What are you listening 2 now?

[brewski]

Parry: Songs of Farewell (WDR Rundfunkchor, conductor Nicolas Fink. Recorded live on September 23, 2022 from the Marktkirche in Paderborn)

Haven't heard this in ages, and it hits the spot right now. Choir is superb, and the live recording is very good, even with occasional, ever-so-slight distortion blips in loud portions. But with this performance, it hardly matters.

-Bruce

[DavidW]

That is definitely a great Mahler 5. (I haven't seen the movie yet.)

-Bruce

You should, it is great.  I returned to the forum because I wanted to see some huge discussion thread on the movie... and I was shocked to see that nobody was talking about.  Nobody was talking about the best movie of the year which also happened to be almost exclusively what this forum is about!  I was shocked!!

[brewski]

You should, it is great.  I returned to the forum because I wanted to see some huge discussion thread on the movie... and I was shocked to see that nobody was talking about.  Nobody was talking about the best movie of the year which also happened to be almost exclusively what this forum is about!  I was shocked!!

Hehe, it is on my (very long) list, but with all the controversy about it, my curiosity is high.

-Bruce

[Lisztianwagner]

Ernst Krenek
Symphony No.2

Takao Ukigaya & Radio-Philharmonie Hannover des NDR

[Brahmsian]

You should, it is great.  I returned to the forum because I wanted to see some huge discussion thread on the movie... and I was shocked to see that nobody was talking about.  Nobody was talking about the best movie of the year which also happened to be almost exclusively what this forum is about!  I was shocked!!

I had planned and do plan to watch the film soon!

[Operafreak]

Messiaen: Vingt Regards sur l'enfant Jésus/Bertrand Chamayou (piano)

[Bachtoven]

You should, it is great.  I returned to the forum because I wanted to see some huge discussion thread on the movie... and I was shocked to see that nobody was talking about.  Nobody was talking about the best movie of the year which also happened to be almost exclusively what this forum is about!  I was shocked!!

I just posted some brief thoughts about Tár in the Last Movie You Watched thread. I thought that was a better place than in this thread.

[Karl Henning]

Great, Karl. I hope that you enjoyed your Albinoni.

Superb!

[JBS]

I was guided, no doubt about it. I was pretty much uneducated on classical music when I first became interested in exploring it. My first major purchase were the Beethoven symphonies (Harnoncourt). Other than that, I knew Beethoven = Moonlight Sonata. 

Guided by a poster on a forum called Beethoven dot com, a discussion forum linked to a Hartford CT classical radio station called Beethoven Radio.

Beethoven Radio or Beethoven.com?

South Florida once had a 24/7 classical music station, WTMI.
About 20 years ago, the owners decided to go from broadcast to online, packed everything up, moved to Hartford, and opened up Beethoven.com
I lost track of them after a few years. But losing them as my main source of listening is what got me into buying CDs.
ETA: I have no clue as to whether that link leads to the WTMI-originated website or something completely different.

[JBS]

Composer : John Tavener
Recording : The Protecting Veil (Brown - 1994)
Performers : Justin Brown, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Raphael Wallfisch (cello)

Stunning. Though definitely not the sound I associate with Tavener: my initial thought was 'Japanese!'. And then I checked... and got a surprise!
Edited to add: it was spectacular, with lots of lovely orchestral colour/texture effects. I'm a bit gob-smacked, really. Big thumbs up.

Protecting Veil is an absolute masterpiece. It's also the only Tavener piece I've ever wanted to listen to more than once. In general he's just not my thing.

[Todd]

[Karl Henning]

Protecting Veil is an absolute masterpiece. It's also the only Tavener piece I've ever wanted to listen to more than once. In general he's just not my thing.

Agreed on both points.

TD:

[Lisztianwagner]

Krenek's 2nd Symphony was more aggressive, darker and mysterious than his 1st Symphony, but equally very enjoyable; now:

Ernst Krenek
Symphony No.3

Takao Ukigaya & Radio-Philharmonie Hannover des NDR

[Brahmsian]

Beethoven Radio or Beethoven.com?

South Florida once had a 24/7 classical music station, WTMI.
About 20 years ago, the owners decided to go from broadcast to online, packed everything up, moved to Hartford, and opened up Beethoven.com
I lost track of them after a few years. But losing them as my main source of listening is what got me into buying CDs.
ETA: I have no clue as to whether that link leads to the WTMI-originated website or something completely different.

Indeed!! Beethoven.com was the forum website, the station linked to the forum being Beethoven Radio. Yes, a Hartford classical music radio station. Now defunct, forum and station.

My first explorations into classical music were from this very forum.

[Karl Henning]

Indeed!! Beethoven.com was the forum website, the station linked to the forum being Beethoven Radio. Yes, a Hartford classical music radio station. Now defunct, forum and station.

My first explorations into classical music were from this very forum.

Très intéressant

[Karl Henning]

I'll do myself the very slight favor of not being surprised that I enjoy this so well.

[aligreto]

Dvorak: Symphony No. 6 [Kertesz]





The opening movement is wonderfully buoyant and assertive in this presentation. It is very self assured. It is a wonderful piece of music which is full of lyrical lines yet with an edge that adds bite and interest. This is an exhilarating performance of this movement!
The wonderful slow movement is played with very fine grace and poise here yet it is still a robust but lyrically expansive presentation. I find that there is also a wonderful sense of gravitas in this presentation.
The Scherzo is a very energetic and animated performance. It is unrelenting in its drive. It also boasts a beautifully lyrical Trio section that is marvellously scored for the woodwinds.
The music in the Finale is attacked and played with vigour yielding a very spirited performance culminating in an absolutely wonderful rousing conclusion.
This is a terrific performance of this wonderful symphony.


Dedicated to my friend Manabu. 

[VonStupp]

Antonín Dvořák
Cello Concerto in b minor, op. 104

Pierre Fournier, cello
Berlin PO - George Szell (rec. 1961)

For today:
VS

[aligreto]

I was guided, no doubt about it. I was pretty much uneducated on classical music when I first became interested in exploring it. My first major purchase were the Beethoven symphonies (Harnoncourt). Other than that, I knew Beethoven = Moonlight Sonata. 

Guided by a poster on a forum called Beethoven dot com, a discussion forum linked to a Hartford CT classical radio station called Beethoven Radio.

Well you were very well guided my friend. Well done your guide 

[Brahmsian]

Dvorak: Symphony No. 6 [Kertesz]





The opening movement is wonderfully buoyant and assertive in this presentation. It is very self assured. It is a wonderful piece of music which is full of lyrical lines yet with an edge that adds bite and interest. This is an exhilarating performance of this movement!
The wonderful slow movement is played with very fine grace and poise here yet it is still a robust but lyrically expansive presentation. I find that there is also a wonderful sense of gravitas in this presentation.
The Scherzo is a very energetic and animated performance. It is unrelenting in its drive. It also boasts a beautifully lyrical Trio section that is marvellously scored for the woodwinds.
The music in the Finale is attacked and played with vigour yielding a very spirited performance culminating in an absolutely wonderful rousing conclusion.
This is a terrific performance of this wonderful symphony.


Dedicated to my friend Manabu. 

Perhaps my favourite symphony by someone not named Bruckner. 🥸

And Kertesz is a marvelous performance!