What are you listening 2 now?

[DavidW]

I guess Karl has me on ignore as I've asked him two questions in this thread over the past 24 hrs. and...nothing.

Well since you changed your avatar, he probably got confused and thought you were a different poster and MI had actually left the forum...

[Mirror Image]

NP:

Bruckner
Symphony No. 6 in A major, WAB 106
Kölner Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester
Wand

From this magnificent set -

[Mirror Image]

Well since you changed your avatar, he probably got confused and thought you were a different poster and MI had actually left the forum...

Well, there's that or he could just be genuinely uninterested in answering my questions, which, honestly, I don't blame him.

[Linz]

Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58 Robert Casadesus piano, Haydn: Symphony No. 92 in G major 'Oxford' and Bach, J S: Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor, BWV1041, Roland Greutter violin

[Karl Henning]

Did you play Commando March? It's another fun Barber piece to play in band.

No, missed that one.

[classicalgeek]

Erland von Koch
Symphony no. 3
Symphony no. 4 'Sinfonia Seria'
Impulsi-Trilogin
Nordic Capriccio
Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Per Hammarstrom
(on Spotify)



Really excelllent stuff! Warm, congenial, vital music, and well-orchestrated too. Koch's writing for woodwinds (especially the bassoon) is especially impressive.

[VonStupp]

For this morning:



From this set:

I find when Russian's approach choral music, particularly sacred music, their style looks strongly to the past, but perhaps this is due to restrictions from the Orthodox church. It is such a singular sound world regardless of what compositional style is being represented. Aside from Tchaikovsky, I think these were all new to me.

Alfred Schnittke
Three Sacred Hymns (1984)
Schnittke makes good spatial use from a double chorus in the first one. These sound very traditional, but uses the double chorus to add flecks of harmonic interest.

Sergei Rachmaninov
O Mother of God (1893)
This stands strongly outside of Rach's Vespers and Liturgy, and adds to my love of his contributions to chorus.

Sofia Gubaidulina
Homage on Marina Zwetajewa, Choral Suite (1984)
Gubaidulina five songs were kind of crazy in comparison to everything else. She makes use of full singing, breathy singing, and full on whispering, and quite a bit of sliding around the pitches. Mixed with her experimental style, these already visual poems were afforded extra-musical pictorialisms.

Sergei Taneyev
Choruses on Jakov Polonski, op. 27 (1911)
Taneyev's choruses are full-on Romantic, with thick vocal textures. He also uses double chorus to good effect. I would be interested to hear the full set of op. 27.

Michail Glinka
Cherubic Hymn

PI Tchaikovsky
Cherubic Hymn (1878)
The two Cherubic Hymns are very traditional, but lovely creations. I had heard the Tchaikovsky before, and Glinka's follows in a similar vein that is very appealing.

SWR Vokalensemble - Marcus Creed
I would imagine the only thing missing from these beautiful performances is an actual Russian or Slavic chorus. I think SWR attempts to adjust their pharyngeal space to sound more authentic, maybe the men(?), but it could be these compositions and the sound world they create.

VS

[Karl Henning]

Erland von Koch
Symphony no. 3
Symphony no. 4 'Sinfonia Seria'
Impulsi-Trilogin
Nordic Capriccio
Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Per Hammarstrom
(on Spotify)



Really excelllent stuff! Warm, congenial, vital music, and well-orchestrated too. Koch's writing for woodwinds (especially the bassoon) is especially impressive.

Do we need a Koch & Toch Festival?

[bhodges]

I find when Russian's approach choral music, particularly sacred music, their style looks strongly to the past, but perhaps this is due to restrictions from the Orthodox church. It is such a singular sound world regardless of what compositional style is being represented. Aside from Tchaikovsky, I think these were all new to me.

Alfred Schnittke
Three Sacred Hymns (1984)
Schnittke makes good spatial use from a double chorus in the first one. These sound very traditional, but uses the double chorus to add flecks of harmonic interest.

