What are you listening 2 now?

[vandermolen]

Hat Tip tip @Que , for this recommendation.

Balli,Battaglie E Canzoni,Italian 16th Century Music for Organ and Percussion.
See for all details back cover.

Quite a ride, this boisterous and uplifting music. If your not really awake in the morning, this will do it without fail. The organ sounds well within this setting, and the percussion makes it complete. The recording gives the acoustic of the church first place,, meaning that the sound fans out when in combination with the percussion, resulting in a somewhat second place for the percussion, mainly obscuring detail. The Organ solo sounds just fine.
Still great fun!

Looks most interesting Harry!

[vandermolen]

This is just the thing why I have missed GMG, and am glad to be back.  A Composer unknown to me with a critque 100% positive.  Ach!  I must look into it!  Ethel must be damn good to receive such praise, especially from you Harry - you could have chosen anything wonderful from your massive music collection, but you chose Ethel Smyth.  Aye, wow.  Ethel Smyth is about to be investigated and probably bought..!

Nice to see you back here 

[vandermolen]

I concur with you. The 4th and the 5th are his supreme symphonic masterpieces with the 7th behind IMO.

I prefer this Lyrita recording containing the 4th, 5th and 8th to the ones on Albany. Since the Philharmonia Orchestra is one of my highest preferences, I feel more than satisfied.

Agree with you Cesar about that Lyrita set (I mean the Downes one) much as I enjoy the Albany recordings. 4,7,8 and 11 remain my favourites. I like 12 as well.

[vandermolen]

I've been away on a short break for a few days and looks like I've missed some interesting postings:

Samuel Barber

[Harry]

I've been away on a short break for a few days and looks like I've missed some interesting postings:

Samuel Barber

I already wondered about your absence, @vandermolen, next time give us warning, I was worried.    

[vandermolen]

I already wondered about your absence, @vandermolen, next time give us warning, I was worried.    

Oh sorry about that Harry! Will do next time. Just had a long w'end staying in a nice pub in Kent. We were lucky with the weather. Of course I'm banned from any contact with 'The Cat Group' whilst in those circumstances 
Now playing:
Nielsen: Symphony No.5 Hallé Orchestra Barbirolli, featuring the most manic/anarchic side-drummer that I have heard on disc - a marvellous performance:

[Pohjolas Daughter]

Oh sorry about that Harry! Will do next time. Just had a long w'end staying in a nice pub in Kent. We were lucky with the weather. Of course I'm banned from any contact with 'The Cat Group' whilst in those circumstances 

😿

[Harry]

Robert Schumann.
The Complete Piano Works.
Volume III.
See for details back cover.
Recorded: 2011, Potton Hall, Westleton, Suffolk, UK.

An ongoing delight, leading to gorgeous heights. The best Schumann I heard in my life time. Performance, sound, presentation, all is sublime!

[foxandpeng]

Does this mean you listened to Lloyd's Fourth as well? 

Ugh. Stupid technology.

Having said that, the new Lyrita symphony releases have been on lots in our house in recent says, so yes 😁😆

[Pohjolas Daughter]

@vandermolen By the way, I didn't know that you could stay at pubs, but after you mentioned it, I found this website.  https://londonmymind.com/london-pubs-with-rooms/  Pretty nifty!

PD

[Big David]

Tippett fan here. Good call.

Welcome, BTW 😁

Thank you!  Today I'm listening to symphonies 2, 3 and 5 by William Alwyn.

[DavidW]

[JBS]

Diavolo is a pizza, in the Italian cuisine.

Thank you. I was assuming it referred to some Neapolitan connection to the music.

TD
Morning eye-opener

[Brian]

Diavolo is a pizza, in the Italian cuisine.

By coincidence I just ate a pizza diavolo for dinner last night!

[Harry]

George Lloyd (1913-1998).

Disc 3.
Symphony No. 4 'The Arctic' (1945-6).
Albany Symphony Orchestra.  Recorded in Troy Savings Bank Music Hall, Troy, NY  1987. Engineer: Roy Kendle.

Overture to 'John Socman'
BBC Philharmonic.  Recorded by arrangement with the BBC in Studio 7, New Broadcasting House, Manchester 1988.
Engineer Tony Faulkner.

There is not much to say as: FABULOUS!

[Spotted Horses]

Troisième année of Liszt's Années de pèlerinage, Grimwood. over a few days.



The Troisième année is really splendid in this recording. Les jeux d'eaux à la Villa d'Este is just magical, and the Marche funèbre, En mémoire de Maximilien I, Empereur du Mexique goes far beyond a stereotypical funeral march. Grimwood's performance on a period piano is just superb.

[Pohjolas Daughter]

Barber's Adagio for Strings with Neville Marriner and TAOSMITF. originally released by Argo.  It's from a set of Marriner and forces of 20th century music.

A lovely piece of music for a cool and rainy day.

[Iota]

Rachmaninoff: Symphony No. 2 in E minor, III. Adagio (transcribed Trifonov)
Suite No. 2 for Two Pianos, Op. 17

("Fantaisie-tableaux" Suite, Op.5 and Symphonic Dances transcription still to come)

Glorious. Trifonov's transcription of the Adagio risks becoming very addictive. It casts the original in all sorts of beautiful new lights while retaining its lushness, and having only two performers rather than a whole orchestra makes the experience a somewhat more flexible and immediate one. Swept away both by it and the jaw-dropping playing in both works, another good reason to be alive in 2024!   

[Pohjolas Daughter]

Rachmaninoff: Symphony No. 2 in E minor, III. Adagio (transcribed Trifonov)
Suite No. 2 for Two Pianos, Op. 17

("Fantaisie-tableaux" Suite, Op.5 and Symphonic Dances transcription still to come)

Glorious. Trifonov's transcription of the Adagio risks becoming very addictive. It casts the original in all sorts of beautiful new lights while retaining its lushness, and having only two performers rather than a whole orchestra makes the experience a somewhat more flexible and immediate one. Swept away both by it and the jaw-dropping playing in both works, another good reason to be alive in 2024!   

I'll have to see if I can find some of his recordings through my library...particularly as I do so love Rachmaninoff's music. 

Here, continuing on with some more music from that Marriner CD.  Now on:  Charles Ives' Symphony No. 3 "The Camp Meeting.

[Que]

Robert Schumann.
The Complete Piano Works.
Volume III.
See for details back cover.
Recorded: 2011, Potton Hall, Westleton, Suffolk, UK.

An ongoing delight, leading to gorgeous heights. The best Schumann I heard in my life time. Performance, sound, presentation, all is sublime!

High praise! What instrument does he play?