What are you listening 2 now?

[Daverz]

Kenins (not going to try to produce the proper Lativan spelling)



The music is neo-Classical/neo-Romantic, very weil constructed, engaging and distinctive.  Kenins was born in Latvia in 1919, but lived in Canada from 1951 until his death in 2008.

[JBS]

Another set I haven't listened to in a while
At the monent, the Second

[Symphonic Addict]

Another set I haven't listened to in a while
At the monent, the Second

An underrated symphony. The slow movement is sublime.

[Symphonic Addict]

Symphonies 1 & 2

These are pretty decent symphonies by the Spanish composer Andrés Gaos (1874-1959). The 1st is in a Franckian style, whereas the 2nd En las Montañas de Galicia has a folksy nature, mostly in the 1st movement. Enjoyable enough but not great.




Orpheus in Town

An imaginative and curious ballet that involves the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice but in Stockholm! It exceeded my expectations. Rosenberg at his most ludicrous.

[André]

Have you ever heard her excerpts before André?  A favorite of mine.   

Yes, I do - except it's not in this particular release. I also very much like Nilsson's live gala performance of the final scene from the Met 1977 with Böhm conducting. Thrilling beyond words.

[vers la flamme]

Heinz Holliger: Lieder ohne Worte II. Thomas Zehetmair, Thomas Larcher

An amazing work! I have Holliger's Scardanelli-Zyklus on ECM en route to me. So excited to check it out.

[Daverz]

SIR Richard Rodney Bennet



Chandos has pulled out all the stops for Sir Richard.  Performances are excellent and sonics are fantastic.  Too bad your music sucks is tedious, Sir Richard.

[T. D.]

SIR Richard Rodney Bennet



Chandos has pulled out all the stops for Sir Richard.  Performances are excellent and sonics are fantastic.  Too bad your music sucks is tedious, Sir Richard.

I once attended a performance of his opera The Mines of Sulphur and thought it was pretty good. But that's the only Bennett music I've knowingly heard (well, probably some film or TV music, but that never registered).

[Symphonic Addict]

Two good works, but I think I was hooked by the VC the best. There is more 'Mexican' flavour on it and a sense of mystery mixed with seriousness rather appealing.

[Daverz]

I once attended a performance of his opera The Mines of Sulphur and thought it was pretty good. But that's the only Bennett music I've knowingly heard (well, probably some film or TV music, but that never registered).

I've sampled extensively from all 4 volumes on Chandos and can't say that I derived pleasure or diversion from anything I heard.  He writes in a post-Bergian idiom for the most part.  I don't dislike that style, I enjoy George Perle's music for example.

[T. D.]

I've sampled extensively from all 4 volumes on Chandos and can't say that I derived pleasure or diversion from anything I heard.  He writes in a post-Bergian idiom for the most part.  I don't dislike that style, I enjoy George Perle's music for example.

"Post-Bergian" is pretty much what I recall. While I liked the opera, I never sought out other recordings and will probably leave it that way.
Now playing:

[Madiel]

Mendelssohn, Cello Sonata No.2

[amw]

Another 111. I like Koroliov quite a lot here—was not enthusiastic about his Hammerklavier but glad I held out for this one.

[Madiel]

Mozart, Symphonies 43 and 6.

[Que]

Morning listening:



Q

[vandermolen]

Bax: Three Northern Ballads

The First Northern Ballad with its strong 'legendary' atmosphere has always been a favourite of mine since that old Boult Lyrita LP. For decades it was the only recording which surprised me. It gets a fine performance here as well. This enjoyable collection, together with Volume 1, compliments Handley's Chandos set of the symphonies (which includes Tintagel as well).

[springrite]

Schmidt's is one symphonic cycle I have relatively no trouble in ranking my order of preference: 4, 2, 3, 1

2 and 4 on my listening list for today!!!

[Biffo]

Britten: Four Sea Interludes
This nice sea-themed CD added my favourite Stanford Irish Rhapsody to the original Chandos CD release:

This Chandos album seems to have been through more than one incarnation. I have it but minus the Stanford - same orchestra and conductor.

Edit: Sorry! Just read your post again but properly this time.

Second edit: This prompted me to listen to Tintagel - Elder/Halle (some logic there I am sure).

[pjme]

and this

https://www.youtube.com/v/TfQJZ76WR0U
Paris 2019 : unexpected, great & beautiful.

[Madiel]

Grieg, Sigurd Jorsalfar