What are you listening 2 now?

[Karl Henning]

Wm Schuman Song of Orpheus for vc & orch

[ritter]

I'm feeling very drawn (or, rather, even more attracted than usual  ) to Darius Milhaud's music these days, so am revisiting this purchase of earlier this year:


Délicieux!

[André]

An old-style type of performance, recorded in 1958. The chorus is all-male (boy sopranos and altos), which I like. Beautiful orchestral contribution from the Leipzige Gewandhaus orchestra. Still, I prefer sprightlier rythms and smaller forces. The various performances by the Windsbacher Knabenchor under Beringer or Martin Lehmann are my favourites.

[ritter]

An old-style type of performance, recorded in 1958. The chorus is all-male (boy sopranos and altos), which I like. Beautiful orchestral contribution from the Leipzige Gewandhaus orchestra. Still, I prefer sprightlier rythms and smaller forces. The various performances by the Windsbacher Knabenchor under Beringer or Martin Lehmann are my favourites.

I have that same recording (but with EMI livery) and, as you, prefer a lighter touch in this music. And yet, it does have a certain charme désuet, doesn't it?

Good evening to you, André.

[North Star]

Good evening, Rafael!


Thread-duty
Debussy
Sonata for violin & piano
Sonata for flute, viola & harp
Syrinx for solo flute
Sonata for cello & piano
Les Chansons de Bilitis*
Nash Ensemble
Marisa Robles (harp)
Delphine Seying (reciter)*
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[ritter]

Good evening, Rafael!


Thread-duty
Debussy
Sonata for violin & piano
Sonata for flute, viola & harp
Syrinx for solo flute
Sonata for cello & piano
Les Chansons de Bilitis*
Nash Ensemble
Marisa Robles (harp)
Delphine Seying (reciter)*
[asin]B00000632A[/asin]

And good evening to you, Karlo!

I have the Debussy part of that twofer (in its original release on one CD), and it is very good IMHO. I got to know the Chansons de Bilitis in the great Delphine Seyrig's cool and detached recitation, and still love it.

[Todd]

[North Star]

And good evening to you, Karlo!

I have the Debussy part of that twofer (in its original release on one CD), and it is very good IMHO. I got to know the Chansons de Bilitis in the great Delphine Seyrig's cool and detached recitation, and still love it.

Wonderful indeed. I'm not sure which version I heard first, this one or Deneuve with Ensemble Wien-Berlin on DG.

[Mirror Image]

I'm feeling very drawn (or, rather,  more attracted than usual  ) to Darius Milhaud's music these days, so am revisiting this purchase of earlier this year:


Délicieux!

Milhaud is a hard sell for me, but I do like many of his works --- his chamber works are especially good. Good evening to you, Rafael.

[ritter]

Good evening to you as well, John.

[Karl Henning]

Very nice, Karl. I'm particularly fond of his 2nd SQ.

Well, let me turn now to the second.

[Mirror Image]

The 11th -



The Adagio movement of this SQ is especially moving. This box set is a MUST for all fans of 20th Century SQs. Since the first-time I've heard any of his music, I've been drawn to Villa-Lobos like a moth is to a flame.

[Symphonic Addict]

Good to know, Cesar! I was quite disappointed by his Cello Concerto so was rather trepidatious about his VC.

I enjoyed the Cello Concerto too, yet the Violin Concerto is a better work.

[T. D.]

The 11th -



The Adagio movement of this SQ is especially moving. This box set is a MUST for all fans of 20th Century SQs....

+1
I love this SQ cycle. Years ago I put together a makeshift set with performances by (mostly) the Cuarteto Latinoamericano (Dorian), and some by the Danubius Quartet (Marco Polo).  I strongly prefer the CL.

[Symphonic Addict]

Symphony No. 2. This work has been a revelation on repeated listening.

Outstanding work, so are the symphonies 1 and 3. The No. 4 is a bit ellusive to me.

[Symphonic Addict]

Sémiramis

Not one of his best works.

[Mirror Image]

+1
I love this SQ cycle. Years ago I put together a makeshift set with performances by (mostly) the Cuarteto Latinoamericano (Dorian), and some by the Danubius Quartet (Marco Polo).  I strongly prefer the CL.

Yes, indeed. I have heard maybe one or two performances from that Marco Polo series of the SQs and the Cuarteto Latinoamericano came out ahead --- they're performances are more authoritative, IMHO.

[Mirror Image]

Sémiramis

Not one of his best works.

I agree. Certainly a miss in the Honegger Timpani series.

[Mirror Image]

NP:

Villa-Lobos
Cirandinhas
Sonia Rubinsky



From this superb set:

[vers la flamme]

Antonín Dvořák: Piano Quintet No.2 in A major, op.81. Arthur Rubinstein, Guarneri Quartet.

Beginning to appreciate more and more what a brilliant melodist Dvořák was as his music seems to make more sense with each listen.