What are you listening 2 now?

[Karl Henning]

Looks nice!

[DavidW]

Looks nice!

Yes it was a terrific performance from beginning to end!

[Mirror Image]

NP: Berio Sinfonia (Chailly et. al.)

[Daverz]

A wonderful disc of French wind music:

[Mandryka]

Something that couldn't possibly be put into words, so I won't even try. (Yes, this is a copout answer, but it's true.)

The answer is in the silence between the E flat major chords at the start of the Eroica symphony.

[Carlo Gesualdo]

Hello

I'm listening too:
Music From the Court of King Janus at Nicosa (1374-1432)
Huelgas Ensemble - Paul Van Nevel

From the fantastic box-set of 15 CD A secret labyrinth, magnificent Box-set.

[Que]

Leonin - Sacred Music, 12th Century Paris performed by Red Byrd. Re-watching Robert Greenberg's How to Listen to and Understand Great Music, 3rd Edition and just finished the third talk on the 'Middle Ages' - Leonin was probably the first composer known by name, i.e. all previous ones being anonymous; so, thought that I'd listen to the only discs of his music that I own - quite relaxing w/ the morning coffee!    Dave

 

Wanted to follow your example, but I do not have these in my collection and forgot that Spotify doesn't carry Hyperion recordings.. .

Anyway, it did come up with this:

[vandermolen]

NP: Duruflé Requiem, Op. 9 (Duruflé et. al.)



I've yet to hear a better performance of this Requiem (the Matthew Best performance on Hyperion gets very close and used to be my reference until I heard this one). Anyway, this is really something and is a more forceful performance than many of the others I've heard. I suppose this is how the composer envisioned it as he's on the podium.

As with your Martinu Apex CD John that is another classic recording - one of the best of Durufle's Requiem, although I also like Michel Legrand's recording.
TD
Schubert: Symphony No.8

[Florestan]

Lehar's charming last operetta.

[Irons]

Walton: Violin Concerto.

Chung can over-egg the pudding but with the Walton concerto perhaps a good thing as I cannot recall enjoying the work as much. This, along with Prokofeiv 2 (again Previn) are Chung's best recordings in my view.

[Harry]

Lehar's charming last operetta.

Yes a fine work, a pity that I do not like Rothenberger's voice. she belongs to a generation of coloratura soprano's that are different in their approach as say Erna Berger or Erika Köth, one of my favourite coloratura soprano's. Her voice is as clear as a bell, and no vibrato, or hardly.

[vandermolen]

Walton: Violin Concerto.

Chung can over-egg the pudding but with the Walton concerto perhaps a good thing as I cannot recall enjoying the work as much. This, along with Prokofeiv 2 (again Previn) are Chung's best recordings in my view.

I don't know that recording - so, one to investigate, although I much prefer the Viola Concerto, which I think is the greater work.

[milk]

[Papy Oli]

Good morning all,

Ravel - Gaspard de la Nuit and other bits (Queffelec).

[Pohjolas Daughter]

Walton: Violin Concerto.

Chung can over-egg the pudding but with the Walton concerto perhaps a good thing as I cannot recall enjoying the work as much. This, along with Prokofeiv 2 (again Previn) are Chung's best recordings in my view.

Have you ever heard/watched her performance of Bartok's second violin concerto with her brother conducting?  It's from 1984.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4JzRkXBV61Q

PD

[Biffo]

Ravel: Daphnis et Chloe Suite No 2; Ma mere l'oye Suite

Halle Orchestra & Chorus conducted by Sir John Barbirolli

[Que]

Paul Beier is one of my favourite lutenists!

[Papy Oli]

[Biffo]

Dvorak: Scherzo capriccioso Op 66; Legends Op 59 Nos IV, VI & VII

Halle Orchestra conducted by Sir John Barbirolli

[Traverso]

Buxthude

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