What are you listening 2 now?

[Harry]

New acquisition, first listen.
Music from eighteenth Century Prague.
CD I, from 10 in this series.

Jan Josef Ignac Brentner.

Horæ  pomeridianæ seu concentus cammerales sex, opus 4. (World Premiere complete recording)
Harmonica duodecatometria ecclesiastica, opus 1, (Selection from arias)

Simon Brixi.
Graduale, Pro Dominica Quinquagesimae proprium a moll.
(Tu es Deus)

Hana Blazikova, soprano.
Collegium Marianum, Jana Semeradova.

This is actually very good, the vocals as well as the instrumental parts. Brentner was a nice surprise, his concerti are on a pretty high level. All is well performed and recorded. Blazikova has a fine natural voice.

[Harry]

My word Harry! - now I did suspect that you had in the 10,000s numbers but not sure about the first digit - 

For me (collecting since 1984) a year ago in COVID isolation, I spent several months going through my 'classical collection' and probably culled out a good 20% (donated locally to a charity) - according to my current database, I have 2620 items, but 3968 discs included in 'boxes' (from 2 to 34 for Scott Ross/Scarlatti); recently, did the same w/ my smaller non-classical collection (quite an olio of genres) and own about 1600 discs (vast majority being singles).  Dave

Well that's an impressive number too Dave. 

[SonicMan46]

Hi Que - own and enjoy that 3-disc set w/ Mastroprimiano on fortepiano, but as a contrast also have the 3 discs of the same works w/ Ian Hobson on a loaned Hamburg Steinway D #230 (recordings from 1986) (pics inserted above) - reviews attached for those interested.  Dave

[Karl Henning]

Yes, I'm listening to this again:

RVW
Concerto in C for two pianos & orchestra
Vitya Vronsky & Victor Brabin
London Phil
Boult

Job: A masque for dancing
LSO
Boult

Also, this wonderful disc:

Busoni
Fantasia contrappuntistica, K 256
Seven Elegies, K 249
Sandro Ivo Bartoli

[Karl Henning]

RVW
Concerto accademico
Jas Oliver Buswell IV
LSO
Previn

Finding this a much better piece than the title appears to promise.

[listener]

Guillaume LEKEU: Quartet for piano and strings,  Trio with piano
Trio Hochelaga, with Teng Li, viola'
MARTINŮ Symphony no.5, Symphony no.6 (Fantaisies Symphoniques)
Berlin S.O..    Claus Peter Flor, cond.

[steve ridgway]

Maderna - Biogramma.

[Florestan]

Maderna - Biogramma.

Sinopoli was a dashing guy, this is a very nice picture of him. Un italiano vero.

[Mandryka]

Yes I also enjoyed this very much a couple of weeks ago.  Very recommendable.
At the moment I am much into early Italian Baroque organ music.

Have you heard Federico Sordo's Antegnati recording? I especially appreciate the harpsichord in fact.

[Florestan]

Albéniz --- Tango from España, Op.165.

Original piano version played by Miguel Baselga, from this:



If you ask me, this is not a Tango at all, it's a Habanera with its typical, unmistakable rythm.

Judge for yourself:

https://www.youtube.com/v/X5iA-JuhNoI

I chose this arrangement because the interplay of the melodic line and the rythm is even more obvious than in the solo piano version.

Habanera all the way!

[prémont]

Have you heard Federico Sordo's Antegnati recording? I especially appreciate the harpsichord in fact.

Yes, I purchase his recordings consequently, his recordings are always worthwhile..

Without belittling his harpsichord playing, I am more convinced by his organ playing.

[Karl Henning]

RVW
Concerto accademico
Kenneth Sillito
LSO
Thomson

I think I prefer this, a bit, to the Previn/Buswell.

[Karl Henning]

Weinberg's Cello Concerto (Markowski / Maksymiuk / Sinfonia Varsovia) :



Like this one a lot.

(The Panufnik #2's not bad either.)

Fabulous piece!

[Brian]

The Weinberg cello concerto is an all-time favorite and I'm glad more recordings are coming available.

Currently - Theodore Kuchar's Dvorak recordings on Brilliant with the Ostrava (Janacek) Philharmonic. He really makes the absolute most of a second-rate orchestra; they play with great energy and attention to detail and the results are absolutely thrilling. Super glad I snapped up Brilliant's 13CD Kuchar box set (though it could have contained his work as accompanist too) as he seems incapable of being dull or pedestrian.

Up next is the real test of whether a conductor can make something from nothing...A Hero's Song.

[Que]

New acquisition, first listen.
Music from eighteenth Century Prague.

A set I missed out on due to jpc credit card issues.... 

[Que]

Hi Que - own and enjoy that 3-disc set w/ Mastroprimiano on fortepiano, but as a contrast also have the 3 discs of the same works w/ Ian Hobson on a loaned Hamburg Steinway D #230 (recordings from 1986) (pics inserted above) - reviews attached for those interested.  Dave

A Hamburg D #230...

Somehow Mastroprimiano's fortepiano after Anton Walter ca. 1790 and Érard en forme the clavecin 1838 seem more appealing...

[Florestan]

Hi Que - own and enjoy that 3-disc set w/ Mastroprimiano on fortepiano, but as a contrast also have the 3 discs of the same works w/ Ian Hobson on a loaned Hamburg Steinway D #230 (recordings from 1986) (pics inserted above) - reviews attached for those interested.  Dave

I have a 3-disc modern piano set played by Constance Keene --- and I'm very happy with it, but then again: between a PI and a MI version, my first choice for keyboard works would be the latter.

[Daverz]

The Weinberg cello concerto is an all-time favorite and I'm glad more recordings are coming available.

Currently - Theodore Kuchar's Dvorak recordings on Brilliant with the Ostrava (Janacek) Philharmonic. He really makes the absolute most of a second-rate orchestra; they play with great energy and attention to detail and the results are absolutely thrilling. Super glad I snapped up Brilliant's 13CD Kuchar box set (though it could have contained his work as accompanist too) as he seems incapable of being dull or pedestrian.

Up next is the real test of whether a conductor can make something from nothing...A Hero's Song.

I think I already have 6 recordings of the Weinberg, including 2 recordings of the Cello Concertino, which is the first version of the Cello Concerto.

I also like the sound of the Janacek Philharmonic.

Is Andrzej Czajkowski AKA Andre Tchaikovsky?

TD: This fabulous disc

[Que]

One more thing... When I saw it on the shelves I wondered if I needed it, but when I put on I really enjoyed it!

[Florestan]

Anything over 1,000 is quite a lot I'd say. You went the route I have ended up going with ripping CDs to the computer(s).

I've never ripped any CD in my whole life. All my digital library (3 laptops, 2 external HDDs and counting) are downloads.