What are you listening 2 now?

[aukhawk]

Adams: The Dharma at Big Sur

I like that music but I marginally prefer the older recording (different soloist) which is a bit more restrained and meditative in feel:



my TD:
Yesterday, Pettersson 7th, Dorati:



This morning, Pettersson 8th, Segerstam:



Pretty good so far, now taking a runup at a new one to me:
This afternoon (or tomorrow), Pettersson 9th, Comissiona:

[vandermolen]

Just finishing listening to this hugely enjoyable disc of Schnittke's film music. The deranged version of Ravel's 'Bolero' from the film 'The Master and Margarita' was a highlight, it made me laugh out loud, although I doubt that it's supposed to be funny and I had to immediately repeat it:

Now playing: Brahms, Piano Quartet in G minor, orch. Schoenberg:

[Harry]

New arrival, first listen.

Azzolino Della Ciaia.

Opera Omnia per Tastiera. ( Complete Keyboard Works)
CD 1 from 3.
Sonate per Cembalo con Alcuni Saggi, ed altri contrapunti di Largo e Grave stile Ecclesiastico.

Mara Fanelli plays on a French Harpsichord, a copy of one made by Pascal Taskin in 1769. The Instrument was made by Keith Hill, Manchester Michigan in 2004.
Recordings were made at the Studio G. Monari, Massa Finalese, 2011. (Mo)

What a lot to enjoy. I knew these works in another interpretation, but this one tops that. It has grandeur and style, and is concentrating much more on the sonic details. Tempi are just right, very calm and not excessive with exuberance, but wandering like a calm brooke. This is really a gem to me. The Harpsichord sounds marvelous too, so all in all a winner in my book.

[Madiel]

The new pattern of my Mozart listening is possibly becoming obvious.

[Harry]

New arrival, first listen.

Azzolino Della Ciaia.

Opera Omnia per Tastiera. ( Complete Keyboard Works)
CD 2 from 3.
Sonate per Cembalo con Alcuni Saggi, ed altri contrapunti di Largo e Grave stile Ecclesiastico.

Mara Fanelli plays on a French Harpsichord, a copy constructed by Pascal Taskin in 1769. The modern instrument was made by Keith Hill, Manchester Michigan in 2004.
Recordings were made at the Studio G. Monari, Massa Finalese, 2011. (Mo)

Really superb.

[Papy Oli]

Good afternoon all,

New composer of the day: Karol Szymanowski - starting with Symphonies 1 & 2.

[Carlo Gesualdo]

Peter Warlock(the Curlew) and Bernard van Dieren (Chinese symphony) on naxos, mysterious classic composer to me, van Dieren, Is typical 1920'' music I could have purchased his wind quartet whit great futurist Alexander Mossolov on naxos but later I will, but instead , I bough yesterday at night, a real actual CD not a download not all true I purchase a Brahms symphony 1-2 on Apex label via Flac download but could not play it,, I will look it up today I Have a Flac player somewhere, and the CD I order on Linn label, the exquisite  songs of songs by Giovanni Pierre-Luigi da Palestrina, I have high expectancy for this one, common Linn label how can this one not being marvelously awesome and I love Palestrina works, god know it and and you folks now you know...

Have a Nice day under the sun, and bough finally Huelgas Cigar thematiic CD even if I stopped smoking seriously, music iis music, Huelgas Ensemble is genius, could not resit for a second, Huellgas Ensemble I have high estime, this is one of these ensemble, like Brabant Ensemble I purchased all they done... well almost for Huelgas, Brabant eensemble I got them all, I lost my Crecqillon and Lassus because my computyer had issuue  redownloading it, so bough them again on hyperion, I love how Mr.Rice explain what he done, the CD prtesentation all in all love the Brabant ensemble now got them all like in the past... we could says I owwn a lot to mr.Rice & Brabant ensemble  for making me discover awesome recording and composer of renaissance, Thank you Mr.Rice and thank you mighty ensemble Brabant.


And that about i thank for reading and enjoy me post, if it'S the case all of you!

[Papy Oli]

Just finishing listening to this hugely enjoyable disc of Schnittke's film music. The deranged version of Ravel's 'Bolero' from the film 'The Master and Margarita' was a highlight, it made me laugh out loud, although I doubt that it's supposed to be funny and I had to immediately repeat it:

Cool !

Added bonus : Maybe playing Schnittke will somehow convince the Lady of the House that Peter Racine Fricker is not that bad after all    (NB: other composers otherwise described as "your noisy racket" might apply)  0:)

[Madiel]

Good afternoon all,

New composer of the day: Karol Szymanowski - starting with Symphonies 1 & 2.

While I've done a Szymanowski survey, I feel the need to revisit.

[Papy Oli]

While I've done a Szymanowski survey, I feel the need to revisit.

Liking what I hear so far with No.1, now into No.2. Like Holmboe, it is an other surprise case of "not what I was expecting". I think I had listened to some AMZ samples of Krol Roger a long time ago and i had an attached impression of a very dissonant sound. Any particular works worth looking at as accessible initial entry points please ?

