What are you listening 2 now?

[SonicMan46]

Bach, CPE - Solo Keyboard Sonatas w/ Miklós Spányi on clavichord (built in 1999 by Joris Potvlieghe after Gottfied Horn, Dresden, 1785) - well after three discs of Ana-Marija Markovina playing CPE's works on piano, I decided to switch to a different instrument.  Dave

 

[T. D.]

   

[Todd]

[André]

Vainberg's chamber symphonies are late works. No 1 was written after symphony 19 and no 4 his last finished work. However they all share a certain lightness compared to the symphonies. Two are for strings only, one for strings and timpani and the last for clarinet, triangle and strings. They are largely based on themes from earlier works (string quartets mostly, but also works for the stage). In his last decade he seems to have wanted to reshape and reshuffle material from his youth - 40-50 years later ! They are in total contrast with the works he was writing at the time.

[Fëanor]

To my non-musicians ear, a very satisfying performance;  to my audiophile ear, well above average sound quality.

Ludwig von Beethoven:  Symphony No. 3 ~ Roger Norrington & The London Classical players

[JBS]

Well this interesting.
I started working my way through this set again, which is more or less in chronological order.

Until now I had a decided preference for later Boulez, and a dislike for his early works, especially Marteau sans Maitre.
To my pleasant astonishment, I found myself liking the first 2 CDs this time around, and tonight was CD 3, with Structures Livre 1, Le Soleil des Eau, and Marteau sans Maitre.  And again liked it all.

It only took me 15 years or so. Have no idea why the change occurred. But there it is.
The performances

[JBS]

Now something more like my usual

[Dry Brett Kavanaugh]

Alexander Moyzes.

Symphony No. 5 in F major & No. 6 in E major.

Slovak Radio SO, Ladislav Slovak.

Impressive works, the quality surprised me at first, but after a few initial notes I was convinced me have to do with a forgotten but very talented composer. I simply love the first movement of the fifth symphony "Allegro animato" such magic, and a weaving of orchestral colours to the max. And then the second movement "Adagio molto poco tenuto" it simply blew me away by its deeply felt expression. In fact one could say that of all the movements on this CD. I am glad that I bought the whole series.
Performance is very good, and that goes for the sound too.

Alexander Moyzes was one of the most significant figures in modern Slovak music, synthesising the national musical style inherited from his teacher Vítězslav Novák with wider European contemporary trends. Both of these symphonies were written in a happy period of the composer's life—before his musical oeuvre was overshadowed by conflict. The eloquent and sprightly Fifth Symphony is a celebration of 'the heritage of my dear father', who was also a talented musician and an important figure in Alexander's development as a composer. The Sixth Symphony is notable for its clarity and symmetry, from the simple theme of its opening to the brilliant contrapuntal fugato in its closing movement.

I love the disc.

[Mirror Image]

Agreed. As somebody who accompanied various Hindemith things at school and didn't enjoy the experience at all, I too 'lazily' dismissed him for ages, but once the doors opened I was very taken and surprised by some of the rich and fertile territory I discovered and which am still discovering. As you say there are many aspects to his musical persona and great poignancy at times too.

Can only nod my head along with yours, Iota.

[Mirror Image]

In honor of the birthday boy:

Le Tombeau de Couperin (solo piano and orchestral versions) from these recordings:

[Mirror Image]

Here:

I love that set!

[Que]

Morning listening:



This arrived in the mail two days ago. An inexplicable omission in my Early Music collection that has now been corrected.

Q

[Harry]

J.S. Bach.
Complete Organ Works, Volume XIII.
Präludiums and Trios.
Ute Gremmel Geuchen plays on a Gaston Kern Organ 2002.

Well done, fine recording, not the last word in Bach's organ works, but close to what I consider okay.

[Florestan]

[Harry]

Arthur Bliss & John Veale.
Violin Concertos.

Lydia Mordkovitch, Violin.
BBC National Orchestra of Wales & BBC SO, Richard Hickox.

This set of Violin concertos deserves the praise in every way. And this is for largely because of Lydia Mordkovitch, she makes above all else these concertos in an unforgettable event. Every time again she strikes me as a natural extension of the Violin. Everything flows without any form of uncertainty, ever so sure of all the notes that come her way. Tempi's are always spot on, intonation is perfect, and this sublime balance in adding ever so effective details that gives the piece that little extra and make it extraordinary fine! Her bowing is to be admired too. Just listen to those pppp strokes.
Orchestra and conductor act as a warm blanket around her.

[vers la flamme]

Charles Koechlin: Trois poèmes, op.18 (from Le livre de la jungle). David Zinman, Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin

Nice. First listen to this new purchase.

[vers la flamme]

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano Concerto No.17 in G major, K 453. Géza Anda, Camerata Academica des Salzburger Mozarteums

These Anda/Salzburg Mozart recordings are pretty damn close to exactly how I want this music to sound. I guess I should try and find the complete set.

[vers la flamme]

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Symphony No.6 in B minor, op.74, the "Pathétique". Evgeny Mravinsky, Leningrad Philharmonic

Damn, that first movement is amazing.

[Traverso]

Koechlin

CD 1

[Daverz]

Braga Santos: String Quartet No. 2



Delightful and folksy (in the Bartok way).