What are you listening 2 now?

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NP:

Bax
Harp Quintet
The Nash Ensemble

[Ian]

Following Boulez/Debussy, I am having a bit of a journée française...

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Following Boulez/Debussy, I am having a bit of a journée française...

Merveilleux!

[DavidW]

Inspired by the opera thread, my listening for the day:


I'll take a page from Sonic Dave's work and post some literature.  It had a good run of 80 years but was eventually surpassed by Gluck's opera of the same name.

[Harry]

Dietrich Buxtehude.
Complete Organ Works.
Volume II.
Eric Lebrun, and Marie Ange Leurent play on the Anonymous Organ 17th Century Eglise de Saint Cyprien en Périgord.
Pitch? Temperament?

As Volume I, I like it very much. A clear well sounding instrument, excellently restored with the participation of Andre Isoir. For me a true gem. Superb recorded.
Note: Eric Lebrun is the better organist in this set, Leurent is not a bad player, but she is definitively a class lower.

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NP:

Bax
Violin Concerto
Lydia Mordkovitch, violin
London Philharmonic
Bryden Thomson

[Linz]

Bizet  Carmen and  L'Arlesienne,  Marc Minkowski, Les musiciens du louvre

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NP:

Toch
Symphony No. 5, Op. 89 "Jephta"
Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin
Alun Francis

From this set -



Since there was some talk here of Toch --- I decided to revisit some of his music. I loved Toch's SQs (also on CPO), but I don't know his symphonies well at all and it seemed like when I listened to some of them many years ago, they just didn't click for me. Now is a different story. His musical language is fascinating --- rather unpredictable. You don't know where he is going next, but it has a rather strange effect. Thank goodness labels like CPO have done justice for lesser-known or simply unappreciated composers.

[Karl Henning]

Nice to see the curmudgeonly face of Bax!

Sir Sourpuss!

[Traverso]

Richard Strauss

Ein Heldenleben

This set in LP format is one of my best purchases ever, I also have the later digital recordings that are  very  good, but I still prefer these analog recordings.

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Richard Strauss

Ein Heldenleben

This set in LP format is one of my best purchases ever, I also have the later digital recordings that are  very  good, but I still prefer these analog recordings.

An exquisite set!

[Ian]

Continuing my French theme...



This used to be my preferred version until I discovered the Herbert Kegel & Dresdner Philharmonie one which is way better for me.

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NP:

Walton
Portsmouth Point
LSO
Previn

From this OOP recording -

[Roasted Swan]

NP:

Walton
Portsmouth Point
LSO
Previn

From this OOP recording -

A classic - that should never be OOP

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A classic - that should never be OOP

Absolutely!

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NP:

Weill
The Seven Deadly Sins
Various vocalists
RIAS Sinfonieta
John Mauceri

From this OOP recording -

[Linz]

Bruckner Symphony No. 4 in E Flat Major "Romantic", 1880 (aka 1878/80) - Ed. Robert Haas 1938, Eugen Jochum, Hamburg Philharmonic Orchestra

[Bachtoven]

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Well, I'm going to take a hiatus from classical for awhile. I'll see you all around September or October.

[Dry Brett Kavanaugh]

MARTINŮ: THE SYMPHONIES. MEISTER, Vienna.