What are you listening 2 now?

[Lisztianwagner]

I've been listening to a lot of the third quartet recently, op 30. I find their recording of it particularly congenial.

Agreed, that's an incisive and brilliant performance, absolutely beautifully thrilling, involving playing; although I've listened to several recordings of Schönberg's SQ No.3, the Schoenberg Quartet remains my favourite along with the Leipziger Streichquartett. Same speech for the other String Quartets.

[Lisztianwagner]

Maurice Ravel
Shéhérazade

Janet Baker (mezzo-soprano)
Sir John Barbirolli & New Philharmonia Orchestra

Claude Debussy
Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune

Sir John Barbirolli & Hallé Orchestra

[AnotherSpin]

Op. 106

[VonStupp]

CM von Weber
Horn Concertino in E minor, op. 45

Barry Tuckwell, horn
AoSMitF - Neville Marriner

I certainly wasn't expecting multiphonics here, but it ramps up the virtuosity Weber requires from the instrument.
VS

[Linz]

Mozart Symphony No. 32 in G major, K.318
Mahler Symphony No. 1 in D major, "Titan", Seiji Ozawa, Saito Kinen Orchestra

[ritter]

Roger Sessions' Symphonies No. 4 and No. 5, and Rhapsody for Orchestra. Christian Badea conducts the Columbus Symphony Orchestra.

[Linz]

Hermann Nitsch für Anton Bruckner on orgamn
Bruckner Symphony No. 5 in B Flat Major, 1878 Version Ed. Leopold Nowak, European Philharmonic Orchestra, Peter Jan Marthe

[Spotted Horses]

Roger Sessions' Symphonies No. 4 and No. 5, and Rhapsody for Orchestra. Christian Badea conducts the Columbus Symphony Orchestra.

I have loved all of the Sessions I have heard. I have a release with Symphonies 6, 7, 9 conducted by David Russel Davies and No 2 by Blomstedt. I should have this release too.

[Mandryka]

Agreed, that's an incisive and brilliant performance, absolutely beautifully thrilling, involving playing; although I've listened to several recordings of Schönberg's SQ No.3, the Schoenberg Quartet remains my favourite along with the Leipziger Streichquartett. Same speech for the other String Quartets.

I think I'd agree with you about the Leipzig Quartet. I've never heard these quartets in concert here in London. I could well have missed something - if they get played at all I suspect it's very rarely.

[ritter]

I have loved all of the Sessions I have heard. I have a release with Symphonies 6, 7, 9 conducted by David Russel Davies and No 2 by Blomstedt. I should have this release too.

I too very much like all the Sessions I have listened to. I have the Dennis (not David  ) Russell Davies disc you mention, but not the Blomstedt CD. I know Symphony No. 2 from this multi-conductor disc, where the work is conducted by Mitropoulos.



I feel very attuned to Sessions' style...

[SonicMan46]

For the afternoon and early evening, more Martinů - Piano Trios & Quintets and the 3-disc set of the String Quartets (first 2 CDs) - Dave 

   

[Florestan]

On MEZZO TV

Tchaikovsky - Symphony No. 5

Lahav Shani, Orchestre de Paris

Superb performance of one of my top 3 Romantic symphonies.

[VonStupp]

CM von Weber
Oboe Concertino in C Major, ICW 13

Lajos Lencsés, oboe
Berlin RSO - Hans E. Zimmer

VS

[Linz]

Mozart Piano Concertos 9 E flat major. K 271 and Piano Concerto No.17 inG major, K453, Andreas Staier, Concerto Koln

[Todd]

[Linz]

Bruckner Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, 1894 Original Version. Ed. Leopold Nowak, Wiener Philharmoniker, Zubin Mehta

[classicalgeek]

Great piece - Berglund's early/1st ever recording of Kullervo in Bournemouth remains my favourite of all - it has the zealous spirit of discovery!

I've been trying to find his Bournemouth recording for a while now - and my best bet is to get it from Japan, it seems. Of course, it's also in the just-released Berglund box, but as I have two of his Sibelius cycles (Bournemouth [which doesn't include Kullervo] and Helsinki) as well as some of his other recordings, I've been on the fence about buying it.

[AnotherSpin]

Op. 106

[Symphonic Addict]

It could easily be my favorite piece by Liszt. I hadn't been as impressed by Gretchen as before.

[Symphonic Addict]

Another symphony with choral contributions:

Ivanovs: Symphony No. 4 'Atlantis'