What are you listening 2 now?

[Harry]

The recording starts with the rhythmically energetic "Ballo della Battaglia by Bernardo Storace.
This recording comes in a box set that is already oop  .

Lucky for me that I bought this set in the complete SEON box of 50 CD's. Most of them I gave away or threw away, but the organ set I kept.

[Traverso]

Lucky for me that I bought this set in the complete SEON box of 50 CD's. Most of them I gave away or threw away, but the organ set I kept.

I never bought those large seon boxes, two in number. There was too much of what I already had and too much that did not interest me. I also actually only bought this box for the two "Alpenländer" recordings, I had the other CDs in the box, but you know how it goes with those box editions, there are a lot of duplications.

[Harry]

I never bought those large seon boxes, two in number. There was too much of what I already had and too much that did not interest me. I also actually only bought this box for the two "Alpenländer" recordings, I had the other CDs in the box, but you know how it goes with those box editions, there are a lot of duplications.

Alas, yes you are right, much of it is of no interest, a lot of duplications, so my box ended truncated

[Brian]

Its not yet on the streaming services. Look forward to it. Book marked it as soon as CPO send me a new release list, in the beginning  of this year.

Qobuz added it in February!

[Harry]

John Blackwood McEwen.
String Quartets, Volume I.
See back cover for details.
Recorded in 2001, at Snape Maltings Concert Hall, Snape, Suffolk, UK.

A hidden treasure. Such fine SQ. For the life of me, I do not understand the negligence of McEwen, for so little is recorded of him. Such a high standard if composing, so close to life, and yet dwelling in the mist of forgetfulness. Gossamer threads, gentle waving in the stir of the moment, almost ethereal.
As a performance it seems hardly possible that it can be bettered. Sound is sublime.

[Harry]

Qobuz added it in February!

That's odd, it does not show up when I go to the discography of this composer, only the Chandos disc is shown. So how did you find it, so I may repeat the trick.
Well I be ........., when looking this morning it did not show up, and now it was the first CD that showed up. Grumpfffffff.

[SonicMan46]

Well continuing w/ Schumann chamber music this morning - two versions of the Piano Trios - both equally enjoyable to my ears - reviews attached for the interested.  Dave

 

[Brian]

That's odd, it does not show up when I go to the discography of this composer, only the Chandos disc is shown. So how did you find it, so I may repeat the trick.
Well I be ........., when looking this morning it did not show up, and now it was the first CD that showed up. Grumpfffffff.

All's well that ends well 

[Harry]

Arthur Sullivan.
Orchestral works.
See back cover for Works.
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, Richard Hickox.
Recorded: 2000, Studio 7, New Broadcasting House, Manchester, UK.

Truly a wonderful recording, and SOTA sound. I love the works by Arthur Sullivan.  Sullivan was a master of melody. Hickox makes me aware of this by letting the instrumental soloists virtually sing.

[Spotted Horses]

Recently I listened to two Hindemith sonatas for solo viola, the first and the last (Op 11. No 5 and one from 1937). Complete misfires (in terms of my ability to appreciate them). Then I listened to the first sonata for viola and piano (Op 11, No 4). Wonderful work! Lawrence Power and Jesus Rodolfo were both fine performances (the miracle of streaming). I decided to listen to some more Hindemith in a similar vein and settled on the first violin sonata, Op 11, No 1. Again wonderful work. I found recordings on cpo and BIS that are very different.

Now, it has dawned on me that Hindemith's Op 11, a collection of six sonatas for solo instrument (some with piano) is pure gold. It is quite baffling that no enterprising record produce has (as far as I know) collected the six sonatas in a single release. You have to scrounge around and find them by various artists (which is what I am doing).

[DavidW]

[71 dB]

Valentin Silvestrov - Metamusik
Alexei Lubimov, piano
Radio Symphonieorchester Wien
Dennis Russell Davies
ECM New Series 1790

[Pohjolas Daughter]

Flos Campi - Vaughan Williams with Vernon Handley and the Royal Phil.

PD

[Karl Henning]

Flos Campi - Vaughan Williams with Vernon Handley and the Royal Phil.

PD

I'm in!

[DavidW]

[Linz]

Bruckner Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, 1894 Original Version. Ed. Benjamin-Gunnar Cohrs [2000] with a Finale

[Daverz]

Steven Gerber: Symphony No. 1

And a disc of arrangements some of his chamber works for orchestra.

I suppose he didn't write enough music for orchestra?  Anyway, it's all very well done.

More info here: https://kennethwoods.net/blog1/product/music-of-steven-r-gerber/

[Daverz]

Bruckner Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, 1894 Original Version. Ed. Benjamin-Gunnar Cohrs [2000] with a Finale

How many of these have you tortured yourself with so far?  Is it time for an intervention?

[Lisztianwagner]

Maurice Ravel
Ma Mère l'Oye

Charles Dutoit & Montreal Symphony Orchestra

[Bachtoven]

Two wonderful new releases by these powerhouse pianists. It's sometimes hard to believe that just one pianist is playing the Wagner transcriptions.