What are you listening 2 now?

[Pohjolas Daughter]

According to the chronicle of performances (Raymond Holden) Barbirolli conducted Elgar 2 twice with the BSO, 6 & 7 November 1964, both times in Symphony Hall, Boston. The only other venue mentioned in that period (with the BSO) is the Palmer Auditorium, New London, CT - a different program including RVW 6.

Presto Music has a good selection of Music & Arts recordings but I couldn't find the Elgar.

Thanks for your reply.

Sorry, I had thought that you were talking about the concert that Karl H. participated in with Nigel Kennedy playing Elgar's Violin Sonata...which he said was at UVa (University of Virginia).   

PD

[Florestan]

Soulful, poetic and beautiful.  Chopin as he should be played. Very good.

[Mahlerian]

Yesterday, I listened through this lecture-performance of Schoenberg's Fourth Quartet from the Juilliard Quartet in the early 50s.

http://jmedia.juilliard.edu/digital/collection/p16995coll3/id/10841/rec/40

Pretty enjoyable for a performance given less than a year after the composer's death, but still very rough compared to more recent recordings. In some places they just aren't able to project the narrative thread well.

Brahms: Horn Trio Op. 40
Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio


Stravinsky: The Flood
Columbia Symphony Orchestra, cond. Craft


I can only wonder what the TV audience's reaction to this score was when the first broadcast happened...not a very good performance, but a valiant effort.

[Florestan]

For me this was a revelation when I got my copy soon after it was released, and to this day it remains my favorite March to the Scaffold. I love the sound of the period instruments and rather than the usual skip, jog or dead run to the guillotine, Norrington gives us a slow, grim, scary march depicting a condemned man in no hurry to die. And even if he were in a hurry, the slow pace of the cart, wading through the crowd, would prevent a faster pace. To me it is a very "pictorial" performance. Exciting? Well not in the way I assume you mean but I'm not sure it should be exciting. This is about an execution after all.

This piqued my interest. I must hear it, the Hurwitzer's hating everything Norrington notwithstanding. 

[Biffo]

Sorry, I had thought that you were talking about the concert that Karl H. participated in with Nigel Kennedy playing Elgar's Violin Sonata...which he said was at UVa (University of Virginia).   

PD

It all makes sense now!!!!

[Mirror Image]

Symphony in F sharp, Op. 40



I tried listening to the new Wilson recording on Chandos, but I couldn't even finish the first movement without turning it off. It's TOO FAST. Albert's on CPO is more my speed.

[MusicTurner]

Sibelius: Symphony No 2 in D major - John Barbirolli conducting the New York Philharmonic Orchestra in 1940 - impassioned performance, excellent remastering from Dutton.

Agree, an interesting recording.

[Todd]

Second listen.  Nice.

[Karl Henning]

"Wolferl"
K.525
ASMF
Marriner

[kyjo]

On the last days:



Alexis de Castillon - Piano Concerto in D major

I'm utterly surprised why this quite lovely concerto has not been recorded beyond this EMI release (or at least I'm not aware of any other). It has a sweet lyricism that easily enchants. It reminded me a bit of Saint-Saëns Piano Concerto No. 1. Fortunately this performance with Ciccolini is top-notch. A remarkable find.

Indeed, a gorgeous concerto. You'd think it would be a prime candidate for Hyperion's RPC series. That opening, in particular, is just rapturous! I've also fallen in love with his equally beautiful Piano Quintet in E-flat due to your enthusiasm.

[kyjo]

Chichester Psalms



For me, one of Bernstein's best works.

Indeed. I had the pleasure of performing it with my college orchestra and chorus under the baton of Gerard Schwarz right before the virus broke out. That last movement is just heavenly (there's some nice cello solos I must say ).

[Pohjolas Daughter]

Indeed. I had the pleasure of performing it with my college orchestra and chorus under the baton of Gerard Schwarz right before the virus broke out. That last movement is just heavenly (there's some nice cello solos I must say ).

Cool Kyle! 

[kyjo]

Arrived today: Boccherini - Six Sonatas for Cello and Piano (arr. Alfredo Piatti) - Fedor Amosov / Jen-Ru Sun - Naxos 8.572368

Boccherini is always enjoable. Hearing this music in this 1870s arrangement sounds interesting. The recorded sound is excellent! With headphones absolutely zero crossfeeding needed! I started listening to this with strong crossfeed and it sounded almost mono. Took crossfeeding away and bam! Just like it should be. I need to test with speakers too, but the sound appears top notch. I got this very cheap.

I love Boccherini's cello music! Being a virtuoso cellist himself, he wrote so masterfully for the instrument. Really delightful and colorful music.

[Mirror Image]

Indeed. I had the pleasure of performing it with my college orchestra and chorus under the baton of Gerard Schwarz right before the virus broke out. That last movement is just heavenly (there's some nice cello solos I must say ).

That's awesome, Kyle! I'm jealous not only for being able to play the cello and this work from Bernstein but doing under Schwarz (a conductor I highly respect). That must have been a great experience.

[MusicTurner]

I love Boccherini's cello music! Being a virtuoso cellist himself, he wrote so masterfully for the instrument. Really delightful and colorful music.

Oh ... and the cello concertos ...

[Pohjolas Daughter]

Oh ... and the cello concertos ...

+1

[kyjo]

That's awesome, Kyle! I'm jealous not only for being able to play the cello and this work from Bernstein but doing under Schwarz (a conductor I highly respect). That must have been a great experience.

It sure was, John - a concert to remember (we also played Brahms 4 and the Walton Cello Concerto with my friend as soloist). Schwarz is a really fine conductor. I briefly spoke to him about how much I've appreciated his advocacy for so much 20th century American music which hardly gets any attention from other conductors.

[Mirror Image]

It sure was, John - a concert to remember (we also played Brahms 4 and the Walton Cello Concerto with my friend as soloist). Schwarz is a really fine conductor. I briefly spoke to him about how much I've appreciated his advocacy for so much 20th century American music which hardly gets any attention from other conductors.

I bet he appreciated that comment, too. It's always nice to hear that the work you're doing is reaching people.

[André]

Norby (1936-2007) composes in a modern but highly approachable idiom. He reminds me of Poul Ruders, but more classically grounded. Hints of Ligeti float around, too. The song cycle is definitely closer to late romantic, and all the better for that, as he composes quite lovingly for the voice. He makes all the words perfectly understandable (in Danish, with texts and translations happily provided - thank you dacapo !). A composer attuned to his times, then, but aware that most listeners harbor more conservative sensibilities with vocal works. Well, me anyway. I hate sopranos shrieking over two octave intervals  .

Recommended.

[Karl Henning]

"Wolferl"
Quartets in A & C, K.564 & 565
Quatuor Ysaÿe