What are you listening 2 now?

[Karl Henning]

Great stuff, Karl (the Erwartung and the Krenek Elegy are the ones I know, as they're the fillers for Mitropoulos' recording of Wozzeck as released in the "Masterworks Heritage" series decades ago).

Good evening to you!

Warmly reciprocated, Rafael!

[JBS]

An order from Arkivmusic also landed today. So with the Arnold CD over, time for some Brasilian music, specifically music written as competition pieces: 15 pieces for various instruments unaccompanied (except the final one for voice and piano). The first 4 are linked by 4 very short works for a trio of oboe, clarinet, and bassoon, titled "Transições para um Encontro de Três Fantasias".
The title of the cycle refers to the insurance company which sponsored the competition.

The Sonata for Solo Violin is a much earlier work.

[Symphonic Addict]

McEwen: Solway Symphony

[Lisztianwagner]

A beautiful work, isn't it? I listened to the first half yesterday, in the recording in Italian conducted by Ernest Bour (I also have the Maazel —of great historical and musical value— in my collection).

So glad you're enjoying Dallapiccola, Ilaria. His music is so seductive, in an ascetic way. Perhaps that reads like a contradiction in terms, but that's how I see it, and it makes the music so expressive.

Good evening to you. 

Good evening to you too, Rafael.

An amazing work, undoubtedly, very compelling! It was an old recording and the sound wasn't perfect, but I greatly enjoyed it anyway. The more I listen to Dallapiccola, the more I like this music; very well said, I can understand what you mean; in fact, I also think it shows an interesting dichotomy to sound so intimate and meditative, so introspective and concise, as it goes, without mincing words, to the true essence of things and unfold it, yet at the same time it sounds so persuasive and bewitching. A component it shares with the Second Viennese School.

[Karl Henning]

CD 17

Franck
Symphony in d minor
Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra (Minnesota Orchestra)
recorded 8 Jan & 4 Nov 1940

[VonStupp]

Antonín Dvořák
String Quartet 10 in E-flat Major 'Slavonic', op. 51
Panocha Quartet

I am on a little firmer ground with these double-digit quartets.

The bucolically peaceful opening, continued into the 2nd mvt., albeit more plaintively, are easily my favorite Dvořák moments.

AVS

[VonStupp]

It's more of a relationship with Dvorak generally [...]

Thank you for sharing.

I hope to get into some of his other chamber works in due time, a blind spot in his music for me. I also have some non-orchestral choral music I am looking forward to exploring.

[JBS]

Now, the other CD from that Prestoclassic order

[Todd]

One of the best extant Chopin Mazurka discs.

[Madiel]

Thank you for sharing.

I hope to get into some of his other chamber works in due time, a blind spot in his music for me. I also have some non-orchestral choral music I am looking forward to exploring.

Piano Trio no.3 is just about my favourite Dvorak work.

I am a chamber fan in general. As in, I tend to prefer chamber music to orchestral music for most composers.

[Symphonic Addict]

Kalabis: Symphonic Variations
Casella: Serenata per piccola orchestra

[Symphonic Addict]

Now, the other CD from that Prestoclassic order

I've enjoyed this release quite a bit.

[JBS]

I've enjoyed this release quite a bit.

I'll have to listen to it a couple of more times. The opening of the Third Symphony was definitely thornier than I expected but things improved after.

Meantime, a first listen to another CD that landed today from Arkivmusic (or more precisely, two CDs)

[Karl Henning]

CD 59

Prokofiev
Romeo & Juliet, Op. 64 (9 excerpts)
NY Phil
recorded 11 Nov 1957
The only conceivable complaint being, that we have only nine numbers

[DavidW]

I think Todd recently reported listening to it and didn't hate it.

Thomson was my first exposure to the music, and I liked it enough to be hooked on Martinu. But when I heard Valek I found it brought out a lyrical, rhapsodic character in the music, which I enjoyed. Thomson puts an emphasis on dramatic aspects which, to my ear, makes the Martinu symphonies sound more conventionally symphonic. The other standard recommendation is Belohlávek/BBC, but I found the audio quality unsatisfactory, sort of artificial sounding to my ear. I'm looking forward to listening to Belohlávek/Czech Phil (although there isn't a complete cycle).

Thomson was also my introduction, and I recall liking it... but I didn't even know what I was missing until I heard Belohlavek and now Valek.

[DavidW]

It is funny seeing how I'm the third today to listen to some Dvorak string quartets.



Also listened to one of my favorite Bruckner 9ths.

[Operafreak]

à la russe

Alexandre Kantorow (piano)

   

[JBS]

And to end the night


The opening of 77/1 is one of the jauntiest tunes in music.

Opus 103 is included under the rubric of Opus 77 Number 3.

[Daverz]

This is more interesting than the previous disc in this series of the Santoro symphonies.  I still find the orchestra rather light in the strings and bland sounding.

[classicalgeek]

It is funny seeing how I'm the third today to listen to some Dvorak string quartets.



Also listened to one of my favorite Bruckner 9ths.

That may have to be my next listen from the Prazak Quartet box! I love all the late Dvorak quartets (well, I love Dvorak in general  ) The finale of op. 96 might just be my favorite movement from a string quartet by anyone!

Is that Skrowaczewski Bruckner cycle in print anymore? I can't seem to find it anywhere for less than a small fortune.