What are you listening 2 now?

[Maestro267]

Varese: Amériques
Orchestre National de France/Nagano

Lloyd: Symphony No. 12
Albany SO/Lloyd

Zemlinsky: Die Seejungfrau
New Zealand SO/Judd

[Ratliff]

Beethoven String Quartet Op 130 (B-flat), Endellion Quartet



I used to approach Op 130 with a feeling of awe, that it is the highest achievements in music, etc. I find I enjoy it more when I think of it as a sort of serenade. It, after all, has two dances, two slow movements. It just happens to be overflowing with transcendent beauty, like something by Mozart.

Nowadays I listen with the "replacement" finale, otherwise know as Beethoven's finale. I like to listen to the grosse fuge a separate piece.

The Endellion does a fine job, robust and appropriate expressive. Just a wonderful experience.

[Traverso]

Indeed. He does look bewildered which is unusual in itself as he is always portrayed as calm and in total control of the world.

excuse me ?

[André]

A beautifully cool, collected interpretation of the work, far removed from the more emotional and devotional views of Jochum, Munchinger, Scherchen or Celibidache.

[aligreto]

Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto [Kyung-Wha Chung/Previn]





Superlative playing in an assertive and buoyant performance of this powerful and wonderful work. It is well driven by both soloist and conductor. It is one of my go to performances in this work.

[aligreto]

excuse me ?

Nice 

[SonicMan46]

Dohnányi, Ernst von (1877-1960) - Variety of Orchestral Works w/ the performers on the cover art below - today's listening agenda - still on the cello recording - have nearly a dozen discs of this Hungarian-American immigrant composer, pianist, conductor, and grandfather of Christoph von Dohnányi - my remaining CDs are chamber works plus four volumes of piano music w/ Martin Roscoe - Dave

     

[j winter]

Vivaldi Op. 7, I Solisti Veneti.   Beautifully played

[vers la flamme]

Good afternoon all.

George Butterworth this afternoon. So beautiful.

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Glad you're liking it, Oli! 



Franz Schubert: Allegretto in C minor, D915, 11 Écossaises, D781, Hungarian Melody in B minor, D817. Finishing a great disc that I started this morning. I like it, but I think I remain not fully convinced of Brendel's Schubert.

[Traverso]

Shostokovich

Symphony No.5

Five Fragments Op.42

[Sergeant Rock]

Robert Simpson Symphony No. 1, Boult conducting the LPO

https://www.youtube.com/v/YWFnLwUU4kE


Sarge

[vandermolen]

Robert Simpson Symphony No. 1, Boult conducting the LPO

https://www.youtube.com/v/YWFnLwUU4kE


Sarge

Wasn't aware of that set. What a great selection of works!

[André]

[Iota]

A wonderful, classic CD.

That it is. I believe I got to know each of those lovely works via that cd.


TD:



Messiaen: Catalogue D'Oiseaux

From time to time I come back to these magical pieces, so curious and entrancing (indeed like the creatures they evoke), and each time they just seem to get more extraordinary. Each one practically a mini masterpiece to my ears, wellsprings of brilliant and imaginative explorations that seem eternally fresh.

Austbo, probably my most trusted and known companion in all of Messiaen's piano oeuvre, is marvellous.

[San Antone]

Messiaen: Catalogue D'Oiseaux

Austbo, probably my most trusted and known companion in all of Messiaen's piano oeuvre, is marvellous.

I agree, that series on Naxos is really good.

[Symphonic Addict]

Piano Quintet in G major

[SimonNZ]

Earlier:



Then:



Now:

[Christo]

I thought I might get a reply from you 
Yes, I have that fine CPO CD as well ( )
I'll be listening to it in due course. Is No.3 your favourite of the cycle Johan?

My personal favourites "from the cycle, Johan" ( ) are: No. 5 ('Symphonie Concertante'), No. 3 & No. 4 - in that order. Actually, they are almost an equivalent of RVW 3, 4, and 5:

Andriessen 3 another 'stately dance symphony', his No. 4 'total anger, a harsh war symphony', and No. 5 a 'heavenly Pavane in almost unbearably typical Dutch style', quoting & re-enacting music from the Dutch War of Independance times (1586-1648). BTW: Hendrik Andriessen is by far the most "Dutch" composer ever, surpassing Bernard Zweers & Cornelis Dopper by miles, even Matthijs Vermeulen by more than a few yards.

Indeed: if you like the heavenly Kuhnau Variations, be in for a real treat: the Symphonie Concertante (1962 or thereabout) as the 'most stately, most "Dutch" symphony' ever written. 

[Madiel]

Beethoven String Quartet Op 130 (B-flat), Endellion Quartet



I used to approach Op 130 with a feeling of awe, that it is the highest achievements in music, etc. I find I enjoy it more when I think of it as a sort of serenade. It, after all, has two dances, two slow movements. It just happens to be overflowing with transcendent beauty, like something by Mozart.

Nowadays I listen with the "replacement" finale, otherwise know as Beethoven's finale. I like to listen to the grosse fuge a separate piece.

The Endellion does a fine job, robust and appropriate expressive. Just a wonderful experience.

Yes, thinking of it as a serenade makes a lot of sense.  And I've 'always' preferred the finale Beethoven chose (though really, I've only known the work for a few years).

I've seen that Endellion set before, must check it out sometime.

[Madiel]

Currently listening to D.850



The first disc of Endres that I listened to was earlier sonatas, and it seemed nice enough but pretty straightforward. I wondered how he'd do in later ones. Quite well, I enjoyed D.845 yesterday and enjoying D.850 now.

EDIT: I am truly grateful to any pianist who gives D.850 a real sense of momentum. It's one Schubert piece that cries out for it. The scherzo is properly sounding like a scherzo.