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[aligreto]

Dvorak: Symphony No. 5 [Kertesz]





In the first movement of Symphony No. 5 one can hear the development of the composer blossoming into maturity with the expansive themes especially on the strings which are beautifully played. The mood and atmosphere are very buoyant and I like his use of brass in his scoring here. This presentation is wonderfully assertive.
The slow movement is a wonderfully expansive, delicate affair. It is handled very tenderly by Kertesz. The scoring for the woodwinds is very effective here.
The Scherzo is bright and bubbling and it is given a buoyant performance here. 
The final movement takes one by surprise with its modulations around remote keys lending an oftentimes dark and menacing tone and atmosphere. Tension builds throughout the movement and culminates in a very fine triumphant Finale with blaring brass.

[aligreto]

Going in-depth on Op 127!

I have a notion to listen to the Budapest Quartet's earlier recording, which is only available as a download these days.

How interesting!

[Brahmsian]

Dvorak: Symphony No. 5 [Kertesz]





In the first movement of Symphony No. 5 one can hear the development of the composer blossoming into maturity with the expansive themes especially on the strings which are beautifully played. The mood and atmosphere are very buoyant and I like his use of brass in his scoring here. This presentation is wonderfully assertive.
The slow movement is a wonderfully expansive, delicate affair. It is handled very tenderly by Kertesz. The scoring for the woodwinds is very effective here.
The Scherzo is bright and bubbling and it is given a buoyant performance here. 
The final movement takes one by surprise with its modulations around remote keys lending an oftentimes dark and menacing tone and atmosphere. Tension builds throughout the movement and culminates in a very fine triumphant Finale with blaring brass.

Your next one will be my favourite, currently. The 6th.🙂

[Brian]

Listening now to what seems to be the GMG Record of the Month: Nelson Freire doing Grieg's Concerto.

A deserving pick. An amazing recording.

[Mandryka]

Christian Erbach.
Complete Organ works.
Volume V.
Michael Tomadin, Organ.
Instrument:
Graziadio Antegnati 1565 at the Santa Barbara Church, Mantova.
Temperament: Meantone.
Pitch: 466 Hz at 20 degrees.

No doubt here, it is a fine organ, with a good sound and perfectly balanced. It sounds fluently, and effortless, with some beautiful stops which sounds magnificent. No less than 312 original pipes from Ategnati out of a total of 656 in the wind chest. Such instruments make me very happy! The organ is well captured in the recording, and Tomadin's playing is beyond reproach.

I shall check this out over the weekend hopefully. I like Erbach's music, which I know through the recording by Reinhard Jaud.

[Spotted Horses]

How interesting!

The one pictured in from about 1950. There is also a partial cycle from about 1940 (which I have but haven't listened to yet).

[Lisztianwagner]

I haven't listened to this piece for a long time, that's the chance to revisit it:

Jean Sibelius
Kullervo

Paavo Berglund & Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

[Linz]

Haydn Symphony No. 88 in G major, Symphony No. 91in E flat major and Symphony No. 98 in B flat major, 88 and 98 were with the Berliner Philharmoniker 91 was with the Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks

[Karl Henning]

Composer : John Ireland
Recording : Organ Works (Kagl - 2008)
Performers : Stefan Kagl, Organ of Herforder Münsterkirche

Interesting. Tell me a bit.

[Lisztianwagner]

Luigi Dallapiccola
Liriche Greche

Wonderful pieces, very harmonious, limpid, but also deeply expressive and mesmerizing, with the vocal part beautifully combined to the instruments. As essential as effective, in a similar way to Webern' style.

[Todd]

Webern.

[aligreto]

Brahms: Choral Works [Parkman]



Funf Gesange, Op 104
We have very engaging and atmospheric singing from the Danish National Radio Choir here.

[aligreto]

Your next one will be my favourite, currently. The 6th.🙂

Coming soon 

[aligreto]

The one pictured in from about 1950. There is also a partial cycle from about 1940 (which I have but haven't listened to yet).

Thank you for the information.

[Dry Brett Kavanaugh]

Ernest Bloch: Voice in the Wilderness.

[Mapman]

Saint-Saëns: Trio #2 in e minor, Op. 92
Münchner Klaviertrio

What a great piece! I don't think I'd heard it before. The first four movements are lyrical with beautiful melodies. The final movement doesn't quite fit in. The beginning starts as if it is introducing a fugue, but the violin and cello join in unison/octaves with the piano. Then partway through the movement, a fugue starts on a different subject. Then there is a recapitulation of the opening theme, which the fugue subject then joins! It's a very contrapuntally interesting movement. (I am writing these comments after one listen [with score], so I probably am missing some things.)

[Spotted Horses]

Thank you for the information.

[JBS]

From another set I'm doing a re-listening.

[JBS]

And this which landed today


I actually did an Amazon review:

Landed today. Listening now.
Stile Antico maintains its high standards.
The music centers around the Mass for Four Voices, with various Latin and English motets arranged out the movements, ending with a 13'46 performance of Tribue Domine

[Operafreak]

Dvorák: Violin Concerto/ Romance in F minor, Op. 11-Itzhak Perlman (violin)-London Philharmonic Orchestra, Daniel Barenboim