What are you listening 2 now?

[Traverso]

Bach



Bach Cantatas

[San Antone]

[vers la flamme]

Ralph again...

First listen to Symphony No.3 by Previn / LSO.

An absolutely phenomenal recording. I bought it on the Saturday before Easter last year at a local record store and loved it so much I decided to buy the whole Previn RVW cycle. Unfortunately I don't like anything else on it near as much. I should have just stuck with that disc.

[vers la flamme]

Sergei Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No.2 in G minor, op.16. Vladimir Ashkenazy, André Previn, London Symphony Orchestra. One of the craziest works ever written for piano and orchestra. That first movement cadenza is relentless. In fact the first movement is almost nothing but piano with just a bit of light orchestral accompaniment. Completely unique. I'm ready to call Prokofiev one of the greatest of all time on the strength of this (early) work alone.

I just ordered this. Very excited to hear it!

[Irons]

An absolutely phenomenal recording. I bought it on the Saturday before Easter last year at a local record store and loved it so much I decided to buy the whole Previn RVW cycle. Unfortunately I don't like anything else on it near as much. I should have just stuck with that disc.

A pity. Did not the 8th work for you?

[Traverso]

Mozart

CD2

Sonata In D Major, K.284 (205b)    

Sonata In C Major, K.309 (284b)    

Sonata In D Major, K.311 (284c)

[Biffo]

Vaughan Williams: Symphony No 3 'Pastoral' - BBC Symphony Orchestra conducted by Martyn Brabbins - a second listen, enjoyed it more than the first time but still think the off-stage trumpet is too distant

[Mirror Image]

Ravel
Le tombeau du Couperin
Tharaud

[Iota]

All this enthusiasm for the EMI Elgar/VW Barbirolli disc is hard to ignore, I'll be putting out feelers. The Elgar Introduction and Allegro always seems a forerunner to Tippett's Concerto for Double String Orchestra to me. Though I have no idea what the latter actually thought of the former.


TD:



Scelsi: Uaxuctum

Second listening for this piece, wherein all the lost souls in the world seem to have come together to share something of their experience. An intriguing and somewhat formidable work, I don't know if I've been completely pulled in by it as yet, but shall certainly be revisiting.

[Mirror Image]

TD:



Scelsi: Uaxuctum

Second listening for this piece, wherein all the lost souls in the world seem to have come together to share something of their experience. An intriguing and somewhat formidable work, I don't know if I've been completely pulled in by it as yet, but shall certainly be revisiting.

Uaxuctum was the first work I heard from Scelsi. I enjoyed the work enough to investigate more of his music. Another favorite is this recording:

[Iota]

Uaxuctum was the first work I heard from Scelsi. I enjoyed the work enough to investigate more of his music.

It seems to be a work of some renown amongst Scelsi fans, but for some reason I've only got round to listening to it in the last month or so, despite having enjoyed other pieces of his. Thanks for your recommendation above.

[Mirror Image]

It seems to be a work of some renown amongst Scelsi fans, but for some reason I've only got round to listening to it in the last month or so, despite having enjoyed other pieces of his. Thanks for your recommendation above.

You're welcome. Oh yes, I'd say Uaxuctum is well-known by fans of this composer and proved, for many, to be a gateway into his sound-world.

[Carlo Gesualdo]

Cool so Cool you guys thanks for spreading the words of the works of Scelsi a great modern composer  I have everything he put out (well almost). these two albums are great favorite!!

Dear Mirror Image Natura Renovatur is my favorite work by him , thank buddy.

[aligreto]

Vivaldi: L'Estro Armonico, Concertos Nos. 1-6 [Hogwood]





I thought that I would rectify the fact that I had not listened to Vivaldi in quite some time.

[aligreto]

Stravinsky and cabbage ,a nice symbiosis. 

Yes, I never understood that cover art.

[aligreto]

Check the disc label again.     It's Maxim Shostakovich conducting.  (This was the premiere recording of this symphony.)

Of course it is. Thank you. 

[Traverso]

Messiaen

Méditations sur la mystère de la Sainte-Trinité

[Traverso]

Yes, I never understood that cover art.

Perhaps an early attempt to convert to veganism? 

By the way we should be more aware about what comes out of the mouth instead of what we put into it

[Mirror Image]

Ravel
Piano Trio in A minor
The Nash Ensemble

[aligreto]

Perhaps an early attempt to convert to veganism?