What are you listening 2 now?

[SonicMan46]

Joseph Wölfl performed by Laure Colladant:

   

Hi Que - curious what is in that 7-CD box of Laure Colladant?  I own her Volumes 2 & 3, and I know she did one or two Harp Duet discs, plus a Trio disc (which is Vol. 1 above, I believe?) - looking at her Wiki article I found the information below, appears that 5 of those CDs are fortepiano sonatas - found one on eBay but the pricing is 'fishy low', so sent a message to the seller; otherwise, seems not to be available!  Dave

[Karl Henning]

Telemann

If someone were to ask me which are your favorite pieces by Telemann, I would without a doubt opt for these wonderful Paris Quartets, which are also given a performance that adds to the festivity even more.

CD2

IMO, a good choice, of both opus and executants

[Karl Henning]

NP:

Shostakovich
Suite On Words By Michelangelo, Op. 145
Anatoli Kotscherga, bass
WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln
Michail Jurowski

From this new acquisition -

The Op. 145 is sublime!

[SonicMan46]

Tchaikovsky, Peter (1840-1893) - Chamber Works on the half dozen discs below (couple of doubles) - decided to pull out my Tchaikovsky chamber discs today - have not given these a spin in ages (will save his orchestral stuff for later) - do have duplicates of the SQs - Dave

   

[Que]

Hi Que - curious what is in that 7-CD box of Laure Colladant?  I own her Volumes 2 & 3, and I know she did one or two Harp Duet discs, plus a Trio disc (which is Vol. 1 above, I believe?) - looking at her Wiki article I found the information below, appears that 5 of those CDs are fortepiano sonatas - found one on eBay but the pricing is 'fishy low', so sent a message to the seller; otherwise, seems not to be available!  Dave

Dave, the listing pictured is correct! 5 discs of sonatas, one with piano trios and one with piano-harp duos.

[Karl Henning]

Darius Milhaud's Symphony No. 6 and No. 7, plus the Ouverture Méditerranéenne. Michel Plasson conducts the Orchestre du Capitole de Toulouse.

What do you think, Rafael? Long ago I speculatively plunked for the complete symphonies on CPO, but I was underwhelmed, as we say.

[André]

Symphonies 12, 14, 23.

Apart from no 7 and 24, all the other works are short one-movement pieces. All of them I found entertaining and eminently listenable. Not all have truly memorable material, but Röntgen's music is not about themes, more about the ingenious, original way he creates music - a bit like Langgaard and Milhaud. Totally different composers, but recognizable through their quirkiness, embrace of different styles and steadfast refusal to compose 'traditionally'.

[ritter]

What do you think, Rafael? Long ago I speculatively plunked for the complete symphonies on CPO, but I was underwhelmed, as we say.

Good evening, Karl.

I like many of Milhaud's symphonies, particularly No. 1 and No.6 (which were the first I heard, in Plasson's recordings —AFAIK he only recorded four of the symphonies for DG). The two I'm listening to today are both from 1955, but they have a very 1940s sound (whatever that may mean    ). There's the trademark politonality and strong rhythms in the fast movements, but both these works have a nostalgic tinge to them that I find most appealing. On the debit side, both works sound very alike, and that can be the main criticism one can make to Milhaud's symphonic output: a certain generic feeling. But then again, can't we say that if othe composer's as well? "Bruckner composed the same symphony nine times"  , and to me at leastMartinu's symphonies, for instance,  all sound alike  . The thing is I like Milhaud's music quite a bit, and Martinu's not that much.

THREAD DUTY:

That CD with Plasson went by in a flash, so sticking to Milhaud, with CD2 of this set:



Piano Concertos No. 2 through 5.

[Karl Henning]

Good evening, Karl.

I like many of Milhaud's symphonies, particularly No. 1 and No.6 (which were the first I heard, in Plasson's recordings —AFAIK he only recorded four of the symphonies for DG). The two I'm listening to today are both from 1955, but they have a very 1940s sound (whatever that may mean    ). There's the trademark politonality and strong rhythms in the fast movements, but both these works have a nostalgic tinge to them that I find most appealing. On the debit side, both works sound very alike, and that can be the main criticism one can make to Milhaud's symphonic output: a certain generic feeling. But then again, can't we say that if othe composer's as well? "Bruckner composed the same symphony nine times"  , and to me at leastMartinu's symphonies, for instance,  all sound alike  . The thing is I like Milhaud's music quite a bit, and Martinu's not that much.

THREAD DUTY:

That CD with Plasson went by in a flash, so sticking to Milhaud, with CD2 of this set:



Piano Concertos No. 2 through 5.

Interesting, thanks!

[Karl Henning]

Again:

CD 3:

Four Verses of Captain Lebyadkin (from Dostoyevsky's The Devils), Op. 146
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, bar
Volodya Ashkenazy, pf
Today is Dostoyvesky's bicentenary

Seven Romances on Poems of Aleksandr Blok, Op. 127
Elisabeth Söderström, sop
Volodya Ashkenazy, pf
Christopher Rowland, vn
Ioan Davies, vc

Suite on Verses of Michelangelo Buonarotti, Op. 145
Jn Shirley-Quirk, bar
Volodya Ashkenazy, pf

[Roasted Swan]

NP:

Shostakovich
Suite On Words By Michelangelo, Op. 145
Anatoli Kotscherga, bass
WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln
Michail Jurowski

From this new acquisition -

The music is of course great but I do like the performances here as well ......... but that CD cover!!!... what were they thinking of

[vandermolen]

Eshpai: Songs of the Mountain and Meadow Mari.
Very eloquent, poetic and atmospheric:


You can judge for yourself 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwp-ouuunYA

[bhodges]

A short concert featuring Sam Magill, former cellist with the Met Orchestra, and the Barton College/Wilson Symphony in North Carolina, livestreaming now:

C.P.E. Bach: Concerto in A major for cello
Vincent d'Indy: Concerto for Flute, Cello, Piano and Strings

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=meWKOvE1EVs

--Bruce

[Todd]

[Pohjolas Daughter]

Mainly Haimowitz, which I like a lot. I once checked maybe 5 versions on you-t, but only liked one Asian player and Haimowitz. Recordings of this brief, catchy work vary to a surprising extent !

Oh, cool!  I'm looking forward to hearing more from that disc(s).    Busy day here so not much further listening; I'm beat!

PD

[Pohjolas Daughter]

What Ligeti works did you listen to and what did you think of them and also the performances?

PD

[Klavier1]

What Ligeti works did you listen to and what did you think of them and also the performances?

PD

Not addressed to me, but here's what is on it. I haven't heard it yet:

[Todd]

What Ligeti works did you listen to and what did you think of them and also the performances?

PD

Selections from Musica Ricercata.  Armstrong is all about creating an almost luxurious sound, even in this music, so while distinctly different than, say, Herbert Schuch, he sounds as compelling. 

TD:

[vers la flamme]

Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No.9 in D minor, op.125, the "Choral". Herbert von Karajan, Berlin Philharmonic, Wiener Singverein

What a performance, Karajan's '63 recording of the 9th. I can't listen to this work every day, but it hits the spot once in a blue moon.

[JBS]

I've never really got on with Mahler's 7th, which is why this disc, given away free with BBC Music Magazine, is the only version I own. It's a decent enough performance, but I should probably acquire another (Chailly or Abbado maybe?).

Abbado BPO hands down.

NP: what Bachtoven posted earlier

I think it's very good Martinu.