What are you listening 2 now?

[vandermolen]

David Diamond: Symphony No.1

[SonicMan46]

Since I got a Spotify account, this is my standard procedure. Saves a lot of money... and clutter....

Test completely successful BTW.  And still at discounted price at jpc.de.

+1  Son subscribed a number of years ago and put me on his 'Family Plan', so free for me - have nearly 80 playlists (both owned and un-owned music) - posted on the Balakirev thread last week and noticed that Grand Piano has released 6 Volumes of his piano music - had the first one and the next four were on Spotify - put together the playlist shown below and listened to all; played over my den speakers which sounded just fine - probably will not drop $60+ USD for the four discs.  Dave
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[Pohjolas Daughter]

Recent arrival.

The Organ of the Badia Fiorentina.

Works by: Giovanni Gabrieli, Girolamo Frescobaldi, Bernardo Pasquini, William Byrd, Giles Farnaby, Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck, Heinrich Scheidemann, Francisco Correa de Arauxo.

Giovanna Riboli plays on a Onofrio Zeffirini Da Cortona Renaissance organ.(1558)
Quarter comma meantone temperament.
Pitch=456,6 Hz at 22 C.
In 1978 the organ was restored and returned into its original state.

What a gorgeous-looking organ!  Wish that your comments regarding pitch and temperament meant something to me alas.   

+1  Son subscribed a number of years ago and put me on his 'Family Plan', so free for me - have nearly 80 playlists (both owned and un-owned music) - posted on the Balakirev thread last week and noticed that Grand Piano has released 6 Volumes of his piano music - had the first one and the next four were on Spotify - put together the playlist shown below and listened to all; played over my den speakers which sounded just fine - probably will not drop $60+ USD for the four discs.  Dave
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Dave how is the sound on Spotify?

TD

Listened to a fun CD this morning.  Sound is really rough, but the performances were amazing!



And quite interesting liner notes...particularly regarding Koussevitzky.   

PD

[Papy Oli]

Following its recent mention :

Henri Sauguet - Symphony No.1

[SonicMan46]

What a gorgeous-looking organ!  Wish that your comments regarding pitch and temperament meant something to me alas.   :(Dave how is the sound on Spotify?
PD

Hi PD - the quality of the sound will depend on many factors: 1) Plan subscription (see below); 2) Settings in the app being used; 3) Streaming rate (these are AAC files similar to MP3 w/ the highest rate being 320 kbps); and 4) Device/speakers used.  For example, if listening on a phone or iPad, then what would be expected.  At the moment, I'm streaming from my iPad Pro using the Spotify app to my Apple TV which is attached to my den stereo - suspect that I'm getting at least 256 kbps and listening to the last disc of the Baladirev piano music discs - not sure w/o using my headphones if I could tell the difference from a physical disc?  I rip and/or DL a lot of MP3 music usually at the highest bit rates and the sound is excellent on a good stereo system, IMHO - others would disagree (and googling offers divergent opinions as to the listening quality of the highest 'lossy' bit rates).

Here's the Support Link to Spotify - there are certainly many other music streaming options, including Apple and Amazon - many here seem to be favoring Qobuz but I've done only some downloads.  Dave

[Karl Henning]

Well well well quite mostly Claudio Monteverdi, the one the only, the genie, visionary, the sundown of renaissance and the starting most be baroque movement birth zero of baroque all does the French and German music at that time in 17th century was bold and audacious which will leed the way toward a more complex or less retro (pick and chose) I'm retro Deprofundis an all soul, that about it here are the album

a most have would be

-Monteverdi: live la venexiana 2020 madrigals wow awesome singing from the bottom of thee heart, full of soulful melody.

- The mirror of Monteverdi , huelgas Ensemble, everything as been said about this album aside it's, essential brilliant, fantastic, evermore rad, so trust me you need these two all ready hey 

And try to explore his early madrigals set 2 my favorite so far liber  II
Enoug said , so goodbye take good care folks, brave new day upon us .

Very nice!

[Karl Henning]

Shostakovich, Suite (of entr'actes) from Katerina Izmailova, op.114

Love that disc!

[Karl Henning]

My own feeling would be probably not, as he'd be receiving applause for something he no longer really felt connected with. But purely speculative of course.

Still, being in the presence of an audience warmly responding to his work would have to have meant something to him, even if he was detached from the piece by then.

[vandermolen]

Following its recent mention :

Henri Sauguet - Symphony No.1

When you have time Olivier I'd be really interested to hear your views on the 'Expiatoire' Symphony. Personally, I think that it's terrific and very moving considering Sauguet's personal circumstance and the circumstances of the work's creation (occupied France in World War Two).

Now playing here:
Eklund Symphony No.3 'Rustica'
Tonal, crash-bang-wallop, interspersed with quieter moments but always engaging, brooding and gripping.

