What are you listening 2 now?

[André]

The Symphony in E flat from 1956 is one of Bloch's latest works. Entirely free of the orgy of gaudy orchestration and decibels encountered in the c sharp minor symphony written 50 years before. It is classically built, its language spiky and often dissonant, and quite sparing in its development. The orchestration is spare, too: timpani, percussion and strings. Closer to Milhaud and Honegger - a mix of the two, actually.

The symphonic suite Evocations (1937) is in three movements. It incorporates oriental harmonies and is quite colourful. After a delicate, ravellian first movement (shades of Ma Mère l'oye), the middle movement is very cinematic: sweeping melodies, march rythms, colourful orchestration. Grofé meets Steiner. The final Andante piacevole (Spring) returns to the evocative mood of the first movement, but with more wind in its sails. It is beautifully lyrical.

Trois poèmes juifs for large orchestra (1913 - no voice despite the title) is one of Bloch's most inspired works. Its movements are titled Danse, Rite and Cortège funèbre. Bloch was a past master at mood painting. Give him an idea, an impression or a mere title, and voilà, you get an evocative tone poem. Danse is a languorous, slow moving piece that picks up speed toward the end. It has an oriental flavour that reminded me of Florent Schmitt's La Tragédie de Salomé. Rite is slow, dreamy, like a lullaby. Cortège has a distinctly oriental-jewish flavour and proceeds to an overtly emotional outpouring of grief.

[JBS]

Still with Quatour Talich and Beethoven
Grosse Fuge Op 133
Quartet 11 Op 95 in f minor "Serioso"
Quartet 12 Op 127 in E Flat major

[Wanderer]

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[pjme]

Some wonderful (and rare / Stokowsky) Nielsen:

https://www.youtube.com/v/SMIcLzSXD04

https://www.youtube.com/v/aZoYEn6-jPM

[Roasted Swan]

The Symphony in E flat from 1956 is one of Bloch's latest works. Entirely free of the orgy of gaudy orchestration and decibels encountered in the c sharp minor symphony written 50 years before. It is classically built, its language spiky and often dissonant, and quite sparing in its development. The orchestration is spare, too: timpani, percussion and strings. Closer to Milhaud and Honegger - a mix of the two, actually.

The symphonic suite Evocations (1937) is in three movements. It incorporates oriental harmonies and is quite colourful. After a delicate, ravellian first movement (shades of Ma Mère l'oye), the middle movement is very cinematic: sweeping melodies, march rythms, colourful orchestration. Grofé meets Steiner. The final Andante piacevole (Spring) returns to the evocative mood of the first movement, but with more wind in its sails. It is beautifully lyrical.

Trois poèmes juifs for large orchestra (1913 - no voice despite the title) is one of Bloch's most inspired works. Its movements are titled Danse, Rite and Cortège funèbre. Bloch was a past master at mood painting. Give him an idea, an impression or a mere title, and voilà, you get an evocative tone poem. Danse is a languorous, slow moving piece that picks up speed toward the end. It has an oriental flavour that reminded me of Florent Schmitt's La Tragédie de Salomé. Rite is slow, dreamy, like a lullaby. Cortège has a distinctly oriental-jewish flavour and proceeds to an overtly emotional outpouring of grief.

Another really excellent succinct description of a disc and its music Andre.  I have to say I love the "gaudy orchestration and decibels" of the C sharp Symphony though as well!  But this is an excellent disc - I prefer this version of the E flat Symphony on BIS to the one by Dalia Atlas (now on Naxos I think)

[Wanderer]

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[Biffo]

Thomas Ashewell: Missa Ave Maria - Huelgas-Ensemble directed by Paul Van Nevel - from the album La Quinta Essentia, prompted by the H-E thread.

[aligreto]

JS Bach: Suites for Solo Cello Nos. 1 & 2 [Starker]





I have always particularly liked Starker's interpretation of the Bach Cello Suites.

[vandermolen]

What a ride !

