What are you listening 2 now?

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Shostakovich: Symphony No.5
Hallé Orchestra 1963
Barbirolli is not associated with Shostakovich but I enjoyed this (very slow at the start) performance.
This was actually Barbirolli's first performance of any Shostakovich symphony.
There is some very fine violin playing. The slow movement is especially deeply-felt in this performance.
I'm afraid that I gave up with Richard Strauss within 5 minutes:

[Que]

Bach, CPE - decided to switch from the Papa and explore my CPE collection:

Starting w/ solo KB works - Schornsheim & Spanyi - on the BIS label (now part of Apple HERE!), Spanyi has recorded 20 volumes of the concerto music & 40 volumes of solo works!  WOW - I own just 8 of the solo recordings (most bought cheaply from BRO) - Dave

 

We are still waiting for those boxsets, Dave...  

Von Bahr better hurry up before it is too late!

[SonicMan46]

We are still waiting for those boxsets, Dave...  

Von Bahr better hurry up before it is too late!

Hi Que - assume that you heard - BIS is now under Apple's direction (below end of a longer statement at the link) - he just turned 80 y/o from his early statements, so not sure how much involvement he'll have with this new endeavor, so completely up in the air at the moment? Dave

BIS will become part of Apple Music Classical and Platoon. As proud as I am of this milestone, I am even more proud of the fact that the entire personnel of BIS, including me, have been retained. We all look forward to a future, filled with new music and artists in golden sound from this increased force in classical music. Robert von Bahr, Founder, BIS Records (Source)

[DavidW]

I had a great evening last night!

[Maestro267]

Koechlin

I wish that set was still in print.

[SonicMan46]

Some more CPE Bach for the afternoon - Rachel Brown plays 3 flute concertos (Wq 22, 168, & 169) while Aurèle Nicolet performs 4 (Wq 166, 167, 168, & 169), so some overlap, and a total of 5 flute concertos (seems to match his compositional concerto listings HERE w/ Wq 22 likely a transcription of the same numbered keyboard concerto).  Dave

   

[Lisztianwagner]

Arnold Schönberg
Wind Quintet Op.26

Members of The London Sinfonietta

[Linz]

Johann Sebastian Bach Concerto in C Minor For Two Harpsichords, BWV 1060
Concerto in F Minor, BWV 1056
Concerto in F Major For Harpsichord And Two Recorders, BWV 1057
Concerto in C Minor For Two Harpsichords, BWV 1062
Concerto In C Major For Three Harpsichords, BWV 1064

[Todd]

[DavidW]

[Karl Henning]

Bloch: 'Israel Symphony'
Utah SO/Abravanel
This is an excellent Bloch compilation (from Koch and Vanguard earlier releases).

I've really been enjoying the Silvestrov Postludium (piano and orchestra) and the Artyomov Concerto of the 13 (piano, winds and percussion) on the Russian Orchestral Works disc.

[vandermolen]

I've really been enjoying the Silvestrov Postludium (piano and orchestra) and the Artyomov Concerto of the 13 (piano, winds and percussion) on the Russian Orchestral Works disc.

I like the Silvestrov as well.

Now playing:
Ole Schmidt 'Jeanne d'Arc' - a kind present from the much-missed André of this forum:

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...
 the much-missed André of this forum:
...

+1. Has anyone heard from him?

[Lisztianwagner]

Béla Bartók
Piano Concerto No.3

Pierre-Laurent Aimard (piano)
Esa-Pekka Salonen & San Francisco Symphony Orchestra

[Karl Henning]

A first listen:

[andolink]

Johann Wilhelm Wilms (1772-1847): Clarinet Concerto & Sinfonie Concertante
Ernst Schlader, clarinet
Harmonie Universelle - Andreas Spering

[ritter]

It's been some months since I last listened any Richard Strauss, and decades since I listened to this CD (which I bought when it was first released):



I venture to say that few would include this Tomowa-Sintow / Karajan recording of the Four Last Songs among the "classics" (those would probably include Schwarzkopf / Szell, della Casa / Böhm, Norman / Masur, Janowitz / Karajan...), but this time around it is sounding quite ravishing. This is typical late, ultra-polished Karajan, but this approach suits these autumnal pieces like a glove. And I'm finding Mme. Tomowa-Sintow (whom I saw live as Ariadne here in Madrid in 1991) very convincing. Wonderful legato, a lighter —but very beautiful— timbre than I remembered, and great phrasing. It is easy to see why she was so much in demand between the last 70s and early 90s in this repertoire.

We also get the lesser-known late Die heiligen drei Könige aus Morgenland, and the "Moonlight Music" and closing scene from Capriccio. All at the same high level.

A great CD, which I am enjoying much more than I expected.

How Richard Strauss knew to write for the soprano voice with orchestral accompaniment! It never ceases to amaze me...

[Todd]

Disc two.

[vandermolen]

+1. Has anyone heard from him?

Not for a long time.

[Mandryka]

Listening to Bk 2 - it feels like symphonic piano playing - loud, extrovert, confident and colourful. It's quite intriguing actually - whatever the merits and demerits of the approach. You could say it's poster art Debussy - big broad brushstrokes - barnstorming and in your face.