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[Florestan]

Mompou: Musica Callada, Vol.2

Herbert Henck (piano)


Brief musical daydreams in which every detail seems to carry expressive potency.

A magical work, this piano suite.

[SonicMan46]

The Cello Concerto is a must, Dave!  I don't know which specific symphony to recommend, but I would say try No. 27.

And although I haven't heard the cello sonata, apparently this is also an often recommended work.

Thanks Ray - plenty of options for the Cello Concerto, usually combined w/ another composer's works - so picked the one below for an all Miaskovsky cello program -    Dave

[Iota]

A magical work, this piano suite.

It really is. I always look forward to going back to it.

[Florestan]

It really is. I always look forward to going back to it.

Do you know Mompou's other piano works? They're very good too. Beside various individual CDs, I have this complete edition, played ny himself.

[Mirror Image]

Do you know Mompou's other piano works? They're very good too. Beside various individual CDs, I have this complete edition, played ny himself.

I have to say next Debussy and Ravel or even Falla, Mompou's piano music would cure insomnia.

[vandermolen]

Isn't that Vandermolen? 

The Ural Philharmonic performance of the epic 6th Symphony is one of the very best.

Now playing: Holst's Choral Symphony.
Probably my favourite work by Holst:

[Florestan]

I have to say next Debussy and Ravel or even Falla, Mompou's piano music would cure insomnia.

One man's trash is another one's treasure --- and in my book curing insomnia is a better achievement than giving headaches anyway, which is probably the reason why I prefer Mompou to Schoenberg.

(Now we're even.  ) )

[Mirror Image]

One man's trash is another one's treasure --- and in my book curing insomnia is a better achievement than giving headaches anyway, which is probably the reason why I prefer Mompou to Schoenberg.

(Now we're even.  ) )

[Iota]

Do you know Mompou's other piano works? They're very good too. Beside various individual CDs, I have this complete edition, played ny himself.

I've heard some, indeed played one or two, but nothing had fully grabbed me until I landed on Musica Callada, which seems so intently introverted somehow, yet radiating great expressivity. Thanks for the recommendation though, I'm certainly planning to listen further at some point, perhaps my ears have now been opened to him.

[Traverso]

NP:

Strauss
Eine Alpensinfonie, Op. 64
Concertgebouw
Haitink

And did you like it? 

[aligreto]

Miaskovsky, Nikolai (1881-1950) - Symphonies w/ Evgeny Svetlanov - due to the interest in this composer recently in this thread, I'm now listening to the 'Symphony Collection' below off Spotify; so far I've probably gone through 2 discs - although I have a lot of Russian music, there is nothing by this composer in my collection; but looking at his composition list HERE, he was quite prolific (e.g. the 27 Symphonies plus other orchestral works, chamber music including 11 SQs, much piano music, and more) - not sure that I want 26+ hrs of symphonies, so which ones are favorites, and what of his non-symphonic music is worth exploring?  Thanks.  Dave

I cannot help you here Dave as I have only just "discovered" this composer. I am only a relatively short way into the symphonies and I love them all. 

[aligreto]

Miaskovsky: Symphony No. 14 Op. 36 [Svetlanov]





Not that it means anything really, but this is the first five movement symphony that I have come across, so far, written by Miaskovsky. But wait, what is this? A section of light hearted levity at the beginning of the opening movement?! All of the well known constituent elements are still there but I am definitely sensing a change in overall texture and sonorities here.

[Mirror Image]

And did you like it? 

Oh yes, very much, Jan. I had no doubts that it wouldn't be fantastic, though.

[Traverso]

I cannot help you here Dave as I have only just "discovered" this composer. I am only a relatively short way into the symphonies and I love them all.

Mine will be delivered tomorrow,I hope to be back at home  for the postman.

[aligreto]

Mine will be delivered tomorrow,I hope to be back at home  for the postman.

Great 

[Traverso]

Great 

Hopefully also the Messiaen Cataloque/Aimard set.Pfizer tomorrow 

[Traverso]

Oh yes, very much, Jan. I had no doubts that it wouldn't be fantastic, though.

Sometimes it's common sense to have no doubts. 

[Mirror Image]

Sometimes it's common sense to have no doubts. 

Yes, indeed.

Thread duty -

Zemlinsky
6 Maeterlinck-Lieder, Op. 13
Jard van Nes, mezzo-soprano
Concertgebouw
Chailly

[bhodges]

Have been dipping into different versions of Haydn's Creation -- there are quite a few! -- and so far this one is proving the most satisfying overall, with Trevor Pinnock, The Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, excellent soloists, and a wonderful, alert chorus. (The video isn't the sharpest, but the sound is fine.)

I will add: Once you get used to superior period instrument playing, it's hard to resist. Some of the other good ones I found are with modern instruments, but they adopt some of the same fleet, crisp textures.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zm64ESqu5iw

--Bruce

[Mirror Image]

First-Listen Wednesday -

Strauss
Der Bürger als Edelmann (Orchestersuite), Op. 60
Friedrich Gulda, piano
Willi Boskovsky, violin
Emanuel Brabec, cello
Wiener Philharmoniker
Maazel



This orchestral suite is so much better without the dreadful narration, although I do like singing in the original version quite a bit, but there's just not enough of it and the narration gets in the way of fully appreciating the work. The music is purposely backwards-looking, but there are so many ingenious musical touches along the way that it makes a fun listen.