[Todd]

Disc 54, the first version of 18/1 played by the Fine Arts Quartet, some other odds and ends, and the Op 4 String Quintet played by Quartetto d'Archi di Venezia.  In other words, one of the discs that makes the set so appealing.  I won't be listening to this version of 18/1 over the final one, but one can hear the development of the piece, and some of the original writing sounds more compelling, if perhaps gruffer. 

[Madiel]

Liking what I hear so far with No.1, now into No.2. Like Holmboe, it is an other surprise case of "not what I was expecting". I think I had listened to some AMZ samples of Krol Roger a long time ago and i had an attached impression of a very dissonant sound. Any particular works worth looking at as accessible initial entry points please ?

My recollection is that Szymanowski's style varies quite a bit across his career.

Perhaps his best known works, to me anyway, are the "Mythes" for violin and piano and the "Metopes" and "Masques" for piano. All of those are from around the middle of his career.

TD: Szymanowski, 9 Preludes op.1

[Biffo]

Bridge: Orchestral Works (Vol 6) - BBC National Orchestra of Wales conducted by Richard Hickox with Sarah Connolly mezzo and Philip Langridge tenor. Orchestral songs and other short pieces, nothing very profound but very enjoyable.

[Papy Oli]

My recollection is that Szymanowski's style varies quite a bit across his career.

Perhaps his best known works, to me anyway, are the "Mythes" for violin and piano and the "Metopes" and "Masques" for piano. All of those are from around the middle of his career.

TD: Szymanowski, 9 Preludes op.1

Thank you. i have saved that Sinae Lee as it has Masques and Metopes...and lots of Mazurkas as well 

[vandermolen]

Cool !

Added bonus : Maybe playing Schnittke will somehow convince the Lady of the House that Peter Racine Fricker is not that bad after all    (NB: other composers otherwise described as "your noisy racket" might apply)  0:)

Haha - actually she didn't comment on the Schnittke CD despite walking through the room several times.

Now playing - Lou Harrison Symphony No.2 'Elegiac' - I find this a very moving work:

[vandermolen]

Peter Warlock(the Curlew) and Bernard van Dieren (Chinese symphony) on naxos, mysterious classic composer to me, van Dieren, Is typical 1920'' music I could have purchased his wind quartet whit great futurist Alexander Mossolov on naxos but later I will, but instead , I bough yesterday at night, a real actual CD not a download not all true I purchase a Brahms symphony 1-2 on Apex label via Flac download but could not play it,, I will look it up today I Have a Flac player somewhere, and the CD I order on Linn label, the exquisite  songs of songs by Giovanni Pierre-Luigi da Palestrina, I have high expectancy for this one, common Linn label how can this one not being marvelously awesome and I love Palestrina works, god know it and and you folks now you know...

Have a Nice day under the sun, and bough finally Huelgas Cigar thematiic CD even if I stopped smoking seriously, music iis music, Huelgas Ensemble is genius, could not resit for a second, Huellgas Ensemble I have high estime, this is one of these ensemble, like Brabant Ensemble I purchased all they done... well almost for Huelgas, Brabant eensemble I got them all, I lost my Crecqillon and Lassus because my computyer had issuue  redownloading it, so bough them again on hyperion, I love how Mr.Rice explain what he done, the CD prtesentation all in all love the Brabant ensemble now got them all like in the past... we could says I owwn a lot to mr.Rice & Brabant ensemble  for making me discover awesome recording and composer of renaissance, Thank you Mr.Rice and thank you mighty ensemble Brabant.


And that about i thank for reading and enjoy me post, if it'S the case all of you!

What did you think of Warlock's 'The Curlew'?
I hope that you liked it.
I'm getting to appreciate Van Dieren's 'Chinese Symphony' more.

[Carlo Gesualdo]

What did you think of Warlock's 'The Curlew'?
I hope that you liked it.
I'm getting to appreciate Van Dieren's 'Chinese Symphony' more.

Dear vandermoleen, of course very smart this Peter Warlock and enjoyable  just like Bernard van Dieren ''chinese symphony''. Thanks for asking.Have a great day under the sun whit a cloudless blue sky, friendly poster, great individual over all.

[Florestan]

Various discs from these sets

[vandermolen]

Dear vandermoleen, of course very smart this Peter Warlock and enjoyable  just like Bernard van Dieren ''chinese symphony''. Thanks for asking.Have a great day under the sun whit a cloudless blue sky, friendly poster, great individual over all.

Thank you! I'm glad that you liked Warlock and Van Dieren.
Here is Van Dieren sculpted by his friend Jacob Epstein who is one of my favourite sculptors:

[Madiel]

Szymanowski: Three fragments from poems by Jan Kasprowicz, op. 5



I'm not certain I found this to listen to in full the first time I was swinging through the composer's works (songs were a bit tricky). Curious stuff, with a slightly religious air. The singer is a bit wobbly...

EDIT: Trying again with a different performance. Slightly prefer this singer. Still quite dramatic, slightly histrionic even. I seem to remember Szymanowski was not one to hold back. But this is the more appealing performance.