What are you listening 2 now?

[vandermolen]

1000% agree.  In eager anticipation awaiting the new release which will soon be released!

Yes, Symphony No.5 

[Selig]

There does seem to have been some peronel changes. And one of the counters sounds less "comfortable"...

There are no new members debuting on the Agricola, but one of the countertenors does seem to be a recent addition (Filip Dámec, appearing first with Manchicourt). The other countertenor, Matteo Pigato, has been in the mix for a bit longer (Palestrina, Barbireau, Manchicourt, and now Agricola).

[Brian]

I have really liked some of Rouvali's Sibelius (1), and really disliked others (2, 3). Time to see where this one will fall!

Rouvali Sibelius 6:
The first movement is wonderful, with a great sense of flow and lots of detail. One thing I had never heard anybody do before is the very sharp, loud, stabbing double bass chords in the final section. Usually they're less prominent.

The second movement, I hate. It's so much too slow. At 7 minutes, it's slower than Vanska or Berglund.

After that, it's back to normal. The scherzo is nice, and I like the pulsing second violins under the main allegro theme in the finale. In terms of tempo/structure, Rouvali patterns his finale after Berglund. There is a very silly imposition that the flutes clip their note at about 5:30, but otherwise Rouvali doesn't mess with the music too much.

3/4 of a very good performance with, to me, a clunker of a second movement.

No. 7: Decent, not great but pretty good. The first few minutes are a little bit soft, the last few seconds are a little underwhelming, but the 15 minutes in between are energetic, exciting, and with a beautiful orchestral sound.

[Harry]

Treasures of the German Baroque.
Telemann, Pisendel, Schaffrath, Reichenauer...

GEORG PHILIPP TELEMANN (1681-1767) Trio sonata for violin, bassoon and basso continuo in F major TWV 42: F1.
CHRISTOPH SCHAFFRATH (1709-1763) Trio sonata for violin, bassoon and basso continuo in B flat major CSWV E:20.
JOHANN GEORG PISENDEL (1687-1755) / JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH (1685-1750)Sonata for violin and basso continuo in C minor BWV 1024.
CHARLES DIEUPART (1667-1740) Second suite for voice flute and basso continuo in D major.
GIUSEPPE ANTONIO BRESCIANELLO (1690-1758) 'Concerto a tre' for violin, bassoon and basso continuo in G minor.

Radio Antiqua.
Lucia Giraudo, Violin.
Isabel Favilla, Recorder and Bassoon.
Giulio Quirici, Theorbo.
Petr Hamouz, Cello.
Claudio Barduco Ribeiro, Harpsichord.
Recorded: at the Espace culturel G.J. Bonnet Chapel of Jujurieux, France, 2015.

As the title says, Treasures indeed. Performance and sound leave nothing to be desired. The Concerti are a pleasure to listen to. For the Baroque fans ein schmalz!

[Brian]

I didn't listen over Christmas so I have to catch up 

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NP:

Schoenberg
Die glückliche Hand, Op. 18
John Bröcheler
Rundfunkchor Berlin, SWR Sinfonieorchester des Südwestrundfunks
Michael Gielen

From this set -



I went through this set last year and enjoyed it immensely. Some top-drawer Gielen conducting here. I wonder if @Karl Henning  knows this set? My presumptuous guess would be he'd love it.

[SonicMan46]

Debussy, Claude - Orchestral Works with Stephane Deneve and the Royal Scottish NO - reviews attached, if interested - may spend the day w/ Claude?  Dave

 

[Karl Henning]

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NP:

Webern
Concerto for 9 Instruments, Op. 24
Members of SWR Sinfonieorchester des Südwestrundfunks
Gielen

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Keeping Maestro MTT in my thoughts...

NP:

Ives
The Unanswered Question (Original version)
CSO
MTT

[Karl Henning]

[Karl Henning]

Keeping Maestro MTT in my thoughts...

NP:

Ives
The Unanswered Question (Original version)
CSO
MTT

Nice!

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Nice!

Yeah, I love MTT's Ives, too!

[Traverso]

Bach

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I wish there was some enterprising label that would record this ballet. Truly underrated piece in my view. I hope Gil Rose gets around to recording it since this was released back 2019:

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NP:

Khachaturian
Concerto-Rhapsody For Piano and Orchestra
Iyad Sughayer, piano
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Litton

[AnotherSpin]

[Cato]

NP:

Webern
Concerto for 9 Instruments, Op. 24
Members of SWR Sinfonieorchester des Südwestrundfunks
Gielen

Does that box have Michael Gielen's early 1970's recording of Schoenberg's Moses und Aron ?

It is a great performance! 

[Cato]

I had some unexpected free time, and so: some of Karl Henning's works, highly recommended to all, but especially if you are one of the newer members.

Song: The Crystalline Ship

Song: My Life, My Life

Song: The Mysterious Fruit

Song: From the Pit of a Cave in the Cloud

(The nature of the text and the music so shocked the original soprano that she withdrew from the performance only two weeks before the premiere!

Fortunately, Soprano Barbara Hill Meyers had no problems with the text or the music!  😇

[Lisztianwagner]

Does that box have Michael Gielen's early 1970's recording of Schoenberg's Moses und Aron ?

It is a great performance! 

Unfortunately it doesn't.