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[Traverso]

Bach

CD 8

Kantate BWV 5 "Wo soll ich fliehen hin" / Johann Ludwig Krebs: Choralvorspiel "Wo soll ich fliehen hin" / Kaspar von Stieler: Wo soll ich fliehen hin
  Sonntag nach Trinitatis (22.10.1724) - Kantate BWV 180 "Schmücke dich, o liebe Seele"; Orgelchoral BWV 654 "Schmücke dich, o liebe Seele" / Johann Crüger: Schmücke dich, o liebe Seele
  Sonntag nach Trinitatis (29.10.1724) - Kantate BWV 38 "Aus tiefer Not schrei ich zu dir"; Orgelchoral BWV 686 "Aus tiefer Not schrei ich zu dir / Gottfried Vopelius: Aus tiefer Not schrei ich zu dir

[Dry Brett Kavanaugh]

Rubinstein Collection, Vol. 32: Liszt: Piano Concerto No. 1 - Szymanowski: Symphonie concertante - Falla: Nights in the Gardens of Spain.

[Iota]

Respighi: Violin Sonata in B minor
Tamsin Waley-Cohen (violin), Huw Watkins (piano)

An overtly passionate piece, with a number of sidesteps into interesting territory. There was a particularly intense passage about halfway through the second movement that was very striking indeed, though perhaps it is so only on this recording, as this is my first encounter with the piece I have no point of comparison. And the final movement also turns up some very ear-catching ideas when it gets into its stride. Overall much enjoyed. Waley-Cohen and Watkins once again carry themselves with great distinction.

[Harry]

Respighi: Violin Sonata in B minor
Tamsin Waley-Cohen (violin), Huw Watkins (piano)

An overtly passionate piece, with a number of sidesteps into interesting territory. There was a particularly intense passage about halfway through the second movement that was very striking indeed, though perhaps it is so only on this recording, as this is my first encounter with the piece I have no point of comparison. And the final movement also turns up some very ear-catching ideas when it gets into its stride. Overall much enjoyed. Waley-Cohen and Watkins once again carry themselves with great distinction.

Since the first moment I heard this I was sold, stock and barrel.

[brewski]

For almost 40 years, the Philadelpha-based composer Andrea Clearfield has hosted a monthly music salon, each with short segments by diverse artists. During the pandemic, she began broadcasting the events via Zoom, with a slight name change, now the Zalon. I'm listening to the September 28 program (works and artists listed on the YouTube link) and there are dozens of others available to view at no charge on zalonarts.org.

[Harry]

Denis Gaultier & Ennemond Gaultier.
Works for Solo Lute.
Pieces de Luth Recuillies, by Julien Blovin, Rome 1676
Michele Carreca, Lute.
Recorded, 2018 at the Monastery Convento dell'Incontro Bagno a Ripoli, Firenze.

Julien Blovin (ca. 1650-1715) was a French lute master who worked in Rome from 1672. He copied the sheet music for his pupils himself, and it is thanks to him that the two French composers Denis Gaultier (the younger) and Ennemond Gaultier (the older), cousins whose clear authorship can hardly be identified and who were both never in Rome, achieved a certain degree of fame there. While Denis worked mainly in Paris and probably in the early salons there, Ennemond, in the meantime valet de chambre to Maria de' Medici in Paris, made his living mainly in Lyon. I would love to take a peak in the entourage of Maria de Medici, and see Ennemond perform for the ladies of the nobility. Michele Carreca is an absolute master on the Lute. I appreciate his well measured approach to the music, and the balance and rest he brings to it. I hear the depth and the rich details he brings up easily and elegantly. Carreca plays pieces from Blovin's collection, arranged by key. Set in a perfect ambiance one could say this is SOTA sound. I'll watch him closely for further releases for he is to stay in my world of Lute music.  I have no idea on which Lute he is playing but to my ears it sounds beautiful.

[Papy Oli]

Mahler 2 / Ono

[SonicMan46]

Beethoven, LV - Bagatelles - the three recordings in my collection (Brautigam a MP3 DL burned to CD-R) - these are all good to my ears (and their are plenty more available!) - Dave

   

[Papy Oli]

John Adams- Lollapalooza
Kent Nagano, Hallé Orch.

[DavidW]

Time to listen to the rest of the set!

[DavidW]

Big band RVW in modern sound, what is not to love! The Tallis is especially richly played.

[Linz]

Adolph von Henselt Piano Concerto in F Minor, Op. 16
Hans Bronsart von Schellendorf Piano Concerto in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 10
Paul Wee
Swedish Chamber Orchestra, Michael Collins

[71 dB]

On Spotify:

Poulenc - Organ Concerto/Concert champêtre/Suite francaise d'apres Claude Gervaise
Lille National Orchestra
Jean-Claude Casadesus
Naxos 8.554241

On CD:

J.S.Bach - St Matthew Passion
Collegium Vocale Gent
Philippe Herreweghe
HMX 2908967.69

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Poulenc was inspired by recent David Hurwitz video. I have never gotten into Poulenc (simply because there is so much music/composers out there that it takes 50,000 years to explore everything...). I can see the charm in Poulenc's music, and it is certainly nice, but not perhaps mindblowing.

[DavidW]

[Spotted Horses]

I've been engaging in a mild obsession with the Honegger Sonatas. This set of violin sonatas by Wallin and Pagny is extremely good.



They are thorny works which (for me) require repeat undistracted listening.

[PaulR]

Martinu: Symphony #5

[Linz]

Anton Bruckner Symphony No. 2 in C Minor. 1872 First concept version. Ed. William Carragan
Bruckner Orchestra Linz, Kurt Eichhorn

[Spotted Horses]

Martinu: Symphony #5

My favorite Martinu cycle.

[Karl Henning]

[brewski]

In about an hour (and available for three days after), this recital from soprano Anika Kildegaard and pianist Daniel Schreiner. Have never heard either one.

Dørumsgaard: Con amores la mi madre
Messiaen: Harawi (Sel.)
Debussy: Ariettes Oubliées (Sel.)
Frank: Cuatro Canciones Andinas (Sel.)