What are you listening 2 now?

Harry · October 13, 2021, 06:19:11 AM

La Sublime Porte.
Voix d'Istanbul. (1430-1750)

Hesperion XXI, Jordi Savall.

A invigorating journey through cultures and its music. Savall makes it a feast to lavish in. Excellent SACD sound.

Music between Orient and Occident
"High Gate" was the name given to the entrance gate to the public part of the Sultan's Palace in Istanbul, which also housed the official residence of the Grand Vizier and thus the government of the Ottoman Empire. Foreign envoys from all over the world were received here in pompous ceremonies.

Following his CD "Istanbul", Jordi Savall is now following in the footsteps of the vocal tradition of the Ottoman Empire and the Armenian and Jewish diasporas. In addition to his ensemble Hespèrion XXI, Savall has invited an elite group of Turkish musicians, specialists in the musical traditions of their homeland, for his new journey to the border between Orient and Occident.
Reviews
FonoForum 03/12: "The result is music whose rhythmic urgency rhythmic urgency, beguiling repetition Its rhythmic urgency, beguiling repetition patterns and strangely exotic sound systems The 'voice of Istanbul' does not only include the Turkish Voice of Istanbul' does not only include Turkish, but also Armenian Armenian, Hebrew and Sephardic traditions

Mirror Image · October 13, 2021, 06:26:35 AM

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Glass
Violin Concerto No. 2, "The American Four Seasons"
Robert McDuffie, violin
LPO
Alsop

I'm going to be honest here and say that all of the Philip Glass I've heard so far hasn't done much for me. I liked his Symphonies Nos. 2 & 3 pretty well, but I think that overall his later work is dull. I'm going to keep trying and I don't regret buying recordings of his music, but so far there hasn't been any musical rewards.

Traverso · October 13, 2021, 06:30:41 AM

Quote from: Mirror Image on October 13, 2021, 06:26:35 AM
NP:

Glass
Violin Concerto No. 2, "The American Four Seasons"
Robert McDuffie, violin
LPO
Alsop

I'm going to be honest here and say that all of the Philip Glass I've heard so far hasn't done much for me. I liked his Symphonies Nos. 2 & 3 pretty well, but I think that overall his later work is dull. I'm going to keep trying and I don't regret buying recordings of his music, but so far there hasn't been any musical rewards.

The hopes of the convert were too high.

foxandpeng · October 13, 2021, 06:36:28 AM

Quote from: Mirror Image on October 13, 2021, 06:26:35 AM
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Glass
Violin Concerto No. 2, "The American Four Seasons"
Robert McDuffie, violin
LPO
Alsop

I'm going to be honest here and say that all of the Philip Glass I've heard so far hasn't done much for me. I liked his Symphonies Nos. 2 & 3 pretty well, but I think that overall his later work is dull. I'm going to keep trying and I don't regret buying recordings of his music, but so far there hasn't been any musical rewards.

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Oh, I am endlessly amusing.

To myself.

Karl Henning · October 13, 2021, 06:37:30 AM

Quote from: kyjo on October 13, 2021, 05:20:57 AM
Schumann's Cello Concerto is actually quite a frequently performed work amongst cellists today. Myself and most of my cellist colleagues have all learned the work at some point. I used to not like it very much, but it's grown on me quite a bit recently.

Nice!

Karl Henning · October 13, 2021, 06:38:05 AM

Quote from: aligreto on October 13, 2021, 05:58:08 AM
Borodin: Polovtsian Dances [Rozhdestvensky]

Can't be bad!

Traverso · October 13, 2021, 06:41:00 AM

Beethoven

Dances Allemandes - Menuets

Mirror Image · October 13, 2021, 07:03:23 AM

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Oh, I am endlessly amusing.

To myself.

Quote from: Traverso on October 13, 2021, 06:30:41 AM
The hopes of the convert were too high.

Mirror Image · October 13, 2021, 07:06:30 AM

NP:

Diamond
Symphony No. 3
Seattle Symphony
Schwarz

mahler10th · October 13, 2021, 07:09:04 AM

Bartok.
From this fantastic set. I can't find the code to make images smaller...

Traverso · October 13, 2021, 07:23:57 AM

Bach

Chaconne Partita No.2
arr. Busoni

Brahms
Paganini Variations

Schumann

Album für die Jugend
Carnaval Op.9

Mirror Image · October 13, 2021, 07:32:15 AM

Quote from: John Copeland on October 13, 2021, 07:09:04 AM
Bartok.
From this fantastic set. I can't find the code to make images smaller...

A superb set, indeed.

You should definitely check out Boulez's earlier recordings on Columbia as well. They're smoking hot.

Also, you can resize images by doing by adding height=430 in the insert image code, which is [img]. It should look like this: [img height=430].

Karl Henning · October 13, 2021, 07:33:30 AM

Quote from: Biffo on October 13, 2021, 06:17:27 AM
Loeffler: A Pagan Poem, Op 35 - Leopold Stokowski and his Symphony Orchestra - from the Urania album mentioned above. There are no notes so I have no idea what is 'pagan' about the piece. The only other Loeffler I have is the symphonic poem La mort de Tintagiles.

I have all the other works in the album but looking forward to hearing them from Stokowski.

I am now acting upon the curiosity which hath been piqued:

https://www.youtube.com/v/zhVueK1bBvI

Karl Henning · October 13, 2021, 07:34:36 AM

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Oh, I am endlessly amusing.

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(* chortle *)

Harry · October 13, 2021, 07:40:53 AM

Joan Cabanilles.

Batailles, Tientos, & Passacalles.

Hesperion XX, Jordi Savall.

Again a fine disc from the likes of Jordi Savall.

Mirror Image · October 13, 2021, 07:42:46 AM

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Shostakovich
Symphony No. 11 in G minor, Op. 103 "The Year 1905"
Philadelphia Orchestra
Jansons

Pohjolas Daughter · October 13, 2021, 07:47:29 AM

Metacosmos by the Icelandic composer Anna Thorvaldsdottir....wow! You can watch the complete performance here:

https://www.annathorvalds.com/audio

Really enjoyed the excerpt that I heard earlier of her work entitled Aiōn. Excerpt is also available on her website (see above). Can't find a complete recording of it though. It's been performed but I don't know whether or not anyone has released it?

PD

Karl Henning · October 13, 2021, 08:00:59 AM

Quote from: k a rl h e nn i ng on October 13, 2021, 07:33:30 AM
I am now acting upon the curiosity which hath been piqued:

https://www.youtube.com/v/zhVueK1bBvI

Call it "meets expectations," but I'm finding this Okay, but nothing to write home about.

mahler10th · October 13, 2021, 08:02:40 AM

This...
Which I got in a bunch of Classical stuff in a box for a bargain a long time ago now...
'With the Wild Geese' I am.

(PS: Thanks MI for Image resize code...needed on this one...)

Karl Henning · October 13, 2021, 08:03:23 AM

Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on October 13, 2021, 07:47:29 AM
Metacosmos by the Icelandic composer Anna Thorvaldsdottir....wow! You can watch the complete performance here:

https://www.annathorvalds.com/audio

Really enjoyed the excerpt that I heard earlier of her work entitled Aiōn. Excerpt is also available on her website (see above). Can't find a complete recording of it though. It's been performed but I don't know whether or not anyone has released it?

PD

I'm in!

https://www.youtube.com/v/lTG4BVM8Pps