What are you listening 2 now?

[André]

Comments on the music and performance in he opera thread

[André]

Trios 13-16. The composer wrote his trios as hausmusik, which he performed with his two sons (he was the violist). They are alternately serious, amicable or pensive. This is quality stuff that repays attentive listening. Recommended.

[Symphonic Addict]

Roy Harris - Symphony No. 2

Two significantly good outer movements and a rather monotonous inner one. It seems foreshadowing his more impressive 3rd Symphony. Interesting enough.

[Christo]

Two souls .... 

Trios 13-16. The composer wrote his trios as hausmusik, which he performed with his two sons (he was the violist). They are alternately serious, amicable or pensive. This is quality stuff that repays attentive listening. Recommended.

Julius Röntgen (1855-1932), late String Trios, all composed & performed in Villa Gaudeamus (payed a visit a few months ago and attended a concert in Röntgen's music room to the left):

   

The Röntgen cd now for 1,99 euros at JPC Germany: https://www.jpc.de/jpcng/classic/detail/-/art/streichtrios-13-16/hnum/5434171

[vandermolen]

Yes he was quite a character, and I loved his stories. I miss him too! This anecdote made me grin from ear to ear, thanks for sharing!

[Symphonic Addict]

A thoroughly superb CD. All the 4 works are not less than impressive and they're performed with utter commitment. Estudios sinfónicos and Glosses sobre temes de Pau Casals stood out, but I consider Estudios sinfónicos blew me away because of the textures and incredible effects from the orchestra.

[André]

Two souls .... 

Nice! Must have been quite an experience. And, yes, I bought it at JPC for 1.99€ 

[Mirror Image]

Berg
Vn Concerto, To the Memory of an Angel
Zimmermann
Stuttgart Radio Symphony
Gelmetti

How's this performance, Karl?

[Mirror Image]

A thoroughly superb CD. All the 4 works are not less than impressive and they're performed with utter commitment. Estudios sinfónicos and Glosses sobre temes de Pau Casals stood out, but I consider Estudios sinfónicos blew me away because of the textures and incredible effects from the orchestra.

Very nice. I have this recording somewhere. Have you checked out any of the chamber or solo piano music yet?

[JBS]

I'm aware that this is not bad music, but these quartets failed to engage me. I felt them too predictable and it's the kind of music that doesn't allow to me to say "wow" or "this is interesting". They work better like background music.

Fiddler on the roof!

TD

Faure, Theme and Variations, Three Romances Sans Paroles.



The Theme and Variations does not strike me as among the best of Faure. I have the impression that the variations format is not consistent with his musical imagination. The Romances sans Paroles are perfect early pieces with beautiful melodies floating above free flowing accompaniment. Not as rich as middle and late Faure, but perfect little gems.

Excellent performance and recording.

Same set, but CD 2, Bacarolles and Ballade.
I'm liking this set a lot better than I did the first time through.

[Carlo Gesualdo]

Dear honorable senior Op Gurn Blanston, dear folks, at last I'm listening to Jachet de Mantoue Missa ancor.. +sacred work by the prestigious ensemble simply called Jachet de Mantoue ensemble.

What a lovely album this is on Caliope, my favorite renaissance composer done top notch, how wonderful, how blown away I am, have no word for it, so amazed this album is super duper good, I love it. Wow splendid outrageously good, it scream  awesomeness. So I finally have the three albums of him, the brabant ensemble album brewed in England by mister eminent Stephen Rice , and these two Jachet de Mantoue albums on Caliope, this is a real darn joyride. Goodnight folks, I rejoice tonight a great night, I,m so happy, I feel like crying tear of joy, but a grown man crying is pathetic so I wont lol .

See Jachet de Mantoue only wrote 22 missa and I have at least3, and several motets here and there, sometime it's not the quantity or notoriety that make a composer works, but quality music , precious polyphony!!!

[Daverz]

Not a very interesting evening musically.  Last thing of interest was from yesterday, Pfitzner's Symphony in C sharp minor, Op. 36a.

[San Antone]

I'm aware that this is not bad music, but these quartets failed to engage me. I felt them too predictable and it's the kind of music that doesn't allow to me to say "wow" or "this is interesting". They work better like background music.

Thanks for posting about this composer, he is a new name for me.  Plus string quartets are my favorite form, I enjoyed them very much.

[Ratliff]

Same set, but CD 2, Bacarolles and Ballade.
I'm liking this set a lot better than I did the first time through.

Not unlike my own experience. The early works drew me in but the mature works took time and repeated listening to unfold for me.

[Mirror Image]

Selections from this newly acquired box set:

[Que]

Dear honorable senior Op Gurn Blanston, dear folks, at last I'm listening to Jachet de Mantoue Missa ancor.. +sacred work by the prestigious ensemble simply called Jachet de Mantoue ensemble.

What a lovely album this is on Caliope, my favorite renaissance composer done top notch, how wonderful, how blown away I am, have no word for it, so amazed this album is super duper good, I love it. Wow splendid outrageously good, it scream  awesomeness. So I finally have the three albums of him, the brabant ensemble album brewed in England by mister eminent Stephen Rice , and these two Jachet de Mantoue albums on Caliope, this is a real darn joyride. Goodnight folks, I rejoice tonight a great night, I,m so happy, I feel like crying tear of joy, but a grown man crying is pathetic so I wont lol .

See Jachet de Mantoue only wrote 22 missa and I have at least3, and several motets here and there, sometime it's not the quantity or notoriety that make a composer works, but quality music , precious polyphony!!!

I would love to see more music by Jachet de Mantoue aka Jacquet of Mantua, whose real name was Jacques Colebault,  recorded! 

Q

[vandermolen]

Trois Poèmes Juifs (1913):

[vandermolen]

Tuukkanen: Symphony No.3, sections of which remind me of 'A Sea Symphony' by Vaughan Williams:

Now: Glazunov Symphony No.2

[Tsaraslondon]

This is a wonderful performance of Sheherazade, though I'm guessing the swoony string portamenti wouldn't be to everyone's taste. 1936 sound (even earlier for the couplings) so there are plenty of crackles and pops, but the ear soon adjusts.

[Harry]

Girolamo Frescobaldi.
Fiori musicali, Vol. 1.
Messa della Domenica (Missa Orbis Factor & Vesper)
Canticum, Christoph Erkens.
Lorenzo Ghielmi, Organ. (La Chiesa Abbaziale die 5. Sisto in Piacenza/Italy

A beautiful Organ, well played by Ghielmi, an all male ensemble, good sound. Normally I have no patience for the music on offer, not much in to Gregorian chant, but this one works for me.