What are you listening 2 now?

[foxandpeng]

Nicolai Miaskovsky
Complete String Quartets
SQ 1 and 2
Taneyev Quartet
Northern Flowers

Off we go with the Myaskovsky SQs. So long since I heard these, that it feels like completely unfamiliar ground.

[Karl Henning]

This has to be one of the great SQ cycles of the last century, surely?

Indeed it is!

TD:

h/t to @Løvfald 

Ernst Toch
Big Ben: Fantasy-Variations on the Westminster Chimes, Op. 62 (1934)
NDR Hamburg Symphony
Leon Botstein (president of Bard College)
A piece composed, that is, on the eve of war, the composer already in exile (one guesses, in London now perhaps.)

I thought I should like this. Dang! Right, again!

[Karl Henning]

And: listening to this wonderfully colorful Sonata again!

Fazil Say
Violin Sonata № 1 (1997)
Friedemann Eichhorn, vn
The Composer, pf

[Linz]

Mozart Symphonie No. 31 in D major, "Paris" KV 297, Symphonie (Ouverture) No. 32 inG major, KV 318: Allegro - Andante - Tempo I, Symphony No. 33 in B flat major, KV 319, Sergei Prokofiev Symphonie No. 1 in D major, Op. 25 "Classique" and The Love for Three Oranges: Symphonic Suite. Op. 33a,  Orchestre des Concerts Lamoureux, Jean Martinon

[Todd]

The Prazak deliver the best recording of the third quartet I've heard, hands down.  The Piano Quintet is a humdinger comparable to any recording.  So, the Prazak are now my reference Brahms quartets.

[Karl Henning]

George Frideric Handel: Marian Cantatas. Anne Sofie von Otter, Reinhard Goebel, Musica Antiqua Köln

I'm always forgetting what a brilliant composer Handel was.

I'm in!

[vers la flamme]

Felix Mendelssohn: Paulus, op.36. Richard Hickox, BBC National Orchestra & Chorus of Wales

I've had this CD for a loooong time, but have never listened to it. Nice music in the long-unfashionable genre of Romantic sacred oratorio. Mendelssohn's other (more) famous oratorio, Elias/Elijah, is likewise unknown to me.

[Symphonic Addict]

Going to a concert performance of this later in the year (same orchestra, different conductor).

Lucky you! Enjoy!

[Cato]

Wojciech Kilar
Symphony 5 'Adwentowa'
Mirosław Jacek Błaszczyk
Silesian Philharmonic Orchestra and Choir

Happy to recommend Kilar's Symphony 5 if you enjoy atmospheric, liturgical music. I'm finding him to be surprisingly engaging.

Following your earlier post I streamed some Kilar and ended up buying the Naxos disk with his Piano Concerto.     Possibly not quite what you intended   but thanks anyway.

O.M.G.!!!


What a coincidence!

We just watched City of Angels, a movie from 20 years ago or so, and I wondered about some of the music: the credits mentioned The Angelus by Wojciech Kilar!

And I had intended to look into more of his works as a result!

So, thank you for the recommendations! 

[Symphonic Addict]

Janáček: Mladi, for wind sextet

Delightful as it couldn't be otherwise.

[Symphonic Addict]

Indeed it is!

TD:

h/t to @Løvfald 

Ernst Toch
Big Ben: Fantasy-Variations on the Westminster Chimes, Op. 62 (1934)
NDR Hamburg Symphony
Leon Botstein (president of Bard College)
A piece composed, that is, on the eve of war, the composer already in exile (one guesses, in London now perhaps.)

I thought I should like this. Dang! Right, again!

Cool, Karl. It's a work that repays with several listens I think.

[JBS]

Felix Mendelssohn: Paulus, op.36. Richard Hickox, BBC National Orchestra & Chorus of Wales

I've had this CD for a loooong time, but have never listened to it. Nice music in the long-unfashionable genre of Romantic sacred oratorio. Mendelssohn's other (more) famous oratorio, Elias/Elijah, is likewise unknown to me.

I have the same recording but a different cover


Your description is spot on. Elijah is better, but I'm not particularly enthusiastic about it.

