What are you listening 2 now?

[Karl Henning]

They perform using gut strings and period bows, so they are HIP-ish. I've not hear any of their recordings, but am curious. I'm a little skeptical about a chamber music ensemble which has such a high profile first violinist, making it less of a conversation of equal voices.

But, could nevertheless be a team player....

[Spotted Horses]

But, could nevertheless be a team player....

Yes, I shouldn't pre-judge before listening.

[Papy Oli]

Some Sweelinck :

[Harry]

Eugene Zador.

Orchestral Works.
Volume II.
Elegie and Dance.
Oboe Concerto.
Divertimento for Strings.
Studies for Orchestra.
Laszlo Hadady, Oboe.
Budapest SO, Mariusz Smolij.

[Linz]

Haydn London Symphonies, Symphony No. 96 in D major "The Miracle", Symphony No. 97 in C major and Symphony No. 98 in B flat major with the London Philharmonic Orchestra

[Cato]

In recent days:

And...

The other three movements should be available on the right.

[Dry Brett Kavanaugh]

Bach Sax, Pierre-Stéphane Meugé.
Three (I think) saxophones are overdubbed by the artist.

[Dry Brett Kavanaugh]

Bach

Love the recording!

[classicalgeek]

This week:

Rachmaninov
Symphony no. 3
The Bells
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Vladimir Ashkenazy
(on CD)


Weill
Symphony no. 1
Symphony no. 2
Swedish Chamber Orchestra
HK Gruber
(on Spotify)


Dvorak
String Quartet in F major, op. 96
Terzetto in C major, op. 74
Bagatelles for two violins, cello, and harmonium, op. 47
Prazak Quartet
(on CD)


The music and the performances are just as spellbinding as the first Dvorak/Prazak disc (opp. 51 and 106.) Just lovely beyond words!

[SonicMan46]

Beethoven, LV - Piano Trios w/ the Castle Trio (period instruments w/ Lambert Orkis on three different fortepianos; 1990 recordings) - bought used for about $9 USD (Amazon MP) - a 2-disc set with about half of Beethoven's output in this trio format.  I own two more complete sets on modern instruments (Forestans & Trio Elegiaque), so just wanted 'some' period performances.

As to the composer's output in this area (quoted below from the most complete Elegiaque recordings which list 15 'works', although 12 have Opus numbers and 3 are transcriptions of other compositions, as indicated; the latter are not done by the Florestan Trio).  The Orkis trio does 4 of the Opus numbers and the two WoO works.  Dave

Beethoven's Piano Trios
(Trio Elegiaque 5-CD Brilliant set listing)
Op. 1 - No. 1, 2, 3
Op. 11 (B flat - Gassenhauer)
Op. 36 (D after Symphony No. 2)
Op. 38 (E flat after Septet Op. 20)
Op. 44 (E flat)
Op. 63 (E flat - after S. Quintet Op. 4)
Op. 70 - No. 1 (Ghost) & Op. 70 No. 2
Op. 97 (B flat - Archduke)
Op. 121a (G - Kakadu Variations)
Triosatz (E flat)
WoO38 (E flat)
WoO39 (B flat)

 

[Wanderer]

[JBS]

Is the music as strange as some of Segantinis paintings? Or is it some very late romantic tone painting?



The evil mothers /  Le cattive madri (1894)



Love at the fountain

The "Evil Mothers" was used as cover art for Zinman's Mahler 6

[aligreto]

John Adams: Shaker Loops [Adams]





The first movement is an exercise in perpetual movement. It is wonderfully driven here by Adams himself and it is very exciting. He keeps the level of tension throughout the movement at a wonderfully taut level. Even at the low key passage towards the end of the movement the tension is palpable.
I like the musical language and atmosphere depicted in the second, slow movement. This gentle interlude is a wonderful contrast to the opening movement. I also like the textures and sonorities in the scoring.
The third movement begins where the second movement left off but gradually builds up the tempo and textural layers and ultimately returns to the exciting tension filled well driven atmosphere of the opening movement. Adams drives the orchestra very well in the second half of the movement, particularly the lower register strings. The fade out at the conclusion of this movement is wonderful, in my opinion.
That fade out leads seamlessly into the final movement which, to my ear, opens with a wonderful, questioning passage. This tone permeates the final movement and I find that there is something of an ambiguous conclusion but that adds to the appeal of the music for me.

[aligreto]

It is indeed superb!

Cheers Karl. I am pleased that someone other than myself finds it to be so.

[Lisztianwagner]

Found on youtube, first listen to this arrangement:

Arnold Schönberg
Verklärte Nacht (arr. Steuermann)

Prometheus Ensemble

[prémont]

I recently posted a vinyl version of Thomas' presentations of JS Bach's Motets BWV 225-227.

I thought it was Gerhard Herwig.

[Linz]

Mozart Symphony No. 40 i G minor and Symphony No. 41 in C major, "Jupiter" on CD2

[Traverso]

Historic organs of Austria

[Bachtoven]

This is a very enjoyable new release. The Vaughan Williams is quite a powerful piece.

[Maestro267]

Penderecki: A Polish Requiem (inc. Chaconne)
Soloists, Warsaw National Philharmonic Choir
Warsaw PO/Wit