What are you listening 2 now?

[aligreto]

Vivaldi: Concerti e Cantate [Alessandrini/Mingardo]





Robust and always engaging performances.

[aligreto]

Baroque chalumeau, clarinet, & other instruments - stimulated the other day by the Baroque Chalumeau disc posted by Que (top left below) and seeing a favorite performer, i.e. Jean-Claude Veilhan, I put together the playlist below on Spotify (own only the Graupner and recommended!) - listening on my den stereo via Apple TV - Dave

Very nice Dave.

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Stanford: String Quartet no. 3 in D minor



A good if not exceptional work. The impassioned, harmonically interesting slow movement is the highlight here. I could imagine a more persuasive performance than that which is given by the Dante Quartet here.

I believe that Stanford wrote some of his best music in his chamber works.

[Harry]

Musik für Viola d' amore.

Works by: Franz Simon Schuchbauer, Johann Peter Guzinger, Christian Pezold, Wilhelm Ganspeck, & Anonymous.

Anne Schumann & Klaus Veight, Viola d' amore.
Alison McGillivray, Violoncello.
Petra Burmann, Theorbo & Baroque guitar.
Sebastian Knebel, Harpsichord.

Everyone who loves baroque music and especially the Viola d'amore should not hesitate in buying this release. Until now I saw noone investing in it.
Common guys, highly recommendable.

[Que]

Q

[Papy Oli]

Good morning all,

Continuing this one from yesterday.

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Dvorak: Violin Concerto [Chang/Davis]





This is a very fine performance from Chang, well supported by the LSO/Davis. We have very stylish and elegant playing throughout, and especially in the wonderful slow movement; and the outer movements are none too shoddy either.

[vandermolen]

Good morning all,

Continuing this one from yesterday.

Good Morning Olivier.
I assume that you have Volume 1 with the marvellous 'Odd Man Out' score.

[Papy Oli]

Good Morning Olivier.
I assume that you have Volume 1 with the marvellous 'Odd Man Out' score.

Morning Jeffrey,
Yes Vol.1 is already in the collection, streaming 2, 3 & 4 to see if worth it.

Vol.2 was entertaining but won't be a purchase. Most likely, I will get other composers' film music first (Arnold x 2, Bliss & Goodwin - those I really liked).

[Papy Oli]

Stanley Bate's Fourth.

[Iota]

Sibelius: Luonnotar

Sometimes Luonnotar is the only piece that fits the bill, a very special piece. Given a captivating rendition.

[Biffo]

Rawsthorne: Theme and Variations for Two Violins; String Quartet No 1 (Theme & Variations) - Maggini Quartet

[vandermolen]

Morning Jeffrey,
Yes Vol.1 is already in the collection, streaming 2, 3 & 4 to see if worth it.

Vol.2 was entertaining but won't be a purchase. Most likely, I will get other composers' film music first (Arnold x 2, Bliss & Goodwin - those I really liked).

Sounds like a good plan Olivier,
I especially enjoyed the Alwyn (Odd Man Out) and those by Georges Auric (not British obviously), Rawsthorne (especially for the wonderfully evocative 'Cruel Sea'), Clifton Parker (for 'Western Approaches' and the super-scary 'Night of the Demon') + the Bliss, Easdale and Arnold releases, not to mention the three discs of VW's film music.

[vandermolen]

Stanley Bate's Fourth.

Pounds the table!

[vandermolen]

Sibelius: Luonnotar

Sometimes Luonnotar is the only piece that fits the bill, a very special piece. Given a captivating rendition.

I know what you mean about Luonnotar - it is a very special work. I like the old Dorati recording.

[Papy Oli]

Pounds the table!

Had stops and starts with this one last night and earlier. Back from the start now. First movement is really promising.

[Traverso]

CD 15

[Todd]

The Berg and Schoenberg extra disc.

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Shostakovich: Cello Concerto No. 1 [Rostropovich/Ormandy]





I have always liked this work. I find it powerful, assertive and ebullient in the outer movements and almost overwhelmingly intense in the two inner movements. This is a very fine performance.

[MusicTurner]

Various stuff from the Tristan Keuris box.

The Piano Concerto, Movements for Orchestra and possibly the Double Concerto for 2 Cellos and Laudi vocal symphony are among the classics here. Like for example Denisov, he does have a tendency of repeating certain musical gestures, however; I'm trying to track some works with marked differences.