What are you listening 2 now?

[Traverso]

Mine was less mint, to say the least - lucky you!   

Q

Yes I'm really glad That I found it  On the flyleaf at the end of the book   where there is no text printed  the word «Promo» is hand-written with a felt-pen but you barely  notice it on the red paper.I think that it is never used. 

[Traverso]

Yes, I thought that. To me Ross often constitutes stressful listening - particularly his Scarlatti. Scarlatti's sonatas are not just about muscles and bravoura.

I understand what you mean and in a way you have a point that Scarlatti is more than bravoura.
What do you find of this recording,frankly I love it.

https://www.youtube.com/v/m7fFJQfLRR0

[Symphonic Addict]

Via Spotify:



This got a 10/10 by the Hurwitzer. Turns out he doesn't have a clue about late Romantic music either... 
I was thoroughly unimpressed...

Switched to this:



Much better...

Q

Yes, I often disagree with his reviews. Someone who claims that Beethoven's Grosse Fuge is an awful work is not that reliable to me.

[Symphonic Addict]

A repeat listen to this monster:

[asin]B0016OODJI[/asin]

I'm becoming increasingly convinced that, heard as a whole, Trinity belongs with the finest works in the post-war piano literature. I'll need to find the composer's own recording for comparative purposes.

I'm intrigued by this work.

[André]

One more time. Who'd have thought that a 12 minute solo for bassoon would be interesting ?

[Traverso]

Milhaud

Le Boeuf sur la toit
Saudades do the Brasil
La Creátion du monde
Suite Française
Suite Provençal

Orchestre National De France -  Bernstein
Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo -    Georges Prêtre

[Karl Henning]

Liszt
Sonata in b minor
Zwei Konzertetüden
Trauervorspiel und Trauermarsch
En rêve
Jn Ogdon

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Milhaud

Le Boeuf sur la toit
Saudades do the Brasil
La Creátion du monde
Suite Française
Suite Provençal

Orchestre National De France -  Bernstein
Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo -    Georges Prêtre

Great stuff!

[not edward]

I'm intrigued by this work.

It's definitely one of a kind, not least because it's nearly two hours long and was written over a period of 25 years. But I think the three parts work really well together: Kanal is bleak and dissonant and often stuck in the bass range, while Wound is a descent into violence and total nihilism, but then Salvage takes a different, more cathartic direction, where the material from the other two parts is pulled apart to find the moments of calm within them.

In terms of stylistic comparison, there's some similarity to Berg and the Ives of the Concord Sonata, though the musical language is far more violent and dissonant than either (with heavy use of the tritone+fifth combination in particular).

[not edward]

One more time. Who'd have thought that a 12 minute solo for bassoon would be interesting ?

I don't have this disc, but Yun is so underrated: it doesn't surprise me that he could do this.

[kyjo]

Roussel

Symphony No.1 "Le poème de la forêt"
Symphony No.3

The edgy, rhythmic (though also lyrical) 3rd symphony is a masterpiece. The impressionistic 1st is very atmospheric if slightly diffuse (esp. in the lengthy finale). I'm not familiar with Janowski's recordings.

[kyjo]

Yesterday. Quite enjoyable.

The excerpts the Hurwitzer played from this recording in his Kalliwoda video really piqued my interest!

[Traverso]

The edgy, rhythmic (though also lyrical) 3rd symphony is a masterpiece. The impressionistic 1st is very atmospheric if slightly diffuse (esp. in the lengthy finale). I'm not familiar with Janowski's recordings.

If you like Roussel I would advice you to listen to this twofer.

[kyjo]

Martucci - Piano Concerto No. 2

I consider this concerto a truly exceptional piece, perhaps the greatest Italian piano concerto from the 19th century (written in 1885), and why it's not widely known is beyond me, and it's in one of my favorite keys, B flat minor. The 1st movement is bold, vigorous, potent. The 2nd one is imbued with lyricism, refined writing, with a more emphatic passage in the middle, followed by an Allegro con spirito full of drive and nice ideas. All in all, a good candidate for a masterpiece.




Antheil - Symphony No. 4

This composer hardly ever fails to put a smile on my face. This is a sparkling, colourful and fun work. I don't care if it sounds derivative from Prokofiev and Shostakovich, it's just a terrific symphony. Oddly enough in the 2nd movement there were passages that reminded me of Sibelius. And this performance leaves nothing to be desired.

Indeed, the Martucci is splendid. Oddly enough, the first time I listened to the Antheil I loved it, but I relistened to it recently and found it too banal and...wait for it...too derivative of Shostakovich and Prokofiev. I did enjoy the second movement, though, with its wistful tune.

[Traverso]

Great stuff!

As you already stated.....a grrrrreat box.   I'm not lyrical about everything,  but there are really beautiful pieces,and they are many wich I immediately love,he is really a magician,a painter and a composer who deserves much more attention.

[Mandryka]

One more time. Who'd have thought that a 12 minute solo for bassoon would be interesting ?

Well I've enjoyed Yun's solo music much more than the famous cello concerto. There is, for example, an extraordinary piece for solo cello. But this may just represent my temperament, clearly the concerto has gotten a lot of positive responses by people with good taste.

[Mandryka]

A repeat listen to this monster:

[asin]B0016OODJI[/asin]

I'm becoming increasingly convinced that, heard as a whole, Trinity belongs with the finest works in the post-war piano literature. I'll need to find the composer's own recording for comparative purposes.

Yes, I have never heard the composer's recording despite being curious. Someone I know who knows Flynn, who plays Trinity in concerts and has written on the music, told me that Flynn prefers Ullen!

[kyjo]

Starting a Saint-Saens journey. Symphony No.1



EDIT: Okay, from a teenage composer this is sounding pretty fabulous so far.

None of the earlier S-S symphonies can quite compare to the masterful Organ IMO, but they're quite impressive and inventive works for a young composer.

[kyjo]

Another listen to an enjoyable CD.

I'd certainly like to hear the Gipps work on that album. Every work I've heard by her is a real treasure.

[Florestan]

Yes, I often disagree with his reviews. Someone who claims that Beethoven's Grosse Fuge is an awful work is not that reliable to me.

Did Hurwitz say that? Three cheers to him.