What are you listening 2 now?

[Todd]

RCO Op 55.  A proper performance.

[listener]

finally back to the Liège Anniversary box (illustration from the Accord reissue of the Cyprès original)
Thierry ESCAICH:  Concerto for Organ and Orchestra
"Kyrie d'une messe imaginaire - Première Symphonie"
Fantaisie concertante for piano and orchestra
Olivier Latry, organ of Notre-Dame de Paris,  Claude-Marie Le Guay, piano
Orchestre Liège Hilharmonique     Pascal Rophé, cond.
Münir BEKEN: A Turk in America
Piano Sonata and 4 Pieces
ISSA Sonus Ensemble (Turkis ud, violin, viola, cello, flute, clarinet, piano)
WIDOR:  Works for Woodwind
Suite florentine (arr. for flute and piano), Suite for flute and piano, 3 pieces arr. for oboe and piano
Introduction and Rondo for Clarinet and piano, Sérénade for flute, violin, cello, harmonium and piano
Thies Rooda, flute    Alessandro Soccorsi, piano    and others

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Just finishing up the Sebastopol Symphony:

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Carnaval, for orchestra

I've seen this renowned Puerto Rican composer being mentioned on several positive reviews, so I decided to explore one of his works. Now I get why he is so esteemed. Powerfully impressed.




Phantasy-Concerto for violin and orchestra

Not my cup of tea. The Concertino for string octet and the Phantasy Sextet remain the works I do enjoy from this composer.

[JBS]

Carnaval, for orchestra

I've seen this renowned Puerto Rican composer being mentioned on several positive reviews, so I decided to explore one of his works. Now I get why he is so esteemed. Powerfully impressed.

I have all (I think) the recordings of his music that Naxos has released.
They are all pretty much high quality.

TD
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Numbers 3 and 4

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Gubaidulina: Pro et contra



This is one of those works from Gubaidulina that I felt immediately attracted to. The middle movement is astonishingly gorgeous.

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Vesna (Spring) from this recording:



A gorgeous work. This may be a first-listen, but I'm pretty sure I've heard it before, I just don't remember it.

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The 3rd:

[Symphonic Addict]

I have all (I think) the recordings of his music that Naxos has released.
They are all pretty much high quality.

Indeed. I can notice it. Do you have a favorite of those CDs?

[Symphonic Addict]

Gubaidulina: Pro et contra



This is one of those works from Gubaidulina that I felt immediately attracted to. The middle movement is astonishingly gorgeous.

Interesting. From her l know the string quartets and I thought they were mindblowing stuff. I'm interested in knowing her orchestral/concertante pieces.

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Interesting. From her l know the string quartets and I thought they were mindblowing stuff. I'm interested in knowing her orchestral/concertante pieces.

Wow...I heard two of her string quartets and wished I had never bothered listening to them. We're probably of a different minds when it comes to this composer it seems.

[JBS]

Indeed. I can notice it. Do you have a favorite of those CDs?

Not really. But since you tried his orchestral side, how about chamber music?
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I see a new CD of his music was released two weeks ago. I have to see about getting that.

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Wow...I heard two of her string quartets and wished I had never bothered listening to them. We're probably of a different minds when it comes to this composer it seems.

Really? Hehe
Ok, no problem. 

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Not really. But since you tried his orchestral side, how about chamber music?
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I see a new CD of his music was released two weeks ago. I have to see about getting that.

Thank you. I'll keep it in mind.

That new CD contains a Triple Concerto and a choral work. Looks enticing.

[JBS]

Quatour Ebene Beethoven
Opus 59/3
Opus 130 with the original ending

Hmm, Grosse Fuge as an argument among four very shouty equals.  Concept works rather well, actually.

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Really? Hehe
Ok, no problem. 

Well, maybe I'm missing something about her SQs. What do you enjoy about them? For me, it felt like there just wasn't enough musical meat on the bones for me to really dig into them or, at least, of the two I heard. Don't let this criticism stop from listening to Pro et contra. I really did enjoy this work a lot.

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Nielsen: Helios Overture
Bax: Christmas Eve

That Bax CD is one of my very favourites. It's a pity that it didn't include Thomson's fine performance of Tintagel which was on the original (full-price) CD:

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Just finishing up the Sebastopol Symphony:

Hope you enjoyed this as much as I did John - a great new discovery for me.

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Myaskovsky's Cello Sonatas Nos. 1 & 2

I think that No.2 is one of his finest chamber works alongside SQ 13 and Piano Sonata No.5

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The 3rd:

His greatest I think.