What are you listening 2 now?

[vandermolen]

Vaughan Williams: Dona Nobis Pacem, Robert Spano, Atlanta SO.
I've enjoyed American performances of this great work. After all, it sets Whitman's poetry.
My first encounter with it, on LP, was with the great Maurice Abravanel with the Utah SO:

[Todd]

Whatever happened to . . . Mikhail Kazakevich?

[Pohjolas Daughter]

Just finished listening to Rued Langgaard's "Music of the Spheres" on Decapo.  Wow!  Very interesting--the sounds, effects, spacial effects, timbres, use of the chorus, etc.!  I certainly wouldn't have guessed that it was written in 1916-1918!  Some days ago, I did watch a youtube video of how Per Norgard tricked Ligeti into looking at the score.   

PD

[The new erato]

Nearing the end of this set, only a small handfull of discs to go.



Now disc 10 of the vocal works.

[The new erato]

I'm all for Atonal Crap / Dissonant Crap!

[Mirror Image]

Just finished listening to Rued Langgaard's "Music of the Spheres" on Decapo.  Wow!  Very interesting--the sounds, effects, spacial effects, timbres, use of the chorus, etc.!  I certainly wouldn't have guessed that it was written in 1916-1918!  Some days ago, I did watch a youtube video of how Per Norgard tricked Ligeti into looking at the score.   

PD

Yes, this is a work that is way ahead of its time and it remains, for me, one of Langgaard's best works. Certainly his most forward-looking.

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Feldman
For Franz Kline
Joan La Barbara et. al.



Spooky, penetrating in its austerity. For me, this is Feldman at his best.

[Iota]

Frank Martin: Petite Symphonie Concertante

Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Armin Jordan


This piece has really got under my skin the past couple of days.

[MusicTurner]

Mozart - Flute Quartets /Grauwels & soloists /brilliant

One of the better CDs in the box ...

[Carlo Gesualdo]

Was i on krak when I said I was disapointerd by Jacob Clemens Non-Papa, because i am now ''really listening to it whit my heart'' I fwell it, it's so beautyfull, ah Jacob Clemens another Flemish or Franco-Flemish subject of crucial importance is music  astonishingly well put his songs in dutch it sacred work everything I tell you he would be the Elvis of Franco-Flemish.A Great singer en melodist remenber Elvis Presley thee song Blue moon well I sing it in the shower I have a  ritual running gag sing I,m a terrible singer,I sing worst than crows I am too atonal lol 

Have a good day folks I love you all of you 

[André]

From the Alto box:



Before I bought the Alto box, I had collected about half of its contents on individual Olympia issues many years ago. Then the missing issues went missing for good  . The good thing is that the box takes only a fraction of the shelf space.

Myaskovsky's themes are often quite simple. From them he patiently builds mighty edifices of sound and from those are generated surging currents and powerful climaxes. Svetlanov's involvement is almost that of a co-creator. One of the major undertakings of the recording era.

[vandermolen]

Just finished listening to Rued Langgaard's "Music of the Spheres" on Decapo.  Wow!  Very interesting--the sounds, effects, spacial effects, timbres, use of the chorus, etc.!  I certainly wouldn't have guessed that it was written in 1916-1918!  Some days ago, I did watch a youtube video of how Per Norgard tricked Ligeti into looking at the score.   

PD

It's a fabulous work!

[vandermolen]

From the Alto box:



Before I bought the Alto box, I had collected about half of its contents on individual Olympia issues many years ago. Then the missing issues went missing for good  . The good thing is that the box takes only a fraction of the shelf space.

Myaskovsky's themes are often quite simple. From them he patiently builds mighty edifices of sound and from those are generated surging currents and powerful climaxes. Svetlanov's involvement is almost that of a co-creator. One of the major undertakings of the recording era.

Very much agree André. That was the first of the series released by Olympia. The late Francis Wilson of Olympia Records, with whom I'd corresponded about Miaskovsky, Amirov, Weinberg etc for many years, very kindly sent it to me as a freebie.

[Todd]

The playing is as wonderful as ever, and the remastering sounds better than memories of whichever one I already own.

[Symphonic Addict]

Yes, this is a work that is way ahead of its time and it remains, for me, one of Langgaard's best works. Certainly his most forward-looking.

Amen! I echo these sentiments. A really striking and visionary piece!

[Symphonic Addict]

It's a fabulous work!

+1

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NP:

Messiaen
Visions de l'Amen
Yvonne Loriod, Olivier Messiaen (pianos)

From this set:



A powerful performance!

[Symphonic Addict]

Piano Concerto No. 2

A delightful composition, in the very French tradition.




Suite from From the House of the Dead (arr. Peter Breiner)

Tremendous music. The tune of the Overture is a real earworm. So, be careful.

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Suite from From the House of the Dead (arr. Peter Breiner)

Tremendous music. The tune of the Overture is a real earworm. So, be careful.

Do you know the complete opera? If not, there are two excellent choices with either Mackerras or Neumann and these seem to be the most recommended performances. I love both performances, but I'll give Mackerras the edge because he's simply more exciting.

[Symphonic Addict]

Do you know the complete opera? If not, there are two excellent choices with either Mackerras or Neumann and these seem to be the most recommended performances. I love both performances, but I'll give Mackerras the edge because he's simply more exciting.

Yes, I do, one of his many top masterpieces. I did listen the Mackerras. Absolutely stunning in every regard. Actually, Janacek didn't write any bad opera. Even the early Sarka and Osud have fantastic music, methinks.