What are you listening 2 now?

[steve ridgway]

Often considered the Cinderella of Mahler symphonies, this is a pretty decent performance, if not necessarily the best you will hear. I don't actually know the work well enough to judge but I certainly enjoyed it.

All very well but Mahler's crater is on Mercury and they have used a picture of the Moon .

[Karl Henning]

Not familiar with Lindberg I will check him out.

Reading your post I am reminded of the Supraphon release on LP of the Berg VC. Berg famously quotes the chorale from Bach's Cantata No.60. Supraphon, in I think a most clever move uses the same Cantata as a coupling for Berg's concerto.

I do enjoy Chorale.

[SonicMan46]

Martinů, Bohuslav - continuing going through my collection w/ selections from the String Quartets & Symphonies boxes - multiple reviews of the two 'boxes' attached for those interested.  Dave
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[Karl Henning]

Martinů, Bohuslav - continuing going through my collection w/ selections from the String Quartets & Symphonies boxes - multiple reviews of the two 'boxes' attached for those interested.  Dave
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Same composer by me this morning:

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[aligreto]

Alfvén: Symphony No. 2 [Jarvi]





Unlike Symphony No. 1, I found Symphony No. 2 to be immediately appealing and engaging on first listen. This is a big, wonderful work, one which I really enjoy. There is terrific drama and tension in the opening movement along with wonderful pastoral lyricism yielding great contrasts. This sets the general tone for most of the rest of the work. The Andante is dark and brooding with a disconcerting tone running through it. The scoring is wonderful, in particular the brass. The third movement is a very fine piece of writing; I really like it. The very gentle Preludio movement is a great contrast in tone and mood to everything which has preceded it but one suspects that this is only a preface to what is yet to come. The final movement, Fuga, is noble in character and once again, where used, the brass is very effective.

[j winter]

First listen, Haydn works for piano, Regina Schirmer, CD 1

[Karl Henning]

First listen, Haydn works for piano, Regina Schirmer, CD 1

Nice!

[Traverso]

Hopefully they'll release O'dette's Dowland again. It's the best IMHO and second hand prices show how sought-after it is ...

Lute music is a relatively small market and several recordings by Paul O'Dette are OOP and therefore rather expensive. I personally don't see a reissue appearing soon, perhaps if the musician dies unexpectedly. The problems in the world today will take a heavy toll on all economic life, so the music industry will also feel the consequences.
I also find the recordings with Nigel North very special.

[MusicTurner]

I agree, North on budget Naxos is my complete set and would be my second choice, sadly I only have O'Dette incomplete. But then, Brilliant Classics got the BIS Lindberg set (a set less to my liking, less melodical IMO), and maybe HM can see an advantage in releasing a budget competitor, or selling it to another label.

[Kaga2]

My collection is quasi organized by my mental categories. To day I am wondering through 20th century British composers. So, Alwyn symphonies. Naxos and Chandos recordings.

[JBS]

Sir Colin Davis conducting, Francesco Araiza and Barbara Hendricks among the soloists.

[MusicTurner]

Yes, but still £50 ...

[MusicTurner]

It is a fair price,you have to be very lucky to find one much cheaper.

That is true, they are rare, and don't show up often in my country.

[Traverso]

Sweelinck

CD4

[Karl Henning]

Britten
Passacaglia from Peter Grimes, Op. 33b
Sinfonia da Requiem, Op. 20
LSO
Previn

Shostakovich
Symphony #5 in d minor, Op. 47
Previn
CSO

[André]

Sir Colin Davis conducting, Francesco Araiza and Barbara Hendricks among the soloists.

Listened to that one last month. It was first ever complete Idomeneo.

[j winter]

Haydn Wind Concertos, Ormandy, Janos Rolla   Very nice disc, this...

[Kontrapunctus]

[Carlo Gesualdo]

Capella de Ministers -Carles Magraner director.

Behold this is one gem one oof there best ever, get this soon quick please, it's about Franco-Flemish Burgundy music.

It's called Cançoner de Gandia release in 1997... this is so awesome Mandryka, ,Traverso , someone  please take for granted, this album as a major eagle(golf joke), yep it's that good...superb job they did here, wow I'M so impress whom would not be.This folks is a blessing ..

[Symphonic Addict]

It's been ages since the last time I heard this disc (and its companion).