What are you listening 2 now?

[Traverso]

Another great recording now with the great Girija Devi

[Mirror Image]

NP: Varèse Déserts (Chailly et. al.)

[Todd]

[Florestan]

His playing must be so exciting that he felt asleep listening to himself...   

A strong contender for the worst artcover ever.

[Karl Henning]

I like hearing the string orchestra arrangement, but I definitely prefer the original sextet version these days. Karajan does a fine job nevertheless. This is repertoire he was actually really good in as his other Second Viennese School recordings demonstrate.

It's a beauty, no argument there.

[Karl Henning]

Berg
Three Pieces, Op. 6
Three Pieces from the Lyric Suite
Berliners
/HvK

Great stuff.

[Mirror Image]

Berg
Three Pieces, Op. 6
Three Pieces from the Lyric Suite
Berliners
/HvK

Great stuff.

Y'up.

[steve ridgway]

NP: Varèse Déserts (Chailly et. al.)

I try to adopt the mindset that the tapes are much quieter than the orchestra due to representing the noise of civilisation heard from a safe distance in the desert.

[Florestan]

Thats a really fine set Jan, a real find, and so thinks Que too

So thinks Florestan as well. 

[steve ridgway]

John Cage - Fontana Mix - Feed rendered by Max Neuhaus. Great - Sony Classical say 10 minutes of feedback is a classical masterwork, I don't need to feel uncultured for enjoying it.

[Mirror Image]

I try to adopt the mindset that the tapes are much quieter than the orchestra due to representing the noise of civilisation heard from a safe distance in the desert.

Yes and I think this is one of those rarer works that successfully integrates acoustic instruments and tape.

NP: Varèse Un grand sommeil noir (Delunsch/Chailly)



An early work (comp. 1906) that has an almost Jón Leifs sound-world. Quite interesting.

[steve ridgway]

NP: Varèse Un grand sommeil noir (Delunsch/Chailly)

The oldest composition in my collection (I like it).

[Karl Henning]

Test-drive Tuesday:
Zemlinsky
Lyrische Symphonie, Op.18 (1922-23)
Alessandra Marc, sop
Håkan Hagegård, bar
RCO
Chailly

Ravishing, as one would expect.

[steve ridgway]

Luc Ferrari - Tautologos 1. Still doing electroacoustic works in 1961.

[Mirror Image]

Test-drive Tuesday:
Zemlinsky
Lyrische Symphonie, Op.18 (1922-23)
Alessandra Marc, sop
Håkan Hagegård, bar
RCO
Chailly

Ravishing, as one would expect.

YES!!! A lovely work, Karl. I should revisit it myself.

[Mirror Image]

The oldest composition in my collection (I like it).

[steve ridgway]

Luc Ferrari - Tautologos 2.

[Mirror Image]

Following Karl:

NP: Zemlinsky Lyrische Symphonie, Op. 18 (Conlon et. al.)

[SonicMan46]

Mozart, WA - Fortepiano Concertos w/ Viviana Sofronitzki and the Musicae Antiquae Collegium Varsoviense; she plays on a Paul McNulty fortepiano after Anton Walter; McNulty and Sofronitzki are married, and she is the daughter of Vladimir Sofronitsky (1901-1961). My other 'period instrument' recording of these Wolfie works is w/ Malcolm Bilson & Gardiner (last pic below) - have not done any comparisons, but might like Sofronitzki on the fortepiano more and the English Baroque Soloists a little better, so maybe a 'toss up' for me?  Dave      

   

[Karl Henning]

Berg
Sonata, Op.1
Peter Hill