What are you listening 2 now?

[Biffo]

One of my top 3 Eroicas.

I have the LSO/VPO Monteux cycle, will have to see if I can find the RCO Eroica separately

Edit: Found it on Spotify

[Maestro267]

Penderecki: Symphony No. 4
Polish NRSO/Wit

[Madiel]

Sibelius, Suite for violin and orchestra



The last new orchestral work. After that, there's just a couple of orchestrations.

[Tsaraslondon]

Disc 2

Concerto for two pianos - Francis Poulenc, Jacques Février (pianos), Orchestre de la Societé des Concerts du Conservatoire - Pierre Dervaux
Aubade - Gabriel Tacchino (piano), Orchestre de la Societé des Concerts du Conservatoire - Georges Prêtre
Les Biches - Ambrosian Singers, Philharmonia Orchestra - Georges Prêtre

The second disc of this wonderful Poulenc survey has the lovely Aubade, which has been a favourite of mine since my teens. It also has Poulenc himself playing first piano in the two piano concerto. Prêtre was at his best in Poulenc and this 1980 recording of Les Biches is also excellent.

[MusicTurner]

Some Penderecki yesterday (Partita, Horn Concerto, A Sea of Dreams ... , St. Luke Passion etc.), but in these dark times, that have hit hard but also imply plenty of spare time for me, days can be for Haydn listening as well ....

I recently skipped the Olbertz complete sonata cycle & replaced it with Jando, am pretty satisfied with that choice.

[Madiel]

Sibelius, Processional (orchestrated from the op.113 Masonic Music)



The BIS box has the version with choir, the Naxos disc has the purely instrumental version. Either way, this would have to rank as some of the least interesting music Sibelius ever wrote.

[Madiel]

Sibelius, Andante festivo



Streaming this time, because somehow this work has fallen in a gap in my orchestral Sibelius thus far. But I definitely want this one. It's not especially complex, but it's got a shape and a passion that the Masonic music Processional completely lacks.

[MusicTurner]

Järvi is good in Sibelius, IMO. Concerning a remarkable, epic version of the 5th, I'd also suggest at least sampling the Celibidache/DG version ... such as the final sequences (say from 17:00):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJRli4uizyY

[Madiel]

Järvi is good in Sibelius, IMO. Concerning a remarkable, epic version of the 5th, I'd also suggest at least sampling the Celibidache/DG version ... such as the final sequences (say from 17:00):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJRli4uizyY

Thanks, but I wasn't listening to the 5th and already own one.

[Madiel]

Shostakovich, String Quartet No.5. A personal favourite among his quartets.

[Christo]

Bernard Zweers wrote his symphony in 1886-1890. It is cast in the four traditional movements and its argument is in the spirit of Smetana's Má Vlast, but in strict symphonic form: movements are titled In the Dutch Forests, In the Country, On the Beach and at Sea and To the Capital. Tuneful, colourful, life-affirming music. It's a big work (63 minutes) but the structure hangs together very well. The trio section of the vast scherzo has a fervent, hymn-like tune that sweeps all before it. I hadn't listened to it in years, I'm happy to have reacquainted myself to it.

Anybody knows if the first two symphonies are on the same level?

No, his other symphonies are much less ambitious and not as interesting, the No. 3 is clearly the best. However, it's fair to say that the first two symphonies are good in their own right, above all the 2nd one in E flat major.

Fully agreed. Also: incredible that this early 1970s recording still doesn't face any competition. I owned the old LP, than two different cds with still the same recording featured, since then we're lucky this Sterling label bought it. Hope CPO will order a new one with conductor David Porcelijn.  0:)

[Iota]

Mazurkas Op.3


A perfectly judged rendition of these highly charming pieces.

[Que]

Via Spotify:



Q

[vers la flamme]

Dmitri Shostakovich: Symphony No.10 in E minor, op.93. Vasily Petrenko, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

This is not my favorite Shostakovich symphony, for some reason. I think it's a little too straightforward, maybe. But this is a good performance nonetheless. Maybe it will grow on me with more exposure. I think I got off on the wrong foot with the other recording I have, Frank Shipway/RPO, a performance I really disliked.

[Madiel]

Dmitri Shostakovich: Symphony No.10 in E minor, op.93. Vasily Petrenko, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

This is not my favorite Shostakovich symphony, for some reason. I think it's a little too straightforward, maybe. But this is a good performance nonetheless. Maybe it will grow on me with more exposure. I think I got off on the wrong foot with the other recording I have, Frank Shipway/RPO, a performance I really disliked.

Interesting. It's one of my favourites, and I think one of the ones most consistently well regarded. Also one of the few I have multiple recordings of, because I had Previn before I bought the Petrenko cycle.

For me, Shostakovich was hitting a real peak around this time. You get the 24 Preludes and Fugues, String Quartet No.5 and Symphony No.10 in fairly quick succession.

[vers la flamme]

Interesting. It's one of my favourites, and I think one of the ones most consistently well regarded. Also one of the few I have multiple recordings of, because I had Previn before I bought the Petrenko cycle.

For me, Shostakovich was hitting a real peak around this time. You get the 24 Preludes and Fugues, String Quartet No.5 and Symphony No.10 in fairly quick succession.

Oh yes, I'm well aware that I'm alone in my lack of high regard for this symphony. I fully suspect the problem is with me and not with the music, that it will grow on me with a few more listens. Until then, I seem to like symphonies 1, 4, 5, 7, and 9 all better than this one.

Must have been Stalin's death kicked him into overdrive! 

[Mahlerian]

This is not my favorite Shostakovich symphony, for some reason. I think it's a little too straightforward, maybe. But this is a good performance nonetheless. Maybe it will grow on me with more exposure. I think I got off on the wrong foot with the other recording I have, Frank Shipway/RPO, a performance I really disliked.

For some reason, I like the first movement of the Tenth, but don't care much for the rest. It's an excellent first movement, though!

Mahler: Symphony No. 5
London Philharmonic, cond. Tennstedt


A work that I very much admire in full! (This is the live recording from the above set.)

[T. D.]

[pjme]

An amuse gueule oreille :

https://www.youtube.com/v/_U9UKAGUh2Y


https://www.youtube.com/v/dXinY_WxTq8

Bombarde and biniou (bagpipe)


and


Concert champêtre !

[MusicTurner]

Haydn - Nelson Mass / Willcocks

One of the best and most touching things Haydn ever composed, IMHO. Such as the "Qui Tollis" section.
Very satisfying recording, also, I think.