What are you listening 2 now?

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My first encounter with Schütz. Dated, but wonderful.
https://www.youtube.com/v/mkc2vk-SSlA

This is my first Schütz

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Mozart

Symphony 29 & 35
Maurerische Trauermusik

Wiener Philharmoniker

[André]

A blast from the past ! My very first foray into Schütz - or any pre Bach/Vivaldi/Haendel music   . I think the sound was very echoey, but memory may play tricks here.

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Hall
Suite

Goehr
Sonata in one movement
Three Pieces

Birtwistle
Précis

Maxwell Davies
Five Pieces

Blake
Variations for Piano

Headington
Toccata

[Harry]

NEW ARRIVAL.

Josef Gung'l
Marches-Waltzes-Polkas.
Nurnberger Symphoniker, Christian Simonis.

This is the third CD with this kind of music I bought last week, and all under the baton of Christian Simonis, be it with different orchestras. This guy is a natural in this genre, and he delivers steadfast performances.
Gung'l is not as good in the Waltzes as Strauss sr, but if it comes to Marches and Quadrilles he is equal. My favourites were clearly the Najaden quadrille, the Franz Joseph Marsh, Die Hydropathen Walz and Gedenke mein, Polka Mazurka. I would also like the add the Narren-Galopp, which I think quite good, but the vocal contribution by the orchestra, which Gung'l wrote in the score, kind of spoils that pleasure. It is something which he often did, like in the Siehst du Wohl,-Galopp, the sentence which he repeats throughout the composition, which is a pity. But it was probably by high demand of the public from his era. Thoroughly enjoyable music well played and recorded, and for the addicts well worth the modest investment.

From the three CD'S I bought in this genre, I would say that Richard Eilenberg is by far the best, Bilse a good second, and Josef Gung'l third.

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And a very great one IMO. My favourite work by Tippett, especially for its slow movement.

Yes, indeed. A fine work.

Thread duty -

Berg
Three Pieces for Orchestra, Op. 6
Boulez
BBC SO

[Florestan]

D850.

I tolerated the fortepiano much better than I expected and I liked the performance, it's midway between Haebler's openly dramatic one and Schiff's consistently relaxed approach.

So far I listened to five D850s today (Schiff, Lewis, Brendel 1980s and Haebler) and all of them were satisfactory in their own way.

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NEW ARRIVAL.

John Foulds.
Orchestral Works.
London PO, Barry Wordsworth.

My first exploration of this composer, and for the most part my impressions are favourable. The first three works are of a lighter make, and please the ear. Hellas is a more ambitious work, with some beautiful music, that really calls out one's imagination. So far so good, until I came to the three mantras, which in their nature should have some balance in their expression, but in the hands of Foulds it's merely a lot of orchestral noise. sure there are moments in it which I like, but he quickly goes for a full blast of cacophony, severely testing my capability of endurance. I will listen to them again, but knowing myself that that would be the last time for this work. My next steps into Foulds, will probably go to the Dutton label, although on a few of them works of the conductor are added as an unwelcome bonus, I am not interested in Richard Corp's music, nor will I ever be, so that's a drawback.
The sound of the Lyrita CD is topnotch as is the performance.

Oh, I like the Three Mantras Harry. Maybe my taste is more 'Crash-Bang-Wallop' than yours 
This double CD set is on special offer on Amazon UK at the moment but has no notes. The two original releases (with notes) can be picked up in expensively second hand as well. Although you'd have to put in ear plugs when the 'Three Mantras' are played. He wrote a lovely Cello Sonata which I play a lot at the moment (recommended by Symphonic Addict) and you should hear the eloquent and poetic 'World Requiem' as well as the Dynamic Triptych piano concerto.

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Mozart

Variations
K24,25,179,264,352,353

Ingrid Haebler

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Britten
Cello Sonata in C, Op. 65
Rostropovich/Britten

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I like the Slatkin Bernstein recordings - in fact, Slatkin's entire American composer series of recordings are a valuable collection.

I agree. I think that Slatkin is a bit underrated. I like his new Copland Symphony No.3 on Naxos and the RCA Piston disc which features Slatkin's dog barking 'The 'Incredible Flautist'. I also like his recording of Vaughan Williams's 9th Symphony.

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VRT - Belgian national Radio and TV is on strike today (complicated political machinations...).
24 hours of just music and an hourly news update. KLARA - the classical station offers a wildly eclectic mishmash of snippets.
This little gem stood out:

https://www.youtube.com/v/AweUIsbL7zs

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Mozart

Variations


Mozart and Haebler, I am completely disarmed by this music and Haebler's convincing recital, it brings tears to my eyes, such joy in a few notes.

[Mandryka]

D850.

I tolerated the fortepiano much better than I expected and I liked the performance, it's midway between Haebler's openly dramatic one and Schiff's consistently relaxed approach.

So far I listened to five D850s today (Schiff, Lewis, Brendel 1980s and Haebler) and all of them were satisfactory in their own way.

Now try my new favourite, Trudelies Leonhardt.

In fact I find this sonata really hard to enjoy because of that Beethovenian first movement. Just not my sort of thing the way most people play it.

[André]

This was the 2019 Recording of the Year according to the Bruckner Society. I can understand why. In its tremendous commitment of interpretation and execution it reminds me a lot of Zubin Mehta's seminal WP recording (my first ever Bruckner symphony disc, on LP). The perspective and musical aesthetic differ of course. Honeck and Pittsburgh are more modern, speaking in immediate, emotional tones, with a colloquial directness. It's mighty impressive, a bit 'in your face' for my taste. Marvel Universe Bruckner, anyone?

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Mozart

Variations


Mozart and Haebler, I am completely disarmed by this music and Haebler's convincing recital, it brings tears to my eyes, such joy in a few notes.

That's a great set indeed. You should try her Mozart piano concertos box as well. And the Schubert piano sonatas.

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Now try my new favourite, Trudelies Leonhardt.

If I can find it I will.

In fact I find this sonata really hard to enjoy because of that Beethovenian first movement. Just not my sort of thing the way most people play it.

Beethovenian, as in what Beethoven? I don't find it particularly dramatic or heroic in whatever performance.

[Harry]

Oh, I like the Three Mantras Harry. Maybe my taste is more 'Crash-Bang-Wallop' than yours 
This double CD set is on special offer on Amazon UK at the moment but has no notes. The two original releases (with notes) can be picked up in expensively second hand as well. Although you'd have to put in ear plugs when the 'Three Mantras' are played. He wrote a lovely Cello Sonata which I play a lot at the moment (recommended by Symphonic Addict) and you should hear the eloquent and poetic 'World Requiem' as well as the Dynamic Triptych piano concerto.

Well maybe I somehow missed the essence of those Mantras? But all the other works on this CD I found to be highly satisfying, so that was the best part of this recording. Crash Bank Wallop is actually a good definition for the three mantras, maybe my ears are not used to so much bangs I will buy more stuff from him, vocal pieces apart, some chamber music certainly, and maybe some of those Celtic compositions, I'll see.

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That's a great set indeed. You should try his piano concertos box as well. And the Schubert piano sonatas.

I have the Schubert as well and it is a great set too.The piano concertos I could purchase them last year,I did'n't and now I'm in great pain.


This is my Schubert set,the Mozart is as you can see a  Decca release.I purchased it from an ebay seller from Taiwan

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This is my Schubert set,

That's the one, yes. The Mozart concertos is this: