What are you listening 2 now?

[Traverso]

Boulez

second run...

[Dry Brett Kavanaugh]

Antonio Soler Keyboard Sonatas Nos. 16-27. Vestard Shimkus.

[Madiel]

Sibelius

Pohjola's Daughter
The Oceanides

[Karl Henning]

Stravinsky: Violin Concerto
Lydia Mordkovitch (violin), Orchestre De La Suisse Romande, Neeme Järvi

Glorious, a thing of sunlight and energy in myriad forms. Mordkovitch is wonderful and Järvi accompanies superbly.

Heard the Concerto live here in the Town of the Pulse. Cracking piece! Tangentially: curious pairing on that disc!

TD: YT cued thus up to follow Duke Ellington's "Backward Country Boy Blues" and I approve!

[Roasted Swan]

Marvelous, thank you, not yet available to play, because officially it is not yet released, any idea when?

Oh I didn't realise that!  The Presto site says May 23rd so I'm a little 'in advance' - but worth the wait I reckon......

[Traverso]

Duke Ellington

[Der lächelnde Schatten]

Now playing Poulenc Concerto For Two Pianos, FP 61

[Spotted Horses]

Roth Gipps, Symphony No 2, Gamba, BBC



Revisiting this work, it has started to make inroads in my brain. It took a second listening to accept it on its own terms. It is rhapsodic and sensuous, and makes brilliant use of the orchestra.  The audio needs a bit higher volume than I am accustomed to to "bloom" for my ears.

[Der lächelnde Schatten]

Now playing Glière Symphony No. 1 in E-flat, Op. 8

[Traverso]

Mozart

Die Zauberflöte

[Der lächelnde Schatten]

great piece - what a beautiful (and apt!) painting..

Absolutely. I love Kensett's art. Oh and Delius', too.

[Harry]

Oh I didn't realise that!  The Presto site says May 23rd so I'm a little 'in advance' - but worth the wait I reckon......

You always do me great pleasure with such discoveries. I cannot in all honesty oversee the many release on Qobuz, and more annoyingly Qobuz frequently forgets to tell us of new releases. I mostly find them by chance, or such friendly people, like you. Please don't eat your headwear, for I like the music already. Toto Cælo, I like what you brought to my attention.

[Der lächelnde Schatten]

Now playing Tubin Symphony No. 4, "Sinfonia Lirica"

[Karl Henning]

Now playing Tubin Symphony No. 4, "Sinfonia Lirica"

You've gotten there ahead of me.

[Der lächelnde Schatten]

You've gotten there ahead of me.

  Better late than never.

[Der lächelnde Schatten]

Before lunch --- Sculthorpe Island Songs

[André]

It's difficult to have a fair opinion of this work because of the vocal contribution. There are 3 sung movements on poems by Ramuz (of L'Histoire du soldat fame), to be sung by a soprano. Ms Shelton hoots and meows without making any word recognizable. The relentlessly high tessitura assaults the ear quite disagreeably. The texts are there all right, but as they say, this is an occasion manquée. I can perfectly imagine a light tenor singing the lines, resulting in a more comfortable aural picture. It's pretty much the same contrast as hearing Britten's Les Illuminations sung by a soprano vs a tenor. I know which one I like better.

That being said the instrumental portions (3 movements) are very well played and definitely worth hearing.

[Symphonic Addict]

Oh yes, I'm quite familiar all of the works featured on this recording, but this recording specifically. Most of the Sculthorpe recordings I own are from the ABC Classics label. Cello Dreaming, in particular, is one I really enjoy, because of its lyricism. Lament is a rather brooding piece for sure, but I'd say one of my favorites of his that was written for string orchestra is Port Essington. I'm not sure if you're familiar with it, but it can be found on this recording:



Definitely worth hearing as are Sculthorpe's SQs.

A pity that his first five string quartets have not been recorded yet (not sure if they got lost).

[Der lächelnde Schatten]

Continuing on with the Bax symphonies --- now playing the 3rd

[Come The Day]