IV

And Anton Webern's Concerto:

[classicalgeek]

Debussy:
La Mer
Jeux
Dukas:
*La Peri
*L'Apprenti Sorcier
Orchestre de la Suisse Romande
*Paris Conservatory Orchestra
Ernest Ansermet
(on Spotify)

[Linz]

Rimsky-Korsakov Symphony No. 3 in C major, Op. 32, Russian Easter Festival Overture for orchestra, Op. 36 and Capriccio espagnol for orchestra, Op. 34, Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, Neeme Järvi

[Symphonic Addict]

Two very fine piano quartets, being the op. 17 in E-flat major a fair candidate to reach the category of masterpiece.




Chamber music by the conductor-composer Ole Schmidt. Positively impressed by all of these works, although less so by the String Quartets 3 and 4.

[JBS]

Earlier first listen to either of these works


Now


CD 1 from this

[JBS]

Moving on to replays from the Schmidt-Isserstedt set

[steve ridgway]

Beethoven: Symphony No. 5

I was rather hoping to be led imperiously forward into the spirit world of the infinite but it seems my Affekt is programmed differently to that of the music lovers of 200 years ago .

[vandermolen]

Per Nørgård
Symphony 1 'Sinfonia Austera'
Symphony 2
Leif Segerstam
Danish NRSO
Chandos

I need to listen far more frequently to Nørgård. Such a fine composer.

The 'Austera' is my favourite of the Norgard symphonies which I have heard.

[vandermolen]

Debussy:
La Mer
Jeux
Dukas:
*La Peri
*L'Apprenti Sorcier
Orchestre de la Suisse Romande
*Paris Conservatory Orchestra
Ernest Ansermet
(on Spotify)

I like those old Ansermet recordings.