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[listener]

LASSUS:  Masses for 5 voices: Entre vous filles  and Susanne un jour,  motet: Infelix ego
Oxford Camerata     Jeremy Summerly, cond.
Camillo CARLSEN: Symphonic Suite after words from Psalm 42, op. 28
10 Chorale Variations on Auf meinem lieben Gott op. 48
Peter HEISE: 3 Organ Chorales  Rued LANGAARD   Toccata in Memory of Niels W.Gade
Eva Feldbeck,  organ of St. Matthæs, Copenhagen

[Papy Oli]

Beethoven - Symphony No.2 (Karajan, Berlin Phil.)

[Harry]

In the Garden of Polyphony.

French Renaissance Music for Lute and Guitar.

Pierre Attaingnant
- Fortune laisse moy
- Dont vient cela (Sermisy)
- Gaillarde "Dont vient cela" (Arr. Israel Golani)
- Dolent départ
- Basse dance "Beurre frais"
- Branle gay "C'est mon amy"
- Basse Dance "Aupres de vous" (Arr. Israel Golani)

Albert de Rippe
- Pleurez mes yeux (Sandrin)
- Un jour le temp
- Fantasie quatriesme

Adrian Le Roy
- Fantasie premiere
- Fantasie seconde
- Pimontoyse
- Branles de Bourgogne

Guillaume Morlaye
- Est-il douleur cruelle (Arcadelt)
- Pleurez mes yeux (Sandrin)
- Gaillarde

Pierre Phalèse
- Auprès de vous (Sermisy)
- Ung gay bergier (Crecquillon)
- C'est grand plaisir (Attaingnant)
- Allemande
- Branles de Bourgogne
- Gaillarde Milanoise
- Paduane

Simon Gorlier
- Il ne se trouve en amitié (Sandrin)

Jean-Paul Paladin
- De trop penser (Jacotin)

Julien Belin
- Trio

Clément Janequin
- C'est mon amy (Arr. Israel Golani)

Anonymous
- Amy souffrez (MS. F.IX.56)
- Premier branle d'Escosse (Ms. 412)

Israel Golani plays on a:
6-course lute after Georg Gerle, by Martin Shepherd, 2018.
6-course lute after Georg Gerle by Alfonso Marin, 2019.
4-course Guitar after Belchior Dias, by Alfonso Marin, 2017.


This beautifully produced CD, recorded in high res, in my home town Groningen, in the Lutherse kerk is a marvel in every respect. Not only a plethora of known but mostly unknown composers, but marvelously presented by Israel Golani on some fine instruments. A lavish booklet in a cardboard slipcase, and  illustrations that were chosen with great care. I am impressed, and wholeheartedly recommend what is on offer.

[prémont]

Peter HEISE: 3 Organ Chorales  Rued LANGAARD   Toccata in Memory of Niels W.Gade
Eva Feldbeck,  organ of St. Matthæs, Copenhagen

Feldbæk

Do you know her recording of The  AoF?

[Mirror Image]

Now playing this entire recording:



All of Salonen's Lutosławski recordings are top-notch.

[aligreto]

Mahler: Symphony No. 6 [Haitink]





I like the sense of both menace, tension and drama in the opening sequence. The level of tension is well maintained throughout the movement. It has its delicate moments too. The second movement has something of a gentle touch to it and it sounds quite lyrical and expansive. There is a nice sense of poignancy in this flowing version of the slow movement and its conclusion is very atmospheric and intense. There is a palpable sense of tension and the forlorn in this movement for me. The snarling brass, particularly the lower register brass, sounds angry. The music is well driven.

[Papy Oli]

Mahler: Symphony No. 6 [Haitink]



I like the sense of both menace, tension and drama in the opening sequence. The level of tension is well maintained throughout the movement. It has its delicate moments too. The second movement has something of a gentle touch to it and it sounds quite lyrical and expansive. There is a nice sense of poignancy in this flowing version of the slow movement and its conclusion is very atmospheric and intense. There is a palpable sense of tension and the forlorn in this movement for me. The snarling brass, particularly the lower register brass, sounds angry. The music is well driven.

