What are you listening 2 now?

[Mirror Image]

I love the ondes martenot and in fact had a friend who played it on many film scores and under Boulez at the Proms (in Messiaen's Turangalila). The Greta Garbo movement in Koechlin's Seven Stars Symphony, which uses the ondes martenot, is my favourite in that work.

I like the instrument, too. It can be used in a beautiful way or as a way to spice up a certain texture, but the way Spotted Horses talks, it appears he hasn't actually heard the instrument played in this manner before.

[Mirror Image]

NP:

Koechlin
The Seven Stars' Symphony
Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin
Judd

[Mandryka]

Some more inexpensive additions to my 'early music' collection - Farr a used copy and the Orlando Consort discs from BRO - reviews attached for those interested.  Dave

   

Ha! Do let me know whether you enjoy en demantant et lamentant.

[Mirror Image]

NP:

Satie
Aperçus Désagréables
Aldo Ciccolini, Gabriel Tacchino

[vers la flamme]

Continuing on with this recording, which is a 2-CD set:



Contents -

Disc One:

1. Two Pianos (1957)                     
John Tilbury & PhilipThomas, pianos

2. Four Instruments (1965)
John Tilbury piano, Anton Lukoszevieze cello, Mira Benjamin violin, Rodrigo Constanzo chimes

3. Vertical Thoughts 1 (1963)
John Tilbury & Philip Thomas, pianos

4. Between Categories  (1969)
John Tilbury & Philip Thomas pianos, Anton Lukoszevieze & Seth Woods cellos, Mira Benjamin & Linda Jankowska violins, Rodrigo Constanzo & Taneli Clarke chimes

5. Piece for Four Pianos   (1957)
John Tilbury, Philip Thomas, Catherine Laws & Mark Knoop, pianos

6. Piano Four Hands  (1958)
John Tilbury & Philip Thomas piano

Disc Two:

1. Intermission 6  (1953)   
John Tilbury & Philip Thomas, pianos

2. De Kooning  (1963)
Philip Thomas piano and celesta, Anton Lukoszevieze cello, Mira Benjamin violin, Taneli Clarke percussion, Naomi Atherton horn

3 - 4. Two Pieces for Three Pianos  (1966)
John Tilbury, Philip Thomas and Catherine Laws, pianos

5. Piano Three Hands   (1957)   
John Tilbury & Philip Thomas  piano

6. False Relationships and the Extended Ending  (1968) 
John Tilbury, Philip Thomas, Catherine Laws pianos, Anton Lukoszevieze cello, Mira Benjamin violin, Rodrigo Constanzo chimes, & Barrie Webb trombone

7. Two Pianos  second version  (1957)
John Tilbury & Philip Thomas, pianos

I'm listening to this now, too. The first disc. A phenomenal set.

[Mirror Image]

I'm listening to this now, too. The first disc. A phenomenal set.

It sure is. I love the other Feldman recordings on Another Timbre as well.

[vers la flamme]

It sure is. I love the other Feldman recordings on Another Timbre as well.

There aren't too too many others are there? I know there's the complete solo piano set with Philip Thomas which looks great.

[JBS]

[SonicMan46]

Ha! Do let me know whether you enjoy en demantant et lamentant.

Boy, a long and obviously sad lament - had to listen again w/ the booklet (some discussion in the attachment from the Hyperion notes) - guess that I prefer the other selections more; also, performance methods seem to be an issue, i.e. monophonic vs. polyphonic singing - just checked my Machaut recordings and do not have another version - do you have any other performance recommendation(s) that might be on Spotify?  I'd like to hear a different approach.  Thanks for making me more informed about this Machaut work.      Dave

[North Star]

Test-drive Tuesday
Karl Ditters von Dittersdorf
String Quartets
Franz Schubert Quartet

[VonStupp]

You're encouraging me to revisit these works. Mendelssohn's early works are far more than just mere juvenilia - they're astonishingly precocious!

Kyjo, please do. It was a joy to go through them all this past weekend. But more eye-opening was joining a young symphonist learning the ropes as he goes, yet Mendelssohn is pretty confident from the start.

VS

[classicalgeek]

Great to see you enjoying Koechlin. Such an underrated composer, IMHO. I'll have to revisit some of his music today. Do give his SQs and other chamber works a listen as well. And if you haven't heard Le livre de la jungle in its entirety, then please make you sure you do! For me, one of the greatest works of the early 20th Century.

I'm working my way through Le livre de la jungle - fortunately I've been able to find the scores on Nkoda! I do hope to check out his chamber music, though I'm starting with his orchestral works. Everything I've heard of his has been remarkable! And he was prolific, too... unfortunate that a lot of his works haven't been recorded yet.

[classicalgeek]

NP:

Koechlin
The Seven Stars' Symphony
Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin
Judd

Wonderful! I really liked this work on my first hearing.

[VonStupp]

Carl Maria von Weber
Symphony 1 in C, op. 19

Academy of SMitF - Sir Neville Marriner (rec. 1982)

[SonicMan46]

Carl Maria von Weber
Symphony 1 in C, op. 19

Academy of SMitF - Sir Neville Marriner (rec. 1982)

   

For years, I had Marriner's recording of these Weber works, but earlier this year, I did a major culling/replacement of Carl Maria's works in my collection, especially of the clarinet works (added/replaced w/ both modern and period instruments) - BUT now have the Symphonies in the CDs inserted above.  Dave

[T. D.]

NP:

Feldman
Neither
Petra Hoffmann
Symphonie-Orchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Kwamé Ryan



An anti-opera? Quite possibly, but utterly fascinating to say the least. The eerie atmosphere Feldman conjures up is completely singular and strangely alluring. I haven't heard the version of Neither on the HatHut label, but this one is rather good. I'm not sure which recording our resident Feldmanites prefer?

I have the hatology Neither, and recall that the sound quality is not great, though certainly listenable.
Neither wouldn't make the long list of my favorite Feldman pieces, so I never pursued the newer Ryan.
I was curious about how the 2 compare, but never saw such commentary on any of the review sites I scan.

[Mirror Image]

There aren't too too many others are there? I know there's the complete solo piano set with Philip Thomas which looks great.

No, there's the Thomas piano set, but also this one:

[VonStupp]

For years, I had Marriner's recording of these Weber works, but earlier this year, I did a major culling/replacement of Carl Maria's works in my collection, especially of the clarinet works (added/replaced w/ both modern and period instruments) - BUT now have the Symphonies in the CDs inserted above.  Dave

Hmm...I've never felt strongly enough over Von Weber's symphonies to explore more. Of course, like you I have had Marriner for ages, maybe I am neutral to his performances.

VS

[VonStupp]

Carl Maria von Weber
Symphony 2 in C, J 51

Academy of SMitF - Sir Neville Marriner

Symphony 1 was a nicely structured Classical symphony. This 2nd one is a bit odd in its configuration (a little light on its back end), although I am always astounded by von Weber's writing for winds. VS

[Mirror Image]

I have the hatology Neither, and recall that the sound quality is not great, though certainly listenable.
Neither wouldn't make the long list of my favorite Feldman pieces, so I never pursued the newer Ryan.
I was curious about how the 2 compare, but never saw such commentary on any of the review sites I scan.

I just bought the HatHut release of Neither, but the Col Legno performance is wonderful. I think you'll dig it.