What are you listening 2 now?

[Pohjolas Daughter]

Interesting. As you know collecting vinyl is hit and miss - I reject as many as I keep. This attitude has passed onto other formats although I must admit there are less variables with CD. Not a common occurrence but a few CDs, including the Rawsthorne VC mentioned above, play OK but with knocking noise from the player itself not through speakers.   

Knocking noise??  Do give it a try elsewhere--like via a computer....even just for a few minutes; you've got me really curious now as to what the issue is!    Is it scratched at all?

PD

[Pohjolas Daughter]

Not addressed to me but yes and I like the arrangement very much.
Now listening again to this fine Rawsthorne CD including the excellent Lambert-inspired work. I often listen to the PC 2 and the Symphonic Studies (not featured here) yet I'd forgotten how enjoyable the PC No.1 is as well.

I did listen again to the clarinet version of the 6 Studies.  Enjoyed it much better this time around!  I'm thinking that I've heard it for either the violin or viola, but if so, it must have been over the radio as the only other version that I have is for cello and piano [It's part of that big EMI boxed set of Vaughan Williams music.].

By the way, I do like the few recordings of Peter Donahue that I've heard before now, so will search for it on youtube or through the library.   

PD

[Maestro267]

Vaughan Williams: Toward the Unknown Region
London Philharmonic Choir
London PO/Boult

Daugherty: UFO
Glennie (percussion)/Colorado SO/Alsop

[vandermolen]

Taneyev: Symphony No.4

[aligreto]

Vaughan Williams: Symphony No. 8 [Barbirolli]





Barbirolli's reading of this work is robust, ardent in tone and quite tense and dramatic in terms of atmosphere. I feel that Barbirolli has a good grasp of the architecture of this work and delivers a powerful and captivating presentation.

[Traverso]

Mozart

Sonatas for Piano and Violin

CD1

[Symphonic Addict]

I decided to become acquainted with the Nightingale Quartet... although in music I know practically nothing about.



EDIT: Okay, this is gooooood. I haven't quite succeeded in attempts to try Langgaard's symphonies, but the first work on here is definitely working for me.

Also, I can completely hear these performers doing Holmboe justice in just a month or so...

Intensely lovely quartets indeed, except the No. 3 whose music is more aggresive and rebellious. Their approaches (Nightingale Quartet) to Holmboe's quartets will be of my interest too.

[Symphonic Addict]

Taneyev: Symphony No.4

I don't know that recording. What did you think of it, Jeffrey?

[Karl Henning]

Great set!

+ 1

[Karl Henning]

RVW
A Pastoral Symphony
Symphony # 4
LSO
Thomson

[Carlo Gesualdo]

I,m listening to my lastest purchase Hieronymus Praetorius Magnificas & motets on CPO, it's the cardinal musick directed and conducted Andrew Carwood, so I knew it was good, I have several recording by him and his ensemble.

Have a nice day, fellows music lover.

[Karl Henning]

I,m listening to my lastest purchase Hieronymus Praetorius Magnificas & motets on CPO, it's the cardinal musick directed and conducted Andrew Carwood, so I knew it was good, I have several recording by him and his ensemble.

Have a nice day, fellows music lover.

You have a good day, too!

[vandermolen]

Vaughan Williams: Symphony No. 8 [Barbirolli]





Barbirolli's reading of this work is robust, ardent in tone and quite tense and dramatic in terms of atmosphere. I feel that Barbirolli has a good grasp of the architecture of this work and delivers a powerful and captivating presentation.

After all, it was dedicated to him 

TD
Gordon Jacob: Concerto for Three Hands. My favourite work by this composer. Amazingly there is no CD release:

[vandermolen]

I don't know that recording. What did you think of it, Jeffrey?

I have a soft spot for those old Marco Polo releases Cesar.
If you have the Chandos or Naxos recordings they will be better recorded but I find it a very enjoyable CD of both symphonies. It only arrived today - a brand new CD available very inexpensively.

[aligreto]

Strauss: Eine Alpensinfonie [Konwitschny]





Konwitschny tells this story very well in a very lyrical way. His sound pictures work well being adequately descriptive, atmospheric and dramatic when called for.

[aligreto]

After all, it was dedicated to him 

Indeed, but it would have been a bit of a bummer had it not been a good performance.

[vandermolen]

Indeed, but it would have been a bit of a bummer had it not been a good performance.

Absolutely Fergus!

[aligreto]

Absolutely Fergus!

Most unlikely, mind you 

[Pohjolas Daughter]

Vaughan Williams: Symphony No. 8 [Barbirolli]





Barbirolli's reading of this work is robust, ardent in tone and quite tense and dramatic in terms of atmosphere. I feel that Barbirolli has a good grasp of the architecture of this work and delivers a powerful and captivating presentation.

I love how they included a facsimile of the original score...pretty cool!   

[Pohjolas Daughter]

After all, it was dedicated to him 

TD
Gordon Jacob: Concerto for Three Hands. My favourite work by this composer. Amazingly there is no CD release:

Interesting!  How many (in general) works did Gordon Jacob compose?  I'm 'only' familiar with the work that he did with Vaughan Williams.

PD