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[Le Buisson Ardent]

Lutoslawski: Double Concerto for Oboe and Harp

That entire Lutosławski series on CD Accord is outstanding. Good choice.

[Le Buisson Ardent]

NP:

Adams
Harmonielehre
Orchestre symphonique de Montréal
Kent Nagano



For me, Hamronielehre is easily one of my 'Top 20' favorite works of all-time. I always find something new in the music and it's just a damn exciting piece. So much melodic, harmonic and rhythmic invention for me to devour.

As for this performance, it's absolutely top-notch. Kent Nagano is no stranger to Adams' idiom and I'd rate his performance alongside other favorites: Adams/Berliner, MTT/SFSO and Rattle/CBSO.

[SonicMan46]

Bach, JS - Oboe Concertos for the evening - own the 3 recordings below, one on modern oboe & oboe d'amore; Ruiz on period oboe & oboe d'amore; and Ponseele on various period oboes including an oboe da caccia (similar to a cor anglais) - now these are NOT from original manuscripts although JS apparently was enamored with the oboe from his pre-Leipsig days - these oboe works are reconstructions/transcriptions based on the harpsichord concertos (BMV numbers from my previous post) which are also transcriptions - but I really enjoy these being a 'windy' guy for this music; love the period instruments the best.  Dave

   

[Cato]

Thanks to the Karl Henning topic:

6 stars out of 5!

[brewski]

Ives: Decoration Day (Michael Tilson Thomas / Chicago Symphony Orchestra). So many good versions, but this one remains my favorite — perhaps more this year, recalling MTT in better days. And this orchestra is one of the best reasons to move to Chicago. 

-Bruce

[Symphonic Addict]

That entire Lutosławski series on CD Accord is outstanding. Good choice.

So far it's the only recording of that label I've listened to and sounds great indeed.

[Karl Henning]

Thanks to the Karl Henning topic:

6 stars out of 5!

Thanks so much for listening!

[Symphonic Addict]

Continuing with more Polish composers:

Górecki: String Quartets 1 and 2

Wow, what display of intensity!

[Bachtoven]

[Le Buisson Ardent]

Now playing some @Karl Henning  henningsmusik: Symphony No. 1, Op. 143

I can hear how the work will sound and it's going to be a work that I believe will take some listeners by surprise. It's almost like Zappa meets Stravinsky meets Carl Stalling --- and I mean this in the best possible sense.

[Le Buisson Ardent]

Continuing with more Polish composers:

Górecki: String Quartets 1 and 2

Wow, what display of intensity!

I should revisit all three Górecki SQs. I bet that Quatuor Molinari set is excellent. The recordings I own are with the Kronos Quartet (Nonesuch) and Royal String Quartet (Hyperion).

[Mapman]

Kalinnikov: Symphony #1
Järvi: SNO

There are some wonderful melodies in this. But I think I like the 2nd better (although I haven't listened to it in a while).

[Cato]

Now playing some @Karl Henning  henningsmusik: Symphony No. 1, Op. 143

I can hear how the work will sound and it's going to be a work that I believe will take some listeners by surprise. It's almost like Zappa meets Stravinsky meets Carl Stalling --- and I mean this in the best possible sense.

What a great description!   

[Symphonic Addict]

I should revisit all three Górecki SQs. I bet that Quatuor Molinari set is excellent. The recordings I own are with the Kronos Quartet (Nonesuch) and Royal String Quartet (Hyperion).

Amazing recording, certainly. The Royal SQ on Hyperion is a strong advocate too.

[Le Buisson Ardent]

What a great description!   

  Thanks! Well, I know Karl was influenced by Stravinsky and I've seen him talk about Zappa's music before, but Stalling came to my mind, too. So that's quite a melding of different styles.

[Le Buisson Ardent]

NP:

Grofé
Hudson River Suite
Bournemouth SO
William Stromberg



This might be a first-listen. I can't remember exactly. Over the years, I've come to really appreciate not only Grofé's orchestral mastery, but the quality of the actual music itself. This is some of the finest American musical tone-painting I've heard. I wish more of his music was recorded. Besides so many orchestral works and ballets not being recorded, he wrote quite a bit of chamber and solo piano works that haven't seen the light of day. A real shame as I think Grofé is such an excellent composer and, although he could be considered "classical crossover" in some respects, I think the tunefulness and sheer exuberance of his musical language may have worked against him or, at least, amongst the more serious classical listening audience.

[Le Buisson Ardent]

NP:

Bruckner
Symphony in D minor, WAB 100
Wiener Philharmoniker
Thielemann

From this set -



After all of my years listening to Bruckner, this symphony (Nulte) is my first-listen. It doesn't sound much like the Bruckner we know, but the seeds have been firmly planted.

[JBS]

CD 2

Number 59 in A major "Fire"
Number 49 in f minor "La Passione"
Number 58 in F major

[AnotherSpin]

Op. 106

[Le Buisson Ardent]

Last work for the night:

Bax
Symphony No. 6
LPO
Bryden Thomson

From this OOP set -



Truly a great work. I'm going to have to spend more time getting to know Bax's oeuvre.