What are you listening 2 now?

[Lisztianwagner]

That work is just haunting, even though it is "unfinished," it does not feel unfinished in the least, similar to the composer's opera Moses und Aron.

The musico-spiritual struggle in the last section is enormous, and then we hear the sopranos leaping to high C, and being pulled back down to Ab and B below Middle C, from which note a single soprano leaps back to the high C, as if not to be denied her vision...and then her voice fades away into extinction!

I think Schoenberg's unconscious was correct in ending the musical ideas there, again similar to Moses pounding the ground in massive frustration at the end of his opera, "O Wort, Du Wort, Das mir fehlt!" accompanied by a single note swelling and fading away.

I absolutely agree, although Schönberg was never able to finish it, Die Jakobsleiter is a mesmerizing composition, deeply beautiful and overwhelming; through the accurate instrumentation, variety of timbres and sonorities, but also the concise and rigorous textures, the vocal and orchestral elements are used at the best of their expressive possibilities and make the matter of the text stand out with great suggestiveness and communicative strenght; the ending with the symphonic interlude and the mystical voice of the soprano brilliantly works for the tense, evocative atmosphere even though it wasn't the original conclusion the composer had planned.

That is an interesting point of view, as a matter of fact it shows spiritual and ethical aspects which can be seen in Mose und Aron too; apparently similar questions with similar matters. If I'm not wrong, Schönberg completed every section of the text for Die Jakobsleiter, also with precise descriptions of how the second part would have been elaborated; but after many years and the development of the twelve-tone method, at that point the composer's language became very different from the musical conception which that oratorio was based on, so indeed the problem could be how to express the rest of the composition, "O Wort, Du musikalisches Wort, Das mir fehlt!".

[Lisztianwagner]

Sergei Rachmaninov
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini

Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano)
Bernard Haitink & Philharmonia Orchestra

[Bachtoven]

Tremendous playing and excellent sound.

[Henk]

Quite lifeless and boring.

[Linz]

Bruckner Symphony No. 3 in D Minor, 1877 Version Ed. Leopld Nowak (with Scherzo coda),  ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra; Markus Poschner 
The second Adagio 1876, Bruckner Orchester Linz;

[Dry Brett Kavanaugh]

Zarathustra, MTT/London.

[kyjo]

Guridi: Sinfonía Pirenaica

The only recording I am aware of this symphony, and thank God it is phenomenal. The work unto itself practically leaves nothing to be desired in terms of its content, narrative, memorable material, orchestration, etc. Superb in all respects.

Pounds the table!! A wonderfully life-affirming work!

[Dry Brett Kavanaugh]

Vincent Lubeck organ and harpsichord works. Martin Bocker.

[foxandpeng]

Joseph Marx
Orchestral Works 1
Symphonische Nachtmusik
Steven Sloane
Bochum SO
Naxos

Pleasant music.

[Bachtoven]

[Symphonic Addict]

Mozart: String Quartets 13 and 14

No surprises about the 14th (K. 387), it's clearly the most developed one so far and really engaging, solidly written.




Brun: Symphonies 9 and 10

The first two movements of the 9th I found compelling, there's purpose on them, but the remaining three movements failed to maintain focused. I didn't get enthused over the 10th either.

Finishing this traversal, his 1st symphony definitely has all the merits to be considered his finest one IMO. Others that managed to stand out to some extent were the 2nd, 5th, 8th and 7th (in that order).

[steve ridgway]

Messiaen: Harawi

[AnotherSpin]

Well finally I was able to shock you for a change  
I can stomach a lot of modern composers, but Tabakov escapes me totally.
I am sorry for the inconvenience      

PS. Tell me @foxandpeng which of those Symphonies you like most, and I will try it again, and maybe perish in the process, but for you I will attempt it.

The same here.

[71 dB]

Never could connect with this composer, so kudos for you being able to grasp him

I knew nothing about this composer. I'm checking out if I am into the music myself. I don't know were to start, but I guess this is as good as any:

Emil Tabakov - Symphony 9
Sophia Philharmonic Orchestra
Emil Tabakov

I am 10 minutes into this and so far I haven't been connecting with the music either...

[Harry]

GABRIEL FAURÉ (1845–1924).

Piano Quartet No 1 in C minor Op 15, & Piano Quartet No 2 in G minor Op 45.
DOMUS.
SUSAN TOMES piano, KRYSIA OSOSTOWICZ, violin, ROBIN IRELAND, viola, TIMOTHY HUGH cello.
Recorded on 25, 26 February 1985, Rosalyn Hall Chapel, Hampstead.
Front illustration: Le Boulevard de la Madeleine by Eugène Gallien-Laloue (1854–1941).

A fine performance, well recorded too. There is such a balance between the members of Domus, they play as a totally integrated ensemble, one voice. Faure would be delighted with this interpretation I am sure.


Music-making at the highest level of accomplishment" (The Penguin Guide to Compact Discs)

,,[An] exceptional disc. The performances rank with the best I know" (International Record Review)

,,Remains one of the freshest and most enchanting recordings available of Fauré's piano quartets" (Amazon. co. uk)

"J.Chissell in Gramophone 10/85: "It has been a long time I have enjoyed a record this much the plus points are on different levels: interpretation, sound interpretation,the quality of the sound,the text supplement quality,the text supplement and last but not least the Compositions."

[vandermolen]

That's a lovely set!  I bought it years ago (back in the day when it had its original cover). 

K

Me too - although I have the more recent set as well. 

[AnotherSpin]

Not the slightest hint of self-indulgence, honest and clear.

[Papy Oli]

A few Goldberg Variations by Ottavio Dantone.

[Kalevala]

Me too - although I have the more recent set as well. 

How did that happen?  Boxed set?

K

[Madiel]

A few Goldberg Variations by Ottavio Dantone.

That is not the most inviting cover...


TD: Haydn, Piano sonata no.47 in B minor. This time, it reminds me somewhat of early Beethoven. And still maybe Scarlatti.