What are you listening 2 now?

[Brian]

The Owyhee Canyonlands area, spread across Oregon, Idaho, and Nevada, is about the size of Massachusetts and has only three paved roads.  (Eastern Oregon is remote and lightly populated; for other examples, Wallowa County is the size of Delaware and has no stop lights, and Lake County is the size of New Jersey and has a population of about 8,000.)  This is the type of view one can expect in the northern part of Owyhee Canyon:

Beautiful view of a region I didn't know about. I'm just going to translate those sizes to European places for Jeffrey...

Using your Massachusetts comparison point to judge the size: the canyonlands area is about one-third larger than Wales (and Lake County is slightly larger than Wales by itself). Massachusetts is more than half the size of England, about the same size as Belgium and the Netherlands combined.

[Traverso]

Mozart


Le Nozze di Figaro


High time for a Mozart opera, I remember the excitement I felt when I listened to operas more often in the past, especially the great Mozart operas, the Carmen, Boris Godunov and Don Carlos for example. Time for more attention to what has given me so much joy in the past.

[vandermolen]

The Owyhee Canyonlands area, spread across Oregon, Idaho, and Nevada, is about the size of Massachusetts and has only three paved roads.  (Eastern Oregon is remote and lightly populated; for other examples, Wallowa County is the size of Delaware and has no stop lights, and Lake County is the size of New Jersey and has a population of about 8,000.)  This is the type of view one can expect in the northern part of Owyhee Canyon:



TD:



1 & 2.  I came to this via Natacha Kudritskaya partnered with Danial Rowland, who led the Brodsky for a dozen years.  Since I own the first Brodsky cycle, I did not bother with this initially, but under Rowland, the ensemble sounds rather different, more expressive, less sleek.  I like what I'm hearing.  I will have to work my way through the cycle.

Thanks - what a spectacular view.

[vandermolen]

Beautiful view of a region I didn't know about. I'm just going to translate those sizes to European places for Jeffrey...

Using your Massachusetts comparison point to judge the size: the canyonlands area is about one-third larger than Wales (and Lake County is slightly larger than Wales by itself). Massachusetts is more than half the size of England, about the same size as Belgium and the Netherlands combined.

Thank you! 

[JBS]

[Symphonic Addict]

W. A. Mozart
Sinfonia Concertante K.364

Thomas Brandis (violin), Giusto Cappone (viola)
Karl Böhm & Berliner Philharmoniker


So beautiful, graceful, but also so emotionally compelling music.

Indeed, a most lovely work, easily my favorite Mozart, along with the Divertimento for String Trio and Symphony No. 39

[SonicMan46]

Bach, CPE - Keyboard & Violin Sonatas w/ Waley-Cohen/Baillieu on MIs and Duo Belder Kimura on PIs - acquired late last year and up for an encore!  Like both the performances and sound.  Reviews attached for those interested.  Dave

 

[Lisztianwagner]

Indeed, a most lovely work, easily my favorite Mozart, along with the Divertimento for String Trio and Symphony No. 39

Agreed; I don't know if I can define it as one of my favourite Mozart's works, he composed so much great music; but certainly, this Sinfonia Concertante is terribly enchanting anyway, especially the Andante, particularly moving and expressive.

Now:
W. A. Mozart
Sinfonia Concertante K.297b

Karl Steins (oboe), Karl Leister (clarinet), Gerd Seifert (horn), Günther Piesk (bassoon)
Karl Böhm & Berliner Philharmoniker

[Linz]

Beethoven Symphonies 1 and 3 Eugen Jochum CD1 1st Symphony symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks and the 3rd Berliner Philharmoniker

[Karl Henning]

NYM Symphony 1 and Symphony 13
No.1 is quite Scriabinesque, characteristic but I found it rather academic, dense and a bit turgid.
No.13 from 1933 is a fine work and much more interesting. It's one of his most modernistic scores, at one point reminding me of the music of Carl Ruggles. It is in one movement of about 20 minutes and I play it often. It wasn't very well received at its Soviet premiere in 1934 and had to wait 60 years until it was performed again (in Wales in 1994). Fine performances from the Ural Youth SO under Alexander Rudin:

I think I did not much care for the First when I first listened to it ... let's try again:
Myaskovsky
Symphony № 1 in c minor, Op. 3 (1908, rev. 1921)

[Traverso]

Bach


Ciaccona

Transcriptions by van Asperen,Bach himself (?) & Wilhelm Friedemann Bach 

[VonStupp]

Antonín Dvořák
King and the Charcoal Burner Overture
The Jakobin

• Prelude to Act I
• Prelude to Act II
• Ballet Music from Act III

Kate and the Devil

• Overture
• Prelude to Act II
• Infernal Dance
• Prelude to Act III

Rusalka

• Overture
• Polonaise

Dimitrij Overture
Armida Overture

CSSR State PO, Košice - Róbert Stankovský (rec. 1989)

Completely charmed by this recording, though nothing is groundbreaking and the orchestra is no great shakes either.

VS

[Karl Henning]

No.1 is quite Scriabinesque, characteristic but I found it rather academic, dense and a bit turgid.

On one hand, I cannot gainsay your précis at all. on t'other, in spite of both reading this fairly unapproving summary and my own net negative recollection, I enjoyed listening to it just now. Perhaps my having warmed to Bax is somehow the catalyst.

[Karl Henning]

JSB
BWV 36 Schwingt freudig euch empor

[Dry Brett Kavanaugh]

Bach


Ciaccona

Transcriptions by van Asperen,Bach himself (?) & Wilhelm Friedemann Bach 

I listened to the album via Youtube when I was in Greece a few years ago, and I loved it. When I returned to the USA, it was unavailable due to the copyright laws.

[Dry Brett Kavanaugh]

There were some really interesting releases in that Naxos Japanese composers series, including the moving 3rd Symphony by Moroi, Hayasaka's Piano Concerto and the 1st Symphony by Hashimoto, to name a few of my favourites.

Yes they all are nice, unique music, and the performances were fine too.

Good morning all,

Some Bach Toccatas by Kooiman to start the day.

Nice recording!

[Dry Brett Kavanaugh]

Bartók Piano Works - Klára Würtz.

[Karl Henning]

JSB
BWV 37 Wer da gläubet und getauft wird

[Traverso]

I listened to the album via Youtube when I was in Greece a few years ago, and I loved it. When I returned to the USA, it was unavailable due to the copyright laws.

The recording is oop for the moment,I just saw one on the discogs site in mint condition (France) if you like a fysical copy.
I have also some transcriptions played by Skip Sempe,are you familiar with those?

[Traverso]

To close the day.....


Messiaen-Bartók,Grieg & de Falla