What are you listening 2 now?

[Mapman]

For Nielsen's birthday, Symphony #2 "De Fire Temperamenter"
Bernstein: New York

As I expected, this is an excellent performance.

[classicalgeek]

Ahmet Adnan Saygun
Symphony no. 3
Symphony no. 5
Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz
Ari Rasilainen
(on CD)



Solid works, and masterfully orchestrated. Bartok's influence is strong.

[Mapman]

Stravinsky: Symphony of Psalms
Shaw: Atlanta

The fugue in the 2nd movement is great!

[JBS]

[Daverz]

Sibelius: Symphony No. 3 (Bernstein/NYPO)



Having just finished, I can say that I really did not like that performance. 

I think it might be the weakest performance in that cycle.

[vandermolen]

Well something must be wrong for I still get the message that your inbox is full!

I've emailed Rob the big chief about it.

[Harry]

I've emailed Rob the big chief about it.

This morning I tried again and hey presto it got through. The funny pranks of software.

[vandermolen]

This morning I tried again and hey presto it got through. The funny pranks of software.

I deleted some more messages, so maybe that helped. Thanks for the message to which I have replied 

[Lisztianwagner]

Johann Strauss II
Freiwillige vor!
Spleen, Op.197
Telegraphische Depeschen, Op.195
Concordia, Op.206

Johannes Wildner & Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra

[Harry]

The Time of Monteverdi.
CD VI.
From Merula to Carissimi and into Instrumental Music Canzone, Sonate & Balli.
Compiled by Jerome Lejeune.

Pleasant and graceful music, well performed and recorded. And it starts with a stunning piece composed by Tarquino Merula, "Hor che Tempo di Dormire", sung by Maria Christina Kiehr.  Actually very difficult to sing, and it is a credit to Kiehr that she passes with flying colours. This composition grips me by the throat, and I find it one of the best compositions Merula wrote.

[Madiel]

Mozart: La finta giardiniera, Act I



Enjoying quite a lot. My Mozart exploration has been stuck for months, because times when I'm up for an opera are limited. But there's plenty of fun here. A couple of the characters are rather tasty. Everyone is in love with the wrong person... I expect some resolution in Act III but so far there are 7 people so not everyone can be happy.

[Traverso]

Corelli

Violin Sonatas op.5 nos 7-11
La Folia

[Harry]

Richard Arnell.
Symphony No.4 & 5.
Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Martin Yates.

There is a reason why I love the music by Arnell so much, it appeals to every fibre of my body and soul. Both works makes a perfect picture of this composer and his abilities. Fine sound and performance.

[vandermolen]

Well something must be wrong for I still get the message that your inbox is full!

Rob has now fixed it 

[Harry]

Georg Goltermann.
Cello Concerto in A minor.
Romance in A minor op.60 Nr.1.
Ballade G major op. 81.
Symphony in A minor.
Jamal Aliyev Cello.
ORF Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien, Howard Griffiths.
New Release, Recorded June 2022.

This is the first recording I own by this composer, in fact I never heard of him until this release came by.
Below is a little bio of him

In his time, cellist, music professor and composer Georg Goltermann was popular and famous enough, after all, to see the Cantilena of his first (of eight!) cello concertos recorded here by Pablo Casals. Melancholy, lyrical, mostly restrained, but flashing with great virtuosity again and again: a picture-book cello concerto of the Romantic period. The symphony, a world premiere recording, is also more than worth listening to, in its post-Brahmsian gesture à la Bruch or Gernsheim, not least because of the exquisitely cheerful Hunting Scherzo and Trio.

My impression is, if you like Gernsheim or Bruch which I do, then this recording ist ein Gefundenes Fressen I am happy with Howard Griffiths a much admired conductor in my book. He makes this orchestra a treat to listen to.  Truth be told, the Cellist Jamal Aliyev was a big unknown to me, but listening to his performance and the tone of his Cello, I say he is a most welcome addition to the cellists I know. And the music, well its right in my alley.

[Papy Oli]

A first, very pleasant sampling of Telemann's 12 Fantasias for solo flute, with these 2 versions:

[Harry]

In the Streets of London, a 17th Century Musical Pub Tour
Ensemble Prisma.
Elisabeth Champollion, recorder.
Franciska Anna Hajdu: violin, voice.
Alon Sariel ,Lute, Mandolin
Soma Salat-Zakariás, Viola da Gamba, and voice.
Recording: Alessano (Italy), 18-22 September 2022.

A refreshing tour through pub music that made me thirsty, and made me run for the Jameson "Black Barrel" whisky, yes as bad as that it is. What a fine combination though! The music is hilariously funny and well performed with just the right amount of jolliness. Yep, a fine close to an afternoon listen. Cheers.

[VonStupp]

Walter Braunfels
Grosse Messe, op. 37

Simone Schneider, soprano / Gerhild Romberger, alto
Christian Elsner, tenor / Robert Holl, bass
Berlin Philharmonic Choir / Berlin Singakademie
Berlin State and Cathedral Boys Choirs
Berlin Concerthouse Orchestra - Jörg-Peter Weigle

Compared to Braunfels' Te Deum, which I listened to a few days ago, I hear more mystery and ambiguity throughout this Mass. I wonder if the celebration of his conversion to Catholicism in the Te Deum, and its high-flying dramatics, is, six years later, now showing the treatment of a converted Jew in Germany through the Grosse Messe?

Like Gounod and George Lloyd, who each deal with the Credo movement creatively, Braunfels inventively pits the children's choir against the adult choir and soloists. There seems to be an antagonism between the unsettled and the peaceful here, something that I hear return in the ending Agnus Dei. I did, however, feel the 75-minute runtime, of which, the 30-minute Credo adds up.

Didn't care for the male soloists, but the soprano led the team spectacularly. I may try and find Honeck's recording, if it is still available, and at a reasonable price. Honeck's is six minutes longer, but I expect he might have a surer hand at the podium.
VS

[SonicMan46]

I usually like to purchase composer-oriented recordings, but have a small collection of 50-60 CDs of individuals or groups performing works of multiple composers on single disc(s) - up for the morning:

Caecilia-Concert on the recordings below using period instruments, including the dulcian (bassoon precursor) and trombone; reviews attached for the interested.  Dave

   

[Spotted Horses]

As long as it is my mind, I decided to listen again to Pettersson Symphony No 6, this time with Lindberg on BIS (since it is available to stream). First half, so far.



I don't detect any great interpretive difference, although the audio has a more close perspective. I think the slightly more distant, reverberant perspective of the cpo recording suits me a little better.