What are you listening 2 now?

[André]

It is fortissimo to the end

Thank you ! 

I might attempt to get that performance singly (not in the set - too many duplicates).

[Artem]

Atlantis from the same disk. I like description of this work from the liner notes: "Atlantis, composed in 1959, is a rare recorded example of Feldman's graphic notation for chamber orchestra... listening to the music is like watching a fast-motion film of the wild plants as they sprout and blossom is continually surprising fashion".

[Mirror Image]

Me too. Sibelius was quite photogenic and knew how to adopt an appropriately granitic expression for the cameras!

Yeah, Sibelius had that particular look, indeed.

[Todd]

[Todd]

Very interesting Todd! When you have time, please explain what this is like.

The recording alternates between Renaissance Spanish music - liturgical, instrumental, and song - and Japanese wind music and song.  It is nice enough, but it would work better with larger groupings - 3-4 Spanish works followed by as many Japanese works, say.

[Mirror Image]

NP:

Martinů
String Quartet No. 7, "Concerto da camera", H 314
Pražák Quartet



In many ways, I prefer this mixed ensemble cycle (Pražák, Kocian and Zemlinsky Quartets) of Martinů's SQs to the Panochas on Supraphon.

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The fifth volume of Villa-Lobos' SQs with the Cuarteto Latinoamericano:

[Operafreak]

Chabrier: Piano Works, Vol. 1-Georges Rabol (piano)

   

[Dry Brett Kavanaugh]

Isa Krejci: Serenade for Orchestra. Ancerl/Baden-Baden.

[Dry Brett Kavanaugh]

The recording alternates between Renaissance Spanish music - liturgical, instrumental, and song - and Japanese wind music and song.  It is nice enough, but it would work better with larger groupings - 3-4 Spanish works followed by as many Japanese works, say.

Sounds good Todd. I will look for the recording!

[Traverso]

Constantin Silvestri

[Dry Brett Kavanaugh]

+1

I don't think that Sigmund had much interest in classical music (maybe I'm wrong as he did meet Mahler) but I love the Freud avatar. When I lived in London I sometimes went to lectures at the Freud Museum (Sigmund's London house) in Hampstead.

Robert Still's 4th Symphony (on Lyrita - it is good) is based on a psychoanalytic case-history.

The lectures at the Freud Museum sound great! I am envious. I have read 2 biographies of Freud, and I don't remember any thing about his interest in music. The Stll No. 4 sounds interesting. I will check out the work.

P.s. Why We Love Music—and Freud Despised It.
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/evil-deeds/201211/why-we-love-music-and-freud-despised-it

There, more coherent thematically and structurally. 

Hermann Hesse admired Freud at first. Then he switched to Jung, and later converted to Freud again.

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Constantin Silvestri

Fantastic selection of works!

[Traverso]

Fantastic selection of works!

Also a fantastic box,unfortunately hard to find these days. Now listening to the divertimento for strings.....

[kyjo]

After hearing so many good things about Braga Santos's Fourth Symphony, I had to give it a listen:

Braga Santos
Symphony no. 4
National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland
Alvaro Cassuto
(on Qobuz)



This is powerful and compelling symphony, one with a sense of purpose and drive. And I found the tune that closes out the symphony by rising to a stirring climax very moving indeed. I'd really like to listen following a score, but those probably aren't easy to come with a composer like Braga Santos.

Pounds the table! Yeah, unfortunately scores of Braga Santos' music are quite hard to come by, unless you're willing to shell out a hefty sum of money.

[kyjo]

NP:

Guarnieri
Symphony No. 1
São Paulo SO
Neschling



Going to make way through the Guarnieri symphonies and piano concerti over the next week or so. Such a distinctive musical voice. He's certainly not the lesser composer compared to his more famous compatriot Villa-Lobos. There's a lot to admire in Guarnieri's music. I need to get some more of his recordings in particular chamber works, but I know these recordings are difficult to find.

Yep, that Guarnieri symphony cycle on BIS is worth its weight in gold. I love the rhythmic drive of his music!

[Irons]

Carwithen (1922-2003): Concerto for Piano and Strings - a most engaging work with a deeply reflective slow movement. Carwithen was a fine composer. The CD has two different covers.

Thanks for photo of Carwithen, Jeffrey. A pleasing smile and you can see why Alwyn fell for her. In our more enlightened times her career as a composer would not have been curtailed due to the simple fact her spouse happened to be a composer too.

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Yep, that Guarnieri symphony cycle on BIS is worth its weight in gold. I love the rhythmic drive of his music!

Indeed!

[Traverso]

Beethoven


Piano Sonata No.32 Op.111
11 Bagatelles Op.119
6 Bagatelles Op.126

[Mirror Image]

Last night:
DSCH SQ #8 and Aho's Trombone concerto.  The latter again sounded harsh.  I turned down the volume and it sounded far more musical.  I'm listening to the concerto again right now on my headphones and it sounds great.  I think I need to experiment with speaker placement, tone control or get a preamp.  Anyway it is an excellent work once I got past my technical issues with my gear.

Excellent! Love the Shostakovich Pacifica set and, of course, that Aho recording.