What are you listening 2 now?

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Dmitri Shostakovich: Piano Trio No.2 in E minor, op.67. Borodin Trio.

Love this piece...

[listener]

It's taking more time to decide what to do than actually doing something, these are at hand, will listen and put them away for a while
Antoine BRUMEL  (ca.1460 - ca.1520)
Mass "Et ecce terrae motus"  à 12 voices     Sequentia "Dies irae"
Huelgas Ensemble        Paul van Nevelá

JANÁČEK:  String Quartets 1 & 2, Violin Sonata,  Pohádka for cello and piano
Vlach Quartet Prague        František Malý, piano

ALKAN" 11 Pièces dans le style Religieux et 1 Transcription du Messie de Haendel,  op. 72
Études 7-12 for the pedals only
Kevin Bowyer, organ of Blackburn Cathedral

[Carlo Gesualdo]

It's taking more time to decide what to do than actually doing something, these are at hand, will listen and put them away for a while
Antoine BRUMEL  (ca.1460 - ca.1520)
Mass "Et ecce terrae motus"  à 12 voices     Sequentia "Dies irae"
Huelgas Ensemble        Paul van Nevelá

JANÁČEK:  String Quartets 1 & 2, Violin Sonata,  Pohádka for cello and piano
Vlach Quartet Prague        František Malý, piano

ALKAN" 11 Pièces dans le style Religieux et 1 Transcription du Messie de Haendel,  op. 72
Études 7-12 for the pedals only
Kevin Bowyer, organ of Blackburn Cathedral

Hello, great music Antoine Brumel aka Earthquake Missa
I have it too, this is sublime & grandiose, you've got taste . +1

[Symphonic Addict]

Symphony 8

One of the least interesting readings of this work I know, disappointing. Harnoncourt is an uneven conductor that I either take or leave. In this case I leave him.

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John Cage: Concerto for Prepared Piano & Chamber Orchestra. Stephen Drury, Charles Peltz, Callithumpian Consort of New England Conservatory.

Fascinating music...

[Karl Henning]

John Cage: Concerto for Prepared Piano & Chamber Orchestra. Stephen Drury, Charles Peltz, Callithumpian Consort of New England Conservatory.

Fascinating music...

Nice!

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Nice!

Got the idea from San Antone, who listened to the same disc earlier.

[Roasted Swan]

Dmitri Shostakovich: Piano Trio No.2 in E minor, op.67. Borodin Trio.

Love this piece...

A claim to minor fame - I page turned at the session for this disc (when they recorded the trio) when I was a student!

[San Antone]

Interesting articulation, often very dancey.

[SonicMan46]

Martinů, Bohuslav - Violin Concertos & Chamber Works - well, finishing up my listening to this 20th century Czech composer w/ his orchestral and chamber works for violin/piano (latter, a 4-CD box; just listened to a few) -

Mendelssohn, Felix - starting now on this child prodigy (only matched by Mozart possibly) w/ his String Symphonies written before he was 15 y/o - amazingly wonderful and coherent works - I've owned and culled a number of performances over the decades but now own the two boxes below - Dave

 

 

[Marc]

John Dowland, Pavan in G minor (P18), played by Nigel North.

(Volume 2 of North's Dowland series, Naxos 8.557862)

No Passion, no Stabat Mater, but still: fitting music for the Holy Week.

[Pohjolas Daughter]

A claim to minor fame - I page turned at the session for this disc (when they recorded the trio) when I was a student!

Oh, sweet!  It's one that I've been wanting to purchase for a while.  May I ask, if it's not too personal, how did you get the gig?  And what do you play yourself Swan?   

Best wishes,

PD

[Pohjolas Daughter]

Martinů, Bohuslav - Violin Concertos & Chamber Works - well, finishing up my listening to this 20th century Czech composer w/ his orchestral and chamber works for violin/piano (latter, a 4-CD box; just listened to a few) -

Mendelssohn, Felix - starting now on this child prodigy (only matched by Mozart possibly) w/ his String Symphonies written before he was 15 y/o - amazingly wonderful and coherent works - I've owned and culled a number of performances over the decades but now own the two boxes below - Dave

 

 

Love the Supraphon one of Martinu.  How did you like it Dave?

