What are you listening 2 now?

[T. D.]

Very nice. How are you enjoying that set so far?

Very much enjoying it, the (mostly) SQ discs 1, 2, 5 so far.
For some reason the first run-through didn't knock me out, but there were some distractions and background noise.
On the second listen, at higher volume and paying closer attention, things came together. I'm pleased to have the SQ as alternative to the LaSalle recordings, and rate them somewhat higher than the LaSalle. The other pieces also impress. Looking forward to discs 3 and 4.

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Very much enjoying it, the (mostly) SQ discs 1, 2, 5 so far.
For some reason the first run-through didn't knock me out, but there were some distractions and background noise.
On the second listen, at higher volume and paying closer attention, things came together. I'm pleased to have the SQ as alternative to the LaSalle recordings, and rate them somewhat higher than the LaSalle. The other pieces also impress. Looking forward to discs 3 and 4.

Very good to read, T. D.

NP: Schoenberg Suite, Op. 29 (Boulez et. al.)

[Karl Henning]

The late, great Wuorinen
Viola variations
Lois Martin

[Karl Henning]

Schoenberg
Verklärte Nacht, Op. 4
Berliners
HvK


Beautiful, but heavy

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Schoenberg
Verklärte Nacht, Op. 4
Berliners
HvK


Beautiful, but heavy

I like hearing the string orchestra arrangement, but I definitely prefer the original sextet version these days. Karajan does a fine job nevertheless. This is repertoire he was actually really good in as his other Second Viennese School recordings demonstrate.

[T. D.]

The late, great Wuorinen
Viola variations
Lois Martin

OT, but I have to mention that when I regularly attended new music concerts in NYC, mid-90s through 2001, Lois Martin was everywhere. She seemed to play with every chamber ensemble specializing in contemporary music.

[T. D.]

I like hearing the string orchestra arrangement, but I definitely prefer the original sextet version these days. Karajan does a fine job nevertheless. This is repertoire he was actually really good in as his other Second Viennese School recordings demonstrate.

Yeah, I bought "Fluffy"'s recording of Verklärte Nacht back in my earliest collecting days, when I relied heavily on sources like the Gramophone and Penguin Guides. Agreed that he's (somewhat surprisingly) excellent. I overimprinted on HvK in those days and don't listen much any more. Will have to pull some off the shelf.

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Yeah, I bought "Fluffy"'s recording of Verklärte Nacht back in my earliest collecting days, when I relied heavily on sources like the Gramophone and Penguin Guides. Agreed that he's (somewhat surprisingly) excellent. I overimprinted on HvK in those days and don't listen much any more. Will have to pull some off the shelf.

The three composers I think he excelled in are Wagner, R. Strauss and Bruckner. When I'm in the mood for Beethoven's symphonies, which isn't too often, I always seem to go back to his 60s cycle on DG. I also recall from earlier on in my listening that his Mendelssohn was first-rate.

[JBS]

[Dry Brett Kavanaugh]

D'Hoedt's Chroniques brèves de la vie bourgeoise, hopefully not too brief!

How/where did you find the recording!?

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NP: Stravinsky Orpheus (Salonen)

[Symphonic Addict]

One of the most compelling CDs devoted to Ysaÿe I know. It comprises:

String Quintet in B Minor, Op. posth.
String Trio, "Le Londres" (London) (arr. J. Ysaye for string quartet)
Andante in B Minor for string quintet
Paganini Variations (arr. J. Ysaye for string quartet)

The first two works were the highlights to me.




Violin Concerto. Yet another remarkable concerto by Reinecke, and this one stands out for its intense lyricism and fine writing, especially for the soloist. When this composer wanted to write great music, he really succeeded on it.

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NP: Korngold Violin Concerto in D, Op. 35 (Mutter/Previn)



A concerto that never fails to warm my heart and put a smile on my face. Only with the last movement, do I feel a bit of a letdown. In this regard, it's kind of like the Barber VC, which suffers a similar finale problem. But they're both incredibly fine concerti nevertheless.

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NP: Koechlin Horn Sonata, Op. 70 (Tuckwell/Blumenthal)

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One more work before bed:

Ives Violin Sonata No. 4, "Children's Day at the Camp Meeting" (Fulkerson/Shannon)

[steve ridgway]

Penderecki - Polymorphia.

[Que]

Morning listening:

 

[Irons]

Janacek: String Quartet no.1 "Kreutzer sonata".



A co-production with Supraphon and Nippon from 1976. The Smetana Quartet recorded surprisingly few 20th century quartets.

[Biffo]

Guerrero: Motets - Peter Phillips directing El León de Oro - serene start to the musical day

[Harry]

J.S. Bach.
Complete Organ Music, Volume XVI.

Gerhard Gnann, plays on a Johann Andreas Silbermann organ 1745, Wasselonne, Temple Protestant.

Nicely done, again! Gnann is a fine organist. But, there is always a but,  track 10 " Ach Gott von Himmel sich darein" BWV 741, full Plenum, is done in a vulgar way, too loud and bombastic ruining the piece. A thundering mass of notes not discernible anymore. the Trio sonate that comes afterwards, repairs a bit of my shattered mind.