What are you listening 2 now?

[Biffo]

Bliss: A Colour Symphony - the London Symphony Orchestra conducted by the composer - from the recent Eloquence issue

[Irons]

Haydn: String Quartets op.20 1-3.



A feeling like returning to base.

[vandermolen]

Bliss: A Colour Symphony - the London Symphony Orchestra conducted by the composer - from the recent Eloquence issue

I've greatly enjoyed that new release.

[aligreto]

JC Bach: Symphonie Concertante in E flat major with Two Oboes, Two Horns, Two Violins, Two Violas and Cello Soli.[Halstead]





The scoring is Telemann-like and the music and the music making is wonderful.

[Mirror Image]

Shostakovich: Symphony 13 'Babi Yar' - a very good performance. What I notice here is the similarity of the concluding section to that of Shostakovich's 8th Symphony, here with the celesta and bell at the end, which brings us back full circle to the start of the symphony - very moving. The Temirkanov CD in the boxed set includes Schederin's 'Chimes' Concerto for Orchestra No.2 which seems like an entirely appropriate companion for 'Babi Yar', now on to Khachaturian's Symphony No.2 'The Bell':

Very nice indeed, Jeffrey.

Thread duty -

Piano Sonata No. 4, Op. 56

[Karl Henning]

LvB
Op. 59 Quartets
Quotuor hongrois

[Sergeant Rock]

Poulenc Concert champêtre, Pinnock, harpsichord, Ozawa conducting the Boston



Sarge

[Mirror Image]

SQ No. 17

[SurprisedByBeauty]

#morninglistening to the #Beethoven #symphonies w/@maestroTrevino & #malmösymfoniorkester on @OndineRecords

: http://a-fwd.to/1isPSJ1

&


#morninglistening to #RichardStrauss' #AlpineSymphony under #MarissJansons w/@BRSO on @BR_klassik

: http://a-fwd.to/3bVfI08

[amw]

Can't sleep so listening to Dvořák 4 and 6 conducted by Libor Pešek and Neeme Järvi respectively, on speakers, since no neighbours share a wall with me now.

The Pešek 4 is not as good as the Järvi 4; the Järvi 6 is about even with the Pešek 6; both concerns are immaterial when actually listening. Pure pleasure.

[not edward]

Taking a break from work, listened to the Percussion Quartet from this disc.

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I can blow hot and cold on Wuorinen's music, but his percussion writing is always excellent.

[pi2000]

Mendelssohn/Enescu Gringolts et all
from here/
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[Pohjolas Daughter]

Haydn: String Quartets op.20 1-3.



A feeling like returning to base.

Nice!  Haven't heard of that particular quartet before now.  The cover is cool too.   

PD

[Thom]

Shostakovich Chamber Symphony op. 118a

[Mandryka]

Duos by jürg Frey. 22 sächelechen - 22 of the bloody things. I'm wondering whether there's any point in listening to this stuff. This is, I bet, music made to be played, not to be put on a CD and listened to.

[SurprisedByBeauty]

Nice!  Haven't heard of that particular quartet before now.  The cover is cool too.   

PD

One of DG's very earliest Quartets that they recorded. And the 7th or 8th (depending on how you count: https://ionarts.blogspot.com/2017/10/a-survey-of-beethoven-string-quartet.html) quartet ever to record the complete Beethoven String Quartets.

[Mirror Image]

Estancia



A ballet that should be on every major orchestra's list of regularly performed repertoire. A stunning piece of music.

[Mirror Image]

First-Listen Tuesdays -

Distribuiçao de flôres (Motivos Gregos), for women's chorus, flute & guitar, A. 575



Otherworldly but yet has an almost ritualistic quality to the music. Just lovely.

[T. D.]

Duos by jürg Frey. 22 sächelechen - 22 of the bloody things. I'm wondering whether there's any point in listening to this stuff. This is, I bet, music made to be played, not to be put on a CD and listened to.

Interesting to read this. Based on my limited (online only) listening, I haven't been able to get into Beuger's music, or the Wandelweiser aesthetic (as I perceive it) in general.
I'm seriously considering the Another Timbre Canadian Composers set, but hesitating because of the relatively large fraction of solo and duo pieces. May wind up ordering 3 or so discs from the set (of 10).

[Maestro267]

Weinberg: Symphony No. 18
St. Petersburg Chamber Choir
St. Petersburg State SO/Lande