TD
Holmboe Chamber Concertos CD 2


Numbers 4-6.
Meaty and pleasure to listen to.
Opus 30 for piano trio and orchestra (1942-45)
Opus 31 for viola and orchestra (1943)
Opus 33 for violin and orchestra (1943)

[Karl Henning]

I have the same recording but a different cover


Your description is spot on. Elijah is better, but I'm not particularly enthusiastic about it.

TD
Holmboe Chamber Concertos CD 2


Numbers 4-6.
Meaty and pleasure to listen to.
Opus 30 for piano trio and orchestra (1942-45)
Opus 31 for viola and orchestra (1943)
Opus 33 for violin and orchestra (1943)

Somehow, the Mendelssohn oratorios really do not sing to me. Delighted that you're enjoying the Holmboe Chamber Concerti!

[vers la flamme]

I have the same recording but a different cover


Your description is spot on. Elijah is better, but I'm not particularly enthusiastic about it.

TD
Holmboe Chamber Concertos CD 2


Numbers 4-6.
Meaty and pleasure to listen to.
Opus 30 for piano trio and orchestra (1942-45)
Opus 31 for viola and orchestra (1943)
Opus 33 for violin and orchestra (1943)

Truth be told mine's a different cover too, it's a Musical Heritage Society bootleg, but I couldn't find a picture of that cover anywhere on the internet.

Now playing:



Maurice Ravel: 3 Poèmes de Mallarmé; Chansons madécasses. Sarah Walker, Nash Ensemble

I'm very unfamiliar with the chamber vocal works of Ravel and Debussy, so this disc is a welcome addition for me.

[Luke]

I'm very unfamiliar with the chamber vocal works of Ravel and Debussy, so this disc is a welcome addition for me.

What a treat! They're amongst his finest works!

[Bachtoven]

[Que]

Morning listening:

[Harry]

Music in Germany from Schütz to Bach.
CD VII.
Instrumental Music.
Composers: Johann Herman Schein, David Funck, Michael Praetorius, Carlo Farina, David Pohle, Johann Wilhelm Furchheim, Johann Jakob Walther, August Kühnel, Johann Michael Nicolai, Johannes Schenck.

Performed:
Ricercar Consort, Syntagma Amici, Ensemble de Trompettes Gilles Rapin, Clematis.

What else can I say as this entire box is a pleasure to listen at. All carefully selected music that sounds quite unified and complete, although it are all bits and bobs from many ensembles at different dates. What they have in common is the artistic excellence and a wealth of unknown composers tied together by dedicated musicians. And what about the book, that is giving a wealth of information about the period musicians and composers. So a big thumbs up me thinks!

[foxandpeng]

Alfred Schnittke
Viola Concerto
Yuri Bashmet
USSR Ministry of Culture SO

Interesting...

[Harry]

Christian Erbach.
Complete Organ Music.
CD VII.
Manuel Tomadin, Organs.
Instruments:
Bartolomeo Ravani, (1640), restored by Glauco Chilardi, (2002) at the Pieve di Santa Maria Assunta, Bientina.

In 1640 the Pieve was equipped with a magnificent pipe organ built by Bartolomeo
Ravani from Lucca. The wooden case, carved and gilded with pure gold, was
designed by Silvani himself (the organ was restored in 2002). 56-key Manual (C1-
G5). Pedalboard with 18 keys (C1-F2) always combined with the Manual.
Principale [16'] b/s.
Principale 8' b/s.
Ottava
XV
XIX-XII
XXVI-XXIX
Tromba 8 b/s
Clarone 8' b
Bombarda 8' s
Ottavino 2 s
Flauto in VII b/s
Voce umana
Temperament: Tartini Valotti. Pitch: 440 Hz at 20 degrees Celsius.
Recording: 16 October 2019. TT= 72:30.

Did I already mention that this box is a must for Organ lovers? Well it is you know. A place where you meet gorgeous historic organs, restored to their old selves by people that have clearly a deep love for such instruments. Played by one of the best organists Italy has to offer, and a composer that produced quality compositions, highly esteemed by those that were famous already or became famous after him. They all, more or less, learned a lot from Erbach. When you hear his music you will understand. Enough reasons to buy this set or stream it. Right?!.
Sound is excellent.