What are you listening 2 now?

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Buxtehude

Praeludium In E minor, BuxWV 152   
Ach Herr, Mich Armen Sünder, BuxWV 178   
Christ Unser Herr Zum Jordan Kam, BuxWV 180   
Praeludium In A Minor, BuxWV 153   
Mensch, Willt Du Leben Seliglich, BuxWV 206   
Von Gott will ich nicht lassen, BuxWV 221   
Von Gott Will Ich Nicht Lassen, BuxWV 222   
Praeludium In C Major, BuxWV 136   
Wär Gott Nicht Mit Uns Diese Zeit, BuxWV 222   
Wir Danken Dir, Herr Jesu Christ, BuxWV 224   
Praeludium In A Major, BuxWV 151   
Nun Lob, Mein Seel, Den Herren, BuxWV 214   
Nun Lob, Mein Seel, Den Herren, BuxWV 215   
Praeludium In E Minor, BuxWV 142

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Buxtehude

CD 1 Suites

Simone Stella  Ruckers

[Harry]

Leo Hassler.

Complete Organ Works.
CD I.

Manuel Tomadin plays on a anonymous XII century organ at the Santa Catherina Church in Comunanza.
Pitch: ? . Temperament: ? There have been unspecified changes to the instrument by a G. Fideli & O. Cioccolani, (1858)

This organ sounds a bit too big for the likes of Leo Hassler, and the sound that comes back at your ears is a bit hard. And before you all start to say that it is not so, remember its my personal opinion, and my ears tell me so. The Contrabassi 16+8+4 (Pedale) sounds a bit cluttered.

[ritter]

A very accomplished, actually top-notch, performance of Albéniz's Iberia by Jean-François Heisser.



CD 1 of this set:

[Papy Oli]

Good afternoon all,

Handel - Italian Cantatas (Gerard Lesne, Il Seminario Musicale)

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Good afternoon all,

Handel - Italian Cantatas (Gerard Lesne, Il Seminario Musicale)

And a good afternoon to you 

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Ibert: under the very able baton of Jarvi





Hommage a Mozart: A short but buoyant and suitably singing work

Bacchanale: The work is suitably raucous, animated and exuberant. It also has a thrilling constant drive to it until all collapse in a stupor and stagger about for a while. However, something of a second wind is recaptured and the staggering becomes more animated. The scoring for the brass is wonderful.

[aligreto]

Good afternoon all,

Handel - Italian Cantatas (Gerard Lesne, Il Seminario Musicale)

Bonjour, Olivier.
Still residing somewhere in the Baroque era, I see 

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A very accomplished, actually top-notch, performance of Albéniz's Iberia by Jean-François Heisser.



CD 1 of this set:

This looks like a nice set, Rafael. I have been considering buying it myself, but still remain on the fence as I have so much of this repertoire already. Of course, this hasn't stopped me before. And a good day to you.

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NP:

Ginastera
Cello Sonata, Op. 49
Aurora Nátola-Ginastera, Barbara Nissman

From this 2-CD set -

[Pohjolas Daughter]

Bartok his second piano concerto with Sviatoslav Richter, Maazel and the Orchestre de Paris on an EMI Angel LP.

PD

[Karl Henning]

CD 8

"Wolferl"

Pf Cto in C. 503
Pf Cto in B^b, K. 595
Éric Heidsieck

[Karl Henning]

Bartok his second piano concerto with Sviatoslav Richter, Maazel and the Orchestre de Paris on an EMI Angel LP.

PD

Nice!

[Mandryka]

Leo Hassler.

Complete Organ Works.
CD I.

Manuel Tomadin plays on a anonymous XII century organ at the Santa Catherina Church in Comunanza.
Pitch: ? . Temperament: ? There have been unspecified changes to the instrument by a G. Fideli & O. Cioccolani, (1858)

This organ sounds a bit too big for the likes of Leo Hassler, and the sound that comes back at your ears is a bit hard. And before you all start to say that it is not so, remember its my personal opinion, and my ears tell me so. The Contrabassi 16+8+4 (Pedale) sounds a bit cluttered.

Yes I remember noticing that the organ at the start is not as impressive as some of them later on.  This is what I wrote, though I must say I haven't been back to relisten to the 4th tone magnificat

Trying a couple of magnificats - 4th and 8th tone. Hassler is clearly author of a major cycle of magnificats.

In the 4th tone, the  playing is good, the music is good, the organ is good, and the sound engineering is OK.

In the 8th tone the playing is full of personality and (I think) good judgement; the music is exquisite and distinctive;  the organ is magnificent, I don't know what it is;  and the sound engineering is the work of a master.

[Papy Oli]

And a good afternoon to you 

Good afternoon Jan 

Bonjour, Olivier.
Still residing somewhere in the Baroque era, I see 

Hi Fergus,
Do you mean there are other eras ? 

Lesne's voice is hitting the spot very nicely.

Enjoying countertenors (Lesne at least)! That's another turn up for the books  Only a few weeks ago, I was struggling with some cantatas with Scholl.

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Bach

CD 1

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First-Listen Tuesday

Milhaud
Malheurs d'Orphée
Malcolm Walker, Matthew Best, Patricia Bardon, Susan Bickley et. al.
Matrix Ensemble
Robert Ziegler

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Hi, M.I.: did you realise that your profile's dates for Debussy say 1962, not 1862?
I wasn't sure if it was a deliberate joke, in the style of P.D.Q. Bach, but thought I'd mention it just in case it wasn't

Ah, thanks for noticing! Correction made. I probably typed it in a hurry and didn't go back to do any fact checking.

[bhodges]

Janáček: Sinfonietta (Dohnányi / Cleveland / live from Severance Hall, 1998)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfzOAbMT23w&t=505s

--Bruce

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Bach

CD 2