What are you listening 2 now?

[vandermolen]

Vasksian mood continued, time for the symphonies. Not the 'greatest' perhaps, but pure and honest, deeply felt and transcendent:

Two great discs. Along with Kinsella probably my favourite living composer. The CD featuring Symphony No.2 has very insightful notes 

[Todd]

Disc one.

[Traverso]

Excellent! There is a local pub where they use French horns (or are they euphoniums?) for urinals. I'll have to see if I can find a photo.

OK 'The Bell' in Ticehurst, East Sussex:
I have pissed in them on several occasions (too much information  ) I guess that Mandryka and I have lowered the tone (a musical analogy) of this thread. Sorry! 

They seem to be quite common

[steve ridgway]

Chilling out with Mysterious Nativity - modern sacred choral music by Sviridov, Arvo Part, Tchesnokov, Mikinis, Schnittke.

[asin] B00NTDI8SQ[/asin]

[JBS]

Yeah but how many times an evening did you flush them? Five times or just once? 

Mandryka won't get the joke, since he (wisely) doesn't read the Trump thread...

TD
From the Naxos British String Quartets (Maggini Quartet) box
John Ireland
String Quartets 1 in d minor and 2 in c minor

[Karl Henning]

Shostakovich Symphony No.4
Rattle CBSO:

I should revisit that. How do you like it, Jeffrey?

[Karl Henning]

Excellent! There is a local pub where they use French horns (or are they euphoniums?) for urinals. I'll have to see if I can find a photo.

OK 'The Bell' in Ticehurst, East Sussex:
I have pissed in them on several occasions (too much information  ) I guess that Mandryka and I have lowered the tone (a musical analogy) of this thread. Sorry! 

Ouch! Unless I were desperate, I don't know if I could use those!

[Karl Henning]

Chilling out with Mysterious Nativity - modern sacred choral music by Sviridov, Arvo Part, Tchesnokov, Mikinis, Schnittke.

[asin] B00NTDI8SQ[/asin]

Must be a beauty!

[Karl Henning]

Shostakovich
Symphony # 7 in C, Op. 60 Leningrad
St Petersburg Phil
Termirkanov

[Karl Henning]

Shostakovich
Symphony # 4 in c minor, Op. 43
CBSO
Rattle

[aligreto]

Stravinsky: Pulcinella, Suite No. 1 [Marriner]


   

[aligreto]

Absolutely! Another thing I recall about the concert was that I attended it with my good university friend Nigel. One of the most courageous people I had the privilege to know. He was on a kidney dialysis machine as long as I knew him (sadly he passed away many years ago). Nigel faced the uncertainly of his future with great fortitude and humour . He enjoyed a drink too and definitely would have accompanied me into the Philharmonic pub. I recall that as we got on the minibus at the University, with the other classical music enthusiasts, to drive to Liverpool Nigel announced in a loud voice 'This is the football special isn't it?'

Well done. You did his memory proud 

[Karl Henning]

Stravinsky: Pulcinella, Suite No. 1 [Marriner]


   

Nice!

[André]

Second disc of addenda to Jonathan Nott's integral set of Schubert symphonies. The first disc had works by Rihm, Schnebel, Mantovani and Widmann.

This one has Berio's Rendering (a 'what if' take on Schubert's sketches for his 10th symphony), Aribert Reimann's Metamorphosen on a minuet, Hans Werner Henze's short Erlkönig Orchesterphantasie, Hans Zender's recomposition of 4 Schubert Choir Songs for chorus and orchestra and finally Kurt Schwertsik' s Epilog zu Rosamunde - which presumably provided the title of the album.

There's almost a dozen recordings of Rendering (I have Chailly's), and Schubert lieder have been orchestrated by many composers, including a wholesale rethinking of Winterreise by Hans Zender. The notes to this disc state that « Schubert's unusual handling of time - condensing, extending, standing still - the gaps and breaks within his works, their fragmentary and erratic nature resonated with modern irritations ». Hence the renewed interest in the past (studiously and forcefully rejected by diehard Darmstädtians in the 60s and 70s) and especially in the music of Schubert.

Nice thought. Whatever the motivations behind these rethinkings, my hunch is that a desire to explore the possibilities offered by music that builds so strongly on melody was a guilty pleasure these composers willingly succumbed to.

Each work has a common (schubertian) point of departure but explores entirely different avenues. Very stimulating. Recommended to the curious and open-minded from both persuasions (romantic and modernist).

[Todd]

Snagged at closeout price.  Score!

[San Antone]

J.S. Bach: Cantatas, Vol. 1
Rudolf Lutz, J.S. Bach-Stiftung

The J.S. Bach Foundation (J.S. Bach-Stiftung) has embarked on a remarkable undertaking: over a period of some 25 years, the Foundation will perform the complete vocal works by J.S. Bach (1685-1750).  All concerts are performed on period instruments.

Each month, one of the over 200 Bach cantatas is performed in the idyllic town of Trogen in Appenzell, Switzerland. With a rhythm of 12 cantatas per year, the project is estimated to conclude in the year 2030. All introductory workshops, concerts and reflection lectures on the cantata texts are recorded on DVD and CD; the texts of the lectures are published in a continually expanding Bach Anthology.

The main aim of the J.S. Bach Foundation's ambitious project is to provide a living Bach experience for today's listeners and to deepen our understanding of the great composer's works. The artistic director of the foundation is Rudolf Lutz, who rehearses and conducts all performances with the choir, orchestra and solo vocalists.

[aligreto]

Monteverdi: Vespero della Beata Virgine [Harnoncourt]





Intense yet somewhat understated but always devotional, this version has always appealed to me.

[SimonNZ]

[Madiel]

Holmboe, Symphony No.10

[vandermolen]

They seem to be quite common

Oh, I'm most disappointed! I thought that they were unique to this part of East Sussex. Certainly I've never seen them anywhere else but thanks for the info.