What are you listening 2 now?

[Spotted Horses]

Finally listened to the forth string quartet of Schnittke. Alternates lento-fast-lento-fast-lento. Generally in the late Soviet grim style.



At some point in the near future I will go back and listen again, probably to the Tale Quartet (for the first three).

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NP: Liszt Totentanz



Totentanz is a stunning example of Liszt's orchestration. I find this work to be quite ahead of its time. It has an almost incessantness about it that brings to mind music found in the 20th Century.

[André]

A varied programme:

- symphony no 1 'The Dance of the Demons'
- an Aria for soprano and orchestra from one of his operas
- a short suite for orchestra
- a cello concerto 'Hymn to the Queen'

Very listenable stuff. Frandsen cultivates a language where short motifs undergo plenty of transformations and colour changes. Less demanding than Norgärd perhaps, with a nod toward late Langgaard.

[Lisztianwagner]

Franz Liszt
Unstern!-Sinistre
Nuages gris
Csárdás macabre
Fantasia and Fugue on the theme B.A.C.H

Pianist: Alfred Brendel



I agree about Brendel's lisztian interpretations on this set being definitely exquisite, they're very imaginative and suggestive performances.

[VonStupp]

Benjamin Britten
Britten On Film
Birmingham CMG - Martyn Brabbins

Documentary film scores from Britten, circa 1935-36.
VS

[ritter]

The piano music if Riccardo Malipiero, played by José Raúl López.

[Symphonic Addict]

Hindemith: Philharmonisches Konzert and Symphonic Metamorphoses on themes by Weber

[DavidW]

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NP: Birtwistle The Moth Requiem



First-listen to this work. The jury is still out. I'm not quite sure how I feel about Birtwistle in general, but he certainly has an ear for some strange sonorities.

[Karl Henning]

NP: Adams Shaker Loops

May be my favorite of his scores.

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May be my favorite of his scores.

Yeah, it's a great piece. Lovely slow movement.

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NP: Bruckner Psalm 150, WAB 38

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NP: Vine Oboe Concerto



Such a wonderful concerto. After Sculthorpe, Carl Vine is the most well-known Australian composer. A shame that he doesn't get much attention outside of his country. It just goes to show how unnecessarily Euro-centric classical music has become and really how it always has been. Anyway, Vine is a composer worth getting to know, IMHO.

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More Vine --- Piano Concerto



I bought this disc years ago just for this PC, because it wasn't found on any other ABC Classics recording. It is coupled with Symphonies Nos. 4.2 & 6, which both symphonies are found in the 2-CD symphonies set that was issued in 2005. Anyway, a fine PC that has some Bartók-like percussiveness, but the real beauty of this concerto is the second movement. So gorgeous.

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NP: Vine String Quartet No. 3

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NP: Bruckner Mass No. 3 in F minor, WAB 28



There could be a Bruckner-a-thon right around the corner. Also, these Matthew Best recordings of Bruckner's masses and other choral works are exemplary.

[JBS]

From the MEOL set

The third of the five CDs that form this subset

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Last work for the night --- Feldman Why Patterns?



All of these Feldman recordings on hat ART are fantastic. I bought most of them from a seller off of Discogs years ago.

[steve ridgway]

An enjoyable first listen to Stravinsky - Jeu De Cartes .

[steve ridgway]

Scelsi - In Nomine Lucis

Nice organ piece.