What are you listening 2 now?

[Harry]

Giovanni Maria Casini.
12 Pensieri per l'Organo in Partitura-opera Terza.

Francesco Tasini plays on a organ constructed by Antonio Felice Parlicini-1719. (Chiesa di San Filippo Neri in Cortona, Arezzo-Italy)
Restored by Ricardo Lorenzini-2004.

[vandermolen]

A fine disc, I hope they are going to record all the other orchestral works too, they fully deserve it.

Me too Harry, although I don't see much sign of it happening.

[vandermolen]

Korngold

Arguably the best recorded performance although I thoroughly enjoyed the version by the Philharmonic Orchestra of Grand Canary.

[Harry]

Lodovico da Viadana.

Officium defunctorum-Missa pro Defunctis.

Cappella Musicale di Viadana, Vocale Consortium, Giovanni Battista Columbro.

[Todd]

[steve ridgway]

Penderecki - Symphony No.1.

[Mirror Image]

I find No.6 very moving - especially in this performance.

Oh yes, one of Weinberg's finest symphonies for sure and Kondrashin knew this music incredibly well.

[Mirror Image]

Korngold

Pounds the table!

[Mirror Image]

Symphony No. 10, Op. 98

[vandermolen]

Then started this set with Disc 1.

What's the Holbrooke symphony like Andrei?

[Florestan]

What's the Holbrooke symphony like Andrei?

Well, Jeffrey, to my ears it sounded quite like cinematic music (not a bad thing in my book, mind you.) In the first movement I detected a quotation --- extensively used and transformed, actually ---  fromRimskly-Korsakov's Sheherazade, but it might be just me. It's tuneful but no memorably so, colorfully orchestrated and the descriptive titles of the movements can be safely ignored, I heard no real connection between them and the music (War Ships without the slightest hint of a sea battle --- really, Mr. Holbrooke?) All in all, a pleasant aural experience, more so than any of Cyrill Scott' symphonies, I'd say. The two tone poems are quite enjoyable, too. If you don't expect or prefer anything deep, profound and earth-shattering (I usually don't), then give it a try, you might end up liking it.

[Mahlerian]

Debussy: Images for Piano, 1 and 2
Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli

[vandermolen]

Aaron Copland
The craggy, monolithic 'Symphonic Ode' (on LP)

[Symphonic Addict]

Well, Jeffrey, to my ears it sounded quite like cinematic music (not a bad thing in my book, mind you.) In the first movement I detected a quotation --- extensively used and transformed, actually ---  fromRimskly-Korsakov's Sheherazade, but it might be just me. It's tuneful but no memorably so, colorfully orchestrated and the descriptive titles of the movements can be safely ignored, I heard no real connection between them and the music (War Ships without the slightest hint of a sea battle --- really, Mr. Holbrooke?) All in all, a pleasant aural experience, more so than any of Cyrill Scott' symphonies, I'd say. The two tone poems are quite enjoyable, too. If you don't expect or prefer anything deep, profound and earth-shattering (I usually don't), then give it a try, you might end up liking it.

I found The girl I left behind me Variations the most distinctive, sparkling and entertaining work on that CD.

[Florestan]

I found The girl I left behind me Variations the most distinctive, sparkling and entertaining work on that CD.

I can't disagree.

[Mahlerian]

Ives: Three Places in New England
Cleveland Orchestra, cond. Dohnányi

[vandermolen]

Well, Jeffrey, to my ears it sounded quite like cinematic music (not a bad thing in my book, mind you.) In the first movement I detected a quotation --- extensively used and transformed, actually ---  fromRimskly-Korsakov's Sheherazade, but it might be just me. It's tuneful but no memorably so, colorfully orchestrated and the descriptive titles of the movements can be safely ignored, I heard no real connection between them and the music (War Ships without the slightest hint of a sea battle --- really, Mr. Holbrooke?) All in all, a pleasant aural experience, more so than any of Cyrill Scott' symphonies, I'd say. The two tone poems are quite enjoyable, too. If you don't expect or prefer anything deep, profound and earth-shattering (I usually don't), then give it a try, you might end up liking it.

Thanks for the very helpful and detailed response Andrei. 'War Ships without the slightest hint of a sea battle' doesn't sound very encouraging. I've enjoyed works like Ulalume and some of his chamber music but am often left a bit disappointed by his music.

[vandermolen]

I found The girl I left behind me Variations the most distinctive, sparkling and entertaining work on that CD.

Thanks Cesar and Andrei

[vandermolen]

Ives: Three Places in New England
Cleveland Orchestra, cond. Dohnányi

A great work!

[vandermolen]

Walton Symphony No.1 (Sargent)