What are you listening 2 now?

[Biffo]

Robert Ramsey: Anthems - The Sixteen directed by Harry Christophers - from the album An Eternal Harmony. Ramsey was probably Scottish though little is known of him except he became organist and master of the choristers at Trinity College, Cambridge and died there in 1644.

[Maestro267]

Second spin of this:

Benjamin: Symphony
London PO/Wordsworth

[Todd]

[Christo]

Go for it Christo!  Perhaps his Sonata for Solo Cello tomorrow?   

PD

[Mirror Image]

Oh heaven... I find that Kubelik's compositions do so much more for me than MOST of Bernstein. Anything of Bernstein's that was meant to be serious, at any rate. (His Candide is a masterpiece that Kubelik doesn't quite get near, granted... but their style is so very different.) Serious Bernstein is, to me, awful. Serious Kubelik (there wasn't another kind in music) is very much worth taking seriously. I wish his string quartets were more easily available.

We'll have to agree to disagree, Jens. I like Bernstein's serious concert music as much as say West Side Story or Wonderful Town.

[SurprisedByBeauty]

We'll have to agree to disagree, Jens. I like Bernstein's serious concert music as much as say West Side Story or Wonderful Town.

I am not offended by the reality of diversity in taste.  (But I am offended by Bernstein's symphonies. As someone -- maybe Virgil Thomson? -- so devastatingly quipped: "Bernstein can do anything he doesn't set his mind to..." 

[Irons]

I really consider Bernstein to be a composer as much as a conductor John, so he was not on my comparative list. If he had been 'Jeremiah' would indeed have been my No.1 choice.
Now playing, Rubbra SQ No.1:

That issue (Rubbra) for me too. Will listen this evening.

[Todd]

Sticking with Lifits, here joined by one of his regular musical partners.

[kyjo]

Continuing on with another new CPO release: Bruch Symphony No. 3

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The symphonies were a disappointment to me after the Scottish Fantasy.  I've had the Masur set for years, and can't remember revisiting it much.  But this is lovely and probably does not deserve so much neglect.

I know I'll upset Harry by saying this (and please don't take it personally), but the Bruch symphonies are some of the dullest, most turgid music I've ever heard. My favorite work of his (by some distance) is the wonderful Concerto for 2 Pianos, followed by the Scottish Fantasy and Kol Nidrei.

[Mirror Image]

I am not offended by the reality of diversity in taste.  (But I am offended by Bernstein's symphonies. As someone -- maybe Virgil Thomson? -- so devastatingly quipped: "Bernstein can do anything he doesn't set his mind to..." 

Okay?

[Harry]

Second rerun.

Josef Gung'l.
Marches, Waltzes, Polkas.
Nurnberger Symphoniker, Christian Simonis.

A delightful disc, with music that cheers you up. The music is uplifting, the performance good, and sound is topnotch. Gung'l was a popular composer in his time, and the reason for this is well represented on this disc.

[Maestro267]

Yeah, I gave up on Bruch's symphonies too. Quite uninspired, even with my overall preference for the more colourful and chromatic side of late-Romantic orchestral writing.

TD:

Myaskovsky: Symphony No. 1
RFASO/Svetlanov

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NP:

Tod und Verklärung, Op. 24



Sometimes I do like some Strauss. I have to be in the right mood and, right now, I'm in definitely in the mood. Great performance from HvK/Berliners.

[Christo]

I know I'll upset Harry by saying this (and please don't take it personally), but the Bruch symphonies are some of the dullest, most turgid music I've ever heard.

Are you sure you didn't mean to write: some of the hottest, most staggeringly wild & exciting showpieces by any German composer of all time? 

[SurprisedByBeauty]

#morninglistening to #Beethoven's #Mandolin works on
@naiveclassique  w/@JMartineauFR & social media savvy pianist @VBenelliMosell

: http://a-fwd.to/5ciuKKm

Terrific album, actually; @ClassicsToday review forthcoming.

[Mirror Image]

I bought this as a download because, otherwise, it's just too expensive. Now playing the Dance Suite:



Fun stuff!

[Mirror Image]

Since tomorrow is the US's Independence Day, I'm going to spend the day listening to Copland, Barber, Ives, Diamond, Schuman, Rouse, etc. I might even throw in some Crawford-Seeger, Beach and Ruggles for good measure.

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NP:

Meditation on old Bohemian Chorale St. Wenceslas, Op. 35a

[Todd]

Violin sonatas from the big box.  The completely reordered set puts sonatas 8, 9, and 10 on the last disc.

[Mirror Image]

Legends, Op. 59, B. 117 - Mackerras/CzPO