What are you listening 2 now?

[vers la flamme]

Those palaces on the covers of those Lajtha discs are amazing. I would love to see them.

[Lisztianwagner]

Ralph Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending. Hugh Bean, Adrian Boult, New Philharmonia Orchestra

I do love this piece, though I realize some find it saccharine or overly sentimental. I guess I can see why, but I don't.

Edit: Now the Serenade to Music, w/ the London Philharmonic Orchestra and several vocal soloists also under Sir Adrian. Sounding better than I remembered it.

I have it too, such a splendid CD; Boult and Vaughan Williams are an awesome musical combination!

[SonicMan46]

Dave, I believe they are releasing two volumes a year with the final recordings in 2032 so you can math everything out from there!

Thanks Brian - don't know if I'll be around then (would be my mid-80s) - put in a word for me to speed up the project -      Dave

[Todd]

Disc 44, Schumann and Schubert.  The Schubert D899 Impromptus sound lighter and less portentous than sometime occurs now, with Gieseking's light, swift runs a marvel.  Not the best set, but excellent.  The Schumann includes a stereo Vogel als Prophet.  The recording technique adds or detracts nothing, and again Gieseking sounds comparatively light, which is fine, especially given his p-pp playing.  Kinderszenen is simple and unaffected, the first CD release of the Arabesque suitably beautiful.  The unexpected, brief highlight is Schummerlied, from the Op 124 Albumblaetter.  Beautiful, deceivingly light, direct, it shows off Gieseking's Schumann bona fides as well as some of his monumentally great live Schumann recordings - eg, the Tahra release of the Fantasie.  Only a few discs in, this set reinforces Gieseking's greatness.

[vers la flamme]

I have it too, such a splendid CD; Boult and Vaughan Williams are an awesome musical combination!

Isn't it? I ended up listening to the full disc, including the Lark twice   One of the first RVW CDs I ever got, I think, though I confess I have not listened to it all that many times.

Now playing:



Charles Villiers Stanford: Symphony No.3 in F minor, op.28, the "Irish". Vernon Handley, Ulster Orchestra

Something Irish for St. Patrick's Day, I guess. This is round two with this work in the past week. I like it. Reminds somewhat of Brahms, Mendelssohn, Dvorák; so overall perhaps not the most original thing I've ever heard, but it is nice.

[brewski]

Listening live to Shostakovich's Cello Concerto No. 1, with Johannes Moser in fiery form, and the Minnesota Orchestra with conductor Michael Francis.

Next up, Jessie Montgomery's Strum, and Mozart's Jupiter to end it all. The orchestra sounds fab, as usual.

https://www.yourclassical.org/mpr

-Bruce

[vers la flamme]

Following Mr. Henning's example;



László Lajtha: In memoriam, op.35; Symphony No.1, op.24. Nicolás Pasquet, Pécs Symphony Orchestra

I dig it, nice orchestration.

[Keemun]

Rautavaara: Symphony No. 7 (Vanska/Lahti SO)

[JBS]

Today's listening was mainly from the Warner Ballets Russes set

Like the other Tcherepnin ballet, Warner had to license this from another label.  The CD is filled out by Weber's Invitation to the Dance, as orchestrated by Berlioz and conducted by Cluytens. The Ballets Russes danced it under the title Spectre de la Rose.

Then not from the box


For those who are interested this whole CD is available on Youtube; I think it's worth a listen or two at least.

Then the main event


This and Sleeping Beauty are the only two works in the set that need more than two CDs

[prémont]

There are two Toccata Primas on CD 1. I guess one of them is book 2!

One thing I want to understand is whether BK 2 was a fundamental change in Frescobaldi's understanding of Toccata, or whether it is more of the same sort of thing that we hear in Bk 1.

I think Lester's book is a tremendous thing, I'm enjoying it a lot. I haven't heard the Fiori Musicale more than once but I was very impressed.

That's right. Toccata prima from libro I and Libro II are both on volume I of Lesters traversal.

I have read his notes again, and the only thing he writes about the difference between the toccatas of libro I and libro II is that the toccatas of libro II are more harmonically audacious than the toccatas of libro I.

[Keemun]

Richter: From Sleep (Various Artists)

[vandermolen]

Ralph Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending. Hugh Bean, Adrian Boult, New Philharmonia Orchestra

I do love this piece, though I realize some find it saccharine or overly sentimental. I guess I can see why, but I don't.

Edit: Now the Serenade to Music, w/ the London Philharmonic Orchestra and several vocal soloists also under Sir Adrian. Sounding better than I remembered it.

That's the best version of The Lark Ascending IMO. It's a fine work but rather overexposed, especially over here. It's also a popular funeral choice. If you want something a bit different try Robin Milford's 'The Darkling Thrush' for Violin and Orchestra.

[vandermolen]

Good Morning! (UK time)
Vaughan Williams Sinfonia Antartica (Brabbins)
This and the Sjorgards Shostakovich CD have been very happy recent purchases.
Boult (Decca) remains my favourite version although, despite Hurwitz's negative review, this is another fine version. I'm not sure that the recorded wind, rather than the wind machine, was a good idea as it rather draws attention to itself:

[foxandpeng]

Wojciech Kilar
Lament
September Symphony
Warsaw Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra and Choir
Antoni Wit
Accord

Erkki-Sven Tüür
Symphony 7 'Pietas'
Frankfurt RSO
Paavo Järvi

Night watches often find me seeking a different type of music to the norm. I know very little of early music or polyphony /plainsong, but I find univocal or choral 'spiritual' music to be very soothing in the dark hours. I know nothing whatsoever about it, so will be seeking to stretch my wings a but and explore. I know these works, and enjoyed them very much during the night. I'm aware they don't fit the categories I have mentioned but they are in the right ball park too.

I did pose a question seeking recs in one of the other threads, so please send any recs that you do enjoy! Gregorian chants, Part, Rutter, Taverner.. ?

[Que]

Morning listening:

 

[Undersea]

Currently:



Krenek: Symphony #1, Op. 7


For a first listen more or less - I like

[Madiel]

Schumann: Symphony No.1, 'Spring'

[Que]

 

A recording from this Spanish Renaissance-Baroque collection (12 CDs) with José Miguel Moreno as a solist or accompanist playing the vihuela or the guitar, or as a director. There are several discs with Spanish songs.

[Brahmsian]

A recording from this Spanish Renaissance-Baroque collection (12 CDs) with José Miguel Moreno as a solist or accompanist playing the vihuela or the guitar, or as a director. There are several discs with Spanish songs.

If you desire, this may be a valuable cross post into the Guitar Recordings thread.  In any event, I'm off to sample.

[Mandryka]

You can get a flavour of the music and the music making here

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-HXS6teY-s&ab_channel=BobbyMitchell

This is good music, well played - I though the sound quality was strange at first but I've adjusted. I'm not normally specially tolerant of Rzewski's piano music but this stuff has made me prick up my ears.