What are you listening 2 now?

[Symphonic Addict]

That's a striking description, which merits investigation, that it shall get.

You won't be disappointed at all. Bittersweet at its best.

[Traverso]

Stravinsky: Concerto for Piano and Wind Instruments [Magaloff/Ansermet]


   


This work is always an exhilarating listen with its relentless forward momentum.

Stravinsky and cabbage ,a nice symbiosis. 

[Madiel]

Mozart, Piano Sonata in F, K533/494



Very suitable for a mellow Sunday morning.

[Madiel]

Streaming Shostakovich, Song of the Forests



Possibly I don't want to know the lyrics anyway...

[Symphonic Addict]

Streaming Shostakovich, Song of the Forests



Possibly I don't want to know the lyrics anyway...

The lyrics is the ridiculous part of the cake, indeed. The music is life-affirming and bombastic, maybe, though for me it's good bombast.

[vers la flamme]

That's a striking description, which merits investigation, that it shall get.

TD:



Sounds like two guys (one with a baton, one with a pen) trying to tell it like it is, and succeeding with largely magnificent results.

I'm not sure I understand what you mean, but between the interesting album artwork and your unorthodox description I'm curious to hear it. I heard the Barenboim/Berlin Bruckner 8 earlier and really enjoyed the music, but I was less impressed with the recording. I think I need to work my way up with Celi. I have the Bruckner 4 with the Münchner Philharmoniker that I should hear first. It's a full 80 minutes.

[vers la flamme]

Toshiro Mayuzumi: Prelude for String Quartet. LaSalle Quartet.

[San Antone]

« Princesse! à jalouser le destin d'une Hébé... »  Those Mallarmé songs are Ravel at the top of his game IMHO. One of the truly great vocal works of the 20th century....

Yeah, I agree.  I hadn't heard them in a long time, and saw your comments in the Debussy thread about Ravel's melodies.  So, hat tip is to you.

[San Antone]

How is the style of the piece?

It is a hybrid, mid-century extended harmonic orchestral mixed with big-band jazz writing.

[André]

String Quartet No. 4 in E flat major, Op. 109

I have to say this is rewarding stuff. I love this serious side of the composers, and regarding Reger, seriousness that is expressed with such rigour and discipline but intense at the same time. And witty, almost forget it. Fantastic.

EDIT: Hyper fantastic. It's a symphonic quartet. Bold and lyrical when needed, and quite stamina must have the performers to play this!




South Ostrobothnian Suite No. 1

In idiom it could be related to Madetoja. Mildly tuneful, well orchestrated, pastoral in mood. I hope No. 2 will be equal or better  than this one.

Those Reger quartets rock! 

[André]

My first ever listening to this work in the 3 movement format:

[Carlo Gesualdo]

Goodnight, I have a Routine like most people do I listen to my vinyl, late at night, at a reasonable volume not to disturb neighbor.

Whit that said I think I will listen to Claude Goudimel excellent LP on Erato label and Claude Le Jeune on Aion label, I need peace of mind such music bring it to me, Erato never ever deceived me in the past, Aion I don't know much about there release only got this LP and like it.

Sweet dream folks out there on GmG.

[Mirror Image]

« Princesse! à jalouser le destin d'une Hébé... »  Those Mallarmé songs are Ravel at the top of his game IMHO. One of the truly great vocal works of the 20th century....

I can only nod my head, but I wouldn't want to be without Chansons madécasses, Shéhérazade, or Histoires naturelles.

[Mirror Image]

Ravel
Histories naturelles
Nora Gubisch (mezzo-soprano), Alain Altinoglu (piano)

[Mirror Image]

More Ravel:

Trois poèmes de Mallarmé
Jill Gomez (soprano)
Members of the BBC Symphony Orchestra
Pierre Boulez

[Tsaraslondon]

An absolutely magical disc, which I have had in my collection since I was a Boy. I can even remember its original catalogue number ASD 521. Barbirolli conducts with his heart on his sleeve, but somehow with perfect control of his resources. The sound is stunning, considering the recordings were made in the early sixties.

For this CD release, EMI added two short Elgar pieces, Elegy and Sospiri, which packs an incredible emotional punch into its five minutes duration.

[Ratliff]

An absolutely magical disc, which I have had in my collection since I was a Boy. I can even remember its original catalogue number ASD 521. Barbirolli conducts with his heart on his sleeve, but somehow with perfect control of his resources. The sound is stunning, considering the recordings were made in the early sixties.

For this CD release, EMI added two short Elgar pieces, Elegy and Sospiri, which packs an incredible emotional punch into its five minutes duration.

Agree with every word. One of the finest classical recordings ever released.

[Que]

Another listen (Spotify):

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What do you make of that one (I've not managed to get into it much, I really should try again.)

Pretty music, it is more dense and rhythmical - as opposed to easy going & flowing.
O'Dette uses different instruments. It just didn't sound very French to me....
But then it turned out that Albert de Rippe was actually Alberto da Rippa from Mantua, which made a lot more sense.. 

Q

[Madiel]

Ravel
Histories naturelles
Nora Gubisch (mezzo-soprano), Alain Altinoglu (piano)

How is that album? I did a very quick sample at one point and she sounded like an appealing singer and it's on my list of things to go back to.

[Tsaraslondon]

Karajan never recorded Respighi's Feste Romane, which is unfortunate because the other two parts of Respighi's Roman triptych receive fabulous performances here. For this reissue DG have added the lion's share of a disc called Adagio, which had the ubiquitous Giazzotto arrangement of Albinoni's Adagio, Boccherini's Quintet and Pachelbe's Canon on one side and the Respighi Antiche arie e danze on the other, though the Pachelbel is omitted here, presumably because it wouldn't fit on the disc.

The Respighi items are all superb, but the baroque items all sound terribly anachronistic now. That said, I don't mind a good wallow every now and then.