What are you listening 2 now?

[André]

Julius Fučík

Some very nice pieces mostly marches,ideally played under the direction of Václav Neumann

+1. A great composer of light music. Warmly recommended.

[T. D.]

Discs 4-5, finishing the box started yesterday.
Agreeing with comments above, this is a very nice box (apparently also on Alto if not other labels?). It was the third complete DSCH set I purchased, but I'm sufficiently happy with it that I don't feel the need to add any others.

[T. D.]

Intriguing and dynamic chamber music from George E. Lewis. I can tell I'll be revisiting this disc soon.

Interesting. What little I knew of George E. Lewis (George Lewis sans middle initial was a jazz clarinetist), was avant-garde jazz / electronica. Will try to hear this.

[Mahlerian]

Interesting. What little I knew of George E. Lewis (George Lewis sans middle initial was a jazz clarinetist), was avant-garde jazz / electronica. Will try to hear this.

He teaches composition at Columbia now and has, from what little I know, continued to do improvisation alongside scored works.

[SimonNZ]

[not edward]

Interesting. What little I knew of George E. Lewis (George Lewis sans middle initial was a jazz clarinetist), was avant-garde jazz / electronica. Will try to hear this.

If you're good with downloads, 7digital has it for about $5 in FLAC and $4 in mp3.

[Mirror Image]

O papagaio do moleque

From this set:



The title of this box set, Complete Guitar Manuscripts is a bit of a puzzler as there is some purely orchestral music found in this set and not to mention arrangements made by the guitarist plus some chamber pieces that aren't what I would call 'guitar-centric'. I'll have to read in the liner notes why a work like O papagaio do moleque is included in the set, but don't take this as a complaint as this is a fabulous work and hasn't been recorded since the composer's own recording of it made back in the 50s.

[vandermolen]

VAUGHAN WILLIAMS Symphony No. 4: Scherzo and Finale, played by"The President's Own" U.S. Marine Band

https://www.youtube.com/v/njoDTgewWiE&feature=youtu.be


Sarge

Great fun! Generates quite a bit of excitement by the end and it works well for band. Thanks for posting it Sarge.

[Madiel]

What I am listening to: air-conditioning 

--Bruce

There really are recordings of air-conditioning available. I've heard a whole podcast episode about a particular recording...

[Todd]

Disc 7.

[Symphonic Addict]

Requiem, Op. 54

[Mirror Image]

The Viola Sonata

[Mirror Image]

Decided to follow-up with another Viola Sonata:

[Symphonic Addict]

A real classic. That Tchaikovsky 1 was the first recording ever I heard of that work, and I still have a special affection for it.

[Mirror Image]

Up next...

Älven - från fjällen till havet (The River - from the Mountains to the Sea), Op. 33

[Symphonic Addict]

Carl Vine - Piano Sonatas 1 & 2

Madiel had recommended me the 1st Sonata a week ago, and it's really insane! Good fun. Hat tip to him.

The 2nd Sonata is as great as the first one.

[Symphonic Addict]

Up next...

Älven - från fjällen till havet (The River - from the Mountains to the Sea), Op. 33

That's a really good one! Very pictorial and colourful.

[T. D.]

Always been a big fan of Grumiaux, who plays on this set.

[Mirror Image]

That's a really good one! Very pictorial and colourful.

It sure is, Cesar. Lovely work.

Speaking of pictorial and colorful...

NP:



Absolutely brilliant music from one of Russia's most notoriously lazy composers. Lazy or not, the man created some magical music.

[Karl Henning]

Always been a big fan of Grumiaux, who plays on this set.

Nice!