What are you listening 2 now?

[Todd]

In the big box presentation, Op 95 is paired with Op 127.  It's a nice pairing.

[vers la flamme]

Jeffrey,

Were there any major changes to the Lark Ascending?  This is a first time that I've seen an original version of it.

PD

I've not caught up with the thread all the way so I don't know whether your question has been answered already, but the Lark Ascending was for piano and violin in its original version.

[vers la flamme]

György Kurtág: Movement for Viola & Orchestra; Péter Eötvös: Replica. Kim Kashkashian, Péter Eötvös, Netherlands Radio Chamber Orchestra

Love the Eötvös; lukewarm to the Kurtág, but enjoyed it well enough this time. Great recording.

[amw]

Bilson is quite good and I could have gone for a set by him alone.  But for Beghin, he was the pianist who operated at the highest level consistently.  I basically view the $5 I spent as fully accounted for and then some by Beghin, with Bilson a bonus, and the others just sort of some nice freebies.

I will check this out, with the caveat that I listened to Beghin's standalone disc of Op.109-111 and it was awful.

[Christo]

  With this difference, that for me Englund's Symphony No. 4 'Nostalgic' (1976) is the highlight of this disc:

[Todd]

Disc 10.  Easily the best disc of the WoO 47 sonatas performed by three artists on a period instrument in my entire collection.

[SonicMan46]

Debussy, Claude - Piano Works w/ Noriko Ogawa - also own the set w/ Jean-Efflam Bavouzet - enjoy both - a MusicWeb Review for those interested.  Dave


 

[JBS]

Great looking CD Jeffrey. What is Ireland's 'The Hills'? Never heard of it. Interesting about Abravanel's background. My own background is, to some extent, Sephardic. I like Abravanel's Sibelius cycle as well.

The Hills is for unaccompanied choir. It was part of a joint commission (10 composers, one work each) for the Coronation in 1953.  Musically it fits well with the rest of the CD.

Meanwhile this morning first listen to:
[asin]B000B6N69U[/asin]

[not edward]

Schnittke's 1st cello concerto; Natalia Gutman's EMI studio recording.

It's hard for me to pick a favourite recording of this work, though that's purely because Natalia Gutman recorded it three times. This might be, by a small margin, the lowest-voltage of them, but it lacks the terrible sound of the Russian studio recording and the wobbly brass of the Russian live one.

[Pohjolas Daughter]

I've not caught up with the thread all the way so I don't know whether your question has been answered already, but the Lark Ascending was for piano and violin in its original version.

Thanks VLF for responding.  Yes, I did see/hear from Jeffrey as to what the original version was.   

PD

[Todd]

[Pohjolas Daughter]

David Diamond's "Rounds for String Orchestra" and before that Elliott Carter's "Elegy".  Enjoyed both works.  Will post some comments on the Diamond thread about it...some very interesting liner notes.

[SonicMan46]

Graupner, Christoph - chamber and small orchestral works w/ period instruments, including chalaumeaus (or is the ending an 'x' for multiple ones?) - at any rate, some wonderful music!  Dave

   

[vandermolen]

Rubbra: Symphony No 5 -  BBC National Orchestra of Wales conducted By Richard Hickox - very enjoyable

+1 a very nice CD with Symphony 8 unless your playing a download.

[vandermolen]

The Hills is for unaccompanied choir. It was part of a joint commission (10 composers, one work each) for the Coronation in 1953.  Musically it fits well with the rest of the CD.

Meanwhile this morning first listen to:
[asin]B000B6N69U[/asin]

Many thanks Jeffrey. I wonder if you know Alwyn's Violin Concerto which I think is a disgracefully neglected work.

[Symphonic Addict]

Elgar: The Crown of India Suite
Rimsky-Korsakov: The Golden Cockerel Suite



Two very exotic scores. The RK is not the typical uplifting and colourful work. It contains some dissonances and sounds more introspective. Quite interesting.

[JBS]

Many thanks Jeffrey. I wonder if you know Alwyn's Violin Concerto which I think is a disgracefully neglected work.

Not yet. It's in my shopping cart for this weekend, with some others of his orchestral works.

[Que]

Graupner, Christoph - chamber and small orchestral works w/ period instruments, including chalaumeaus (or is the ending an 'x' for multiple ones?) - at any rate, some wonderful music!  Dave

   

What can I say, we're fellow Graupner fans...   
And I also have a particular fondness of the chalumeau.

Q

[Symphonic Addict]

I mentioned this in the Respighi thread - but it bears repeating here;

the new/latest disc from John Wilson and his Sinfonia of London of the Respighi/Roman trilogy is simply the finest version of this work I have heard.  A perfect storm of sensational playing, demonstration quality recording and impressive interpretation.

I'm gonna give it a listen as soon as possible.

[kyjo]

I mentioned this in the Respighi thread - but it bears repeating here;

the new/latest disc from John Wilson and his Sinfonia of London of the Respighi/Roman trilogy is simply the finest version of this work I have heard.  A perfect storm of sensational playing, demonstration quality recording and impressive interpretation.

Thanks for the report, RS. I'll be checking this one out, as I'm a big fan of the Sinfonia of London/Wilson/Chandos partnership and this is the kind of rep they excel in!