What are you listening 2 now?

[Que]

Some of this:

[SonicMan46]

Enjoy Dave! I like Abravanel and Utah in Satie's music, but Satie's orchestral music doesn't thrill me, try as I may.

A good set, though. I seem to remember Darius Milhaud contributing to the liner notes, which was special.

VS

Hi VS - listened to the entire 2-disc set - sounds excellent for a vintage recording and pleasant but probably only my second listen, so obviously favor his piano music which I listen to more often; and yes, Milhaud wrote the notes; also believe that you were an Amazon reviewer of the recording (attachment) recently (which I included in my reviews attachment on my previous post).  Dave

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And now reaching the end of my Stravinsky ballets traversal with Agon with MTT/LSO:

[SonicMan46]

Scarlatti, Alessandro (1660-1725) - Italian composer most famous for his vocal works (operas, cantatas, etc.) and as the father of Domenico, but he did write secular instrumental music - I have the recordings below and there is probably much overlap, just not easy to determine without looking at the keys and movement names - however, the music is well recorded and performed in the hands of the groups on the cover art.  Dave

     

[Dry Brett Kavanaugh]

Bach


CD 2

You own the great set!  I am envious!

[Dry Brett Kavanaugh]

William Walton Cello Concerto. Webber/Marriner.

[kyjo]

Alwyn: Symphony #3
Hickox: LSO

I believe that this is my first time listening to this composer's work. I really enjoyed it. I don't remember the melodies, but it was constantly interesting, even when he only used 4 notes. I'll need to listen to this again soon.

Yep, a stunning work!

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Now playing Mahler 7th (Live) with Tennstedt/LPO from this set:

[Karl Henning]

The other BIRTHDAY BOY!!
https://www.youtube.com/v/HP6_ZB9sSO0&t=15s

[Que]

[Traverso]

You own the great set!  I am envious!

Thank you,I'm very glad with it and luckily in mint condition,it even smells like new ! It was a steal for only 45 €  I now have 11 complete sets  and this one wich is nearly complete.He became ill the day he recorded the seventh volume.
I am very excited to listen to this set in the coming days.

[Lisztianwagner]

Aaron Copland
El Salon Mexico
Clarinet Concerto

[SonicMan46]

Ries, Ferdinand (1784-1838) - Piano Orchestral Works - 5 discs, just €16 at JPC for me to the USA - includes the 8 Piano Concertos (Nos. 2-9) and other pieces listed on the second pic below; many reviews attached, all quite good (excluding a Fanfare writeup ending one of his reviews as in the quote below - guess who?)  Dave

While Ries's concerted works for piano and orchestra are largely fluff, they are nonetheless enjoyable and can certainly be appreciated for their impressive keyboard gymnastics, if not for their trite tunes.

   

[ritter]

Hat tip to ritter for bringing this to my attention.

First to the Visions Fugitives which I've never heard so entrancing or lyrical, nor ever enjoyed as much. Angelich reveals them in a whole new light. They're often played with a bright Punch and Judy theatricality, that works well, but Angelich seems to search out the poetic and finds it in abundance. This proves an unprecedentedly fruitful approach. An addictively fine recording.

The Eighth Sonata and Romeo & Juliet excerpts are superb too. Kaleidoscopic moods and colours are caught with great individuality and searching expressivity. He gives an overall impression of deep consideration in everything he does, and the results are highly rewarding. A disc that will be spinning frequently.

Well, I'm listening to this CD for the first time.

I don't know whether it's the high expectations created by Iota's post, or if it's that I'm in a particularly prone mood for this music, but the Eighth Sonata is indeed sounding superb.

Ive always enjoyed Prokofiev, but he's never been among my "top tier" composers (although I've always admired the three "war sonatas"). Be that as it may, the music in this performance has certainly made Sergei Sergeievich gain many points in my appreciation. I bought the CD because it was very attractively priced and I knew very little of the recently deceased Nicholas Angelich's work. He delivers the goods: a rich tone, expressive but controlled and elegant phrasing, and a very convincing gradation of dynamics. Top-notch!

What a movement, the first —andante dolce— of the Eighth Sonata! 

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Now playing Martinů Mikeš of the Mountains, H. 375 from this disc:

[Todd]

What a movement, the first —andante dolce— of the Eighth Sonata! 

Angelich is excellent here.  May I suggest Francois Frederic Guy as another pianist to consider.

[ritter]

Thanks for the tip, Todd. Will certainly look out for Guy. The only complete set of the Prokofiev sonatas I have is Frederic Chiu's on Harmonia Mundi, which has served me well over the years, but the war sonatas (at least) certainly deserve to be better represented in my collection.

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Thanks for the tip, Todd. Will certainly look out for Guy. The only complete set of the Prokofiev sonatas I have is Frederic Chiu's on Harmonia Mundi, which has served me well over the years, but the war sonatas (at least) certainly deserve to be better represented in my collection.

If you can find it, Rafael, I highly recommend this set of the Prokofiev sonatas:



An outstanding set that I believe to be the best cycle I've heard out of the other ones I own: Chiu and Ovchinnikov.

[Todd]

The only complete set of the Prokofiev sonatas I have is Frederic Chiu's on Harmonia Mundi

I very strongly suggest Vladimir Ovchinnikov as an alternative complete set.

[Todd]

Disc one.  I had forgotten that I even bought this.  I'm not an avid collector of these works, but for a while I'd turn to Arthur Grumiaux for a more refined take, and Song Tchakerian for a more robust take.  This third recording from Tetzlaff surpasses my memories of both, as well as his own Virgin recording.  (I've not heard his second recording.)  Fastidious yet vital, shorn of excess embellishment, the playing sounds like idealized Bach, perfectly realized, or something close to it.  Superb sound.