What are you listening 2 now?

[Karl Henning]

Dipping my toes in this recently purchased set of Hans Rosbaud conducting French Music.



Disc 2: Ravel's Alborada del gracioso and Ma Mère l'oye (suite), and Albert Roussel's Concert pour petit orchestre, Suite en Fa, and Symphonie No. 3.

Very nice! Good evening, Rafael!

TD:
Marek Janowski conducting Hartmann's Concerto funèbre.

[Karl Henning]

TD:

Marek Janowski conducting Hartmann's Concerto funèbre

Always good! Oblique to the post by @ritter ... Lenny conducting the Roussel Third. No idea how long since I've heard it. Last I listened was pre-stroke, I'll bet.

[Roasted Swan]

Gibbs: Symphony No. 2 'Odysseus'

Too much English-sounding to depict something related to Greek mythology. The composer's style sounds like Vaughan Williams but without the inspiration.

Definitely one of the more disappointing issues and not Armstrong Gibbs at his best.

[Linz]

Bruckner Symphony No.9 in D minor, 1894 Original Version. Ed. Leopold Nowak, Lorin Maazel, Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks

[Todd]

Getting my Saint-Saens in for the rest of the year.  At least it's a very fine recording.

[JBS]

[Mapman]

It's Stanford's birthday, so I listened to two of my favorites of his works: Symphony #6 and 3 Intermezzi for Clarinet.

[Symphonic Addict]

Definitely one of the more disappointing issues and not Armstrong Gibbs at his best.

Actually, yes. I hope the other symphonies will have more personality.

[Symphonic Addict]

Beethoven: String Quartet No. 7

Somehow I had the need to listen to this work today. A piece that communicates with me deeply.

[Symphonic Addict]

Brahms: String Quintet No. 2

Extraordinarily brilliant and beautiful music. I'm in love with this piece.

[Que]

Morning listening:



Absolutely great recording, it doesn't get any better than this.

I might even buy it on disc... 

[Harry]

Morning listening:



Absolutely great recording, it doesn't get any better than this.

I might even buy it on disc... 

Blimey

[Roasted Swan]

Actually, yes. I hope the other symphonies will have more personality.

I think they certainly do - with the Westmoreland Symphony the best of the bunch

[Que]

Blimey

I'm not saying it's entirely rational, but I still have the urge to get the extra special stuff on disc... 

[Mandryka]

Wigmore. Armida Quartet. First of two concerts for me today. Mozart K575 and Schumann op 41/3.  Very senior audience. That's good- I feel young. Full, near as damn it. Ooo, someone's wearing a low quality covid mask! Hope they've not got it. Microphones everywhere so it's being recorded. Lots of excitement in the air, bells ringing in the foyer, lights down, someone's announcing something about hearing aids and mobiles. Bye

[AnotherSpin]

Sibelius 5th

[Mandryka]

Wigmore. Armida Quartet. First of two concerts for me today. Mozart K575 and Schumann op 41/3.  Very senior audience. That's good- I feel young. Full, near as damn it. Ooo, someone's wearing a low quality covid mask! Hope they've not got it. Microphones everywhere so it's being recorded. Lots of excitement in the air, bells ringing in the foyer, lights down, someone's announcing something about hearing aids and mobiles. Bye

They remind me of early Julliard - a sense of keeping the music moving, no fuss. The most impressive bit of the concert was the penultimate variation in the Schumann. Good sound - beautifully fragile sound in the first movement of the Schumann.

[atardecer]

Monteverdi - L'Orfeo
Savall

[AnotherSpin]

My favourite Pettersson's piece, as per now. The 70 minutes of one-movement symphony fly by at breakneck speed. Overwhelming and mesmerising.

[Todd]