What are you listening 2 now?

[Operafreak]

Bach: Piano Conceretos-Alexandre Tharaud-Les Violons du Roy, Bernard Labadie

[Roasted Swan]

Arrangements of famous pieces for orchestra - you either love 'em (like me) or you run screaming from the room at very prospect.  Members of the latter category - look away now........

Death and the Maiden arranged for Orchestra;

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OcgPNcqK7eo

I think this is actually really well done and very well played here by a Hungarian orchestra with the arranger Andras Vass conducting........

[aligreto]

Brahms: Symphony No. 4 [Sanderling]





The opening movement is well played with lush strings accompanied by well balanced woodwinds and brass in a good recording. Sanderling also brings the requisite drama to the proceedings. The movement finishes strongly.
The music of the slow movement is engaging, lyrical and graceful. Sanderling does it justice with a presentation that is elegant but not effusive.
The third movement is a buoyant affair and Sanderling presents an assertive presentation. I like his treatment of the woodwinds. The conclusion of the movement is a powerful one.
The final movement is another strong presentation and, once again, I like the treatment that the woodwinds receive.

[Spotted Horses]

Moved on the the sonata for Violin and Cello, Luca and Dieltiens



Another brilliant work, another very fine performance. The solo cello sonata immediately follows in opus number. It is as Kodaly decided, "wait, I could achieve the same effect with a single instrument, and drive cellists all over the world to despair at the same time!"

[Traverso]

John Tavener





part of this box.....

[Lisztianwagner]

Sergei Prokofiev
Symphony No.5

Mariss Jansons & Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

[ritter]

From this Respighi box (that landed today):



CD7: Antiche arie e danze per liuto (the three suites).

Francesco La Vecchia conducts the Orchestra Sinfonica di Roma.

[Karl Henning]

Roel Dieltiens also has some HIP albums, including a fine Vivaldi cello concerto collection I possess.

Yes, superb!

[Traverso]

De Leidse Koorboeken

Clemens non Papa
Pierre Moulu
Johannes Lupi
Heronimus Vinders

[Todd]

A needledrop courtesy of YouTube:

Looks like Freire and the Prazak worked together more than once.  A concert of Franck and Borodin is also available. 

Is this 1983 vintage Brahms any good?  Yes, yes it is.  It needs to be reissued stat.

[vandermolen]

P Racine Fricker
'A Vision of Judgment' - Fricker's masterpiece.
Despite cilgwyn's inexplicable disappearance I will always be grateful to him for alerting me to this marvellous work:

[prémont]

Roel Dieltiens also has some HIP albums, including a fine Vivaldi cello concerto collection I possess.

And two period cycles of cellosuites (Bach) I possess.

[aligreto]

Massenet: Le Carillon [Bonynge]





I have to be honest and say that this music makes no impact on me; neither good nor bad.

[aligreto]

John Tavener

I have that single CD release and I like it.

[Dry Brett Kavanaugh]

Ginastera: Estancia. Orquesta Filarmónica de Gran Canaria/Pedro Haffter.

[Lisztianwagner]

Claude Debussy
Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune
Jeux

Hans Rosbaud & Südwestfunkorchester Baden-Baden

[aligreto]

Marius Constant & Martial Solal: Stress [Constant]





This work was co-written with Martial Solal. Solal and Constant attempt to fuse both experimental Jazz and "serious" music in this work. I find the bleak, stark and sparse soundscape of the opening passage to be very engaging. However, the layers of textures and sonic experiences are built up and augmented as the work proceeds. Each "genre" is well represented and when the two meet it can be quite explosive, combative and entertaining. I find the work to be dynamic, electric in places and intriguing, inventive. This will not be to everyone's taste but I enjoyed it.

[Symphonic Addict]

Sibelius: Symphony No. 6
Stenhammar: Symphony No. 2
Lloyd: Symphony No. 3

The opening minutes of the Sibelius represent some of the most extremely beautiful music I have ever heard. This man really knew how to comunicate the greatness of nature (assuming that it inspired him to write it) through music.

[aligreto]

Vivaldi: Cantata: "Cessate, omai cessate" RV 684 [Mingardo/Alessandrini]





Mingardo's voice is strong and assertive yet still sensitive to the music. The orchestral accompaniment is impeccably played and is electric at times. It is always sensitive to the music and helps to create a wonderful atmosphere. The sound quality is excellent and the recording has great presence. Alessandrini strikes a wonderful balance between a devotional tone [albeit an ardent and a somewhat assertive one] and a celebratory tone.

[Mapman]

Dvořák: Polednice (The Noon-Witch), Op. 108
Talich: Czech Philharmonic

I haven't paid enough attention to Dvořák's Symphonic Poems.