Sergei Rachmaninov
O Mother of God (1893)
This stands strongly outside of Rach's Vespers and Liturgy, and adds to my love of his contributions to chorus.

Sofia Gubaidulina
Homage on Marina Zwetajewa, Choral Suite (1984)
Gubaidulina five songs were kind of crazy in comparison to everything else. She makes use of full singing, breathy singing, and full on whispering, and quite a bit of sliding around the pitches. Mixed with her experimental style, these already visual poems were afforded extra-musical pictorialisms.

Sergei Taneyev
Choruses on Jakov Polonski, op. 27 (1911)
Taneyev's choruses are full-on Romantic, with thick vocal textures. He also uses double chorus to good effect. I would be interested to hear the full set of op. 27.

Michail Glinka
Cherubic Hymn

PI Tchaikovsky
Cherubic Hymn (1878)
The two Cherubic Hymns are very traditional, but lovely creations. I had heard the Tchaikovsky before, and Glinka's follows in a similar vein that is very appealing.

SWR Vokalensemble - Marcus Creed
I would imagine the only thing missing from these beautiful performances is an actual Russian or Slavic chorus. I think SWR attempts to adjust their pharyngeal space to sound more authentic, maybe the men(?), but it could be these compositions and the sound world they create.

VS

As a choral music lover, thanks for these comments. I've enjoyed other recordings from Creed, but don't know these.

--Bruce

[bhodges]

Do we need a Koch & Toch Festival?

That has strong marketing possibilities. 

--Bruce

[VonStupp]

As a choral music lover, thanks for these comments. I've enjoyed other recordings from Creed, but don't know these.

--Bruce

Thanks Bruce. I think I will be going through the entire set over the next month. I enjoyed the America entry very much last week (on July 4th).

So far for me, they are an interesting introduction to these composers within choral music. Some I am unfamiliar within vocal music, some altogether.

I think they are all available to hear on YouTube for anyone interested, under the SWR Vokalensemble topic.

VS

[Mirror Image]

Do we need a Koch & Toch Festival?

A Koch & Bloch Festival would be much better for my ears.

[Mapman]

Sibelius: Symphony #5
Segerstam: Helsinki

This is a great performance! My only complaint is that he slows down a little bit for the last two notes.

[Symphonic Addict]

DavidW has deleted his account. What happened to him? I think it's not the first time he does it.

[Mirror Image]

DavidW has deleted his account. What happened to him? I think it's not the first time he does it.

Hell if I know. It never made any sense why some members here delete their accounts and then they come back months later with the same screen name. If a member wants to leave, then just leave, stop deleting accounts. This makes it harder to find specific posts from the member, because the posting history has been erased. Utterly nonsensical.

Hopefully, Dave will return and if he does come back with a new account, he won't delete it this next time around.

[Symphonic Addict]

Hell if I know. It never made any sense why some members here delete their accounts and then they come back months later with the same screen name. If a member wants to leave, then just leave, stop deleting accounts. This makes it harder to find specific posts from the member, because the posting history has been erased. Utterly nonsensical.

To the bolded text: very true, and annoying in a certain way.

[Mirror Image]

To the bolded text: very true, and annoying in a certain way.

Well, there have been several members here who have bafflingly deleted their accounts only to come back and start posting again. Again, nonsensical is the adjective one could apply here.

[Mirror Image]

NP:

Schoenberg
Pelleas und Melisande, Op. 5
Orchestra de la Suisse Romande
Jonathan Nott

From this 2-CD set -



I hope these same forces get around to recording Erwartung and Die glückliche Hand. Some other orchestral works like the Variations and Five Pieces for Orchestra would also be quite nice. I see there's a new recording of the Piano Concerto available --- I'll probably spring for this one with an order from Presto.

[DavidW]

DavidW has deleted his account. What happened to him? I think it's not the first time he does it.

I had a technical issue with the associated email.  No drama, I just couldn't change my email so I reset my account.

[Mirror Image]

I had a technical issue with the associated email.  No drama, I just couldn't change my email so I reset my account.

Well, that was a close call! Good to see you're in one piece.