What are you listening 2 now?

[Traverso]

Kathleen Ferrier


"Blow the Wind Southerly"

British Songs

[Linz]

Fauré Requiem with David Hill

[Todd]

How do you like them, Todd?

The Prokofiev is excellent, the Szymanowski is good.

[Todd]

[Linz]

Durufle Requiem Michel Plasson

[pjme]

After reading a few pages in Elgar's biography- the anecdote about composer/pianist Arhur de Greef - "the dancing flamingo":

https://www.youtube.com/v/1VQ3a0NTnDU

Apparently de Greef had a curious way of moving his body and throwing up his hands at the end of the phrases, resembling a tall bird.
The members of the LSO couldnnt help laughing and Elgar had to bite his lip every time he opened the score...
In 1915 Elgar and the LSO toured several cities in the north of Great Britain.

It is a light, very traditional & virtuoso work.

This rare video is really enlightening...

https://www.youtube.com/v/F54h7v-FnOE

Here's de Greef's first concerto:

https://youtu.be/OEeLmI38St0

[Irons]

Lyrita celebrating 50 years of British Music.
Set Two.
CD IV.
Complete Works by: VW, Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Tallis, fast but gorgeously done by Boult and the LSO, not a sentimental display of drama or long drawn-out syrupy emotionalism. Walton. Music for Children, conducted by Walton himself with the LPO, Warlock, An Old song for small orchestra, Grace Williams, Ballads for Orchestra, Malcolm Williamson, Overture "Santiago de Espada.
And finally Wordsworth Third Symphony, second movement.

I could not resist following the third CD up with the last in this box. After all the music is enticing and inviting and open for discovery, the last thing being a huge draw in. Always good performances and sound, that much is almost guarantied with Lyrita.

Amiss of me not to mention most of the Lyrita catalogue was also recorded at the Kingsway Hall.

[Irons]

Kathleen Ferrier


"Blow the Wind Southerly"

British Songs

Hair raising on back of neck time.

[Harry]

Amiss of me not to mention most of the Lyrita catalogue was also recorded at the Kingsway Hall.

That's true, but I never heard anything untoward

[SonicMan46]

Some new arrivals from across the pond:

Martinu, Bohuslav - w/ Tomas Netopil and the Prague RSO.

Mozart, WA - Cassations & Divertimento KV 205 - already own these w/  Sandor Vegh & the Camerata Salzburg Orchestra, but Kuijken and the La Petite Bande will be a nice duplications!    Dave

 

[Dry Brett Kavanaugh]

The Prokofiev is excellent, the Szymanowski is good.

Thank you. I will look for the recording!

[Traverso]

Hair raising on back of neck time.

Adorable in every way and a voice that touches the inside.....

[Traverso]

Rachmaninov


Piano Concerto No.2


This recording is a classic,I was so young when I bought the Melodia LP

[Linz]

Vaughan Williams A Pastoral Symphony Andrew Manze

[Todd]

Disc one.

[vers la flamme]

Alexander Scriabin: Piano works. Xiayin Wang

I really like this disc so far. The works are arranged in chronological order, with earlier works at the beginning and later works at the end.

[Linz]

Berlioz Requiem Colin Davis

[Lisztianwagner]

On youtube:

Arthur Bliss
Morning Heroes

Sir Andrew Davis & BBC Symphony Orchestra

[Dry Brett Kavanaugh]

Alexander Scriabin: Piano works. Xiayin Wang

I really like this disc so far. The works are arranged in chronological order, with earlier works at the beginning and later works at the end.

I like the waltzes in the album!

[Linz]

Verdi Requiem Daniel Barenboim