What are you listening 2 now?

[Papy Oli]

Good afternoon all,

Exploring Korngold properly this afternoon. I only know his Violin Concerto, seen live and enjoyed.

Starting with this Previn CD - The symphony in F sharp bodes well.

[steve ridgway]

Also, may I ask you or any other Schnittke admirer - what are his most approachable works?

You could try the free MP3 of Concerto Grosso No. 3 on archive.org which is where I started.

https://archive.org/details/AlfredSchnittke-concertoGrossot.3

[Madiel]

Trying some very early Bartók - the Scherzo-Fantaisie for piano, Sz.8 - and my goodness that really doesn't sound anything like what you'd expect.

[Karl Henning]

Awonderfull Adrian Willaert done on NON-SUCH, what a release this was, Willaert soundz so alive in analogue power of natural sound , the motets sounds quite clears and fair to says, a fine renditions of his Motets, I cherish Willaert Motets.


He is a big name, so enjoyable to my ears of course, this is not factual but causal...

This LP on NON-SUCH ,such a delight, Willaert the great, Willaert the artist, , his works hugde to me and so much  powerful, You need to ear this , pronto, it's reek genius scatter all over. And whit my ultime LP washer 2000 I have  clear crital pure analogue , whit my clever cleaning machine, some people don't do nothing me I invented or engineer stuff, yap that what deprofundis does.I really like my cleaning chachine and best of all It cost me nada, yep just one  brokeen player or moreso two, I had to design and craft the stuff my machine has 100% potenccy of cleaning mater, LP come out superbb shining after and hour, what can. Has a real musicologist and audiophile I tend to be tedious and exaustive in music the best I can possibly can.

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Very nice!

[steve ridgway]

Stockhausen: Aus Den Sieben Tagen. I love this one, it's like a better instrumented and more varied version of some of the weirdest early krautrock like Kluster or Limbus 4, or maybe one of the improvised Henry Cow concerts.

[Karl Henning]

Schnittke: Music For Piano And Chamber Orchestra. I'm trying to get more familiar with a small number of albums then gradually widen my listening again, and enjoy everything on this one.

Good plan, and good disc!

[Karl Henning]

How interesting! What is the music like please John? Also, may I ask you or any other Schnittke admirer - what are his most approachable works?
I have Symphony 2 'St Florian' which didn't make much impression on me and the Piano Quintet, which did make a big impression on me.
Early morning listening here - Kabalevsky SQ No.1 (CPO)


PS I just sampled the CPO CD on Amazon and enjoyed what I heard, especially the Slavenski samples. I then found an 'As new' copy cheaply on Amazon 

For approachable Schnittke, Jeffrey, I'd suggest the Psalms of Repentance and the Fourth Symphony, which both have great choral writing steeped in the Russian Orthodox tradition.

[Papy Oli]

Also, may I ask you or any other Schnittke admirer - what are his most approachable works?

Not a admirer of Schnittke, Jeffrey, but in the less dissonant works I have explored, I really liked Agony, Clowns und Kinder, Sketches and Glass Harmonica.

[Karl Henning]

Great stuff John! I like Harrison's 2nd and 3rd symphonies.
I especially enjoy this CD:

Yes, that DRD disc is mighty fine!

[Karl Henning]

Schubert

CD1

I need to spend more time with that set.

[Madiel]

BrahmsBartók: Piano Quartet in C minor

[Karl Henning]

Shchedrin
Carmen Suite (after Bizet)
Concerto for Orchestra No. 1 "Naughty Limericks"
Concerto for Orchestra No. 2 "The Chimes"
Russian National Orchestra
Pletnev

G'day, Karlo! Hope you're doing well!

[Karl Henning]

Good afternoon all,

Exploring Korngold properly this afternoon. I only know his Violin Concerto, seen live and enjoyed.

Starting with this Previn CD - The symphony in F sharp bodes well.

Must be a nice disc!

[Karl Henning]

TD:
The Juilliard Quartet playing Mozart's "Haydn" quartets.

[Papy Oli]

Hello Karl,

I'd suggest the Psalms of Repentance and the Fourth Symphony, which both have great choral writing steeped in the Russian Orthodox tradition.

I'm not Jeffrey but i'll make a note of those, i don't recollect trying them when i explored Schnittke. Thank you.

Must be a nice disc!

The symphony is really good indeed. Nice discovery for me. I recall this particular CD being posted a few times for Korngold (I remember Sarge praising it ?).

[steve ridgway]

For approachable Schnittke, Jeffrey, I'd suggest the Psalms of Repentance and the Fourth Symphony, which both have great choral writing steeped in the Russian Orthodox tradition.

They're nice in a different, much quieter way. Schnittke can be quite varied.

[André]

One of the finest ballets I know of, comparable to Khatchaturian, colourful orchestration, some really imaginative moments, great fun. Recommended. 

+1.

I have another version of it. This cpo disc looks yummy.

[Sergeant Rock]

Shchedrin Carmen Suite, Spivakov conducting the Moscow Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra




Sarge

[Madiel]

Shchedrin Carmen Suite, Spikov conducting the Moscow Chamber




Sarge

Man. The German style of turning Shchedrin into "Schtschedrin" is really something.

[Karl Henning]

They're nice in a different, much quieter way. Schnittke can be quite varied.

Aye.