What are you listening 2 now?

[ritter]

My favourite SMP, where soloists, choir and ensemble fuse into a living musical drama, instead of being just a string of arias and choruses.

Indeed...as it progresses, it gets even better.

Good day to you, André.

[André]

And the same to you Rafael

It's been snowing for two days, here...

[Que]

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[ritter]

....

It's been snowing for two days, here...

Oh dear. Don't worry, though, at some point today it's bound to be like this:

"...Das dankt dann alle Kreatur,
was all da blüht und bald erstirbt
da die entsündigte Natur
heut ihren Unschuldstag erwirbt..." 

[Harry]

Today a big pile of Comfort CD'S arrived from JPC. Not all the things I ordered, especially the Sweelinck box was absent, and not expected before August 2020. But I have to be happy with what I got so far.

I start with:

The Fitzwilliam Virginal Book, Volume VII. CD 1.

Giles Farnaby.

Pieter Jan Belder plays on a Adlam Burnett, 1980, after Ruckers.

Not unexpected this starts well, as in the previous sets. Belder is as ever consistent in his approach. Expression at maximum, sensible tempos, excellent detailing, and just enough warmth to warm your soul. Plus I like Farnaby's music. The Harpsichord sounds lovely. The recording is superb.

[aligreto]

Penderecki: Magnificat [Penderecki]





Stark, bleak and displays a real sense of anguish and desolation throughout the work through the tension and drama of the musical language.

[Pohjolas Daughter]

Clarinet concertos by Hindemith and Holmboe, played by Martin Fröst; by Magnus Lindberg, played by Kari Kriikku.

How did you like the Lindberg André?

I don't believe that I have much clarinet music....I was actually thinking about that the other day.  Will have to see whether I might have the Hindemith...not likely the Holmboe.

Best,

PD

[André]

How did you like the Lindberg André?

I don't believe that I have much clarinet music....I was actually thinking about that the other day.  Will have to see whether I might have the Hindemith...not likely the Holmboe.

Best,

PD

One word: terrific !

[San Antone]

Vingt regards sur l'enfant-Jésus - Martin Helmchen

[Iota]

The Fitzwilliam Virginal Book, Volume VII. CD 1.

Giles Farnaby.

Pieter Jan Belder plays on a Adlam Burnett, 1980, after Ruckers.

Not unexpected this starts well, as in the previous sets. Belder is as ever consistent in his approach. Expression at maximum, sensible tempos, excellent detailing, and just enough warmth to warm your soul. Plus I like Farnaby's music. The Harpsichord sounds lovely. The recording is superb.

That's a bit of a coincidence, never having heard that combination of composer and performer before, I was streaming that very cd last night. Actually I found I was not in the mood for it (and listened instead to some John Prine thanks to San Antone's promptings on the non classical thread), but plan to go back in more propitious mood.


Here (yet again):



Schumann: String Quartet No.3

I can't stop listening to this recording. It mystifies me as to why the Zehetmair didn't ever record the 2nd quartet, their playing of Schumann seems so full of engagement and ideas, I would have thought they'd have found it an irresistible prospect. From the listening side of the fence, I certainly would have.

[Harry]

Another comfort arrival.

Lusatia Superior. Saxon Musical Landscapes in the 16th & 17th  Centuries.
Music in the "Six Towns"of Upper Lusatia.
Music from: Kamenz-Bautzen-Löbau-Zittau-Görlitz-and Lauban.

Ensemble Alte Music Dresden, Blaeser Collegium Leipzig, Organ and director Ludger Remy.

A great surprise, very much to my liking, and the recording by Raumklang is superb. Soloists are excellent, and instrumentalist are stunning in their expression. Still four CD'S in this series to go. Five CD'S of this quality for just 20 € is an absolute steal.

[San Antone]

Brahms : Requiem (1871 London Version)
Bella Voce, Andrew Lewis, Madeline Slettedahl, Craig Terry (piano)

Surprisingly nice version with piano accompaniment.

This performance is sung in a new English translation prepared by Lara Hoggard that fits the original German declamation and with the piano four-hands accompaniment written by Brahms himself.

[Traverso]

Bach

Brandenburgische Konzerte 1-2-4

[steve ridgway]

Another disaster cover. I would never buy such a CD, even if the music proves irresistible. It seems that more and labels are putting implicit pictures of guys on their covers. Makes me nauseous.

"Lame Baroque" doesn't sound irresistible to me . Downloads would be the way to go; you can replace the artwork with anything you like. Or if you must use CDs get a colour printer.

[aligreto]

Victoria: Responsories for Tenebrae [Malcolm]

[ritter]

Okay, well Sarah Walker is a vast improvement.


...

Listening to the Sarah Walker / Malcolm Martineau recording of Fauré's Le jardín clos, prompted by Madiel's recent post. I'm afraid that it's unlikely that this will ever be one of my favourite song cycles by the composer...

[Tsaraslondon]

A superb performance of Deryk Cooke's realisatin of Mahler's 10th, recorded live at the Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham in November 1993. The BBC National Orchestra of Wales may not be in the Berlin class and there are a few coughs from the audience, but Mark Wigglesworth really understands this work. Given away free with BBC Music Magazine, you can come across copies on Amazon from time to time.

[MusicTurner]

A superb performance of Deryk Cooke's realisatin of Mahler's 10th, recorded live at the Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham in November 1993. The BBC National Orchestra of Wales may not be in the Berlin class and there are a few coughs from the audience, but Mark Wigglesworth really understands this work. Given away free with BBC Music Magazine, you can come across copies on Amazon from time to time.

+1

[Pohjolas Daughter]

One word: terrific !

  Glad that you enjoyed it!

Looked around upstairs, didn't find the Hindemith and am sure that I don't own the Holmboe.  Will keep an eye out for them.

I did haul out my Naxos CD of Finzi's Clarinet Concerto (which I hadn't listened to in a while) and plunked that on:  ahhhh!  Finished in 1949 and premiered in 1950, it hit the spot--poignant, romantically pastoral (don't ask how I came up with that!)...lovely.  With Robert Plane on the clarinet.

Followed that (a bit later) by some of Martinu's chamber music.  It was from a Supraphon CD called "Chamber Music with Viola/Alexander Besa".
Listened to the delightfully folk music influenced Three Madrigal (Duo No. 1) for Violin and Viola,then Duo No. 2 for Violin and Viola

Best,

PD

[Traverso]

Palestrina

Canticum Canticorum