What are you listening 2 now?

[vandermolen]

Probably my favourite of that Chandos series - especially for Symphony No.2. I like the 1st and 3rd symphonies as well.

[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.

Which I'm now doing. I like it where the texture becomes less dense in the middle part of pulsion-mirroir, and I very much like Vegetal. But what I don't see is the connection to rock music.

[Que]

Graun's oratorio Der Tod Jesu  was commissioned by Anna Amalia, the youngest sister of Friedrich II, and premiered in Berlin, 1755. The performance was conducted by court composer Johann Friedrich Agricola, who also sang the tenor part, Graun's brother Johann Gottlieb was concert master and the harpsichord was played by none less than Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach. Stylistically the music is similar to CPE's in "Empfindsamer Stil"

http://www.musicweb-international.com/classRev/2016/Mar/Graun_Jesu_OC1809.htm

[Mandryka]

J.S Bach.
Complete Organ Works, Volume VII.
18 chorales, Part II, Partita, Prelude and Fugue.
Prelude & Fugue in A minor ("The Great"), BWV 543
Eighteen (Leipzig) Chorales (Part 2):
Chorale Prelude Nun komm der Heiden Heiland (II), BWV 659
Chorale Prelude (Trio super) Nun komm der Heiden Heiland (I), BWV 660
Chorale Prelude Nun komm der Heiden Heiland (IV), BWV 661
Chorale Prelude Allein Gott in der Höh sei Ehr (I), BWV 662
Chorale Prelude Allein Gott in der Höh sei Ehr (III), BWV 663
Chorale Prelude (Trio super) Allein Gott in der Höh sei Ehr, BWV 664
Chorale Prelude Jesus Christus, unser Heiland (II), BWV 665
Chorale Prelude Jesus Christus, unser Heiland (IV), BWV 666
Chorale Prelude Komm, Gott Schöpfer, heiliger Geist (III), BWV 667
Chorale Prelude Vor deinen Thron tret ich hiermit (I), BWV 668
Chorale Partita O Gott, du frommer Gott, BWV 767

Ewald Kooiman plays on a Anthony Hinsz organ 1738, Broederkerk, Kampen, The Netherlands.
Tuning after Hinsz, A=ca 443 Hz.

Like part I every bit as successful. The same beautiful Hinsz organ is used, and the wellness applied by Kooiman is soothing and rewarding at the same time.

Thanks for prompting me to revisit this wonderful recording, Kooiman somehow manages to be modest and authoritative at the same time - he projects the idea that he knows exactly what to do with this music and this instrument. He takes real care to let all the layers of this complex music be heard and be digested, sometimes the approach is surprising (e.g, the tempo and careful unwavering pulse at the start of 663 made me prick up my ears) but he makes it all make sense.  Sounds good too! 

[Biffo]

Schutz: Historia der Auferstehung Jesu Christi - Heinrich Schutz Choir, Elizabethan Consort of Viols, London Cornett & Sackbut Ensemble & instrumental soloists conducted by Roger Norrington with Peter Pears Evangelist, Robert Tear & John Shirley-Quirk Jesus and other soloists

I haven't listened to this LP for ages so decided to give it a spin. It introduced me to the music of Heinrich Schutz back in 1972 so Norrington isn't all bad.

[Madiel]

Debussy, orch Koechlin: Khamma

[The new erato]

Interesting disc. The op 14 songs by Korngold is certainly a worthwhile rarity,

[The new erato]

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

Not of the cheesy kind?

[The new erato]

Reicha can be a bit all over the place, but is seldom a less than interesting composer.

[Madiel]

Scriabin, Prometheus

[Madiel]

Barber, Symphony No.1

[Papy Oli]

Debussy - Epigraphes Antiques (Two piano version)

[pjme]

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.

I have Utrenja in this version and will listen to it, later this week:

[Biffo]

Sibelius: Symphony No 3 in C major - Halle Orchestra conducted by Sir John Barbirolli

[Harry]

Julius Zarebski.
Piano Quintet, opus 34.
Plawner Quintet.

A fine diversement.

[Mirror Image]

I have Utrenja in this version and will listen to it, later this week:

Very nice. This isn't a work I'd listen to very often, but it was interesting nevertheless. I have a feeling I'll be saying this with a lot of Penderecki's choral works.

NP:

Debussy
Préludes, Books I & II
Youri Egorov



From this set:

[ritter]

...
Debussy
Préludes, Books I & II
Youri Egorov


....

Even if I have that complete Debussy set since it was first released, I still haven't listened to Egorov's recording of the Préludes. Should do so sometime soon...

Good day to you, John.

THREAD DUTY:

It's been a while since I last listed to Prokofiev. Revisiting Chout now (Jurowski conducting the WDR Symphony Orchestra of Cologne).

[Mirror Image]

Even if I have that complete Debussy set since it was first released, I still haven't listened to Egorov's recording of the Préludes. Should do so sometime soon...

Good day to you, John.

THREAD DUTY:

It's been a while since I last listed to Prokofiev. Revisiting Chout now (Jurowski conducting the WDR Symphony Orchestra of Cologne).

Good day to you, Rafael. Egorov does a fantastic job in Préludes. He also was featured in this set in the Estampes where, again, he did a great job. I particularly think his touch on the piano is something to take note of --- it's liked that hammerless effect Debussy mentioned before or perhaps I'm misremembering what exactly he said. Oh and that work from Prokofiev is great fun, but I prefer Rozhdestvensky as Jurowski seems to smooth everything out to the point there aren't any rough edges and in 20th Century Russian ballet music, this isn't always to be preferred, IMHO.

[Biffo]

Hindemith: Mathis der Maler Symphony - London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Jascha Horenstein

[DavidW]

Last night:
Elgar's 2nd symphony
This morning:
Bach's Easter Oratorio and Magnificat
Brahms' Viola Sonatas