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[SurprisedByBeauty]

#morninglistening to terrific #Tartini #ViolinConcertos on @outheremusic  / @alpha_classics w/#ChouchaneSiranossian, #VeniceBaroqueOrchestra & #AndreaMarcon

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Astounding! ClassicsToday review upcoming.

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Cello Concerto, Op. 37

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The Mystic Trumpeter

[Symphonic Addict]

Benjamin Lees: Symphonies 4 & 5



I found these works much more interesting and cohesive than Nos. 2 and 3. There is certain shostakovichian bleakness along the notes.

[Todd]

Disc 3.  The ABQ is relatively better in Op 59, but I still rather prefer various other ensembles.

[MusicTurner]

Have mostly been listening to these the last couple of days ...

My Villa-Lobos collection isn't quite comprehensive enough & I've decided to buy some more CD stuff soon, have begun to appreciate him further.

The Jenny Abel/Szidon recording of the Villa Lobos 3 Violin Sonatas is very good musically, but has an unusually spacious sound. Very much worth hearing.
So is the Choros no.11, a big piano concertante piece lasting 60+ minutes.

The Gubaidulina is good, though Rauch on BIS would be my primary choice in the piano works.

[ritter]

Some vintage Haydn tonight. Max Goberman conducts the Vienna State Opera Orchestra in Symphonies No. 22, 23, 24 & 26.

CD 6 of this set:
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[JBS]

Landed today.
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Good solid PI version.
Booklet does not give details on the fortepiano Bezuidenhout plays in Op
80.

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Have mostly been listening to these the last couple of days ...

My Villa-Lobos collection isn't quite comprehensive enough & I've decided to buy a some more CD stuff soon, have begun to appreciate him further.

The Jenny Abel/Szidon recording of the Villa Lobos 3 Violin Sonatas is very good musically, but has an unusually spacious sound. Very much worth hearing.
So is the Choros no.11, a big piano concertante piece lasting 60+ minutes.

Yes, the Abel/Szidon recording is way too reverberant. I wish a label like BIS would record these works, they're really fantastic, especially the 3rd VS. Have you bought any of the SQs or solo piano music? How about the Chôros (the BIS set of these works is an essential acquisition for any V-L fan, IMHO)? I would also see if you can't track down those older Marco Polo recordings with Roberto Duarte conducting --- all of these recordings are top-notch. The symphonies are hit/miss, but I really enjoyed the 4th, 6th and 10th but YMMV. There's one thing I can say about my time here on GMG and that is I never pass up the opportunity to talk about V-L's music.

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SQ No. 13:

[Karl Henning]

I hold the recordings by Barshai of Shostakovich's symphonies very high.
Good to see you back Thom!

Cheers, Harry!

[Karl Henning]

I'll put this here, since I've been listening to the CD for the past week.  My review of a wonderful mostly-Gabrieli CD went up today.

There is a fine making-of video which gives an idea of the sound:

https://www.youtube.com/v/aHs4W3bdReI

[kyjo]

NP:

What's it like, John?

[Sergeant Rock]

I'll put this here, since I've been listening to the CD for the past week.  My review of a wonderful mostly-Gabrieli CD went up today.

History repeats itself. In 1968 the Cleveland, Chicago and Philly brass combined to produce a Gabrieli LP for Columbia Records.

Excellent review, Karl, of this newcomer.

Sarge

[kyjo]

Bax: String Quartet No. 1 [Maggini Quartet]





I really like the lilting tone, joyous mood and the musical language of the first movement with its wonderful harmonies and dissonances. The music of the slow movement is wonderfully lyrical, subdued in tone and contemplative but not disconcerting or forlorn. Once again the harmonic structure is wonderful. The opening and closing sections of the final movement is a right romp, for contrast. It is a very interesting movement in many ways.

A lovely work! Bax at his sunniest and most "Dvorakian". I think I'm relatively alone in saying that it's among my favorite works by the composer!

[Symphonic Addict]

A lovely work! Bax at his sunniest and most "Dvorakian". I think I'm relatively alone in saying that it's among my favorite works by the composer!

Yes, you are. 

I wish I had the same enthusiasm with his SQs as you, but they leave me cold, moreso his violin sonatas. The latter are just prolixity. 

[aukhawk]

Thank you for the recommendation, Jan. You know that I value your opinion. I have listened to the samples on Amazon and it sounds very appealing indeed.

It's a wonderful record.

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What's it like, John?

Imagine if Arvo Pärt was raised in Japan instead of Estonia. This is really all I can tell you as this would only be my second time hearing this recording. I rather enjoyed it, though. Beautiful sonorities.

[aukhawk]

Dmitri Shostakovich: Symphony No.11 in G minor, op.103, "The Year 105". Vasily Petrenko, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic

It seems this is generally accepted as the greatest of Shostakovich's "propaganda" symphonies and it ain't hard to tell why. I love the rich, calm expansiveness of the first movement—a real "calm before the storm" feeling. As for the 2nd movement, I'm afraid it overstays its welcome in my mind. I still haven't fully come around on the work as a whole, which is something I can say about many, if not most, Shostakovich symphonies. The ones I love without reservation are generally the shorter ones: No.1, No.9, No.5. I still have yet to hear 13, 14 & 15. I need to really be in the mood to listen to Shostakovich, but when I am, I enjoy his music quite a bit.

If you enjoy No.1 (as I do, too) I feel sure you'll enjoy No.15.  Of course - there's no doubting a lot of water has gone under the bridge, between those two.  What a life!

[Karl Henning]

History repeats itself. In 1968 the Cleveland, Chicago and Philly brass combined to produce a Gabrieli LP for Columbia Records.

Excellent review, Karl, of this newcomer.

Sarge

Cheers, Sarge! As will not surprise you, that classic 1968 album was the inspiration