What are you listening 2 now?

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Reger: Acht geistliche Gesange
Rundfunkchor Stockholm, dir. Ericson

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Einar Englund - String Quartet - BIS

If you've never had a conversation linking Faure and Brahms, how the blazes do you know that anyone says Domus make Faure sound like Brahms? Did it come to you in a dream?

I don't need to participate conversations to know what other people write. Why would I even participate when I haven't even heard the recording in question? This didn't come to my dream. I came to my internet surfing session.

Goodnight. I was in a cranky mood as it was. Time to go.

Sweet dreams! I hope you don't see nightmares about conversations of Fauré sounding like Brahms!  0:)

[Florestan]

Why would I even participate when I haven't even heard the recording in question?

Because for some mysterious reason that's what you do. First, you participated in a discussion about Uchida playing Mozart's piano sonatas without even hearing the recording in question. Now, you participate in a discussion about Domus playing Faure's piano quintets without even hearing the recording in question.

Now, really, why? Why?

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I'm too busy listening to Schnittke so my secretary is dealing with these calls. Alternatively they go straight to answer-phone 'Your call is very important to us - you are held in a queue - you are number one hundred and fifty seven'.

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Because for some mysterious reason that's what you do. First, you participated in a discussion about Uchida playing Mozart's piano sonatas without even hearing the recording in question. Now, you participate in a discussion about Domus playing Faure's piano quintets without even hearing the recording in question.

Now, really, why? Why?

What did I say about Uchida playing Mozart, because I don't remember it at all?
I didn't make any claims about Domus. I was kind of asking if what some people say holds water.
Apparently people here are more interested of nitpicking about my posting habits than giving answers.
Never mind. I go to Spotify to hear Domus myself to be wiser of the issue... 

[Florestan]

What did I say about Uchida playing Mozart, because I don't remember it at all?

This:

And some people haven't even heard [Uchida playing Mozart's sonatas] and don't have an opinion at all! 

I am not going to spent my hard earned money every time a competent pianist somewhere records some stuff. I don't need Mozart, but I can have one cycle and I'm definitely NOT worrying about not having THE BEST cycle on this planet. I have a GOOD cycle and that's more than I need. Just saying.

To which I replied this:

This is so typical of you, Poju. You "contribute" to a discussion about performer X playing composer's Y music is by interjecting that you haven't heard X and have no need for Y.  Then, if some poster(s) might (rightfully) ask you why on earth did you feel the need to offer your "opinion" when in fact you have none, and what's your business posting on this topic when actually you have zero interest in it, you start complaining about how people are unfair to you.

And besides, you may not need Mozart but you certainly talk a lot about him. 

Mutatis mutandis, my reply applies to Domus/Faure as well.

[Todd]

Disc 1.  It took three tries to buy the CD version of this recording.  The first two times, the Amazon MP seller sent a DVD-A copy, so for the third try I bought a used CD.  As it happens, my transport can handle DVD-A, though my DAC is stereo only, so I decided to keep one DVD-A copy to compare the two formats.  The DVD-A sounds more resonant and distant, with less high frequency energy and a wider spacing of instruments.  The CD sounds preferable.

To the playing, there's no doubting the Auryn's chops and cohesiveness, and everything sounds swell, but from just new sets I've purchases this year, both the Ebene and Kuss are much more to my liking, and even the Cremona probably comes off a bit better, if rather different.

[JBS]

Next CD from the Chandos set of Bridge's orchestral works

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First-Listen Wednesday -

The Lady with the Lapdog

[Symphonic Addict]

I LOVE this symphony from Glazunov. That slow movement is gorgeous and I think Svetlanov's performance really brought out that nostalgia you speak of --- almost a yearning type of quality to the music. Love it!

Certainly I did feel that too. That recording made a rather good impression on me.

[Symphonic Addict]

No.7 is one of my favourites but I like them all. I've just collected No.1 and 'The Kremlin' in that fine Melodiya series.

I enjoy all of them too, Jeffrey. This Melodiya series has proved to be a real trove.

[Symphonic Addict]

For international enquiries, you will need to call 1-887-2329 (ext. 1200). Here you can ask to speak with the head of the international task force division, Mr. Cesar Sinfonia-Addicta.

Due to Covid-19 issues, we are only getting a few calls a day. If you're not attended soon, leave your message and it will be returned to you as soon as possible.

[Symphonic Addict]

Two highly interesting concertos. This guy was better than expected.

Edit: The slow movement from the Cello Concerto is beyond words. Achingly beautiful. That's been one of the best cello concertos I've listened to recently for sure.

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Due to Covid-19 issues, we are only getting a few calls a day. If you're not attended soon, leave your message and it will be returned to you as soon as possible.

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Certainly I did feel that too. That recording made a rather good impression on me.

Very good to read, Cesar.

Another first-listen:

Chamber Suite



What a gorgeous work. The slow movement was particularly haunting.

[Pohjolas Daughter]

Not to mention that the hold music is an elevator arrangement of the finale of Shostakovich's Fifth. Whose idea was that?

   

Off to listen to some music now me thinks...

[Pohjolas Daughter]

Complete coincidence as to what work was next on a list drawn up months ago.

Faure: Piano Quintet No.2

Meant to add earlier that I have this CD and I love it (lightly tapping on table)!

[Symphonic Addict]

Lindberg - Kraft

A feast of wacky sonorities that even includes human noise. Very fun I must say.

[bhodges]

Lindberg - Kraft

A feast of wacky sonorities that even includes human noise. Very fun I must say.

I was lucky to hear this live in 2010, when Alan Gilbert conducted it with the New York Philharmonic. The orchestra's marketing department posted a short video (below) of Gilbert and the percussionists poking through a Staten Island junkyard, searching for metallic items to use. When the time came for the Lincoln Center performance, I had the great pleasure of sitting behind an old rusty oxygen tank. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTMOpE_t8BA&list=PLE29CA11BB8CB4230&index=6&t=0s

--Bruce

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Chamber Suite

Playing this work again. Lovely. Cesar, Jeffrey, Kyle, Johan...I think you'll enjoy this work. By the way, Cesar, have you got around to getting The Humpbacked Horse yet? I don't have to tell you how riveting it is again do I? Oh wait, I just did.