What are you listening 2 now?

[Tsaraslondon]

Having a Borodin morning with this mixed bag of Borodin performances. Solti conducts the overture and Polovtsian Dances from Prince Igor, whilst Ghuarov sings a couple of arias from the opera, as well as one of Borodin's songs with piano. Ashkenazy conducts the first symphomy and Martinon the second. The Borodin Quartet play his second string quartet and Ansermet conducts In the Steppes of Central Asia and the third symphony.

None of the performances are duds and this makes an excellent Borodin collection.

[Harry]

Vincent d'Indy.
Orchestral Music, Volume VI.
SACD.

Iceland SO, Rumon Gamba.
Bryndis Halla Gylfadottir, Cello.

The last CD of a very successful series.

[Biffo]

Haydn: Cello Concerto No 2 in D Hob. VIIb:2 - Jaqueline du Pré cello with the London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Sir John Barbirolli

[amw]

I very rarely buy descriptions of Bruckner's music as cosmic, transcendental, monumental, etc, but have to say this is the recording that comes the closest to that discursive/hermeneutical concept, for me, so far. Should it be played this way? I'm not sure, but you definitely feel better afterwards.

[Traverso]

One more work for the night:

Prokofiev
Piano Sonata No. 6 in A major, Op. 82
Matti Raekallio

A great set John.

[Traverso]

I very rarely buy descriptions of Bruckner's music as cosmic, transcendental, monumental, etc, but have to say this is the recording that comes the closest to that discursive/hermeneutical concept, for me, so far. Should it be played this way? I'm not sure, but you definitely feel better afterwards.

Most of the recordings Haitink made with the Symphonieorchester Des Bayerischen Rundfunks are really top notch.

[Traverso]

Bach

Violin Concertos

Monica Huggett & Alison Bury

The Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra

[vers la flamme]

Bach

Violin Concertos

Monica Huggett & Alison Bury

The Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra

What do you think of this set? It looks like a very good selection. I have a couple volumes of Koopman's Bach cantatas series, but little else from this famous musician.

[vers la flamme]

To keep the American string concertos theme going for a bit...



Samuel Barber: Violin Concerto, op.14. Robert McDuffie, Yoel Levi, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

Maybe it's hometown bias, but this seems to blow the only other recording of this work I have (Stern/Bernstein/NY) out of the water. In any case, it's a beautiful work.

Round two with this great recording of the Barber Violin Concerto. The first two movements are very beautiful.

[vers la flamme]

Eduard Tubin: Symphony No.6. Neeme Järvi, Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra

Growing on me.

[Papy Oli]

Good afternoon all,

Bach - Orchestral Suite No.1 (Linde Consort)

[Harry]

New composer in my collection.

Richard Flury.

Der Magische Spiegel, Ballet in Three Scenes (1954)

First part: In the Woman's Chamber.
Second part: In the Laboratory of a Mediaval Alchemist and Magician.
Third part: Still in the Woman's Chamber.

Little Ballet Music (1925-26)

Nuremberg SO, Paul Mann.
Tetyana Gapeyeva, Solo Violin.

Another composer, long forgotten, just revived, and worth the investment. Tonal ballet music no less, just going on were the others left off.

[vandermolen]

New arrival - Novak 'Pan' (piano version)

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Ralph Vaughan Williams: Symphony No.3, "A Pastoral Symphony". André Previn, London Symphony Orchestra

Such a phenomenal work. One of my favorite symphonies by anyone.

IMO that's by far the greatest performance of that work.

[vandermolen]

Schnittke's film music is absolutely first-rate. The Capriccio recordings are essential to own IMO.

+1 I have John (MI) to thank for introducing me to that excellent CD.

[vandermolen]

Three Mantras from 'Avatara'

Yet another work I apparently had listened to before but I didn't recall anything about it. Simply stupendous. The outer Mantras feature intense and rhythmic music (the 3rd movement reminded me of Mars from Holst's The Planets), but it is the 2nd one Of Bliss and Vision of Celestial Avataras that is truly special. Its ethereal and timeless atmosphere is just mesmerizing, and the wordless chorus helps a lot. Awesome. I'm glad to having revisited this fantastic creation.




Tommie Haglund - Violin Concerto Hymns to the Night

A new composer to me. On hearing this work I realize it seems hard to grasp at first, but with repeated listens the music can open much better. This is a thorny, severe work, and I relate it to Penderecki's Violin Concerto No. 1 in mood and atmosphere. Not an easy work, but somehow I liked it.

Totally agree with you Cesar. I think that Foulds was a very important composer and would be much better known if he hadn't lived in India or died young (of Cholera).
I wonder if you know this CD? It features another, excellent, performance of the Three Mantras as well as the fine Hellas Suite which AFAIK was not recorded elsewhere:

[Dry Brett Kavanaugh]

Rossini-Respighi, The Magic Toy Shop. Cond. Bonynge.

[André]

Most of the recordings Haitink made with the Symphonieorchester Des Bayerischen Rundfunks are really top notch.

A titanic performance indeed.

[Biffo]

Elgar: Cello Concerto in E minor, Op 85 - Jacqueline du Pré cello with the London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Sir John Barbirolli. The Warner remastering for the Barbirolli edition is not a success - the sound is now very harsh and loud

[Que]