What are you listening 2 now?

[JBS]

Love them quartets!

And may I note that, as an ensemble I never heard of before this, I was pleasantly surprised to hear the Brandis Quartet produce a superior performance.

TD
Beethoven by two performers who are certainly not unknown.
Sonatas for violin and piano
In A Op 47 Kreutzer
In F Op 24 Spring

Itzchak Perlman/Vladimir Ashkenazy

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Continuing from late last night:

Mahler
Symphony No. 3 in D minor
Maureen Forrester (mezzo-soprano)
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Women's Chorus Of The Netherlands Radio, Boy's Choir Of The St. Willisbrorduskerk In Rotterdam
Bernard Haitink

[Artem]

Good playing, but it lacks a certain spark.


Katzer's string quartets remind me of Friedrich Cerha's work that was also recorded for Neos. The 3rd quartet was most memorable on the first listen, but this needs a few more good listening sessions. Curiously, the disk features the 1st, 3rd and the 4th quartets. The 2nd was never published.

[Mirror Image]

Good playing, but it lacks a certain spark.

I very much agree with you. A Jacobs or Kocsis she is not.

[Todd]

Disc 4.

[Traverso]

Scarlatti

CD 8

Sonatas KK 126-139

[vandermolen]

Finn Mortensen: Symphony
I'm beginning to appreciate this work more, although Klaus Egge's Symphony No.1 (of which there are echoes in the Mortensen Symphony), remains my favourite Norwegian symphony:

[steve ridgway]

Birtwistle - Verses For Ensembles, 1969.

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Birtwistle - Verses For Ensembles, 1969.

Out of curiosity, do you ever listen the Second Viennese School? I see you mostly listening to 60s/70s avant-garde.

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The Chamber Symphonies Nos. 1-6:



Such delightful music. Performances are also top-notch.

[steve ridgway]

Out of curiosity, do you ever listen the Second Viennese School? I see you mostly listening to 60s/70s avant-garde.

No, I haven't done as yet, I started my classical listening with Varèse then discovered all this 60s/70s stuff and was blown away by just how experimental it was.

[ritter]

The Chamber Symphonies Nos. 1-6:



Such delightful music. Performances are also top-notch.

Great compositions indeed. I was particularly won over by the Sixth this time around, with its vocal parts. Kind of reminiscent of L'homme et son désir, but much more lyrical.

Good day to you, John.

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No, I haven't done as yet, I started my classical listening with Varèse then discovered all this 60s/70s stuff and was blown away by just how experimental it was.

You should definitely check them out! I think you'll dig them. I remember reading commentary about Schoenberg, Berg and Webern in that they're essentially Romantics in sheep's cloth. There is a Romantic expression in much of Schoenberg and Berg, but Webern you can definitely hear how he directly influenced composers like Boulez, Berio, Scelsi and so many the avant-garde from the post-WWII era. Give a listen to Webern's Symphony first --- to get your feet wet in the water so to speak.

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Great compositions indeed. I was particularly won over by the Sixth this time around, with its vocal parts. Kind of reminiscent of L'homme et son désir, but much more lyrical.

Good day to you, John.

Yes, indeed. Great works and just fun to listen to in general.

[Todd]

[André]

[Alek Hidell]

A little Jean-Sébastien, par une femme chinoise:

[André]

A little Jean-Sébastien, par une femme chinoise:

A great version IMO !

[Alek Hidell]

A great version IMO !

Yeah, André, I'm enjoying it very much. I have her WTC too (I think ) and will be giving it a go soon.

[pjme]

Julian Orbon : Concerto grosso for string quartet and orchestra (ca 1958-1960)
Three substantial movements, each ca 9 mins. The Lento is particularly fine, reflective, yearning...and culminates in a brief dramatic march.
I do not  perceive exotic/South American influences. The prominent use of a piano reminds me of Martinu, the overall seriousness of the composition, IMO, gives it an archaic flavour.