PD

[Symphonic Addict]

Bloch: Sinfonia Breve

I'm not aware of any other recording of this work. Fortunately it's a stunning performance by the Minneapolis S.O. under Dorati, and the recording is very own of the age with that distinctive sonics.

[San Antone]

John Cage : The Seasons



Margaret Leng Tan prepared piano, toy piano
American Composers Orchestra
Dennis Russell Davies conductor

The Seasons brings together not a few major firsts. It is the first ECM appearance for John Cage (reason enough to own this disc) as well as for longtime friend and interpreter, pianist Margaret Leng Tan. It also contains the premier recording of Seventy-Four, Cage's first orchestral score, played and conducted by the very musicians to whom it was dedicated. The other compositions featured here date from before the composer's allegiance to "non-intention" and indicate a mind priming itself for enlightened calm. Between Sound and Space, Tyran Grillo

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John Cage : The Seasons



Margaret Leng Tan prepared piano, toy piano
American Composers Orchestra
Dennis Russell Davies conductor

The Seasons brings together not a few major firsts. It is the first ECM appearance for John Cage (reason enough to own this disc) as well as for longtime friend and interpreter, pianist Margaret Leng Tan. It also contains the premier recording of Seventy-Four, Cage's first orchestral score, played and conducted by the very musicians to whom it was dedicated. The other compositions featured here date from before the composer's allegiance to "non-intention" and indicate a mind priming itself for enlightened calm. Between Sound and Space, Tyran Grillo

Looks awesome. I'll have to see if I can find it for cheap.

A claim to minor fame - I page turned at the session for this disc (when they recorded the trio) when I was a student!

Well, you did a great job. As far as I can tell, no one lost their place in the score. 

Seriously, though, that's cool. I wonder how you ever got that gig.

[not edward]

I think Grisey is practically comfort listening for me by now.

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[Karl Henning]

John Cage : The Seasons



Margaret Leng Tan prepared piano, toy piano
American Composers Orchestra
Dennis Russell Davies conductor

The Seasons brings together not a few major firsts. It is the first ECM appearance for John Cage (reason enough to own this disc) as well as for longtime friend and interpreter, pianist Margaret Leng Tan. It also contains the premier recording of Seventy-Four, Cage's first orchestral score, played and conducted by the very musicians to whom it was dedicated. The other compositions featured here date from before the composer's allegiance to "non-intention" and indicate a mind priming itself for enlightened calm. Between Sound and Space, Tyran Grillo

Love this.

[André]

Concertos 4-6 and Variations Without a Theme, for piano and orchestra. Il'll give them a repeat tomorrow. Listening to 4 piano and orchestra works in succession doesn't do them justice. Maybe I will throw other stuff in between them. One thing I noticed with all 6 concertos: my interest peaked during the slow movements.

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This weekend and today:



Three discs of baroque arias and lieder.

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Right now:



Gagok, for voice, guitar and percussion
Contrasts for solo violin
Duo for cello and harp
Sori for flute solo
Novelette for alto flute and harp, with violin and cello

Contrasts is both intriguingly unusual and very classical in feeling. The Duo has been recorded a few times. I have another version, but this one is stunningly beautiful. The whole program is excellent.

[SonicMan46]

Love the Supraphon one of Martinu.  How did you like it Dave?

PD

Hi PD - both the Suk single-disc Violin Concertos and the 4-disc box w/ Matoušek & Petr Adamec are excellent - now, the music is quite varied from beautiful melodies to jazzy rhythms and into occasional dissonance (which is less enjoyable to me) - for those interested, I've attached a couple of 'thumbs up' reviews that should pique one's interest.  Dave