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[vandermolen]

Myaskovsky: Symphonies 5 and 6

My favorite recordings of both symphonies. The 4th mov. from the 5th reminds me of Glazunov; this one's got a more "Russian" flavour to it. The Sixth is a monumental work that suffers from some longueurs, chiefly in the slow movement.

Two fine CDs!

[vandermolen]

Vaughan Williams: Symphony No.6, BBC SO, Sargent - great performance:

[Todd]

Hi Todd - I own the Flesch Quartet in these works (pic added above - String Quintet the accompany work), but after reading the attached reviews decided a culling was needed, and found a discounted price at JPC for the 2-disc set, i.e. only 8+ Euros for me in the USA - Dave

I've never done any A/Bs except for the First (with the Schubert Quartet Vienna) and the Aron is entirely satisfactory.  Plus you get the Piano Quintet.

[Todd]

[Linz]

Bruckner Symphony No.8 in C Major, 1887/90 Mixed Versions. Ed. Robert Haas

[aligreto]

Adams: The Chairman Dances [DeWaart]





I really like the very varied rhythmic content of this music along with its great inherent sense of drama, excitement and vitality. I also find the orchestral textures and sonorities to be wonderful.

[Lisztianwagner]

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony No. 36 'Linz'

Hans Rosbaud & Sudwestfunk-Orchester Baden Baden

[Que]

[Mandryka]

Thanks for posting,I only know Margaret Price from her Tristan.I love these Brahms songs and immediately looked for and found a copy,beautiful singing....

The high point for me is the Heine songs - the rest of the Cd is made up of folk songs. There's another Brahms CD with Price and James Lockhart on the piano which has no folksy material - well worth getting too if you can.

[Symphonic Addict]

Martinu: Concerto for double string orchestra, piano and timpani (Sejna, Czech P.O.)

[DavidW]

This time the complete album and not just the 6th.  Engaging music through and through.

[classicalgeek]

Recently:

Ernest Chausson
Symphony in B-flat major
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Charles Munch
(on CD)


Shostakovich
Symphony no. 5
Vienna Philharmonic
Mariss Jansons
(on CD)


Egon Wellesz
Symphony no. 5
Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra
Gottfried Rabl
(on Spotify)

[Dry Brett Kavanaugh]

Bantock: Hebridean Symphony
I'm now of the opinion that this is the finest recording of this mysterious and atmospheric work - better that the much-hyped Hyperion version with Vernon Handley. I now have five  recordings (the Marco Polo is the same as the Naxos but the Naxos is better engineered) of this work (including a fine, pioneering LP version with the City of Hull Youth Orchestra conducted by Geoffrey Heald-Smith). Best cover image as well:


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Bantock: Hebridean Symphony
I'm now of the opinion that this is the finest recording of this mysterious and atmospheric work - better that the much-hyped Hyperion version with Vernon Handley. I now have five  recordings (the Marco Polo is the same as the Naxos but the Naxos is better engineered) of this work (including a fine, pioneering LP version with the City of Hull Youth Orchestra conducted by Geoffrey Heald-Smith). Best cover image as well:

Looks interesting. I will check the recording. As for the Naxos reissues of Marco Polo, I was always wondering if the Naxos remasters and improves the Marco Polo recordings or just issues the same recordings without mastering/modification.

[Todd]

The first couple books.

[VonStupp]

Antonín Dvořák
23 Moravian Duets, op. 20, Op. 32, Op. 38

Stanislav Bogunia, piano
Kühn Mixed Chorus - Pavel Kühn (rec. 1986)

I don't know how many repeat listenings they will receive, but these are beautiful works. Dvořák keeps them simple, but there are enough (gentle) harmonic left turns to hold my attention.

I was very happy with this chorus; not overbearing with vibrato, and an endearing, folksy ruddiness to their tone.

As I was listening, I thought Lutosławski's 20 Polish Christmas Carols would be an excellent pairing with the Moravian Duets, at least in their choral guise.

VS



The album is also found on YouTube: Moravian Duets

[Karl Henning]

Recently:

Ernest Chausson
Symphony in B-flat major
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Charles Munch
(on CD)


Shostakovich
Symphony no. 5
Vienna Philharmonic
Mariss Jansons
(on CD)


Egon Wellesz
Symphony no. 5
Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra
Gottfried Rabl
(on Spotify)

Nice lineup!

[Symphonic Addict]

Brahms: Variations and Fugue on a theme by Händel (orch. by Rubbra)

Phenomenal to say the least.

[Symphonic Addict]

Berg: Violin Concerto

The 1st mov. sounded somewhat monotonous, yet I was caught by the 2nd mov. the most. Sounds gnarly and fragile at times.

[Bachtoven]

For some reason Parry has never been on my radar, but after seeing this posted I thought I'd check it out. I liked it enough to buy the 24/96k download. It's wonderful!

[Symphonic Addict]

Beethoven: Symphony No. 9

Nothing like meeting again an old good friend. Simply exultant!