What are you listening 2 now?

[Symphonic Addict]

I'm not listening to any Beethoven this evening. I guess I'm being discourteous.

You're answering yourself, John. 

But anyway, that's up to anyone. Continue listening to Schoenberg. 

[Mirror Image]

You're answering yourself, John. 

But anyway, that's up to anyone. Continue listening to Schoenberg. 

Actually, here's what I'm playing now:

This recording of Bruckner's 8th -

[Carlo Gesualdo]

I am listening to what in the mail today a Pierre de Josquin Deprez: miserere/ Pierre de Manchicourt: missa ''Quo Abiit Dilectus tuss''  LP .French edition!

Very good old rustic sound of analogue heyy , charming stuff to my ears 

[Madiel]

I'm not listening to any Beethoven this evening. I guess I'm being discourteous.

I support your listening choices.

TD: Haydn op.33/4



So far very pleased with my $3 purchase. An unexpected bargain.

EDIT: Okay, the Largo is exquisite.

[Karl Henning]

The good news is, Beethoven is above any possible discourtesy of our'n.

[Madiel]

The good news is, Beethoven is above any possible discourtesy of our'n.

Well he's unlikely to be offended. Not least because he's been deceased for quite some time.

[Symphonic Addict]

Actually, here's what I'm playing now:

This recording of Bruckner's 8th -

Ah, yes. Bruckner is another fine choice.

[Mirror Image]

I have no problems with Beethoven and I like a good deal of his works, but I just seldom have an itch to listen to any of his music. I should revisit those exquisite late quartets of his, though. These made a big impression on me when I heard them years ago.

[Symphonic Addict]

William Levi Dawson's superb example of orchestral handling: The Negro Folk Symphony is something like Atterberg meets negro folk tunes. This is quite great to some extent regarding originality. Very traditional but not for that a minor work. This has personality. Remarkable stuff.

[Mirror Image]

William Levi Dawson's superb example of orchestral handling: The Negro Folk Symphony is something like Atterberg meets negro folk tunes. This is quite great to some extent regarding originality. Very traditional but not for that a minor work. This has personality. Remarkable stuff.

Don't have any interest in the Dawson work, but how is the Kay work on this recording? I heard something of his from that Black Composers Series box set and thought it was pretty gnarly --- in a good way.

[Mirror Image]

Taking a bit of a dip into the Crumb Bridge series...

Three Early Songs
Ann Crumb, soprano
George Crumb, piano



Oh, this is exquisite.

[Daverz]

Don't have any interest in the Dawson work,

Why?  It's good, and this is a very good performance.

TD: Bruckner 9



The neighbors are all home, so I can't really give the music the head it needs, but it still sounds great.

[André]

Symphony no 14 didn't register bigly. It's a light, folk-based work in 5 movements, more of a suite maybe. Nice slow movement.

No 22 (in 3 movements) otoh is another one of these super intense, petterssonian, angst-ridden works so typical of this composer. The finale is a positive, life-affirming movement that manages to fit perfectly with the first two. It was written in 1941, just as Hitler had turned against the USSR. One of Myaskovsky's most successful opuses, I think.

[Mirror Image]

Why?  It's good, and this is a very good performance.

Because I just don't. I mean what else needs to be said. The Kay work, however, I'm interested in.

[Daverz]

Because I just don't. I mean what else needs to be said. The Kay work, however, I'm interested in.

It's OK to dislike the work, but you didn't say that.  There are a few cornpone moments in the work, but they don't invalidate the whole piece, and Dawson was a serious composer who deserves at least a listen. 

[Todd]

[Mirror Image]

NP:

Strauss
Don Quixote, Op. 35
Rostropovich
Berliners
Karajan

[JBS]

Celebrating the birthday boy with Guarnieri Quartet playing Opus 18

[Mirror Image]

It's OK to dislike the work, but you didn't say that.  There are a few cornpone moments in the work, but they don't invalidate the whole piece, and Dawson was a serious composer who deserves at least a listen.

You misunderstood me, Daverz. When someone says they have no interest in something, it just means they don't feel any need to hear it. I never hinted at nor made any indication that I've listened to the piece. A person can't be interested in every piece of music under the sun.

[Daverz]

You misunderstood me, Daverz. When someone says they have no interest in something, it just means they don't feel any need to hear it. I never hinted at nor made any indication that I've listened to the piece. A person can't be interested in every piece of music under the sun.

I got the impression that it was the cringy title of the piece that put you off.  I avoid pieces of music because of the title all time, but it's often as not a mistake.