What are you listening 2 now?

[Symphonic Addict]

Symphony No. 4

Not the best Fourth on recording. However it's rather convincing in all regards.




Symphony No. 4

A 'problematic' symphony for many, including me, but with repeated listens this work displays its secrets more and more. It may not be my favorite Sibelius symphony but it certainly has uniqueness.

[Symphonic Addict]

String Quartet No. 1

Impressive recording and interpretation.

[Mahlerian]

I, too, was just listening to:

Sibelius: Symphony No. 1 in E minor, No. 4 in A minor
Bournemouth Symphony, cond. Berglund


The Fourth, incidentally, is my favorite Sibelius symphony, though I like the others as well.

[vers la flamme]

I, too, was just listening to:

Sibelius: Symphony No. 1 in E minor, No. 4 in A minor
Bournemouth Symphony, cond. Berglund


The Fourth, incidentally, is my favorite Sibelius symphony, though I like the others as well.

Nice, I listened to that 4th a few days ago. Really good! I have been neglecting that cycle of late, need to get back into it.

TD;



Frédéric Chopin: 4 Ballades, op.23, op.38, op.47, op.52; 3 Nocturnes, op.15 no.1, op.48 no.1, op.62 no.1. Leif Ove Andsnes

Andsnes' Chopin is growing on me. A solid pianist, I think.

[Daverz]

Ginastera: Variationes Concertantes



From the 3rd Mercury Living Presence collector's box.

Recorded using a special technique that gives a rock-solid image centered between your speakers.

Nice to hear the Minneapolis Orchestra of that time in such good fidelity.  They sound like they were a fine orchestra even then, with plenty of personality.

[Karl Henning]

Ginastera: Variationes Concertantes



From the 3rd Mercury Living Presence collector's box.

Recorded using a special technique that gives a rock-solid image centered between your speakers.

Nice to hear the Minneapolis Orchestra of that time in such good fidelity.  They sound like a fine orchestra even then, with plenty of personality.

Love that piece!

[GioCar]

Schubert: Schwanengesang. From the big Hyperion box

[aligreto]

The Glory of Early Music





Music from this compilation by: Dufay, Isaac, Obrecht, Finck, Bruck and Senfl

[listener]

RACHMANINOFF: Vespers
BBC Singers    David Hill, cond.
BEETHOVEN: Piano Sonata 21 in C, op. 53 "Waldstein"  SCHUMANN: Carnaval op. 9
+ BACH/BUSONI, CHOPIN (2 Polonaises), LISZT Valse impromptu S.213
Cziffra,  piano

[Roasted Swan]

String Quartet No. 1

Impressive recording and interpretation.

Glad to see the Haas practicing social distancing even a few years ago.  You can never be too careful

[aligreto]

Jacob Van Eyck: played by Frans Bruggen





Batali
Doen Daphne d'over schoone Maeght
Pavane Lachryme
Engels Nachtigaeltje

[Tsaraslondon]

David Daniels' second solo recital covers music by Mozart, Gluck and Handel his first having been all Handel and it is the Handel items that make the greatest impression on this disc. The Mozart arias are well sung, but they do not represent Mozart at his best and he is curiously tepid in Gluck's Che faro senza Euridice, though suitably rapt in Che puro ciel. However in the Handel, Daniels is at his considerable best, whether ravishing the ear, as in Ch'io parto or tossing off thrilling cascades of notes in Furibondo spira il venno.

[Florestan]

SQ 1. Not bad for an op. 1, not at all. Some interesting ideas and a witty final coda which would have made Haydn wink in approval.



Two arch-Romantic VS and four charming bagatelles. Splendid stuff.

[Tsaraslondon]

Korngold's Symphony is a tougher work than his gorgeously romantic Violin Concerto, but not short of wonderfully lyrical melodies. This is a terrific performance by Previn and the LSO.

[Que]

Morning listening:

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[pjme]

As this is page 666....

https://www.youtube.com/v/uR6KJL5OS54

https://www.youtube.com/v/f1N7RLKcPjA

[Marc]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_QAoanXntw

https://www.youtube.com/v/K_QAoanXntw

[Madiel]

Earlier today: Vivaldi, Griselda



Pretty well enjoyable throughout as I had it on at work, but specifically worth mentioning because of one utterly stunning aria performance. Truly, I found it breathtaking.

EDIT: The singer is Simone Kermes.

And I can share it because a couple of people have put it on Youtube. Act 1, Scene 5.

https://www.youtube.com/v/MilGEv6qvQM

[aligreto]

Handel: Keyboard Suites





No. 15 [Gavrilov]
No. 16 [Richter]

[Mandryka]

https://youtube.com/v/12k9C3r1sGU.    https://youtube.com/v/3ALNXWQFNVI

Howard Skempton Eirenicons I-IV and Even Tenor. Luminous, very few notes,  in the Laurence Crane style.