What are you listening 2 now?

[Karl Henning]

Bruckner's 8th, Sibelius' 4th and Mahler's 5th.  That is old favorites to get back into listening.

Sweet!

[Operafreak]

Schubert: String Quartet No. 14 in D minor, D810 'Death and the Maiden'
Schubert: String Quartet in E major, D353, op.post.125, no.2


    Melos Quartet (string quartet)

 

[Madiel]

Haydn op.77/1



Most enjoyable. The finale has some surprising unruly harmonies.

[Mandryka]

[Madiel]

Pejacevic: String Quartet no.2, op.58



It's taken me an age to get around to listening to this, Pejacevic's final completed work. Full-on late Romantic music, thick textures and lots of harmonic shifts. I'm enjoying this first listen, though I suspect it will take a few spins and more concentration to really wrap my head around the form. But definitely worth the listening.

[bhodges]

Ravel: Rapsodie espagnol (Queensland Symphony Orchestra / Alondra de la Parra). Bursting with color, recorded in 2019 from the conductor's closing concerts with this orchestra.

-Bruce

[SimonNZ]

[Que]

Disc one

Found this 3cd bargain box going super cheap at the secondhand store yesterday

Nice catch!

[vandermolen]

Nino Rota: Symphony No.1

[Christo]

Nino Rota's First is very much Vaughan Williams-like and indeed was composed under RVW's influence. I love it.

[Que]

Some of the best stuff by Belder IMO.

[Operafreak]

Kim Andre Arnesen: Holy Spirit Mass-Kim André Arnesen

[Lisztianwagner]

Arnold Schönberg
Wind Quintet

[Traverso]

Bach

[vandermolen]

Sir George Dyson 'Quo Vadis' (1939)
Written, to some extent, like Bliss's 'Morning Heroes' to assuage the horrors of the First World War (in which Dyson had served) this is a choral work of about one and three quarters hours. There are some longueurs, but it is worth hearing for the last few minutes 'To find the western path', which includes a setting of 'Holy is the true light' as set by Howells in 'Hymnus Paradisi' in which the music spiritually soars into the stratosphere, placing a retrospective glow on the whole work. This section always reduces me to tears:

[SonicMan46]

Some of the best stuff by Belder IMO.

+1  Dave 

[VonStupp]

Sir George Dyson 'Quo Vadis' (1939)
Written, to some extent, like Bliss's 'Morning Heroes' to assuage the horrors of the First World War (in which Dyson had served) this is a choral work of about one and three quarters hours. There are some longueurs, but it is worth hearing for the last few minutes 'To find the western path', which includes a setting of 'Holy is the true light' as set by Howells in 'Hymnus Paradisi' in which the music spiritually soars into the stratosphere, placing a retrospective glow on the whole work. This section always reduces me to tears:

I enjoy this one quite a bit too. It is long, but I also think the movements stand enough on their own that it can easily be enjoyed in small portions too.

It is the Night Hath No Wings movement that does me in; gets me every time.

VS

[Operafreak]

Dvořák: Symphony No. 4 in D minor, Op. 13/ Dvořák: Symphony No. 5 in F major, Op. 76

    Staatskapelle Berlin-    Otmar Suitner

[vandermolen]

I enjoy this one quite a bit too. It is long, but I also think the movements stand enough on their own that it can easily be enjoyed in small portions too.

It is the Night Hath No Wings movement that does me in; gets me every time.

VS

I shall listen to it again with added interest. I think that you reviewed the CD on Amazon.

[VonStupp]

I shall listen to it again with added interest. I think that you reviewed the CD on Amazon.

Yes, there weren't too many reviews in the US, so I threw my own two cents in. I recently had a Dyson marathon, and enjoy his style very much.

I believe Philip Langridge was in his 60's when he sang this, but I still enjoy his contributions very much. The other I know is Neil Mackie (posted below) performing under Sir David.

VS