What are you listening 2 now?

[aligreto]

Dag Wiren - Symphony No.2

Eh, that's not Bach   

Seriously though, did you like it?

[Irons]

Saygun Symphony No. 4 and the Violin Concerto, Rasilainen conducting the Rheinland-Pfalz




Sarge

I really fancied this after reading comments of respected GMG posters but then accounted a brick wall! Being "old school" don't do downloads. I am shocked at the price of available copies of this particular CD which are too rich for me. 

[Mirror Image]

In the best tradition of what I have read of how appreciation is shared on these pages... *POUNDS TABLE*

Pound away my friend!

[Mirror Image]

Had a listen to that and enjoyed it, she seems to have had a natural flair for orchestration. Was rather taken aback to read she died when she was 25!

One of those tragic cases of gone too early for sure. There's no telling where she would've ended up and where she would have gone stylistically.

[Papy Oli]

Eh, that's not Bach   

Seriously though, did you like it?

I know !

About halfway through it. Promising so far.

That's despite the serious lack of Harpsichord or Organ ! 

[Harry]

Einojuhani Rautavaara.

Before The Icons.
A tapestry of Life.

Helsinki PO, Leif Segerstam.

I think personally that "Before the Icons" is the best work Rautavaara wrote.

[Mirror Image]

I really fancied this after reading comments of respected GMG posters but then accounted a brick wall! Being "old school" don't do downloads. I am shocked at the price of available copies of this particular CD which are too rich for me.

Yes, those recordings have gone out-of-sight price-wise. Thankfully, I bought them years ago, but I'm still kicking myself for not buying the SQ set, so the search continues.

[Brian]

No. 3

[André]

I really fancied this after reading comments of respected GMG posters but then accounted a brick wall! Being "old school" don't do downloads. I am shocked at the price of available copies of this particular CD which are too rich for me.

Same here...

[Sergeant Rock]

Tubin Symphony No. 5 in B minor, Järvi conducting the Bamberg




Sarge

[Mandryka]

Seemed a little strange, though not unwelcome, that the cd begins with one Josquin song and then is non-stop Ockeghem to the finishing line.

I guess it's there because Josquin composed it as a lament on the death of Ockeghem.

[kyjo]

Tovey Symphony in D




Sarge

A fine work, however I found that recording (the only one, I believe) to be less than satisfying. The Mälmo Opera Orchestra - their violin section in particular - struggles with Tovey's often demanding writing. The same applies to some recordings of his chamber music on Toccata and Guild. A shame, because his music deserves better advocacy.

[Mirror Image]

NP:

Bacewicz
String Quartets Nos. 2 & 3
Silesian Quartet

[Harry]

A fine work, however I found that recording (the only one, I believe) to be less than satisfying. The Mälmo Opera Orchestra - their violin section in particular - struggles with Tovey's often demanding writing. The same applies to some recordings of his chamber music on Toccata and Guild. A shame, because his music deserves better advocacy.

In this I agree with you!

[Karl Henning]

Rakhmaninov
Symphonic Dances, Op. 45
Martha Argerich & Nicolas Economou, pf

[kyjo]

Svendsen: Symphony No. 1 in D major

It's hard not to like this endearing symphony. Full of memorable material and optimism. The slow movement has a melody that reminded me of Atterberg's 2nd movement from his Symphony No. 2.




Raff: Cello Concerto No. 2 in G major

Raff is regarded like a good melodist, but in this work that feature is a little absent. The work is quite enjoyable and vigorous, nonetheless.

I also love Svendsen's tuneful, energetic symphonies. I hadn't noticed the Atterberg similarity - I'll have to re-listen to the slow movement of the 1st.

I enjoy Raff's 2nd Cello Concerto quite a bit (more than the 1st one), and I think its opening melody is quite beautiful and memorable. Perhaps it's definitely the most distinctive theme in the whole work, though. It receives a fabulous performance by Daniel Muller-Schott on that disc.

[Sergeant Rock]

I really fancied this after reading comments of respected GMG posters but then accounted a brick wall! Being "old school" don't do downloads. I am shocked at the price of available copies of this particular CD which are too rich for me.

Sorry to hear that. I just checked with JPC and was shocked to find them unavailable even there. I bought my copies in 2008. I don't recall who recommended them but I thank whoever it was.

Sarge

[kyjo]

In this I agree with you!

Good to know.

[Mirror Image]

Celebrating the birthday boy!



Like vers la flamme, I might follow-up with more Mahler in particular one of the song cycles or Das Lied von der Erde.

[Harry]

Jón Nordal.

Orchestral Works.

Choralis.
Adagio for Flute, Harp, Piano and String Orchestra.
Langnætti.
Epitafion.
Leiđsla.

Iceland SO. Johannes Gustavsson.

Impressive.