What are you listening 2 now?

[Pohjolas Daughter]

Great analysis (as always) André, and great to see someone else paying attention to this very fine composer. The early Symphony in F may show influence from Brahms, Dvorak, and Bruckner, but it is a wonderfully warm-hearted work with a particularly moving slow movement. Don't miss out on his later Symphony in C (1919) and his two piano trios - masterpieces all!

I see that it's available on The Guild's website.  I tried to listen to their samples, but they wouldn't play on my QuickTime player.  Someone did upload it on youtube (the Symphony in F Major):  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wEb76gFwrQw&list=PLBxqPWMCzHjDImgRzTrbgjXxEvUUqHJ98

PD

[Biffo]

Sacred Treasures of Christmas - Charles Cole directing The London Oratory Schola Cantorum - works by Sweelink, Gabrieli (G), Hassler, Mouton and others.

[Brass Hole]

Huge fan of Pluhar.

[Que]

Splendid Spanidh High Baroque:



Q

[Traverso]

Dufay

CD 4

[Biffo]

Richard Strauss: Dance Suite after Couperin - Dresden Staatskapelle conducted by Rudolf Kempe

[Harry]

Joseph Bohuslav Foerster.

Violin Concerto No. 1 in C minor, opus 88.
Cyrano de Bergerac, Symphonic Suite for Large Orchestra, opus 55.

Andrea Duka Löwenstein, Violin.
Radio-SO, Wien, Gerd Albrecht.

Tschechische Pilharmonie, Gerd Albrecht.

I am a great fan of the music by Foerster. His Violin Concerto I treasure, especially in this fine performance. Löwenstein has the right amount of compassion. She never overstates it, but keeps the passion in reign. Furthermore there is a sensitivity she brings to this music that captures my imagination. The orchestra follows suit.
Cyrano de Bergerac is also a pleasant piece, very imaginative, with some creative nudges towards the story behind the music.
The sound is good, a bit direct in regard to the Violin, and the orchestra could use a bit more lucidness, sounds a bit thick in the tutti's.
Would not want to be without this recording though.
I have another recording of the opus 88, that is also high on my list. ( Ivan Zenaty, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Jiri Belohlavek) coupled with the second Violin concerto.

[steve ridgway]

Missing a few earlier works I moved the start of my listening back to the beginning of the space age, 1957, and this morning enjoyed Xenakis - Diamorphoses, Stockhausen - Gesang Der Jünglinge and Scelsi - Krishna E Rada. The first two had a very spacey atmosphere, Scelsi more conventional with a lonely, empty sounding melody.

[Harry]

Friedrich Gernsheim.

Symphony No. 2 & 4.

Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Mainz, Hermann Bäumer.

The Symphonies by Gernsheim belong to the best Germany had to offer, and they are truly top of the bill. Such melodious and invigorating compositions.
This orchestra and conductor get the maximum out of it, and Stephan Reh made a superb recording.

[Christo]

Two all-time Christmas favourites today:

[Traverso]

Dvořák ,Grieg & Tchaikovsky

[Brass Hole]

No 4, 5, 7, 9 & 10. Remastered:

[Mirror Image]

Two all-time Christmas favourites today:

Very nice! I have the RVW recording on the left, but I can't locate it, so this one will do:

[Carlo Gesualdo]

Dear Folks on GmG op,senior op menbers and so on...

Greetings, Happy holiday, the biggest suprise for me this year was the works of Philippe De Monte, extra-ordinaire melodicist, I acknowledge he is one of thee finest of is era, this is no small stuff, because if I says such a statement and Herald De Monte, well De Monte most be cream of the crop, well his works speak for themselves hey...

So I am Listening to what I have of Philippe De Monte, he is a composer well worth checking.

salute bene bene

[steve ridgway]

Maderna - Serenata #2.

[Florestan]

A more wrong timing is hard to imagine... 

[Florestan]

Happy Christmas Florestan.

https://www.youtube.com/v/r187yGriBow&feature=youtu.be&ab_channel=PaulaHriscu

Thank you, my friend, have a very happy one yourself!

[Florestan]

The response was --  Shall I not crush the wonder crown of the Earth. But he said his English wasn't good enough for the rest. Do it Andrei, "Shall I not crush the wonder crown of the Earth" sounds good.

Will do one of these days.

"Shall I not crush the wonder crown of the Earth" is not bad (it almost preserves the original meter) but I'm sure there must be a better way to say it. I shall really think about it.

[Florestan]

If you can answer - I'm a little confused about the Chabrier piano catalogue. The Naxos complete edition is two full hours of solo piano stuff and an additional hour of two pianist duets (which of course isn't in the Barbizet). If the Barbizet set is two CDs that are "original jacket" of two LPs, is it more like 90 minutes of music? Or also two full hours with all the obscure stuff?

Also all I really know well is the Bourrée, Habanera, and the big cycle of 10 pieces. I have the Jean Casadesus and Angela Hewitt recitals. Is this a composer where completism is really needed? He certainly is super fun and charming, if maybe best heard once every right months or so. Hmmmm.

The two discs are ~74 and ~64 minutes.  Jean Hubeau does second pianist duties on ten tracks.  It's either complete complete, or pretty close to it.  The only other complete set in my collection is by Rena Kyriakou, and Mr Barbizet is more my speed, even if other works like the Bourrée have been bettered here and there (like by short timer Naida Cole).  The entire Barbizet box - that I did not have already - is more or less filled with delights.  I already knew almost all the stuff with Ferras, which are basically core rep staples.

I only have this, which is 3 discs:

[Brass Hole]

A more wrong timing is hard to imagine... 

What did you expect from someone who listens to Music for Advent and Christmas from an ensemble called "The Suspicious Cheese-Lords"? And isn't "wrong" the theme of 2020?