What are you listening 2 now?

[Madiel]

Technically a self-titled album.

Yes. I did wonder whether their repertoire is rather limited. Even if they play other things, are people willing to hear it?

[Linz]

Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach Miklós Spányi, Solo Keyboard Music, Vol. 26

[André]

Right now Claggart is ranting and vows to destroy Billy (great scene) in Act 1 of Billy Budd in this performance:

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[AnotherSpin]

[T. D.]

Piano and chamber music discs for now.

[Madiel]

Bach: BWV 145



If I'm going to get to the end of this set, the gap between listens to new cantatas might need to be less than 10 months. I'm aiming for more like one a week...

[DavidW]

Technically a self-titled album.

Yeah, I thought "Boy wouldn't that be embarrassing if they did a bad job on their namesake works!"

[Madiel]

Iberia, Book 2 (Rondeña, Almería and Triana)



I do tend to prefer listening to each triptych separately, which is how they were originally performed.

I bought a ceramic in Triana... it was a challenge to find one I could be confident was actually fairly locally made! And further congratulations to the family member operating the shop for packing it well enough to survive nearly 10 weeks in my luggage.

[NumberSix]

Haydn: Cello Concerto No. 1
Christian-Pierre La Marca
Julien Chauvin, Le Concert de La Loge

[NumberSix]

Haydn: Piano Sonata No. 58
Ronald Brautigam, fortepiano

[Madiel]

Haydn: Piano sonata no.32 in G minor



A fine work that packs a lot into only 2 movements and 12 minutes.

[Que]

Had some trouble deciding on the early morning listening. Settled on this in my Spotify library. This selection from imperial music library in Prague is a mix of 16th and 17th century music from all over Europe on various types of instruments. Too much of a mishmash for me despite the well articulated, lively playing...

EDIT I switched to this:

[Kalevala]

Iberia, Book 2 (Rondeña, Almería and Triana)



I do tend to prefer listening to each triptych separately, which is how they were originally performed.

I bought a ceramic in Triana... it was a challenge to find one I could be confident was actually fairly locally made! And further congratulations to the family member operating the shop for packing it well enough to survive nearly 10 weeks in my luggage.

What was the ceramic of Madiel?  And am happy for you that they were thoughtful, kind, and diligent to pack it well.

K

[Que]

Disc 4: Secular Music II

This ensemble wholeheartedly goes along with Teramo's fascinating idiosyncrasies, but does not overegg the pudding. It feels completely unforced and natural. Flawless...

The conclusion of a very satisfying set. 

[Madiel]

What was the ceramic of Madiel?  And am happy for you that they were thoughtful, kind, and diligent to pack it well.

K

It's something you could call a small plate, or a coaster, or thing that in theory you could put some kind of hot dish on... but it also had a hook for hanging on the wall and that's how it has ended up.

[ritter]

Morton Gould conducts the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in Charles Ives' Orchestral Set No. 2 and Putnam's Camp, Redding, Connecticut (the second piece of the Orchestral Set No. 1, "Three Places in New England").

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On CD 9 of the big Ives box.

[Traverso]

Music for Prince Charles

[Christo]

A disc filled with RVW novelties, all for orchestra:

[Karl Henning]

Some Niels Gade for the Prelude: Tonestücke, Op. 22 #2

[VonStupp]

Heitor Villa-Lobos
Choral Works
SWR Vokalensemble - Marcus Creed

While his sacred music is ala the Renaissance, the secular works are of his populous, Brazilian style.
VS