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"Wolferl"
Pf Sonata in F, K. 332 (1781-3)
Bart van Oort

Good, but not in LvB's class.


Yes indeed.  :)
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Karl Henning

Quote from: (: premont :) on December 02, 2021, 01:21:23 PM
How is this? And the violin concerto with Tellefsen?

Tellefsen plays with a wide emotional range of tone in the Concerto. I think him excellent. The Symphony, very fine too.
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premont

Quote from: k a rl h e nn i ng on December 04, 2021, 02:47:17 PM
Tellefsen plays with a wide emotional range of tone in the Concerto. I think him excellent. The Symphony, very fine too.

Thanks, so it lands on my wish list.
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André



Symphonies 1, 2 and 5.

Dutoit recorded quite a lot of Honegger, a composer he obviously regarded highly. His performances are of the objective school. Whereas Munch for example had the music sound like a boiling cauldron of violent emotions (symphonies 2, 3 and 5), Dutoit is more like the patient, meticulous alchemist who distils elixirs and concocts savant compounds. Obviously the effect is vastly different. Munch's connection with the composer was personal and lasted decades in which he premiered a number of his works. Listening to him conducting a Honegger symphony can be an exhilarating and draining experience. With Dutoit the hindsight of conducting the works many decades after their composition places them in a broader continuum. I find both very satisfying. I like the BRSO's precise playing and firm discipline. The sound is excellent.

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Dieterich Buxtehude: Harpsichord works. Lars Ulrik Mortensen

Mortensen is a brilliant soloist. Really enjoy his work.

Mirror Image

Playing this work yet again:

Shostakovich
Six Poems Of Marina Tsvetaeva, Op. 143a
Ortrun Wenkel, contralto
Concertgebouw
Haitink



Karl Henning

Quote from: Mirror Image on December 04, 2021, 05:44:18 PM
Playing this work yet again:

Shostakovich
Six Poems Of Marina Tsvetaeva, Op. 143a
Ortrun Wenkel, contralto
Concertgebouw
Haitink




A worthy immersion piece!
Karl Henning, Ph.D.
Composer & Clarinetist
Boston MA
http://www.karlhenning.com/
[Matisse] was interested neither in fending off opposition,
nor in competing for the favor of wayward friends.
His only competition was with himself. — Françoise Gilot

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NP:

Shostakovich
Symphony No. 11 in G minor, Op. 103 "The Year 1905"
LPO
Jurowski




Bachtoven

Some amazing playing from Hamelin. (When is there not?)


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Quote from: k a rl h e nn i ng on December 04, 2021, 06:05:09 PM
A worthy immersion piece!

It sure is, I love it, but I love all of these song cycles from Shostakovich.

Todd

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Speaking of worthy immersion pieces...

NP:

Ravel
Shéhérazade
Régine Crespin, soprano
Orchestre de la Suisse Romande
Ernest Ansermet


From this set:


bhodges

Quote from: Bachtoven on December 04, 2021, 06:59:43 PM
Some amazing playing from Hamelin. (When is there not?)



Completely agree.

PS, Hamelin is doing a recital on Sunday, December 12, at the 92nd Street Y in New York, and the concert is being livestreamed. I will be watching online with a few friends. Tickets are $20.

https://www.92y.org/event/marc-andre-hamelin

--Bruce

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#55493
NP:

Elgar
Violin Concerto in B minor, Op. 61
Kyung Wha Chung, violin
LPO
Solti




I have always had a soft spot for this concerto and have continued to prefer it to the more popular Cello Concerto. It's a long concerto (around 45-50 minutes or so), but it never is short of heated passion and beguiling ideas. I find it to be one of the best works Elgar has composed. This Chung/Solti performance is a first-listen and my reference was Tasmin Little/Andrew Davis on Chandos, but this one is giving them a huge run for their money and I'm finding the balance of yearning lyricism and swaggering menace to be on an even greater display here (i. e. more to my liking ;)).

Symphonic Addict

Quote from: Mirror Image on December 04, 2021, 07:03:35 PM
Speaking of worthy immersion pieces...

NP:

Ravel
Shéhérazade
Régine Crespin, soprano
Orchestre de la Suisse Romande
Ernest Ansermet


From this set:



Shostakovich-and-familiar-stuff mode activated, isn't it?  ;)

That performance of Shostakovich's 11th under Jurowski intrigues me.
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Quote from: Bachtoven on December 04, 2021, 06:59:43 PM
Some amazing playing from Hamelin. (When is there not?)



I shall have to listen to this in the morning, seems like good studying music. Finals coming up.

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Quote from: Symphonic Addict on December 04, 2021, 08:30:57 PM
Shostakovich-and-familiar-stuff mode activated, isn't it?  ;)

That performance of Shostakovich's 11th under Jurowski intrigues me.

The Jurowski 11th was good but doesn't displace Haitink --- not by a long-shot.

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Ludwig van Beethoven: Violin Sonata No.9 in A major, op.47, the "Kreutzer". Renaud Capuçon, Frank Braley

Killer performance of this work, with which I'm not as familiar with as I should be.

Bachtoven

Quote from: Brewski on December 04, 2021, 07:32:00 PM
Completely agree.

PS, Hamelin is doing a recital on Sunday, December 12, at the 92nd Street Y in New York, and the concert is being livestreamed. I will be watching online with a few friends. Tickets are $20.

https://www.92y.org/event/marc-andre-hamelin

--Bruce

I heard him play that recital about a month ago, except instead of the Catoire, he and the Alexander Quartet play a new piece for piano quintet by Hamelin titled "Nowhere Fast." It was an amazing concert.

Symphonic Addict

Quote from: Mirror Image on December 04, 2021, 08:33:05 PM
The Jurowski 11th was good but doesn't displace Haitink --- not by a long-shot.

Oh, good to know, John. That says allot to me in many respects. Thanks.
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