What are you listening 2 now?

[bhodges]

This collection of varied choral music by Per Nørgård. A wide stylistic range on display, and to my mind Mythic Morning for bass clarinet and 12-part choir is amongst Nørgård's finest works.

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As a Nørgård fan, this looks quite interesting, and I haven't heard any of his choral music at all.

--Bruce

[bhodges]

Listening to Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France (conductor-less!) in Mozart's Divertimento K. 136. (Live recording from March 7, 2016 at the Auditorium of Radio France.)

Quite spirited, with lots of details audible. Haven't heard the piece in some time, and first encountered it when I was playing violin in high school. (Not sure we did it this fast, to be fair.  )

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1UfylU-Jc00

--Bruce

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Pounds the table!

Haha 

[Todd]

Disc 2.  The Auryn are certainly excellent in the middle quartets, but they are less relatively good than in the Op 18 quartets. 

[Carlo Gesualdo]

This marveleous music of Charllees Quint, it featured Gombert missaaa and motetss, the organ of Arnolt Schlick, Thomas Crécquillon wow on NON-SUCH  rooster...

I wwash it whit special israelieen  chemistryy, from good  friernddly Eli of 33 tours LP'S C and CD's store, neat... and my washing  & polishing machine that work like a charm, yep it's that go it make a good,very good plus media a rating status of mint status mark my words.

[Karl Henning]

This landed today. So now CD 1

Nice! I look forward to your report.

[SonicMan46]

Zelenka, Jan (1679-1745) - Orchestral Works & Trio Sonatas w/ the performers below - wonderful period instrument recordings (reviews attached for those interested); also, have a similar number of discs of his vocal music.  Dave

P.S. I own the Accent recording below; Glossa re-released the same recordings (last image).

   

[Karl Henning]

One of my favorite Naxos discs: Trio Campanella playing a guitar trio arrangement of a Suite from Albéniz's Iberia.

[Mirror Image]

Now onto Act II from The Humpbacked Horse:

[Symphonic Addict]

I used to like Reich, but that was before I really got into John Adams and realized how powerful Minimalism (or whatever they want to call these days) could be. I dumped Reich. Lately, I've been getting into Terry Riley's later works and I'm finding him pretty damn good and as a result of this, I bought some recordings (see purchases thread).

John Adams's Minimalism has more variety and 'grace' indeed. I could try other works by Reich, but I won't be expecting too much of his music. As for Riley, another composer whose output is unknown to me.

[Symphonic Addict]

The Little Humpbacked Horse is very tuneful, but perhaps not on the Prokofiev/Tchaikovsky level where you want to listen to the whole ballet in one sitting.

Good to know, Daverz. If there are good tunes it means I can enjoy it. The important thing is the distinctiveness of the music.

[Symphonic Addict]

More Adams -

Two back-to-back performances of Harmonielehre:

A great work.

[Mirror Image]

John Adams's Minimalism has more variety and 'grace' indeed. I could try other works by Reich, but I won't be expecting too much of his music. As for Riley, another composer whose output is unknown to me.

I ended up cancelling my Riley order. I guess I'm not really into that whole American Minimalist scene as I thought I was as I prefer those mid-20th Century Americans like Copland, Diamond, Schuman, Bernstein, etc. To be honest, I mainly stick with Russian/Soviet, Czech, Polish, Nordic, British, American, Italian and Latin American composers. Exploring these composers is enough for a lifetime and it seems I'm the happiest when I can hear music from each other these countries. I do like a lot of French music as well, but it's become less important to me over the past year or so.

[Symphonic Addict]

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

Jeffrey listening to Brahms/Schoenberg! 
What next? 71dB enjoying Sibelius? 

[Symphonic Addict]

I ended up cancelling my Riley order. I guess I'm not really into that whole American Minimalist scene as I thought I was as I prefer those mid-20th Century Americans like Copland, Diamond, Schuman, Bernstein, etc. To be honest, I mainly stick with Russian/Soviet, Czech, Polish, Nordic, British, American, Italian and Latin American composers. Exploring these composers is enough for a lifetime and it seems I'm the happiest when I can hear music from each other these countries. I do like a lot of French music as well, but it's become less important to me over the past year or so.

With all that huge amount of composers it's enough even for two lifetimes. 

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With all that huge amount of composers it's enough even for two lifetimes. 

Indeed!

Thread duty -

The 8th



A craggy work from Schuman, but to be honest, I love all of his symphonies. I think he was a true original.

[Karl Henning]

With all that huge amount of composers it's enough even for two lifetimes. 

Great problem to have!

[Karl Henning]

Indeed!

Thread duty -

The 8th



A craggy work from Schuman, but to be honest, I love all of his symphonies. I think he was a true original.

(* pounds the table *)

TD:
Silvestri conducting RVW's Tallis Fantasia

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(* pounds the table *)

[71 dB]

Francesco Onofrio Manfredini - Concerti Grossi, Op. 3 - Capella Istropolitana / Jaroslav Krček

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I'm really enjoying Italian late baroque by these nearly forgotten masters. I bought many of these Naxos discs of Italian baroque maybe 18 years ago, but for some reason I haven't been listening to these a lot, but I should be listening to these more! I think these Naxos discs are successful especially considering there is not much competition around for these lesser known composers. Energetic and beautiful music. I like it!  0:)