What are you listening 2 now?

[vandermolen]

Great piece, Jeffrey!

Thanks Karl and greetings to you. 

Now playing:
Symphony No. 12 'The Year 1917' (Haitink)
This is supposed to be Shostakovich's least impressive symphony but, as is the case for example with Bax's 4th Symphony for example, I have always enjoyed it. I think that Haitink makes a strong case for it:

[vandermolen]

Yes, an unexpected and tragic death when piloted his airplane. Most likely the most renowned Latin American conductor of 20th century.

+1 very sad. His recording of Copland's Third Symphony is one of the best IMO. The CD below was one of my favourites from the HMV series because of the addition of Slatkin's fine performance of the Hanson Symphony No.2 'Romantic':

[Harry]

Biagio Marini.
Madrigali et Symfonie, opus 11.
Musicali Affetti, Walter Testolin.
CD II. DVD-30 minutes.

Yesterday evening I watched 30 minutes of excessive talking in a machine gun style, from two Italian participants, that seemed to be in a hurry. The English subtitles were barely there and gone already before I had the chance to read it.  And to add to the unreadability was the fact that they recorded the video against a light background making the text almost unreadable. Flashing with the camera did not help either. From what I understood it seems to be a jungle of words about titbits of Marini's life, almost incomprehensible by technical talk, which can be had from the booklet, and to be read in your own time. From the 30 minutes of running time, there were only 5 minutes at most with music samples.  Geesh what a waste....
Image quality was good though.

[Que]

Morning listening  (via Spotify):



Very nice.
Would have preferred a bit smaller ensemble but the singing is impeccable, though somewhat aloof emotionally.

Q

[vandermolen]

Anna Karenina - Act I

Is that a ballet John? If so I recall borrowing it on a double LP set from the record library many decades ago but I can't remember much about it.

[Roasted Swan]

Is that a ballet John? If so I recall borrowing it on a double LP set from the record library many decades ago but I can't remember much about it.

Certainly is a ballet - and musically a good one too.  Has the best orchestral impression of a train right at the end when Anna commits suicide of any piece I know - a slightly odd accolade I accept(!)

[Harry]

Giovanni Maria Casini.
12 Pensieri per l'Organo in Partitura-Opera Terza.
Francesca Tasini plays on a Antonio Felice Parlicini organ from 1719.

I am impressed by music, organ and recording.

[aligreto]

That is a wonderful CD for those who do not know it.

[Que]

http://www.musicweb-international.com/classrev/2015/Oct/Graupner_concertos_7776452.htm

Q

[aligreto]

JS Bach: Well-tempered Clavier, Book 1, Nos. 13-24 [Jaccottet]


This is wonderful music making on a fine sounding instrument in a warm acoustic.

[Traverso]

Silvius Leopold Weiss

CD 11

[Madiel]

Holmboe - To the Victoria Embankment, op.184
Lund Christiansen - Dance Suite for soprano recorder and string orchestra, op.29
Barber - Fadograph of a Yestern Scene, op.44

[Maestro267]

Strauss: Aus Italien
Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich/Zinman

[aligreto]

JS Bach: Sonata for Viola da Gamba No. 1 BWV 1027 [Savall/Koopman]

[aligreto]

Silvius Leopold Weiss

CD 11

It is always good to see that set being promoted.

[aligreto]

Strauss: Aus Italien
Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich/Zinman

An early and rather conservative work from Strauss which I like. I also like the Zinman version.

[prémont]

JS Bach: Well-tempered Clavier, Book 1, Nos. 13-24 [Jaccottet]


This is wonderful music making on a fine sounding instrument in a warm acoustic.

The cover reads Christina Gallo - a completely unknown name. Is this a cover name for Jaccottet?

[pjme]

https://www.youtube.com/v/nDfyv6HQfzs

Fun!

See also: http://malandainballet.com/en/repertoire/carillon

[Todd]

Books 7 & 8.

[Madiel]

You'd think a recording of Debussy's "La Saulaie" (as reconstructed) would be easier to find, but even Google scarcely knows about this one.

https://www.youtube.com/v/KX7d3mW0HMI