What are you listening 2 now?

[Mirror Image]

NP: Poulenc Flute Sonata, FP 164 (Bernold/Tharaud)

[vandermolen]

Listening to Avshalomov's Symphony No. 1 for the first time. It has strong echoes from Chinese music.

I really like the atmospheric Avshalomov Symphony No.1 Cesar, which does indeed have a 'Chinese' feel to it. It's my favourite of those enterprising Marco Polo releases of his music. I must listen to Bernstein's 'Concerto for Orchestra' I really like the performance of the powerful 'Jeremiah Symphony' on that Naxos release. By the way I like your new colourful avatar image!

Playing here - Robin Milford's eloquent, lyrical and poetic Violin Concerto. He was a very fine composer who died sadly young:

[Que]

 Morning listening - random stuff I came across when reorganising.... 



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[Irons]

Miaskovsky: 14th Symphony.

If reading listings correctly the only symphony in five movements. Miaskovsky has a spring in his step with only the fourth movement, the heart of the work, serious. Perhaps mysterious a more apt description. Loved the clever opening movement which as far as I recall the only time I'm reminded of his great friend Prokofiev (Classical Symphony).

[Que]

More obscure stuff from the shelves...



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[Harry]

More obscure stuff from the shelves...



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Quite an adventure Que, obscure is always a good sign, one never knows what the outcome is. If ever in the neighborhood you might delve in my classical obscurity.

[Mandryka]

https://www.youtube.com/v/hQiOvI_tQmc&ab_channel=TheWelleszCompany

Kagel's Acustica

[Harry]

Johann Sebastian Bach.
Complete Organ Works.
Volume V.
Gerhard Weinberger, Organ.

Praeludium and Fuge BWV 535-550-543.
Orgel Choräle BWV 715-716-717-722-723-724-729-739.
Trio BWV 583.
Pastorella BWV 590.

Instrument:
Joachim Wagner, 1742-1744. St. Marien, Angermünde.
Pitch: A=448 Hz. Temperament: Modified meantone, after Silbermann II.

Fine organ, sublime performance. There is a reason after all, that I played this set already 8 times, all of the 22 discs.

[Mandryka]

This is essential listening. It gives an extraordinary insight into the realities of Britain today. Handforth Parish Council.
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https://www.youtube.com/v/lgGmYeAm0jk&feature=emb_logo&ab_channel=StevenMorgan

[Que]

More from this 12CD boxset:

 

First part of what originally was a double album, featuring a vihuela, a Baroque guitar and a Classical-Romantic guitar.


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[Que]

Quite an adventure Que, obscure is always a good sign, one never knows what the outcome is. If ever in the neighborhood you might delve in my classical obscurity.

I'd love to, thanks for the invite! 

[Biffo]

Turina: Danzas fantasticas Op 22
Donizetti: Don Pasquale Overture
Lehar: Gold und Silber Op 79
Grieg: Lyric Pieces, Book 6, Op 57 - Geheimnis (Secret)

Halle Orchestra conducted by Sir John Barbirolli

[Harry]

Carl Maria von Weber.


Invitation to a Dance.
Symphony No 1 & 2.
Concerto for Bassoon and Orchestra.

Karen Geoghegan, Bassoon.
BBC Philharmonic, Juanjo Mena.

Wonderful performance in excellent Chandos sound.

[Iota]

Morning listening:



I feel I've hit the jackpot with these Palestrina perfomances by Longhini.
Sung in authentic Italian Renaissance style by a small ensemble of eight singers.... perfect for my tastes... 
And I'm getting on with finding these recordings on disc, though they are also on Spotify.

Q

I'm *really* impressed with this so far, quite one of the loveliest Renaissance recordings I think I've heard (from a first impression). Thanks for mentioning. 

[Harry]

Bohuslav Martinu.
Early Orchestral Works.
Volume I.

Sinfonia Varsovia, Ian Hobson.

Love this music, all the volumes that they had released. What an excellent idea to record his early work, and in such good performances and sound.
A Martinu to most unknown, but what an adventure it is.

[Papy Oli]

Good afternoon all,

Eric Coates and other goodies from this:

[ritter]

Some more Boulez today...

Daniel Barenboim conducts the Orchestre de Paris in Rituel in memoriam Bruno Maderna, Messagesquisse, and the Notations pour orchestre 1, 4, 3 & 2.

CD 3 of this set (the one I keep at the office  ):

[Pohjolas Daughter]

Had to deviate from my usual listening pensum today because the stitches in my eyes were removed. Painful business that. Have already 50% of my vision back, and the doc is very optimistic of even further improvement....

Glad that you are doing so well.  Fingers crossed that it keeps getting better for you!

[Pohjolas Daughter]

Well, fleetingly. First time was in Bayreuth in 1979 (I was in my teens at the time, and Boulez was conducting the Ring for the fourth summer). He was having lunch a couple of tables away from the one my mother and I were sitting at in the restaurant of our hotel. I had bought a poster of the Bayreuth Festival, that had a portrait of Wagner and his signature printed on it, and went to fetch it from my room; when it seemed appropriate, walked over to Boulez's table and asked him to sign it. He said he'd be delighted, looked at the poster, and slyly said: "I'll sign above Wagner's signature!" to immedaietly add "No, better below", and stamped his minuscule signature in the "right" place. The framed poster (which also has the signatures of many of the singers of that summer,  and of conductors Edo de Waart and Dennis Russell Davies, who led Lohengrin and The Flying Dutchman, respectively) still hangs on my walls.

Later, during the Madrid concerts in 1992, I also exchanged a couple of words with him (he was very polite and friendly), and then had a short online exchange with him (about his at the time long-awaited opera, that was never to be) on the now defuct Deutsche Grammophon "Yellow Lounge" forum.

Good day to you, John.

Neat story!  Thanks for sharing it. 

[Mirror Image]

A little morning music: NP: Milhaud Symphonie de chambre No. 1 "Le printemps", Op. 43 (Milhaud et. al.)