What are you listening 2 now?

[vandermolen]

I love this concerto, and Haendel is great in this recording.  It's gotten much more popular in the last couple of decades; the Lobotsky recording used to the one you could find, now there are a couple dozen.

I had no idea how good it was - my loss. Interesting that it's become more popular in recent years.

[vandermolen]

Fabulous recording and performance, Jeffrey. I noted in a previous post that you commented on the CD being a bargain. A contrast to LP where this recording has held it's price over the years. My 2004 price guide has ASD 3483 at £45. There is a later Greensleeves issue but although mid-price this sells for similar prices. A most desirable record.

Very interesting Lol. I never owned that LP or the initial CD release. The British Composers set was brilliant value at £12.00 new for five CDs. I emailed Richard Abram who was the British Composers Series Editor, whom I have often communicated with, to say how much I was enjoying the set and especially the Britten and he told me that he had been pleased with that, rather unusual, compilation. Ida Haendel was a great soloist and I particulary was moved by her recording of Allan Pettersson's epic 2nd Violin Concerto.

[Traverso]

Bach

[T. D.]

A very good box [Brilliant Russian Piano Concertos]. Am a big fan of that Medtner recording, and Mossolov gets a slightly less industrial-sounding performance than on melodiya.

Have listened to 4 discs of the new arrival and very pleased so far. Enjoyed both the Medtner and Mosolov.
The box is surpassing expectations.

[Todd]

Op 9, disc one.

[Papy Oli]

back to this one :

[Traverso]

Mozart

Sonatas on Deutsche Grammophon K.576-K.570-K.331 & K.457

[ritter]

This twofer of works by Florent Schmitt landed in my office this morning:



I already knew the recordings on the first CD (Marek Janowski conducting La tragédie de Salomé and the Psalm 47) from another release, so have gone directly to CD 2, with the only commercial recording ever made of Janiana, op. 52, conducted by Jean-François Paillard. Quiteseductive music. with very dense textures despite being written only for strings. Solo writing, pizzicati and tutti all appearing simultaneously at times, and it's clear the composer wants to get the most of the limited means at his disposal. This concerto grosso is somewhere between late-romanticism and neo-classsicm, but is umnitavekly from its time (1941), and at times--smiling--the face of Igor Stravinsky can be made out in the backgorund. Great music and beautiful performance (despite sound that seems from some years before the actual recording date--1961--).

[Karl Henning]

Rachmaninov: Symphony No.1
Great performance. I intend to work my way through all three symphonies:

Be sure to try the uncut First sometime.

[Karl Henning]

back to this one :

Love that disc.

[Papy Oli]

Love that disc.

The first concerto in D minor always draws me in with its beauty. The other three works I find more challenging.

[Brahmsian]

Be sure to try the uncut First sometime.

Hmmm. I love Rachmaninov's first. My favourite of his symphonies. How do I know if I'm listening to the "uncut" version?

[vandermolen]

Be sure to try the uncut First sometime.

I know that No.2 was performed cut (before Previn) but I did not know about No.1.

Now playing: Vaughan Williams Symphony No.6 NYPO, Stokowski.

Premiere recording of this great work (with original Scherzo):

[Pohjolas Daughter]

Inspired by the earlier postings on Britten's Violin Concerto, I hauled out a BBC MM disc that I have from 2015 of the concerto with Ida Haendel, the BBC SO and Sir Andrew Davis.  A very enjoyable recording!

One thing that I noticed though was that they didn't include the recording dates (There's also her playing the Brahms VC with Rozhdestvensky.).  I did some snooping around though and found them.  The Britten was from the Proms on 7/18/94 and the Brahms 7/23/82.  The CD, if anyone is interested in getting ahold of a copy of it, is from 2015, Vol. 24 No. 1.  BBCMM387.



PD

[vandermolen]

Inspired by the earlier postings on Britten's Violin Concerto, I hauled out a BBC MM disc that I have from 2015 of the concerto with Ida Haendel, the BBC SO and Sir Andrew Davis.  A very enjoyable recording!

One thing that I noticed though was that they didn't include the recording dates (There's also her playing the Brahms VC with Rozhdestvensky.).  I did some snooping around though and found them.  The Britten was from the Proms on 7/18/94 and the Brahms 7/23/82.  The CD, if anyone is interested in getting ahold of a copy of it, is from 2015, Vol. 24 No. 1.  BBCMM387.



PD

I didn't realise that there was a BBC Music Magazine recording with the great Ida Haendel. Thanks for posting PD.

[Roasted Swan]

A very good box. Am a big fan of that Medtner recording, and Mossolov gets a slightly less industrial-sounding performance than on melodiya.

For those who don't mind downloads - especially at Amazon's fairly low bit rates - this is an excellent bargain on Amazon.  They are selling the CD box set today for £40.95 (or £32.65 from a marketplace seller) or £7.99 for the MP3 equivalent.  For once the trade off of audio quality for cost and convenience might just make sense.......

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Russian-Piano-Concertos-Various-Artists/dp/B078X9KRDQ/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=Russian+Piano+Concertos&qid=1612790077&sr=8-1

[Papy Oli]

Langgaard - 6th, 7th & 8th

[Biffo]

Elgar: Symphony No 2 in E flat major - Halle Orchestra conducted by Sir John Barbirolli - recorded in 1954

[Carlo Gesualdo]

Hello  I just received in the mail an order from France Adrian Willaert & Jachet de Mantoue by ensemble Jachet de Mantoue: Messe et Motets de Circonstances on Caliope label, wow, what a sound,  Gorgeous, and the cd is mint yes!!!

Jachet de Mantoue ensemble is definetely great, they pile up success story, the album fantastic & prodigious, I am smiling right now, full of Joy!

[Mirror Image]

Some selections from this recording: