What are you listening 2 now?

[Mapman]

Maiden-Listen Monday
Barber: Serenade for Strings, Op. 1

Enjoyable, although not particularly memorable. It's interesting to hear one of Barber's student works.

[Mirror Image]

Second time in a row listening to:

Atterberg
Symphony No. 3 in D major, Op. 10, "West Coast Pictures"
Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra
Sixten Ehrling



This really is a magical performance. As much as I like Rasilainen on CPO, I have to say this one has a certain atmosphere to it that I can't describe.

Next up: Vaughan Williams' Symphony No. 5 and Tubin's Symphony No. 4, "Sinfonia lirica" from these recordings -

[JBS]

CD 5 of the Capriccio Schulhoff set

With part of this double CD

Piano Sonata 1
Five Burlesques
Piano Sonata 3
Five Grotesques

The rest is on CD 6 of this set.

BTW, the "Jazz Improvisations", although listed as track 7 of the first CD in this duo, is in fact the contents of the second CD, although they are ordered somewhat differently in the 6 CD set.

CD 6 of the set is more piano: the Six Ironies, the Five Picturesques, the Seven Jazz Improvisations. The latter are for two pianists, written for radio broadcasts: Schulhoff composed the first piano's music (played by himself in the original broadcasts) with the second pianist improvising in partnership.

Trivia learned from the liner notes: among Schulhoff's teachers at conservatory in Liepzig was Reger (in his mid-teens); he spent several months in Paris in his late teens as a piano student of Debussy; he was admitted originally to Prague Conservatory on the recommendation of Dvorak at the age of 10.

[Mapman]

Sibelius: Symphony #1
Segerstam: Helsinki

Wow! The 2nd movement is better than I remembered: it has a beautiful opening theme, but is a complex emotional journey. Some moments almost sounded like Mahler. I liked how well I could hear the timpani in this recording.

[Operafreak]

Malipiero

Paolo Carlini (bassoon), Damiana Pinti (mezzo-soprano)- Camerata Strumentale 'Città di Prato', Marzio Conti

   

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Malipiero

Paolo Carlini (bassoon), Damiana Pinti (mezzo-soprano)- Camerata Strumentale 'Città di Prato', Marzio Conti

An enjoyable recording to say the least. I need to revisit it actually.

[Mirror Image]

Appropriately enough, the last work for tonight's listening session:

Strauss
Vier letzte Lieder, AV 150
Lucia Popp, soprano
LSO
MTT



A gorgeous performance, especially for the tragedy that ensued a bit later. Lucia Popp was one of the great Straussian sopranos and this performance has a bittersweetness to it that is rather palpable to the listener or, at least, this listener.

[Que]

Morning listening on Spotify:

[steve ridgway]

Stockhausen - Stimmung.

[Harry]

De Leidse Koorboeken, Volume IV.

CD 1 & 2.

Composers: Thomas Crecquillon, Johannes Lupi, Jacobus Clemens non Papa, Johannes Richafort, Philippe Verdelot, Goessen Jonckers, Nicolas Payen, Ciprianus de Rore, Johannes Flamingus, Eustacius Barbion, Franciscus Ijsenbaert, .

Egidius Kwartet & College.

There is not a better way to start the morning as with these performances. I hope I may have a long listening day.

[Florestan]

[vandermolen]

Second time in a row listening to:

Atterberg
Symphony No. 3 in D major, Op. 10, "West Coast Pictures"
Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra
Sixten Ehrling



This really is a magical performance. As much as I like Rasilainen on CPO, I have to say this one has a certain atmosphere to it that I can't describe.

Next up: Vaughan Williams' Symphony No. 5 and Tubin's Symphony No. 4, "Sinfonia lirica" from these recordings -

Three great symphonies in great recordings.

TD
Dora Pejacevic - Piano Concerto.
I'm enjoying this CD more than anticipated.

[Operafreak]

Sibelius 1 -4 Vanska

[Harry]

TD
Dora Pejacevic - Piano Concerto.
I'm enjoying this CD more than anticipated.

That is good news Jeffrey, I was the first on GMG to buy her recordings, all of them, and fell in love with her music. I managed to get some very rare books which contain a lot of info about her life and career. she was a remarkable woman, beautiful and intelligent, a fatal combination for me. It will be released tomorrow in the Netherlands, so I hope to get it soon.

[Harry]

Alexander Glazunov.

Complete Symphonies & other Orchestral works-Concertos.

Symphony No. 8 in E flat major.
Raymonda-Suite from the Ballet, Act 1-3.
Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Jose Serebrier.

[vandermolen]

That is good news Jeffrey, I was the first on GMG to buy her recordings, all of them, and fell in love with her music. I managed to get some very rare books which contain a lot of info about her life and career. she was a remarkable woman, beautiful and intelligent, a fatal combination for me. It will be released tomorrow in the Netherlands, so I hope to get it soon.

Very good Harry. She died sadly young. I'm sure that you'll enjoy the Chandos CD.

[vandermolen]

Alexander Glazunov.

Complete Symphonies & other Orchestral works-Concertos.

Symphony No. 8 in E flat major.
Raymonda-Suite from the Ballet, Act 1-3.
Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Jose Serebrier.

The 8th is my favourite and that is a fine set.
NP
John Addison 'Wellington Suite' (1959). Wellington is the public (Independent) school which Addison attended as a boy. I visited the school a few years ago. The Suite is light hearted and enjoyable - a bit like Malcolm Arnold. New arrival today (fortunately my wife was out when the postman arrived) 

[Harry]

Very good Harry. She died sadly young. I'm sure that you'll enjoy the Chandos CD.

Yes she died of a internal bleeding during the birth of her son. Married late in her life, her child was born when she was 40 years of age.
What music might have been still in her heart....

[Lisztianwagner]

Gustav Mahler
Symphony No.6 'Tragic'

[Harry]

Joseph Joachim Raff.

Symphony No. 7, "In denn Alpen" in B flat major.
Chaconne BWV 1004, arrangement for Orchestra in D minor.
"Abends" Rhapsodie.

Bamberger Symphoniker, Hans Stadlmair.

Raff does not get much love on GMG, which is wholly incomprehensible to me. He is a brilliant orchestrator, with a unique sense and gift for gripping melodies, but still. In the beginning of his career he was greatly appreciated and often played in the concert halls, but by the time of the 7th Symphony he was discarded by the musical society of so called experts, due to being out of vogue, but that does not warrant his neglect today.
Anyway, these are fine performances, in good sound, and I appreciate them all, being in vogue or not, all of them!