What are you listening 2 now?

[André]

A scorching performance of Pelléas in excellent sound.

[Ratliff]

TD

I have that series and need to find time to listen. Rubbra was such a great talent!

[Traverso]

Franz Liszt

Yesterday evening I listened to  CD6  that was largely filled with music from Chopin and two pieces from Liszt. I enjoyed it very much 
CD 7 is a recording  filled with music from Franz Liszt

Piano Sonata In B Minor, S178
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Zwei Konzertstüdien, S 145

Trauervorspeil Und Trauermarsch, S206

En Rêve - Nocturne. Andantino, S207

Réminiscenses De Don Juan, S418
Réminiscences De Simone Boccanegra, S438

   

[aligreto]

Shostakovich: Symphony No. 12 [Pretre]





Bleak and dark with a wonderful atmosphere.

[aligreto]

A famous one,enjoy it.

Cheers my friend.

[Traverso]

Shostakovich: Symphony No. 12 [Pretre]





Bleak and dark with a wonderful atmosphere.

Not a conductor that I easily associate with shostakovich.
I purchased a few days ago this new set.

[Tsaraslondon]

Strauss: Also Sprach Zarathustra [Reiner]

I used to have that exact LP. Brought back memories.

[steve ridgway]

Ligeti - Masterworks (Vol. 6 Keyboard Works).

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[San Antone]

"Hear, hear"

I have that series and need to find time to listen. Rubbra was such a great talent!

I have never listened to Rubbra or hardly any of the 20th century British composers, but am using the Maggini Quartet's excellent and extensive series of recordings as an introduction.  Very good music.

TD

[Maestro267]

Out of the blue, I'm diving back into the world of Havergal Brian.

Brian: Symphony No. 10
RSNO/Brabbins

This is probably in my top 5 of Brian's symphonies. The still passage preceding the first "stormy" sequence sends shivers down my spine in a way a work hasn't since I first heard Strauss' pre-storm music from Eine Alpensinfonie.

Brian: Symphony No. 6 ("Sinfonia tragica")
New Russia State SO/Walker

Simpson: Symphony No. 3
Royal PO/Handley

A quick look in the liner notes...turns out Simpson's 3rd Symphony is dedicated to Havergal Brian.

[Ratliff]

I have never listened to Rubbra or hardly any of the 20th century British composers, but am using the Maggini Quartet's excellent and extensive series of recordings as an introduction.  Very good music.

TD

My experience with the Maggini quartet has always been excellent.

Rubbra is special. I recently discovered his viola concerto (Hyperion). The symphony series on Chandos is also superb stuff.

[Florestan]

Notturno D897.  One of my favorite pieces of music by anyone.

[Symphonic Addict]

Notturno D897.  One of my favorite pieces of music by anyone.

I love it too, Andrei. Beautiful beyond words. The Trio Wanderer must be excellent in this repertoire. 3 years ago I attended a concert where they played Tchaikovsky's Piano Trio. It was one of the most passionate recitals I ever attended, and my love for that work was reaffirmed. Tons of goosebumps!

[Madiel]

Nor do I see any sublimated suffering in the picture, but rather someone who wants to excuse his presence at an embarrassing situation.

I just see a badly composed photo.

[Symphonic Addict]

Busoni's Piano Concerto

This work is fantastic up to the 4th movement (Tarantella). In fact, it works fine in 4 movements finishing with that insane ending. The 5th movement sounds incongruous to me.

[Florestan]

I love it too, Andrei. Beautiful beyond words. The Trio Wanderer must be excellent in this repertoire. 3 years ago I attended a concert where they played Tchaikovsky's Piano Trio. It was one of the most passionate recitals I ever attended, and my love for that work was reaffirmed. Tons of goosebumps!

They're very good indeed but give a try to the Florestans, they are even better imo --- and not because they are my namesakes.

I first listened to this incredible, utterly otherworldly piece of music with the Beaux Arts Trio and I'm still fond of their version.

It's an unbelievable work. Time standing still --- the answer to Lamartine's rhetoric entreatment

Ô temps, suspends ton vol ! et vous, heures propices,
Suspendez votre cours !
Laissez-nous savourer les rapides délices
Des plus beaux de nos jours !

[ritter]

Busoni's Piano Concerto

This work is fantastic up to the 4th movement (Tarantella). In fact, it works fine in 4 movements finishing with that insane ending. The 5th movement sounds incongruous to me.

Oddly, the high point of that work for me is the fifth movement, with its choral contribution. Particularly, the meandering start of that movement (one of the less flashier sections of the whole work) has a magical effect IMHO.

THREAD DUTY:

Prompted by Mandryka having started a composer thread dedicated to him, revisiting the music of Henri Pousseur.

Aquarius-Memorial, with Frederic Rzewski (pf) and Pierre Bartholomée conducting the Beethoven Acadamie.

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Shostakovich: Symphony No. 12 [Pretre]





Bleak and dark with a wonderful atmosphere.

Decades since I've seen that LP - another nostalgia trip.

[SonicMan46]

Danzi, Franz (1763-1826) - Wind & Piano Quintets - PI (Reicha Quintet w/ Christine Schornsheim on fortepiano in the middle selection below) vs. MI (Berlin Philharmonic Wind Quintet + Love Derwinger on piano) - the Berlin group gets 4 quintets, 3 wind + 1 piano, per the 3-disc set - enjoy both approaches although more attracted to the period instruments.  Dave

   

[Que]

Danzi, Franz (1763-1826) - Wind & Piano Quintets - PI (Reicha Quintet w/ Christine Schornsheim on fortepiano in the middle selection below) vs. MI (Berlin Philharmonic Wind Quintet + Love Derwinger on piano) - the Berlin group gets 4 quintets, 3 wind + 1 piano, per the 3-disc set - enjoy both approaches although more attracted to the period instruments.  Dave

 

Oh yes, sterling stuff! 
The period instruments really bring out the character of the music.

Q