Hi Fergus,
One I should revisit. I remember being particularly impressed by the last movement.

[Papy Oli]

Beethoven - Symphony No.3 "Eroica" (Gardiner / O.R.R.)

[Traverso]

Mozart

piano concertos 14-26 & 25

London Symphony Orchestra /Anthony Collins  (1954)

[aligreto]

Hi Fergus,
One I should revisit. I remember being particularly impressed by the last movement.

Rabbit hole alert   

Yes your memory serves you well as the final movement is particularly fine.

[Todd]

Disc two.

[VonStupp]

JS Bach
Brandenburg Concerto 1 in F Major, BWV 1046

Clemens Röger, Jochen Pleß - horn
Gundel Jannemann-Fischer, Henrik Wahlgren, Susanne Wettemann - oboe
David Petersen - bassoon, Sebastian Breuninger - violino piccolo
Gewandhaus - Riccardo Chailly

An ice storm has allowed me some listening time today! 

So far, mvt. 1's unexpected cross-rhythms and harmonies amuse me greatly.  VS

[Harry]

Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni.
The Collected Concertos for Oboe and Strings.
CD II.
Concertos opus 9, 1-6.

Anthony Robson & Catherine Latham, Oboes.
Collegium Musicum 90, Simon Standage.

Excellent performances.

[VonStupp]

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade, op.35. Yuri Temirkanov, New York Philharmonic

I don't listen to this work but once in a blue moon but I do enjoy it. I think I'd like to get a different recording though. Any suggestions?

This really ought to be in the 'Bad cover art' thread but I don't know how to transfer it. Why is she wearing the Straw Man from The Wizard of Oz on her head.

I have the Reiner/Chicago SO disc and, for a more modern version, Gergiev/Kirov. I somehow have accumulated other versions but those two stand out

+3

[Papy Oli]

Beethoven - Symphony No.4 (Celibidache / Munich Phil.)

[JBS]

Repeat listen

[SonicMan46]

Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni.
The Collected Concertos for Oboe and Strings.
CD II.
Concertos opus 9, 1-6.

Anthony Robson & Catherine Latham, Oboes.
Collegium Musicum 90, Simon Standage.

Excellent performances.

Hi Harry - big Albinoni fan myself - own and have that Robson set -    Dave

[Dry Brett Kavanaugh]

Szymanowski: Concert Overture. Steffens/Deutschland Radio.

[Harry]

Hi Harry - big Albinoni fan myself - own and have that Robson set -    Dave

What made me go for these performances, was the fact that they use moderate tempi, and so give time to articulate. Virtuosic yes, but never at the cost of overplaying the beautiful melodies Albinoni wrote. It was a set hard to get by the way.

[classicalgeek]

The apologies are mine. I was trying to be witty, but on re-reading it the next day, I think I came across as a bit of a douche canoe. So, sorry for that.
Carry on listening...

It's all good! Happy listening to you as well. That Enescu disc looks fascinating!

TD: I was able to fit in two symphonic-length works last night!

Vaughan Williams
Symphony no. 3 'A Pastoral Symphony'
New Philharmonia Orchestra
Sir Adrian Boult



Boult has a special way with Vaughan Williams that's all his own, and the Pastoral is no exception. While I also greatly enjoy Slatkin's and Previn's RVW symphony cycles, I think Boult's second (EMI/Warner) cycle remains my top choice.

Rimsky-Korsakov
Scheherazade
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Rudolf Kempe



This was a BRO purchase a few months back (I think it was recommended by everyone's [least] favorite YouTube critic .) I've listened to this twice now and, while it's completely fine, it lacks that last ounce of excitement to make it stand out. I also want to hear Rimsky's glorious orchestration, and I don't feel it shines through with Kempe. I have Muti/Philadelphia as part of the Muti megabox (which is supposed to be excellent), and it sounds like I should hear this one as well:

I'm quite sure it's on Spotify. Or RCA could just reissue the Reiner box at something less than a small fortune!