What are you listening 2 now?

[Que]

An old favourite! 

[Traverso]

Ravel

[pjme]

More (classic) Ravel in the low Countries

[Traverso]

Debussy

Children's Corner

[Madiel]

An old favourite! 

Don't tease me... 

[Florestan]

Don't tease me... 

Resistance is futile and you know it only too well. You'll probably push the button in the next 24 hours. 

[Madiel]

Vivaldi

Longe mala, umbrae, terrores, RV 629
O qui caeli terraeque serenitas, RV 631



Laura Polverelli (mezzosoprano according to the liner notes, doing what are officially "contralto" works) is not the best singer, but to be honest I knew that going in. Anke Herrmann (soprano) is somewhat better though not totally secure.

So thus far decent, but not really great if I'm honest. For 5 out of 6 motets on this album, I already have recordings from the Hyperion series of sacred music which I should compare at some point.

BUT... the cover is lovely and this second-hand copy is in very fine condition. 

[Madiel]

Resistance is futile and you know it only too well. You'll probably push the button in the next 24 hours. 

The tease consists of it being one of the volumes I haven't yet secured. Though there are some copies out there at not-totally-horrific prices.

[JBS]

Vivaldi

Longe mala, umbrae, terrores, RV 629
O qui caeli terraeque serenitas, RV 631



Laura Polverelli (mezzosoprano according to the liner notes, doing what are officially "contralto" works) is not the best singer, but to be honest I knew that going in. Anke Herrmann (soprano) is somewhat better though not totally secure.

So thus far decent, but not really great if I'm honest. For 5 out of 6 motets on this album, I already have recordings from the Hyperion series of sacred music which I should compare at some point.

BUT... the cover is lovely and this second-hand copy is in very fine condition. 

But that 6th motet....😈

[Madiel]

But that 6th motet....😈

Wikipedia and/or Hyperion seemed to think RV 628 is incomplete, but it's here in the Naive edition and I've not yet seen anything in the liner notes to say that there's reconstruction involved.

THREAD DUTY:

Vivaldi
Concerto in C 'for the feast of Saint Lorenzo', RV 556
Clarae stellae, scintillate, RV 625



Yes, this is rather better. Better recorded, I think, and certainly Sara Mingardo strikes me as a better singer. I actually had notes from years ago saying this was one of the volumes I liked best out of the earlyish part of the edition.

I best keep listening, seeing how I expect entire operas on my doorstep tomorrow.

EDIT: Okay, the actual Stabat Mater itself is marvellous. Mingardo is perfect for it.

[Linz]

Dimitri Shostakovitch Symphony No. 4 in C minor, Op. 43
Dresdner Philharmonie, Michael Sanderling

[Karl Henning]

The source is me.....

Very nice!

[Dry Brett Kavanaugh]

Khachaturian- Gayane.

[SonicMan46]

Finishing up my Dvorak listening today with selections from the two symphony boxes below - what's left after years of culling -    Both top choices in Ionarts listing (put together by Jens); also, Hurwitz's top two cycle choices (of course if you want to believe in him -  )  Dave

 

[hopefullytrusting]

In a little bit, Gottfried August Homilius's Johannes Passion: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H09AW9QZe9o

Came across him looking at Empfindsamkeit, which I found by looking at Gallant, and I selected him because he had the most badadd name.

[Dry Brett Kavanaugh]

Guitar Recital - Andrea González Caballero.

[Karl Henning]

Again, partly because I love the Sibelius, partly because the Szymanowski always sounds new:

RCO Live Anthology Vol. 7, CD 4

Sibelius
Pohjola's Daughter, Op. 49 (1906)
Sir Colin Davis

Szymanowski
Vn Cto № 1 (1916)
Vesko Eschkenazy, vn
Sir Mark Elder

Sibelius
Symphony № 5 in E^b, Op. 82 (1915-19)
Paavo Berglund

[Papy Oli]

JS Bach
Trio Sonata No.1

[Traverso]

Granados

Danzas Españolas

Valses Poético

[Cato]

Sounds nice! I love Goedicke, especially his trumpet concerto.

Ask and ye shall receive!  😇


The performance above is not available whole on YouTube, so here is one with the score: