What are you listening 2 now?

[Traverso]

Scarlatti

Cd 18

Sonatas KK 268-286

[Papy Oli]

Good afternoon all,

Some Casella to kick things off.

[Todd]

St Annie smites all challengers in 2/1, and does pretty darned good in the other two works.  It's been a few years since I last listened to this disc, and my current setup more ruthlessly reveals some of the many edits, but so what. 

[Biffo]

Martinu: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No 3 - Rudolf Firkusny piano and the Czech Philharmonic conducted by Libor Pesek

[Harry]

Dmitri Kabalevsky.
Complete Symphonies.

Symphony No. 3 & 4.

NDR Chor-The Choir of the Hungarian Radio.
NDR Radiophilharmonie, Eiji Que.

Fine performances.

[Brass Hole]

Most intense Beethoven Violin Sonata No 9 from Lara St. John & Herskowitz:

[Iota]

Schumann: Nachstucke Op.23        


Even if these might not make my desert island trunk, they are lovely, moving pieces that seem to foreshadow the darkness that lay ahead for Schumann. Kun-Woo Paik's best playing comes in the introverted sections I think, though he's always engaging.                 

[steve ridgway]

Pierre Henry - Mouvement-Rythme-Étude.

[mahler10th]

Taras Bulba - this is a great recording!   

Thanks to all the welcome backers and the community of GMG, still here, still at it!  :-)

[Mirror Image]

Enescu
Violin Sonata No. 3 in A minor, Op. 25
Remus Azoitei (violin) & Eduard Stan (piano)

[SonicMan46]

Well, decided to listen to one of my Pandora stations on the big speakers - Hopkinson Smith & Many Others - Dave

[Kontrapunctus]

An excellent performance.

[SonicMan46]

An excellent performance.

   

Well, I have plenty of the Goldberg Variations on all sorts of instruments and in chamber transcriptions but was impress on the comments made about the harpsichordist, Marcin Świątkiewicz - so decided to see what else he may have recorded and found the 2-disc set inserted above of Müthel's Keyboard Concertos - now listening to the performances on Spotify which are quite good - several reviews attached for those interested.

Johann Gottfried Müthel (1728-1788) was the last pupil of JS Bach and was present at his deathbed - he became close friends w/ CPE Bach and their keyboard concerto composing has similarities, as mentioned in the reviews attached.  For those who want to explore this composer, below are the CDs in my collection (the latter two are 2-discs each) - he did not write a whole lot in this life - list HERE - Dave

   

[Symphonic Addict]

Dmitar Nenov: Piano Concerto

An extraordinary, compelling work reminding me of Busoni, Prokofiev and Cyril Scott:
Review:
http://www.musicweb-international.com/classrev/2017/Jul/Nenov_PC_CDA68205.htm

I know it too! A very good work indeed.

[Symphonic Addict]

Laszlo Lajtha: 4th Symphony(Spring) & 9th Symphony.



It is hard to believe these two symphonies are from the pen of the same composer. The 4th is a good natured romp, witty and pleasing on the ear. The 9th composed in the year of Lajtha's death is nightmarish, if this is where he thought he was heading I would not want to join him.

Which is the best work? No contest, the 9th.

You'll love the rest of the symphonies then, they all have expert writing and great music. Ah, and please don't forget to give Transylvanian Nights (his String Trio No. 3) a listen (or more). A totally magical piece.

[Symphonic Addict]

Your steps ahead of me André, I could never stomach Fartein Valen, and neither Harald Saeverud. they simply venture out to far of my comfort zone.

I agree on Valen, but regarding Saeverud I do rescue some of his works.

[Mirror Image]

This recording:



Later on tonight, I'll be listening to Act II of Wagner's Parsifal (HvK recording) and probably listening to another Bruckner symphony (w/ Haitink/RCO). Seems like a good closing pair for the night.

[Todd]

Disc 1.

[Irons]

You'll love the rest of the symphonies then, they all have expert writing and great music. Ah, and please don't forget to give Transylvanian Nights (his String Trio No. 3) a listen (or more). A totally magical piece.

Naxos rides to the rescue! Received symphonies 8 & 9 today - Pasquet has not quite the bite of Ferencsik, who was Lajtha's pupil, in 9 but excellent just the same. 7 is on it's way. The rest will follow in due course. I have noted your String Trio recommendation. Thanks.

[Brass Hole]

Handel from Hantai: