What are you listening 2 now?

[Karl Henning]

Schnittke - Music for Piano and Chamber Orchestra. Very interesting piece from 1964 that starts out like Darmstadt School but finishes with all sorts of contrasting sounds going on over a plucked bass rhythm more like jazz.

Nice!

[Karl Henning]

NP:

Copland
Clarinet Concerto
Benny Goodman
Columbia Symphony Orchestra
Aaron Copland



Copland is one of those 'potato chip' composers for me. I could listen to his music all night and not feel the least bit sorry I neglected another composer's music.

Classic!

[Karl Henning]

Brahms
Symphony № 3 in F Op. 90
NY Phil
Lenny

Dvořák
Symphony № 6 in D, Op. 60, B. 112 (curiously, the symphony he published as № 1)
V přírodě, (In Nature['s realm]), Op. 91, B. 16
LSO
Kertész

[steve ridgway]

Scelsi - Xnoybis.

[Traverso]

Haydn

Symphony No.95-98 & 101

[steve ridgway]

Scelsi - Yliam.

[Papy Oli]

An assortment of those :

[Karl Henning]

Scelsi - Yliam.

There is certainly quite a slate of Scelsi I'd like still to hear, Steve.  Someday.

Thread Duty:

Chávez
Sinfonía india (Symphony № 2) ( He wrote a Symphony before his Symphony № 1, wonder if it has been recorded?)
Diamond Symphony № 4
NY Phil
Lenny

[Iota]

Very nicely put, RS 

+1


Here:



Rimsky-Korsakov: Piano Trio in C minor


A piece that was apparently performed privately many times, but only published in 1939 after R-K's son-in-law and student, Maximillian Steinberg, edited/prepared it, though to what extent is unclear to me.

Whatever the circumstances of its beginnings, I found it a very charming piece and was glad to have chanced upon it.

[Mandryka]

Parmegiani - Violostries . Live violin plus tape manipulated violin sounds. Hard to believe this was from 1964 - if a rock group had produced it 10 or even 20 years later it would have been regarded as a classic.

I'm going to have to check this one, he's an interesting composer, very interesting.

[André]

I don't know this opera well, but this seems to be a very fine interpretation, in excellent sound. The plot and text are interesting, the characters well developed, their vocal assignments well characterized. The music is first-rate, mature Dvorak, dating from the composer's last years -  composed after the 9th symphony, cello concerto and the late tone poems. Higly enjoyable.

[Symphonic Addict]

Castelnuovo-Tedesco: Piano Concerto No. 2
Rodrigo: Concierto en modo galante, for cello and orchestra

I'm very fond of CT's music. His 2nd PC has vitality and spark, and those features are often displayed in many other of his pieces.

Rodrigo composed some lyrical and charming music, and this endearing concerto is a superb proof of it. Tuneful, easygoing, pastoral, rustic. The slow movement is so gorgeous. BTW, he wrote quite eloquent slow movements.

[Karl Henning]

Dvořák
Symphony № 7 in d minor, Op. 70, B. 141 (first performed 22 Apr 1885 at St James's Hall in London — I had no idea!)
Symphony № 8 in G, Op. 88, B. 163
LSO
Kertész

[André]

[mabuse]

What is interesting me most is that I believe there's a connection between SME and AMM on the one hand, and on the other Cage number pieces, Stockhausen's Hymnen, Wandelweiser, Richard Barrett's structured improvisations. That's to say, the maelstrom of contemporary "classical" music includes these early British improvisers.

Improvised musics and "Contemporary Music" were indeed arguably more open to each other at that time ...

Penderecki aficionados would mention :

Krzysztof Penderecki - Actions for Free Jazz Orchestra
"Recorded live at the Donaueschingen Music Festival October 17, 1971."
Philips (1971)
https://www.discogs.com/fr/Penderecki-Don-Cherry-The-New-Eternal-Rhythm-Orchestra-Actions/release/1744306

[Carlo Gesualdo]

Tonight listen to the skill and talents of Iberic masters name:

Canciones, Romances & Sonetos,
Secular vocal music From 16th century Spain done by La Colombina ensemble, the program on GLOSSA label is awesome, here few names: Juan del Encina, Francisco Guerrero, Juan Vasquez, Mateo Romero,
also some anonymous pieces, captivating & riveting, like it a lot,

P.s if you like Mateo Romero, there is a fantastic record on LAUDA label from Spain, a requiem.

[Carlo Gesualdo]

Now before I go to bed, two wonderful Canadians/ Quebecers ensemble Claude Gervaise, first disc one is: Music at the time of Leonardo Da Vinci while the other one his: Jouissance Vous Donneray. Both of them in sexy mint condition analogue, we all love super LP's!!

Sublime voice whit a great instrumental side, whit perfect instruments of the era. 

[Mirror Image]

Now playing this new acquisition:

Penderecki
Utrenja
Various soloists
Warsaw National Philharmonic Orchestra & Chorus
Andrezej Markowski



Man...this is something else. Wild, unfettered and completely unhinged. I'm quite digging it. I have to say the kind of performance this is (from the early 70s) does make a difference in these types of works I think. Antoni Wit as much as I do admire his conducting of other composers, doesn't quite nail the rawness and power Penderecki's music needs in order to make its impact, but others, of course, may feel differently.

[Que]

Morning listening:



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[Que]

P.s if you like Mateo Romero, there is a fantastic record on LAUDA label from Spain, a requiem.

Oh yes, indeed. Wonderful recording!