What are you listening 2 now?

[Symphonic Addict]

Beethoven: String Quartet No. 7

An inexhaustible brilliant creation.

[JBS]

First listen to this recording of Chopin's better works for piano and orchestra.

[Symphonic Addict]

Glière: Symphony No. 3

Sounds like a most impressive performance and recording. The tension that is created reaching the super climax in the 4th movement is really something else. An incredibly stirring moment.

[Madiel]

Haydn: op.64/5 in D major, the 'Lark'.



Fine playing as always. However this seems to have been recorded in a more resonant acoustic than other albums in the series that I've listened to so far - including the other half of op.64 which was recorded in the same location (a studio in France) a couple of years later (other albums were recorded elsewhere). For me that detracts from it just slightly, though for the brilliance of the 'Lark' it's fairly suitable.

[Operafreak]

Max Bruch: Violin Concertos Nos. 1 & 3

James Ehnes (violin)- Montreal Symphony Orchestra, Charles Dutoit

[Mapman]

Happy birthday, Igor!
Stravinsky: Les Noces
Ančerl: Czech Philharmonic Chorus and Percussion, et al.

[JBS]

CD 3

[Mapman]

A superb introduction to this composer's music. These lustrous orchestral works and excerpts from some of his operas shouldn't go wrong with any listener IMO.

Thanks for the recommendation! I recently purchased a used copy.

Schreker: Ekkehard
Sinaisky: BBC Philharmonic

I'm looking forward to hearing more Schreker!

[Mirror Image]

Continuing with the Vaughan Williams symphonies from the Boult remastered set from the Warner/Tower Records hybrid SACD set:

[Madiel]

Sibelius, Cantata for the University Graduation Ceremonies of 1894 (aka 'Promotional Cantata')



Once had an opus number. No longer entirely complete - the vocal part is missing from the final movement.

I'm trying to imagine anyone putting on music of this scale for a graduation ceremony these days...

[vandermolen]

Continuing with the Vaughan Williams symphonies from the Boult remastered set from the Warner/Tower Records hybrid SACD set:

Fabulous John!
TD
VW: Epithalamion (1957)
This is IMO one of the great lesser-known Vaughan Williams CDs because it features his powerful and moving one-act opera 'Riders to the Sea' (which I have been fortunate to see a semi-staged performance of in London) as well as the late masterpiece 'Epithalamion' (ideal late-night listening). If that wasn't enough the booklet contains a colour reproduction of that fine painted portrait of the composer by Sir Gerald Kelly (painted around the time of the composition of 'Epithalamion'):

[Madiel]

Sibelius, The Wood-Nymph



And Spring Song - which I don't own on CD but definitely want a version of. Tried this one today. The liner notes mention how Mahler absolutely hated it.



And finally Serenad, Sibelius' first orchestral song (not the same as a piano song with that title), which I rather like. Unfortunately it seems to have been recorded just twice, both on BIS.

[Operafreak]

The Italian Intermezzo: Music without words-  BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, Gianandrea Noseda

 

[vandermolen]

Britten: Sinfonia da Requiem (LSO/Previn)
A very special CD of Holst and Britten

[Iota]

Britten: Sinfonia da Requiem (LSO/Previn)
A very special CD of Holst and Britten

Looks a good'un, which I don't think I've heard. Like others here, Egdon Heath is probably my favourite Holst piece.

Here:



Franck: Piano Quintet
Petersen Quartett, Artur Pizarro (piano)


Sometimes I like to listen blind, as I enjoy listening without having any idea what the music is, the tabula rasa type situation has a vivifying effect on perception I find.  On this occasion it also turned out to be a first listen, though after a couple of minutes I guessed it had to be the Franck Quintet, so distinctive are his harmonic twists and turns.
I liked it, there's a nice sense of urgency about it, plenty of lush/attractive passages and ideas, and some of the contrasts e.g the Orpheus-taming-the-Furies quality of the opening (à la Beethoven PC 4, slow movement), were lovely. But I found the development of ideas sometimes rather four-square and predictable, and never really felt surprised by things, so the music remained rather earthbound on this first run.
I know it's a greatly admired piece, and somewhere inside me I do feel a potential for considerable affection for the piece, so will maybe give it another go to see if it was my mood rather than the music that caused these feelings.

[Papy Oli]

I don't know or have much in terms of Mozart's wind instruments music, only a handful of concerti for Oboe, Horn and Clarinet on a couple of CDs.

Thought I'd check this Netherlands Wind Ensemble.

 

[Traverso]

I don't know or have much in terms of Mozart's wind instruments music, only a handful of concerti for Oboe, Horn and Clarinet on a couple of CDs.

Thought I'd check this Netherlands Wind Ensemble.

Great choice Olivier,enjoy...

[Traverso]

Bach


A hot summer day, what could be better than cooling off with beautiful organ music by Bach

[Madiel]

Miaskovsky: Cello Sonata no.1, op.12



EDIT: I think this might be the Miaskovsky I've enjoyed most thus far. As always I'm a sucker for chamber music.

[aligreto]

I don't know or have much in terms of Mozart's wind instruments music, only a handful of concerti for Oboe, Horn and Clarinet on a couple of CDs.

Thought I'd check this Netherlands Wind Ensemble.

I like the setting in that photo. It seems to be very appropriate for the music.
I hope that you enjoyed the music, Olivier. I feel that it is a particular sound world onto itself.