[pjme]

Just listened to a wonderful work...haunting, driving...and I won't say anything further though I do encourage you to listen to it!  Kabelec's "Mystery of Time" (mentioned elsewhere--Thanks Jeffrey as I've been wanting to explore his work).  I found a wonderful recording with Ancerl on YT here:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5kxcD0mU9jo

Best wishes,

PD

Jakub Hrusa & Kabelac:
https://www.youtube.com/v/qbcEcBZoTpc

Reflections - nine miniatures for orchestra
https://youtu.be/YNz40m8O6VY
https://youtu.be/drlMQxmmJ-I
(two samples - they are all on YT - individually)... heart wrenchingly sad & beautiful.
Hamlet improvisations
https://youtu.be/1a0lmH3lW8c

P.

[Papy Oli]

When you have time Olivier I'd be really interested to hear your views on the 'Expiatoire' Symphony. Personally, I think that it's terrific and very moving considering Sauguet's personal circumstance and the circumstances of the work's creation (occupied France in World War Two).

An interesting and moving one Jeffrey, with some Brucknerian undertones in the way it builds up  i found. One to revisit soon definitely.  I have lined up his other symphonies as well.

[springrite]

Following its recent mention :

Henri Sauguet - Symphony No.1

I like this symphony better than the more famous #2.

[vandermolen]

I like this symphony better than the more famous #2.

Thank you Paul and Olivier, great to have your immediate, crash-bang-wallop, feedback.
Paul, I agree that the 'Expiatoire' is best of all. I have the other performance - much faster and very different, but the Marco Polo is one of my favourites of their releases. No.2 has a wonderful motto theme but it does go on a bit (2CDs). No.3 is very good as well. I find Sauguet to be a most interesting composer. I agree about the Brucknerian undertones.

[kyjo]

Casella: Cello Sonatas

I had heard the first one long ago, but the second one is a fresh work for me. Sounds formidable. I think I prefer it to the first one.

Pounds the table! The 2nd sonata is an excellent work, for sure, but I love the searingly passionate 1st even more. It remains one of my favorite cello sonatas!

[kyjo]

Toivo Kuula: Violin Sonata in E minor, Op. 1

What an opus 1! Intensely romantic and impassionate work. The key of E minor suits perfectly the ardent mood of the work. I liked it very much.

Cool, Cesar. I wasn't aware of that disc but will definitely be checking it out as I am a great fan of his epic Piano Trio!

[Todd]

Disc 3.  More superb clavichord 'n' harpsichord Haydn.  Sound is fine, but the virtual room reconstruction bit is hokum.

[Pohjolas Daughter]

Hi PD - the quality of the sound will depend on many factors: 1) Plan subscription (see below); 2) Settings in the app being used; 3) Streaming rate (these are AAC files similar to MP3 w/ the highest rate being 320 kbps); and 4) Device/speakers used.  For example, if listening on a phone or iPad, then what would be expected.  At the moment, I'm streaming from my iPad Pro using the Spotify app to my Apple TV which is attached to my den stereo - suspect that I'm getting at least 256 kbps and listening to the last disc of the Baladirev piano music discs - not sure w/o using my headphones if I could tell the difference from a physical disc?  I rip and/or DL a lot of MP3 music usually at the highest bit rates and the sound is excellent on a good stereo system, IMHO - others would disagree (and googling offers divergent opinions as to the listening quality of the highest 'lossy' bit rates).

Here's the Support Link to Spotify - there are certainly many other music streaming options, including Apple and Amazon - many here seem to be favoring Qobuz but I've done only some downloads.  Dave

Thanks Dave!  Much appreciated. 

[Iota]

Still, being in the presence of an audience warmly responding to his work would have to have meant something to him, even if he was detached from the piece by then.

That would of course be a possibility. But I was speculating in the light of his reported reaction of spitting in the fireplace, and subsequent silence. He had felt cold-shouldered by the American mainstream, and being applauded for something which you have since rejected, might not be pleasurable for everyone. I think such things really depend on the person.

[Pohjolas Daughter]

Jakub Hrusa & Kabelac:
https://www.youtube.com/v/qbcEcBZoTpc

Reflections - nine miniatures for orchestra
https://youtu.be/YNz40m8O6VY
https://youtu.be/drlMQxmmJ-I
(two samples - they are all on YT - individually)... heart wrenchingly sad & beautiful.
Hamlet improvisations
https://youtu.be/1a0lmH3lW8c

P.

Thank you PJME!  I'll check those out.  I did, by the way, discover that I do actually own some Kabelec.  I knew that I had one chamber work on another CD (filed under Janacek; however, I did discover (also under Janacek) that I have an older Supraphon disc that has Hamlet and Mystery!      That will be going on next.

PD

[Karl Henning]

That would of course be a possibility. But I was speculating in the light of his reported reaction of spitting in the fireplace, and subsequent silence. He had felt cold-shouldered by the American mainstream, and being applauded for something which you have since rejected, might not be pleasurable for everyone. I think such things really depend on the person.

Very true, of course.