What are you listening 2 now?

[Papy Oli]

Good to you enjoying the Holmboe symphonies, Olivier. I need to revisit them as it's been quite some time since I've made my way through them.

So far so good John !

By the time I thought about and made a post in the Boris Johnson thread, it seems I have ran through No.6, 7, 8 and half of 9 as well in the background.    I'll restart from 6 again tomorrow with more focus.

[Mirror Image]

So far so good John !

By the time I thought about and made a post in the Boris Johnson thread, it seems I have ran through No.6, 7, 8 and half of 9 as well in the background.    I'll restart from 6 again tomorrow with more focus.

Guilty of this myself. Are you a headphone listener and go through a stereo system?

[Todd]

Op 132.

[Papy Oli]

Guilty of this myself. Are you a headphone listener and go through a stereo system?

Headphones from Laptop and Qobuz at the moment... Had to re-read my post a couple of times to make sure my writing was not made as intense by the music 

[Mahlerian]

Debussy: Images
Boston Symphony Orchestra, cond. Tilson Thomas

[Papy Oli]

Finzi - Intimations of immortality



A first listen as well i think.

[ritter]

Mozart String Quartets 

I've had that set on my radar for quite a while. What do you think of it, Dowder? I own the Talich's complete BeethovenSQ cycle, and find it excellent (even if I'm no expert in that particular field).

[Mirror Image]

Headphones from Laptop and Qobuz at the moment... Had to re-read my post a couple of times to make sure my writing was not made as intense by the music 

Ah okay, so you're one of those streaming listeners. Nothing wrong with that as this seems a good way to explore a lot of music. I'm still one of those pesky CD collectors. Hasn't done me any favors, especially concerning money and space.

[j winter]

[Harry]

Canción del Emperador.
Music for the Vihuela.

Jose Miguel Moreno, Vihuela.

Moreno at the top of his game, performs with a glow and insight into the composers on this disc.
Very recommendable.

[Brian]

Finzi - Intimations of immortality



A first listen as well i think.

How did you like this? The title is making me think that I may have heard and enjoyed it a few years ago ...but not sure.

[Brian]

Yes, just searched and it looks like I really enjoyed it in 2016, but then never played it again.

[ritter]

I'm no expert, either, but I have enjoyed it thoroughly over the last few days. Solid performances.
...

Thanks!

[Papy Oli]

Ah okay, so you're one of those streaming listeners. Nothing wrong with that as this seems a good way to explore a lot of music. I'm still one of those pesky CD collectors. Hasn't done me any favors, especially concerning money and space.

Only been streaming since the start of the lockdown really. I prefer the physical CD as well for my main Headphone hi-fi system but it is in the room used by my partner for her work at the moment. So I changed focus for the next few months and joined Qobuz to sieve through a long overdue list of unexplored composers as well as sampling lots of CD I had on the consideration list, particularly on the Lyrita catalogue. Thereby cutting the expense overall for now and focus the future purchases strictly on additions I will deem worthwhile and to my long-term liking (Taking a leaf out of Madiel's book i think on this one). With around 750 CD or boxsets already earmarked, I should be busy sieving for a while  ... some great discoveries so far though   

[André]

Revisiting this set, particularly 7, 8 & 9.  This is outstanding, and beautifully recorded -- the 8th is definitely one of my all-time favorites, it just flows so naturally.  It's been quite a while since I listened to the 9th from this set -- I've always been a big fan of Bohm's later digital recording of the 9th, the one that's slower than molasses in the fridge -- that's a fascinating recording, there's no earthly reason why it should work at that speed, but it does IMO, and brings out a great many interesting connections and details.  This 9th is faster and much more aggressive -- it has fire, particularly in the final movement; it's a lot more conventional than the later take, but still very, very good. 

I concur with everything you say - including your perceptive comment on Böhm's last, monumental recording of the 9th.

[Mirror Image]

Only been streaming since the start of the lockdown really. I prefer the physical CD as well for my main Headphone hi-fi system but it is in the room used by my partner for her work at the moment. So I changed focus for the next few months and joined Qobuz to sieve through a long overdue list of unexplored composers as well as sampling lots of CD I had on the consideration list, particularly on the Lyrita catalogue. Thereby cutting the expense overall for now and focus the future purchases strictly on additions I will deem worthwhile and to my long-term liking (Taking a leaf out of Madiel's book i think on this one). With around 750 CD or boxsets already earmarked, I should be busy sieving for a while  ... some great discoveries so far though 

Very nice, Olivier. Seems completely sensible to me. I've been deciding on culling my collection, but I'm finding it more and more difficult to part with music even if the music doesn't quite move me as much as it used to --- there's still the possibility for me to enjoy it in the future. It's been an ongoing dilemma for many years now.

[Papy Oli]

How did you like this? The title is making me think that I may have heard and enjoyed it a few years ago ...but not sure.

Yes, just searched and it looks like I really enjoyed it in 2016, but then never played it again.

Only about 20 minutes in.

The quieter moments have that lush gorgeous melodic feeling like on that Finzi Boult Lyrita CD (that orange cover - a must have)... which is very much to my liking  0:)

The louder passages feels like I am in the middle of the Sea symphony... which is not... 

[André]

Disc 1, symphonies 25, 28 and 29.

This 4 cd set of symphonies 25, 28, 29, 33, 35, 36 and 38-41 from 1964-1978 by the modern music specialist Ernest Bour has long been a favourite of mine. Bour was born in Lorraine, France, in 1913. It was then part of the German Empire. Perfectly bilingual, Bour worked with Scherchen, and succeeded Hans Rosbaud at the helm of the SWF Baden-Baden orchestra. He gave the premiere of works by Berio, Dallapicola, Gorecki. He was a wonderful musician. This version of no 29 is the best I know, simply perfect in its pacing - many conductors misjudge tempi in this work. His Mozart is far from being cold or analytical, quite the contrary.

[Que]

After Harry's encouragement:



Q

[SonicMan46]

Veracini, Francesco (1690-1768) - Flute Sonatas & Violin Works, Op. 1 & 2 w/ the performers below - Veracini was apparently an egotistic violin virtuoso of the first half of the 18th century, and considered one (if not) the best! - his compositional output was small, much shown below; reviews of the violin recordings attached.   Dave