What are you listening 2 now?

[kyjo]

Bacchus et Ariane

I think it's one of Roussel's masterpieces. And I also think Prokofiev had to hear this work in his lifetime. I heard some gestures there that brought the Russian man to my mind.




Piano Quintet, Op. 29

I was expecting something folksy and lively, but alas, it turned out to be a very discordant piece. Despite that, it has an otherworldly feel to it I found certainly entrancing, mostly in the Scherzo fantastico. Another original feature is the cadenzas for the different instruments: one cadenza for viola and cello, one for two violins and the last one for piano.




Threnody to the Victims of Hiroshima

Just jaw-dropping, and scary in the right context. WOW!

Bacchus et Ariane is not only one of Roussel's greatest works, but one of the great ballets of the 20th century IMO. And I totally agree about the Prokofiev connection. Their music shares that same "sweet and spicy" combination that I find so fascinating.

And yeah, the Ginastera PQ will certainly come as a shock to anyone expecting something like Estancia! I should give it another go.

[Sterna]

Domenico Gallo (1730-1768): Trio Sonatas.
Parnassi Musici.
CPO, released in 2000.

Lovely music, with a few Aha-Erlebnisse from Stravinsky's Pulcinella.

[kyjo]

One more work for the night:

Diamond
String Quartet No. 3
Potomac String Quartet

A beautiful work! Jeffrey (vandermolen) just needs to hear it!

[kyjo]

Vaughan Williams:
Five Tudor Portraits
William Steinberg, Pittsburgh SO (1952)
An exciting version

Very interesting! I never knew the Pittsburgh SO had recorded any RVW. Oh, and despite being a huge fan of the composer, I still haven't heard Five Tudor Portraits...

[Karl Henning]

Jn Ogdon playing the Mendelssohn & Schumann pf concerti

[kyjo]

Milhaud
String Quartet No. 1, Op. 5
Quatuor Parisii



The prices this box set are going for are close to $200. I paid a good bit for my set (not $200), but it was worth every penny.

A gorgeous work in Milhaud's extremely attractive early style. I really should get around to hearing more of his SQs...

[Mirror Image]

That's me most days anymore! I recognize that Mahler was a singularly great composer, but most days I prefer music that's a bit less manic-depressive.

I prefer Mahler's lieder (incl. orchestral lieder) and Das Lied von der Erde. I do still think highly of his 3rd symphony and think it's one of the greatest symphonies of all-time.

[Mirror Image]

A gorgeous work in Milhaud's extremely attractive early style. I really should get around to hearing more of his SQs...

You definitely should, Kyle! Great works.

[Mirror Image]

A beautiful work! Jeffrey (vandermolen) just needs to hear it!

Hmmm...I'm surprised Jeffrey hasn't heard it given his championship of Diamond's music. He definitely needs to rectify this, ASAP.

[Madiel]

Thrice amen!

Lol. I was thinking of you when I wrote that.

[Madiel]

Aint'it a terrific work? I loved it at first sight listen, though not in that incarnation (Claus Peter Flor et al.)

Yes I enjoyed Walpurgisnacht. I have to admit I wasn't paying close attention but Mendelssohn clearly put a lot of colour in there. I could hear storms and witches alright.

[Mirror Image]

Sibelius
Sonatina in F sharp minor, Op. 67 No. 1
Sonatina in E major, Op. 67 No. 2
Sonatina in B flat minor, Op. 67, No. 3
Four Lyric Pieces, Op. 74
Five Pieces, Op. 75 'The Trees'
Folke Gräsbeck (piano)

[kyjo]

I prefer Mahler's lieder (incl. orchestral lieder) and Das Lied von der Erde. I do still think highly of his 3rd symphony and think it's one of the greatest symphonies of all-time.

I do still enjoy the 3rd symphony and Des Knaben Wunderhorn very much, along with the first two symphonies. It's been ages since I've heard DLvdE.

[kyjo]

Hmmm...I'm surprised Jeffrey hasn't heard it given his championship of Diamond's music. He definitely needs to rectify this, ASAP.

IIRC, he's yet to hear it!

[kyjo]

The symphony is the epitome of pleasantness. Very pretty but too long for its material as well, I fear. 54 minutes long for practically the same mood running throughout is too mellifluous for my taste. I think I'm getting less tolerant with works like this one.

I agree with most of what you say, except that in my case it's just so gorgeous that I simply forget its longueurs and lack of contrast! The second movement, especially, is sheer pastoral bliss IMO.

[Mandryka]

Thanks for this!

I'm glad you enjoyed it, I thought it was very nicely done. Especially the eyes top left on drop.

[Karl Henning]

LvB Op. 109
Penelope Crawford

[Mirror Image]

IIRC, he's yet to hear it!

Oh dear...

NP:

Villa-Lobos
Bachianas Brasileiras No. 9
Orchestre National de la Radiodiffusion Française
Heitor Villa-Lobos



A special performance. I would rate this as grand and heartfelt as Sibelius conducting his own Andante Festivo or Stravinsky conducting his L'oiseau de feu. That kind of sense of occasion and purpose.

[André]

Overture, symphony no 3 and orchestral suite after poems by Hölderlin. Another quality issue from Thorofon's Genzmer series.

[T. D.]

Milhaud
String Quartet No. 1, Op. 5
Quatuor Parisii



The prices this box set are going for are close to $200. I paid a good bit for my set (not $200), but it was worth every penny.

I doubt that trades are occurring at that (emphasis added) level, but unfortunately that's the current offered side. Damn, I checked discogs and the set has been trading north of $200!
I might be able to find 1 or 2 of the constituent discs are semi-reasonable prices, but if I buy them the set will likely then be reissued at super-budget price!