What are you listening 2 now?

[Todd]

[Bachtoven]

[Bachtoven]

Nice! I own most of the Hungaroton releases of Bartók, but, interestingly enough I don't own that Kelemen/Kocsis recording. I must remedy that soon!

Indeed! The Kelemen/Kocsis is my favorite recording of those works. The performances are so intense and the sound is spectacular, particularly if you have an SACD player. I'm sure it sounds plenty good in RBCD sound, though.

[Mirror Image]

Indeed! The Kelemen/Kocsis is my favorite recording of those works. The performances are so intense and the sound is spectacular, particularly if you have an SACD player. I'm sure it sounds plenty good in RBCD sound, though.

Very nice. I'll try and track it down. Thanks for your feedback!

[Karl Henning]

Again!

CD 21

Elgar
Symphony № 1 in A^b, Op. 55
Introduction & Allegro, Op. 47
Elegy, Op. 58

And:

CD 12

Bohuslav Martinů
Concerto grosso for Chamber Orchestra, H. 263
Symphony № 1, H. 289

Jan Novák
Concerto for 2 Pianos & Orchestra
Jan Novák & Eliška Nováková, pf

[T. D.]

[Mirror Image]

NP:

Bartók
String Quartets Nos. 4-6
Tátrai Quartet

From this set -

[Karl Henning]

CD 12

Bohuslav Martinů
Concerto grosso for Chamber Orchestra, H. 263
Symphony № 1, H. 289

Jan Novák
Concerto for 2 Pianos & Orchestra
Jan Novák & Eliška Nováková, pf

I had heard both Martinů works previously, but it had been very long. The Novák genuinely qualifies for Maiden-Listen Monday and is a superb piece!

[Mirror Image]

NP:

Fauré
Barcarolles Nos. 1-13
Sott

[Que]

[Harry]

Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni.

CD 3 from 3.

Concerti a cinque, opus 9, 7-12.
Sinfonia.

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

All in all a very fine set, and well recorded too.

[Harry]

Johann Ludwig Krebs.

Complete Organ Works.
CD 9.

Felix Friedrichs plays on a Schramm organ, der Stadtkirche St. Otto zu Wechselburg.
Pitch: Chorton, Equal temperament.


I could not appreciate the vocal contributions of the choir at all, so I skipped them.

[Harry]

Hugo Alfven

Complete Symphonies & other Orchestral Works.
CD IV.
A legend of the Skerries.
Symphony No. 4 in C minor.

Royal Stockholm PO, Neeme Jarvi.

I do not see the sense of using a Soprano and Tenor in the symphony, for me it does not add anything, rather it comes as a odd one out situation. Funny decision Alfven made here.

[vandermolen]

Wordsworth: Symphony No.7 'Cosmos'

[Harry]

Wordsworth: Symphony No.7 'Cosmos'

Excellent choice, certainly in these uncertain times.

[Harry]

Johann Gottfried Walther.

Complete Organ Works.
CD 11.
Concerto transcriptions by Walther from the composers, Albinoni, Blamont, Gentili, Gregori, Mancia, Meck.

Simone Stella plays on a Francesco Zanin organ, 2006.

Fine performances and very good sound to boot.

[Traverso]

Telemann

[Spotted Horses]

Roussel, Sinfonietta, Cluytens, Paris Conservatory Orchestra.



This is a wonderfully succinct, yet intense piece. Spirited performance, in good sound from the 1960's. Cluytens rarely disappoints.

[vandermolen]

Excellent choice, certainly in these uncertain times.

[Harry]

Joseph Joachim Raff.

Symphony No. 4 in G minor.
Overture Benedetto Marcello/Dame Kobold/ Die Parole & Concert overture.

Bamberger Symphoniker, Hans Stadlmair.

Exquisite.