What are you listening 2 now?

[ritter]

First listen to the music of the short-lived Giovanni Salviucci (1907-1937):


Unmistakebaly from its time and place (the interwar years in Italy), and remisnsicent of Casella--his teacher--, Malipiero, early Petrassi (with the inevtaible Stravinskian and Bartokian influences that permeates that whole era), but very well-crafted and really enjoyable. Recommended!

[Papy Oli]

My favorite bits are the first 60 seconds and the last 60 seconds. (The ending is simply genius.) I don't remember much of anything between!

My favorite Langgaard is the late symphony slow movement "unnoticed morning stars." It will be near the end of your journey. 

Well, you just made go back and listen to those 2 segments! Looking forward to the rest of the cycle 

I absolutely love it, especially the first movement: ebullient and sprightly, with quite the Till Eulenspiegel vibe. In addition to previous renditions, the recent(ish) VPO/Oramo recording definitely warrants a listen.

ok noted Wanderer, thank you. It was only a first encounter, it sounds like a composer that could grow on me.

[Papy Oli]

[Biffo]

LP available on the cheap but good Contour. I have the 2nd with same forces, again on Contour.

The Kubelik/BPO cycle seems to have been through a number of incarnations I bought the coupling of Nos 1 & 4 on a mid-price DG LP some time in the 1970s. I bought the complete cycle on DG Originals fairly recently.

[Papy Oli]

Koechlin, from the Chamber boxset :

Le Portrait de Daisy Hamilton, Op. 140
Viola Sonata, Op. 53
Cello Sonata, Op. 66

[Florestan]

I've listened to this set very recently and I was blown away by the performances. Desert island stuff.

[Traverso]

Messiaen

Livre D'Orgue

[Mookalafalas]

Vladimir Horowitz

Binging on Horowitz I acquired a long time ago and never really played. He has an oddly gripping intensity. He seems to almost disregard composer intent, and treat himself as co-creator of the music. His chutzpah is phenomenal. I seem to remember Gordo praising him long ago. I should have listened sooner .

[Papy Oli]

[Todd]

[André]

Koechlin, from the Chamber boxset :

Le Portrait de Daisy Hamilton, Op. 140
Viola Sonata, Op. 53
Cello Sonata, Op. 66

5 years ago Koechlin was but a name to me, and a hard one to pronounce, at that  . Now I think of him as one of music's great mavericks (like Berlioz, Ives, Villa-Lobos, Milhaud). When one starts to like his music, there's no turning back. The two boxed sets are essential purchases. They cover a lot of ground and performances are top notch.

[Madiel]

Trying an album of Cowell I've had queued for listening for ages.



Love the first couple of piano works.

[pjme]

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

8 minutes of festive, yet crisp music for large "orchestre d'harmonie".

As for the pronunciation of the name, here is a reminder from the Koechlin family's website

"Vous l'avez compris, le nom Koechlin se prononce donc : "Kéklin". Vous voilà informé : vous n'avez plus aucune excuse pour écorcher notre beau nom de famille !"
http://www.koechlin.net/index.php/fr/les-koechlin-aujourdhui/documentation/prononciation-nom-koechlin#:~:text=Vous%20l'avez%20compris%2C%20le,notre%20beau%20nom%20de%20famille%20!

[bhodges]

Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra (Solti / Chicago, live in Budapest, 1991) - Browsing different versions of the Concerto, I stumbled across this one. Not always a big Solti fan, but he did know his Bartók.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQb3VUljpa0

--Bruce

[Traverso]

5 years ago Koechlin was but a name to me, and a hard one to pronounce, at that  . Now I think of him as one of music's great mavericks (like Berlioz, Ives, Villa-Lobos, Milhaud). When one starts to like his music, there's no turning back. The two boxed sets are essential purchases. They cover a lot of ground and performances are top notch.

Are we talking about this box set?

[Traverso]

Vivaldi

CD 11

Concertos

[Papy Oli]

Are we talking about this box set?

That's the one I am listening to (and enjoying a large chuck of so far), Jan, together with the Orchestral one as well. I assume André is referring to those as well.

[MusicTurner]

Bridge - Piano Quintet etc. /Dutton release

The first packet from the Dutton sales arrived today. A very beautiful recording it seems - without comparing directly, it appears to me that this one is more lyrical and airy than on my older Nonesuch LP. Recommended.

Damase - Symphony, concertos /Dutton release

First listen, but not really for me - I feel that Poulenc and Francaix have more to offer in this style.

[Traverso]

That's the one I am listening to (and enjoying a large chuck of so far), Jan, together with the Orchestral one as well. I assume André is referring to those as well.

Thank you,so far I have only these recordings   



Charles Koechlin comes from Alsace (Koechlin comes from Köchlein, little cook) but was born in Paris in 1867. Hector Berlioz was 64 years old at the time. He died in 1950, after learning about Messiaen and Boulez's ideas. In the intervening little century he studied with Massenet and Fauré, had close contacts with Debussy and Ravel, and taught Poulenc and Milhaud.

[kyjo]

Bridge - Piano Quintet etc. /Dutton release

The first packet from the Dutton sales arrived today. A very beautiful recording it seems - without comparing directly, it appears to me that this one is more lyrical and airy than on my older Nonesuch LP. Recommended.

Damase - Symphony, concertos /Dutton release

First listen, but not really for me - I feel that Poulenc and Francaix have more to offer in this style.

The Bridge Piano Quintet is a gorgeous work. And I'm glad you tried the Damase album, but of course I disagree. FWIW I infinitely prefer both Poulenc and Damase over Francaix (whose music I generally find annoyingly devoid of substance).