What are you listening 2 now?

[DavidW]

As such we're in a situation where practically all of the great recordings of piano music were made between 1920 and 1940 and usually by pianists who were already well past their prime, so that we can only imagine what they might have sounded like with greater speed and security in 1900 or 1910, but the only people who care about this sort of thing are the people who will never be able to play the piano at all because they didn't start practicing six hours a day in kindergarten.

I doubt that anyone else in the forum will agree with you.  Outside of Schnabel I don't even listen to any recordings from that period.  And there have been many, many great recordings made in the past 80 years with a huge range of emotional expression.

If starting very early leads to ossification of style then Mozart and Mendelssohn would never have written mature masterpieces... oh wait they did.

[Biffo]

Kabelac: Symphony No 4 in A Camerata - Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra conducted by Marko Ivanovic - my favourite so far

[SonicMan46]

Bach, Johann Christian - Symphonies w/ Anthony Halstead and the Hanover Band - well, yesterday the 'Concertante Symphonies' - tomorrow, possibly the KB Concertos box - for someone dying in his mid-40s, he was quite prolific!  Dave

 

[Traverso]

Fantastic, Jan! Queffélec is a master Ravelian.

[Iota]

I've found that series of three recordings of Palestrina Masses based on themes by Jacquet de Mantua and Cipriano de Rore absolutely spelbinding and addictive... 

That's good to hear. I'll certainly be searching out the other two.


Here:



Mompou: Musica Callada Vol.1
Herbert Henck (piano)

These exquisite and transparent miniatures are steeped in introspection, but in Henck's masterful hands their 'silence' carries very far indeed. A wonderful and mesmerising set.

[SonicMan46]

Concerti Grossi I with Igor Ruhadze and the Ensemble Violini Capricciosi

Hi Que - I've seen that big Locatelli box but had been collecting the 'smaller' Ruhadze boxes all along; SO, had to take a look - 2nd pic on the bottom shows what I own from the 21-disc box - the 'white boxes' are Ruhadze + Wentz and the 'red boxes' are Wallfisch and the Locatelli Trio (2-CD set) - appears that I'm mainly missing the 3 CDs of Violin Sonatas, Op. 6; Amazon has a single Wallfisch disc of a portion of Op. 6, way overpriced and of course incomplete - may check the DL sites and see what's on Spotify for a listen?  Dave

 

[Karl Henning]

How do you find it?

[Symphonic Addict]

A new composer to me, mostly renowned for his film scores. He studied under Copland and Corigliano.

I came across this symphony, and I must say it's superb, tonal, vibrant, magnificently scored, and above all, very atmospheric. It took me by surprise. I consider it a quite succesful piece.

Another work that goes to my list of favorite discoveries of this year.

[Karl Henning]

Oh, I've pot on that CD for the 'Portraits' Karl! 
Previn's is the best version I think.

Thanks for the smile, mate!

[Karl Henning]

You knew I was only getting started with Arnold:

Schoenberg
Pf Concerto, Op. 42
St-Gould
CBC Symphony
Craft

Phantasy for vn and pf accompaniment, Op. 47
Israel Baker & St-Gould

Ode to Napoleon Buonaparte, Op. 41
Jn Horton, the Juilliard Quartet & St-Gould
Pierrot lunaire, Op. 21
Patricia Rideout, reciter
(anonymous) Chamber Ensemble
St-Gould conducting

The Pierrot is a bit of a tease, as it's only the first 7 songs. Recorded in 1974, and first released in the Glenn Gould CD Edition.

# 7, Der kranke Mond (sans piano, so conducted by the pianist) is especially sweet.

[Karl Henning]

Schoenberg

Vol. VII of the Koch Craft/Schoenberg series

Cello Concerto (after G. M. Monn)
Zweite Kammersymphonie, Op. 38
Pf Cto, Op.42
Die Glückliche Hand, Op. 18

Fred Sherry, vc
Christopher Oldfather, pf
Mark Beesley, bass
The Simon Joly Chorus
Phiharmonia Orch

[steve ridgway]

Otto Luening - Gargoyles. Interesting early mix (1960) of violin and electronics.

[Mirror Image]

You knew I was only getting started with Arnold:

Schoenberg
Pf Concerto, Op. 42
St-Gould
CBC Symphony
Craft

Phantasy for vn and pf accompaniment, Op. 47
Israel Baker & St-Gould

Ode to Napoleon Buonaparte, Op. 41
Jn Horton, the Juilliard Quartet & St-Gould
Pierrot lunaire, Op. 21
Patricia Rideout, reciter
(anonymous) Chamber Ensemble
St-Gould conducting

The Pierrot is a bit of a tease, as it's only the first 7 songs. Recorded in 1974, and first released in the Glenn Gould CD Edition.

# 7, Der kranke Mond (sans piano, so conducted by the pianist) is especially sweet.

Schoenberg

Vol. VII of the Koch Craft/Schoenberg series

Cello Concerto (after G. M. Monn)
Zweite Kammersymphonie, Op. 38
Pf Cto, Op.42
Die Glückliche Hand, Op. 18

Fred Sherry, vc
Christopher Oldfather, pf
Mark Beesley, bass
The Simon Joly Chorus
Phiharmonia Orch

Wunderbar, Karl! What do you think of the Craft Schoenberg series? I recall the performances weren't as good as Boulez on Columbia for example. YMMV of course.

[steve ridgway]

John Cage - Solos For Voice 2.

[Mirror Image]

NP: Schulhoff String Quartet No. 2 (Petersen Quartett)



Traces of Bartók and Stravinsky but in Schulhoff's own idiom. Exquisite piece.

[Stürmisch Bewegt]

Continuing along, post-prandially, with Elgar :

[listener]

FLorent SCHMITT music for piano duo and duet
March op. 48/2  Feuillets de voyage op. 26  books 1 & 2  Musiques foraines op. 22
The Invecia Pano Duo
Michèl YOST (1754-1766)
4 Concertos for Clarinet and Orchestra
Dieter Klöcker, clarinet    Prague Chamber Orch

[steve ridgway]

Takemitsu - Landscape I. I need proper instruments for a while.

[Karl Henning]

Wunderbar, Karl! What do you think of the Craft Schoenberg series? I recall the performances weren't as good as Boulez on Columbia for example. YMMV of course.

I've really liked the Craft, John, I've not done a head-to-head with Boulez.
I'm approaching a state of organization which might make it possible, though.

[steve ridgway]

Varèse - Nocturnal.