What are you listening 2 now?

[Madiel]

Dvorak: Evening Songs (opp. 31, 9 and 3)



There are few recordings of these songs, and as far as I know this is the only album that collects all 11 published songs (Dvorak doled them out to 3 separate publishers a few years after composition, and suppressed a 12th) and might be the sole recording of op.9.

Which is a darn shame. There are some very pleasing songs here, and to be honest they deserve better. Unfortunately it's the op.9 recording which is the weakest - the female singer on this album is rather shrill. Her male counterpart, who takes on opuses 31 and 3, is more pleasant but not amazing.

[Operafreak]

Vivaldi: Cello Concertos

Jean-Guihen Queyras (cello), Christian Beuse (bassoon)

Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, Georg Kallweit

[Traverso]

Beethoven


Overture "Egmond"

[Papy Oli]

And a good aternoon to you Olivier 

Hello Jan!

Another assortment of cantatas from Gardiner's Vol.24:

[Traverso]

Bartók

piano concertos 1-2 & 3

[Mirror Image]

Continuing with the Villa-Lobos Chôros and Bachianas Brasileiras --- Now playing Disc 6:



Track information here:

https://bis.se/label/bis/the-complete-choros-bachianas-brasileiras-1

[Karl Henning]

CD 21
Froberger
Harpsichord and Organ works

[VonStupp]

Sergei Prokofiev
Zdravitsa, op. 85

Geoffrey Mitchell Choir
London PO - Derek Gleeson

VS

[Mapman]

What do you think of that? I'm not a fan, but opinions will vary ...

I don't yet know DLvdE well enough to give good insights, but Gielen's performance seemed good to me. I'm pretty sure I've heard better, though.

[Todd]

One of the most aptly titled releases I've purchased, the music does indeed contain much sweet harmony throughout.  The beauty and surface simplicity captivate.  A wow! release.

[Operafreak]

Korngold: Symphony in F sharp, Theme and Variations & Straussiana

Sinfonia of London, John Wilson

[SonicMan46]

Reinecke, Carl (1824-1910) - Chamber/Concerto Works on the recordings below - there is a one-page thread on this long-lived prolific German composer and pedagogue, if anyone cares to look and contribute (I just left a post there) - he had close to 300 Opus numbered works (have no idea about lost, extant, un-opus numbered?).  Dave

     

[Mirror Image]

I don't yet know DLvdE well enough to give good insights, but Gielen's performance seemed good to me. I'm pretty sure I've heard better, though.

Give a listen to the Baker/King/Haitink and Ludwig/Wunderlich/Klemperer performances of Das Lied von der Erde. You'll never go back to the Gielen.

[Traverso]

Bach


Kaffee Cantata

[Dry Brett Kavanaugh]

Prokofiev SY5. Celibidache/Munich. Sounds very Celibidache.


 

[Mapman]

Give a listen to the Baker/King/Haitink and Ludwig/Wunderlich/Klemperer performances of Das Lied von der Erde. You'll never go back to the Gielen.

Those are actually the other recordings I have, that in my memory are better than the Gielen. I'll probably listen to one of those next time!

I see that you're still putting off listening to the Nelsons Strauss box... (Which is fine, since there's so much other great music to listen to!)

Last night, I also listened to
Reger: String Quartet, Op. 74
Mannheimer Streichquartett

For some reason, I'd picked up the impression that Reger's music was difficult and uninteresting. I've found his music to be enjoyable so far, and they seem like the kind of works that are worth getting to know better.

[MusicTurner]

I don't yet know DLvdE well enough to give good insights, but Gielen's performance seemed good to me. I'm pretty sure I've heard better, though.

OK, thanks. I just wasn't that fond of the singers, but taste will vary. Otherwise, the Gielen Mahler box set has some fine stuff.

[Mirror Image]

Those are actually the other recordings I have, that in my memory are better than the Gielen. I'll probably listen to one of those next time!

I see that you're still putting off listening to the Nelsons Strauss box... (Which is fine, since there's so much other great music to listen to!)

Last night, I also listened to
Reger: String Quartet, Op. 74
Mannheimer Streichquartett

For some reason, I'd picked up the impression that Reger's music was difficult and uninteresting. I've found his music to be enjoyable so far, and they seem like the kind of works that are worth getting to know better.

Yeah, I'm about to go on an S-S-S binge (Shostakovich, Schulhoff and Stravinsky). I won't have time for the Strauss Nelsons box set anytime soon I'm afraid. Not that I'm really in any hurry.

[SonicMan46]

Reinecke, Carl (1824-1910) - Chamber Works on the recordings below - he had close to 300 Opus numbered works (have no idea about lost, extant, un-opus numbered?).  Now own 14 discs but have selected four to finish up my listening for the afternoon.  Dave

     

[MusicTurner]

Reinecke, Carl (1824-1910) - Chamber Works on the recordings below - he had close to 300 Opus numbered works (have no idea about lost, extant, un-opus numbered?).  Now own 14 discs but have selected four to finish up my listening for the afternoon.  Dave

     

A nice, varied selection, good to see, cf. also your post just earlier.

Indeed, there's a lot to choose from by him. I think I mainly own the cello sonatas, the piano concertos, a flute concerto, a harp concerto, and a bit more. So with a shortage of chamber music. But if I saw some of that, at an attractive price, I'd take it as well ...