What are you listening 2 now?

[vers la flamme]

Orlando Gibbons: Pavans, Fantasias, Gaillards etc. for harpsichord and virginals. James Johnstone

I'm getting a totally Baroque vibe from this much earlier music, but it might have something to do w/ Johnstone's playing. Great stuff.

[aligreto]

Would this be the Schoenberg/Monn cello concerto?

Unfortunately, I cannot help you there. This is the only version of this work that I own and know of. The liner notes only focus on DuPré and her career and there is no reference at all to Schoenberg.
I am now intrigued. Did Schoenberg rewrite this concerto?

[vandermolen]

Morning Jeffrey,
Here is one CD I should give one last chance to. 

Most definitely Olivier!
Hope you enjoyed The Children of Lir (Harty)

[Harry]

Ferdinand Ries.
String Quartets, Volume III.
Schuppanzigh Quartett.

No 1, opus 70 in F major/No. 2, opus 68 in D minor/No. 5, opus 126,2 in C minor.

Brilliant music, absolutely extraordinary. My favourite would be No. 2, with a ravishing first movement. And what excellent performances these are.

[aligreto]

Strauss: Eine Alpensinfonie [Bohm]





This is a wonderful, noble reading with great orchestral sonorities throughout. The sound does show its age a bit but just turn up the volume a bit. The storm is terrific. It is a great presentation overall.

[Papy Oli]

More exploration of Holbrooke with his clarinet chamber music.

At this rate, he will share the top spot with Krommer for my favourite discoveries of the last 3-4 months.

[Todd]

Very nice, with the disc getting progressively better as it moves from Strauss to Thuille to Wolf.

[Karl Henning]

Continuing with Boulez/Schoenberg
The Serenade, Op. 24
The Five Pieces for Orchestra, Op. 16
The Ode to Napoleon Buonaparte, Op. 41

[Papy Oli]

Most definitely Olivier!
Hope you enjoyed The Children of Lir (Harty)

Found the Irish symphony and the Children of Lir quite nice, but just that, didn't really wow me.   

[Madiel]

Earlier today, Pejacevic.

Piano Quartet, op.25
Violin Sonata, op.26



These are the first larger-scale works in Pejacevic's catalogue. And rather pleasing. The opuses up to this point haven't been anything ground-breaking, but everything is very well crafted and has personality. Both of these had particularly appealing slow movements. I'll certainly keep listening to hear what happens in later works.

[Madiel]

Right now, rounding of the Schoenberg opuses with op.50



Yeah. Okay. I think that if I'm returning to Schoenberg, the most likely candidates are orchestral works.

[aligreto]

Hindemith: Kleine Kammermusik, for five wind instruments [M. Thompson Wind Quintet]





I find the whimsical nature and somewhat irreverent tone of this work to be very attractive and engaging.

[Biffo]

John Ireland: String Quartet No 2 in C minor - Maggini Quartet

[Harry]

The Ear of the Huguenots.
Huelgas Ensemble, Paul van Nevel.

[Madiel]

Szymanowski, Piano Sonata No.1



Early Szymanowski is often a lot like early Scriabin... a kind of thickly scored take on Chopin.

[Traverso]

Strauss: Eine Alpensinfonie [Bohm]





This is a wonderful, noble reading with great orchestral sonorities throughout. The sound does show its age a bit but just turn up the volume a bit. The storm is terrific. It is a great presentation overall.

That's a fine set Fergus,Böhm was one of the finest Strauss conductores 

[Papy Oli]

Respighi - Feste Romane, Pini di Roma, Fontane di Roma

[Biffo]

Brahms: String Quartet No 1 in C minor, Op 51 No 1 - Alban Berg Quartett

[MusicTurner]

Beethoven - String Quartet op.95 "Serioso" /Emerson4 /DG 7CD

Their playing in general tends to be a bit too relentless for my taste. But then, this is a dramatic work.
A local bric-a-brac sale on the Langeland island had the set in fine condition for around 4 Euros in August, so I decided to supplement with it ...

[Madiel]

Debussy, Pelleas and Melisande Act 3.



Well, the relationship stakes were raised rather a lot during that...