What are you listening 2 now?

[Florestan]

Faure: Piano Quintet No 1 in D minor, Op 89 - Quattor Parenin & Jean-Philippe Collard piano - I will not be intimidated by shadowy internet terrorist groups. It is a while since I listened to this disc and I don't remember the sound being so poor - perhaps it is time for a more modern recording.

Try this:

[Papy Oli]

Really enjoyed this one.  Neo-classical chamber music, very well written and entertaining.

On my wish list!

I particularly liked the sextet on this one.

[Biffo]

Try this:

Thanks though currently listening to Pascal Roge and friends on Spotify

[Karl Henning]

For breakfast it's Bruckner Symphony no 4.  Wonderful symphony. How can anyone not like Bruckner? ?
Amazing performance by Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra and Karl Bohm

Very nice; as it happens, earlier Vienna for me this morning:

Schubert
First String Quartet

[Florestan]

First listen to this work and performance: Symphony No. 1 "Kilppepastorale" (Mountain Pastorals)

Wow! Wow! Wow! It seems to me that Langgaard wanted to out-Strauss An Alpine Symphony --- and succeeded. An ultra-highly-whitehot Late Romantic work that blew me away! Now, that's what I call a really satisfactory exploration. I am certainly enticed to continue my journey through this whole symphonic cycle.

I've listened again to this and I must say that my enthusiasm diminished considerably. Actually, I was left wondering what on earth could have blown me away that great? This tuneless bombast? these turgid fanfares? this bloated, all-over-the-place, in-your-face, never-less-than-ff sonic wave? How on earth could I have sung the praises of the worst excesses of Late Romanticism? Blimey, I must have been drunk. 

Then I put on this:



Vol. 1, Disc 1

"When sanity must be restored, always try Haydn". These wise words of our colleague Madiel apply summarize my feelings right now.

[Karl Henning]

I've listened again to this and I must say that my enthusiasm diminished considerably. Actually, I was left wondering what on earth could have blown me away that great? This tuneless bombast? these turgid fanfares? this bloated, all-over-the-place, in-your-face, never-less-than-ff sonic wave? How on earth could I have sung the praises of the worst excesses of Late Romanticism? Blimey, I must have been drunk. 

In a couple of weeks, listen again, see where the pendulum hangs.

[Florestan]

In a couple of weeks, listen again, see where the pendulum hangs.

I'd rather go on to the 2nd than listen again to the 1st. Honestly, I might have just adored it in my teens (when Beethoven and Mahler were my favorites) but it really goes against my present musical aesthetics and preferences (I rarely listen to Beethoven and Mahler anymore).

[Karl Henning]

I'd rather go on to the 2nd than listen again to the 1st. Honestly, I might have just adored it in my teens (when Beethoven and Mahler were my favorites) but it really goes against my present musical aesthetics and preferences (I rarely listen to Beethoven and Mahler anymore).

In for the whole cycle?

For me, now:
Schubert
Second String Quartet

[Florestan]

In for the whole cycle?

I might just be, if only out of curiosity if he ever made it past teenage-ism. 

[Karl Henning]

I might just be, if only out of curiosity if he ever made it past teenage-ism. 

0:)
Dvořák
Second String Quartet (again)

[Madiel]

Try this:

Absolutely. One of my favourite albums of all time, that contributed significantly to making me into the Faure nut you see before you today (alive and kicking, albeit scarred by my first encounter with LED lighting).

[JBS]

Francis Cutting, is a composer that I read a bit about some time ago, and listening to the samples I find his music inventive and approachable. would love to know on which instruments he plays.

According to the booklet, Cerasini plays an 8 course lute by Matteo Baldinelli, Assisi 2013.

As for the music...I played it to relax before bedtime, and it was a first listen to the music, so all I can really say is it was quite pleasant to listen to.

[Madiel]

Faure, Masques et bergamasques, op.112



Plasson offers the full 8-movement music, incorporating other Faure works, rather than the 4-movement suite. I think recordings of the full thing are pretty rare. I'm not sure I've ever actually listened to this before.

EDIT: Unfortunately, the vocal performance in several of the additional movements is not very attractive.

[Biffo]

I might just be, if only out of curiosity if he ever made it past teenage-ism. 

He certainly went past teenage-ism but the whole cycle is a long haul. I wish now I had made a physical note of the handful I enjoyed. I found the string quartets more rewarding.

[Florestan]

He certainly went past teenage-ism but the whole cycle is a long haul.

I certainly won't be doing it all in a row.

I wish now I had made a physical note of the handful I enjoyed. I found the string quartets more rewarding.

I'm much more into chamber music than into symphonies so I might try them too at some point.

[Madiel]

I did try the Langgaard string quartets a few months ago (that is who we're talking about, yes?) and was very impressed. I put them on the shopping list.

[Papy Oli]

Diving further into the Foulds series on Dutton (vol.2)

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[Florestan]

I did try the Langgaard string quartets a few months ago (that is who we're talking about, yes?) and was very impressed. I put them on the shopping list.

Yes, Langgaard.

[71 dB]

Absolutely. One of my favourite albums of all time, that contributed significantly to making me into the Faure nut you see before you today (alive and kicking, albeit scarred by my first encounter with LED lighting).

Some say Domus+Marwood make Fauré sound like Brahms here. Not that sounding like Brahms as such is a bad thing (I enjoy Brahms' chamber music quite a lot), but I'm not sure I want to hear Brahms when I'm listening to Fauré. If I want chamber music that sound like Brahms I have Brahms' chamber music for that, but sometimes I actually want music that sounds like Fauré. 

First encounter with LED lighting? Is this 2008 or what? 

[JBS]

I certainly won't be doing it all in a row.

I'm much more into chamber music than into symphonies so I might try them too at some point.

Langaard's quartets are very good. The only symphonies from him I have heard are 2 and 6 [Oramo], which didn't work for me. But it seems several people feel the DaCapo recordings are much better.