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[Symphonic Addict]

Glière: Harp Concerto
Tabakov: Double Bass Concerto

Two highly contrasting works. The Glière is such a delectable peach, imbued with sweetness and enchanting writing. The main melody in the 3rd mov. easily sticks in your mind, so lovely and memorable. No wonder why it's one of the most recorded harp concertos, I love it.

Whereas the Harp Concerto inhabits a placid sound world, this terrific work by Tabakov lies in the opposite pole: it sounds sinister, baleful, somewhat relentless. It gave me a quite good impression. Along with Tubin's Double Bass Concerto, my favorite concerto for this instrument. I feel more invigorated to listen to his symphonies soon.

[Lisztianwagner]

Erik Satie
Gnossiennes No. 1-3

Pianist: Reinbert de Leeuw

[Symphonic Addict]

Elgar: Violin Concerto
Bliss: Cello Concerto

[VonStupp]

Antonín Dvořák
String Quintet 1 in a minor, op. 1

Josef Klusoň, viola
Panocha Quartet

For tonight:
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[Symphonic Addict]

Sgambati: Symphony No. 1
Glazunov: Symphony No. 6

[Bachtoven]

I love this CD! Great playing and sound. I think it's available on streaming services, too.

[JBS]

Finishing this set now


Another case of "listening another time improves my opinion of this music"

[Symphonic Addict]

Alwyn: Symphony No. 4
Schuman: Symphony No. 8

[Karl Henning]

Alwyn: Symphony No. 4
Schuman: Symphony No. 8

Love the Schuman!

[Bachtoven]

[Mapman]

Raff: 4 Pieces from Op. 85
Butt: Philharmonia

[Daverz]

First listen to Handel's Oratorio Saul, the Jacobs recording:



Beautiful.  I'm really impressed with the playing of Concerto Köln.  For once strings playing with "straight tone" don't sound whiny and scapy, but precise and transparent.

[Symphonic Addict]

Love the Schuman!

So do I! A most compelling symphony cycle in my view.

[Operafreak]

Brahms: Piano Quintet in F minor Op.34 & String Quintet in G major Op.111



Pavel Haas Quartet (string quartet), Boris Giltburg (piano), Pavel Nikl (viola)

[Symphonic Addict]

Goldmark: Rustic Wedding Symphony
Larsson: Symphony No. 2

[Mandryka]

Pretty impressive playing and music. Ensemble performances.

[Dry Brett Kavanaugh]

Toshio Hosokawa: Orchestral Works, Vol. 1.
Momo Kodama, Jun Märkl et al./Royal Scottish National Orchestra.

[Spotted Horses]

Alwyn and Brahms



The highlight for me is the serenade which I had not listened to in quite awhile.

I had the opposite reaction. I found the generally gentle, autumnal approach to the music was rewarding in the 3rd symphony, but not successful in the Serenade, which I felt needed a more energetic performance be convincing. Just my personal reaction, of course.

[Que]

Morning listening:

[Papy Oli]

More from this gem of a box, the Dennis Brain ICON set.
Mozart, Dittersdord, Haydn...