What are you listening 2 now?

[Florestan]

First listen to this work:



Symphony No 1 in C minor op. 3

Honestly, I can's say it's a major discovery. It lacks the big emotional impact or the sweeping tunefulness of other Russian composers but it's not bad either. A typical first, where the composer's own voice has not yet fully emerged. I will certainly explore them all in chronological order.

[Florestan]

The Fifth.

This remains an elusive symphony for me.  Apart from the Adagietto, I really can't say whether Mahler was serious or ironic in all the other movements, the funeral march included. To my ears it's all as ambiguous as Shostakovich at its most ambiguous.

[Florestan]

Continuing this work from last night:

Berlioz
L'Enfance du Christ, Op. 25

Probably his most intimate, gentle and tender work. Sublime.

[SonicMan46]

Marais, Marin (1656-1728) - selections from the 5 books below (Marais' MAJOR output - he also wrote a half dozen operas and several sacred works according to the link) - some great performers on this 5-disc set, e.g. Savall, Smith, Koopman, et al - redone as hybrid recordings but I cannot access the SACD layers, unfortunately.  A nice collection for one-stop shopping if a sampling of his work is desired - recommended.  Dave

Pieces for 1 and 2 viols, Book I (20 August 1686, only solo viols, 1 March 1689 first published with associated basso continuo)
Pieces en trio pour les flutes, violon, et dessus de viole (published on 20 December 1692, dedicated to Marie-Anne Roland)
Pieces for 1 and 2 viols, Book II (1701), including 32 couplets on "Les folies d'Espagne"
Pièces de violes, Book III (1711)
Pieces for 1 and 3 viols, Book IV (1717; includes the famous Suitte d'un Goût Étranger.)
La gamme et autres morceaux de symphonie (1723, includes La Gamme en forme d'un petit Opéra, Sonate à la Maresienne, Sonnerie de Ste-Geneviève du Mont-de-Paris)
Pièces de violes, Book V (1725)
145 Pieces for viol (ca. 1680), about 100 pieces were published in Books I – III (Source)

 

[Mirror Image]

Probably his most intimate, gentle and tender work. Sublime.

Sublime, indeed. I haven't listened to this work in ages.

[North Star]

Maiden-listen Monday (this recording)
Strauss
Four Last Songs
Cheryl Studer
Staatskapelle Dresden
Sinopoli


Absolutely gorgeous from the first notes of Frühling.

[Sergeant Rock]

Sibelius En Saga and Pohjola's Daughter, Horst Stein conducting




Sarge

[Traverso]

Bach

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Maiden-listen Monday (this recording)
Strauss
Four Last Songs
Cheryl Studer
Staatskapelle Dresden
Sinopoli


Absolutely gorgeous from the first notes of Frühling.

[Mirror Image]

Selections from this Strauss lieder recital on Hyperion:

[André]

I predict a bright future for that broken table 

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I predict a bright future for that broken table 

[Mirror Image]

Selections from this Strauss lieder recital on Hyperion:

I have to say that I'm not fond of Elizabeth Watts' vocals. It's too bad she's the only vocalist on this entire recital.

[Mirror Image]

Now, selections from this Strauss lieder recital:



Kierry Duffy's soprano is more to my liking than Elizabeth Watts'. She's a bit on the lighter side, but this is no slight against her.

[Karl Henning]

Stravinsky

CD 9 Symphonies

Symphony in Three Movements
Symphony in C
Symphony of Psalms

[Carlo Gesualdo]

Giaches de Wert deserve his Laurel's for today, I heard and have , Style Antico De Wert: A Divine Theatre album, the VOX IN RAMA II Secondo Libro de Motteti =second book of motets of DE WERT on Signum, La Gerusalemme Liberata on La Venexiana, on Glossa Label ,very good.

Did I ever told you folks I have also a 196?-1969, two edition exist of this exquisite album, I happen to have the 196? something.

Giaches DE Wert in a league of his own since for a Flemish  composer his music sound avant-garde like in between Monteverdi and Gesualdo music lurk the sound of his own, glorious impressive music.

Than perhaps Jachet DE Mantoue, because it's so darn brilliant , very good on Caliope and Hyperion.

[Karl Henning]

Maiden-Listen Monday:

Hovhaness
Symphony № 25, Op. 275 « Odysseus »
Polyphonia Orchestra
The composer conducting

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NP:

Schumann
Märchenbilder, Op. 113
Nobuko Imai, Martha Argerich

[North Star]

Maiden-Listen Monday
Strauss
Daphne
Hilde Güden · Fritz Wunderlich
James King · Paul Schöffler
Wiener Symphoniker
Karl Böhm

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Maiden-Listen Monday
Strauss
Daphne
Hilde Güden · Fritz Wunderlich
James King · Paul Schöffler
Wiener Symphoniker
Karl Böhm