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[vandermolen]

That is a very fine set,I have this edition,

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Good to know that you think so. I'm a fan of Ansermet and amongst my very favourite of his recordings are Honegger's Symphony 4 'Delights of Basel' and Debussy's 'La Mer', of which he made several recordings. The one in know best was once featured in a Decca Ace of Diamonds (I think) set of Ansermet's Debussy recordings. Also, his Rimsky-Korsakov recordings were amongst the first classical LPs that I owned. They were an early entry point for me into classical music when I was about 14 or 15.

[vandermolen]

The Symphony in E flat from 1956 is one of Bloch's latest works. Entirely free of the orgy of gaudy orchestration and decibels encountered in the c sharp minor symphony written 50 years before. It is classically built, its language spiky and often dissonant, and quite sparing in its development. The orchestration is spare, too: timpani, percussion and strings. Closer to Milhaud and Honegger - a mix of the two, actually.

The symphonic suite Evocations (1937) is in three movements. It incorporates oriental harmonies and is quite colourful. After a delicate, ravellian first movement (shades of Ma Mère l'oye), the middle movement is very cinematic: sweeping melodies, march rythms, colourful orchestration. Grofé meets Steiner. The final Andante piacevole (Spring) returns to the evocative mood of the first movement, but with more wind in its sails. It is beautifully lyrical.

Trois poèmes juifs for large orchestra (1913 - no voice despite the title) is one of Bloch's most inspired works. Its movements are titled Danse, Rite and Cortège funèbre. Bloch was a past master at mood painting. Give him an idea, an impression or a mere title, and voilà, you get an evocative tone poem. Danse is a languorous, slow moving piece that picks up speed toward the end. It has an oriental flavour that reminded me of Florent Schmitt's La Tragédie de Salomé. Rite is slow, dreamy, like a lullaby. Cortège has a distinctly oriental-jewish flavour and proceeds to an overtly emotional outpouring of grief.

Yes, great description André. On this CD I have tended to relate more to 'Evocations' and 'Trois poèmes Juifs' that I have to the symphony - so, I should give that another listen to:
TD
Myaskovsky Symphony 22 (again)

[Harry]

Musik am Hofe derer (counts) von Bünau, volume I.
Sächsische Musiklandschaften im XVI and XVII Jahrhundert.

See image for all the participants, and composers.

I bought a set of five CD"S,  from this series, which unfortunately did not hold the second volume of the Counts of Bünau. For the first CD in this series is extremely well performed and recorded, (Raumklang) The music is mostly from composers I did not know, and surprised me by their quality. Hopefully this label will release another set of this series. Grab them when you can, as single discs they cost you a bundle, for the five I paid 20 €.

[vers la flamme]

Gustav Mahler: Symphony No.3 in D minor. Leonard Bernstein, New York Philharmonic

For as much as I love Mahler's 4th, it's a shame how little I listen to this, its sister symphony and arguably the greatest of the Wunderhorn symphonies. It's just so massive and it's not always easy to immerse myself in its world. But whenever I do, I always enjoy myself. Unsure whether or not I'm going to finish it all in one sitting but it appears that way.

[steve ridgway]

Boulez: ...Explosante-Fixe...

[vers la flamme]

Boulez: ...Explosante-Fixe...

Very nice... I owe this work a listen again soon.

[aligreto]

Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6 [Monteux]





The first three movements are sweeping and joyously lyrical in tone and presentation. The mood changes appropriately in the final movement but I do not think that Monteux plunges into the depths of despair as much as others do even though he does provide the requisite gravitas.

[Traverso]

Bachianas

CD 5


Johann Christian Bach Sinfonia Concertante
Wilhelm Friedemann Bach Concerto for Flute
Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach Concerto for Fortepiano
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach Concerto for Harpsichord

[Traverso]

Very nice... I owe this work a listen again soon.

Me too 

[Harry]

The Fitzwilliam Virginal Book, Volume VII.
CD III.

Works by: William Byrd and Anonymous.

Pieter Jan Belder plays on a Titus Crijnen harpsichord, 2014 after Ruckers, and a Muselar, made by Theo de Haas, after Ruckers.

An absolute highlight of this set. the Harpsichord by Titus Crijnen sounds sublime, as does the Muselar. Recording is first rate. Another eclatant success in this series.

[steve ridgway]

Takemitsu: The Dorian Horizon.