What are you listening 2 now?

[Biffo]

Mozart: Piano Concertos No3 in D major, K 40; No 4 in C major, K 41 - English Chamber Orchestra with Daniel Barenboim conductor and soloist

[Que]

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Violin concertos vol. II with Igor Ruhadze and the Ensemble Violini Capricciosi

[Traverso]

Beethoven

Piano Concertos 3 & 4

Barenboim & Klemperer

[MusicTurner]

Alessandro Melani - Concerti Spirituali 1-18 /Lastrucci / Brilliant Classics 2CD

First listen, was cheap on JPC
https://www.jpc.de/jpcng/classic/detail/-/art/melani-concerti-spirituali/hnum/9464852

They are charming, lively and quite melodic works, for two and three singers and ensemble (Rome, 1682).
Well performed, there's nothing 'budget' about the performances. It's actually a premiere recording of the complete set. Born into a musician family, one of his brothers being a famous castrato and diplomat in France, Melani mostly worked in Tuscany and later in Rome under the Pope and the Medicis; he was the first to compose an opera on the Don Giovanni theme, including a "Stone Guest"-figure (L' Empio Punito, 1669).

Booklet does not contain texts.

 

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Hermann Goetz's Symphony is the work of a composer whose tool box is every bit as complete as more well known German masters.  Oddly, there are passages therein that sound much like Richard Strauss, born 24 years after him.  Alternatively rousing and meditative, it enjoyed the praise of one George Bernard Shaw who thought it surpassed Mendelssohn's, Schumann's and Brahms'!  What's for sure is that we lost a most promising composer in him to TB at the age of 36. Would sure like to hear more of his work.

[Harry]

Hermann Goetz's Symphony is the work of a composer whose tool box is every bit as complete as more well known German masters.  Oddly, there are passages therein that sound much like Richard Strauss, born 24 years after him.  Alternatively rousing and meditative, it enjoyed the praise of one George Bernard Shaw who thought it surpassed Mendelssohn's, Schumann's and Brahms'!  What's for sure is that we lost a most promising composer in him to TB at the age of 36. Would sure like to hear more of his work.

+1!

[Mirror Image]

NP: Debussy Jeux, L 126 (Boulez)

[vandermolen]

Berlioz: 'Symphonie Fantastique'
Boston SO, Munch:

[Carlo Gesualdo]

Here what I am listening

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It came in the mail this morning, trough Presto Classical, thanks Presto,
My view well done, different method implied for ''Media vita'' motets, if we think of Hilliard ensemble per. se, Missa a la coronation & Missa Media vita is well done, I'm at the first cd , will pop in the next after breakfast, which contain a novelty Missa Philomena Praevia not heard before as far has I'm aware of, the motets Beati Omnes follow by the missa of same name, read the booklet it's very informative and insightful.

Good morning 

[steve ridgway]

Ligeti - Volumina.

[Harry]

German Baroque Sacred Music.
Passion & Resurrection.
Volume III.

Dieterich Buxtehude.
Membra Jesu Nostri.
Mit Fried und Freud.
Klaglied.

Anonymous.
Es ist g'nug.

La Chapelle Rhénane, Benoit Haller.
Ricercare Consort.

Membra Jesu Nostri is a beautiful piece, and well performed, with the exception of the sopranos, they are not fine tuned for the likes of Buxtehude. I was a bit underwhelmed to be honest. Never was a great admirer of Tanya Aspelmeier, Stephanie Revidat or for that matter Solome Haller. Apart from them all is well. Bernarda Fink is not a mezzo I would normally want to hear, but I have no choice if I want to hear "Mit Fried und Freud". Anything else to complain, ehhh no I think not.

[DavidW]

You know I've always liked that divertimento, and I don't care that it is early Mozart.  It is just a fantastic piece!

[MusicTurner]

German Baroque Sacred Music.
Passion & Resurrection.
Volume III.

Dieterich Buxtehude.
Membra Jesu Nostri.
Mit Fried und Freud.
Klaglied.

Anonymous.
Es ist g'nug.

La Chapelle Rhénane, Benoit Haller.
Ricercare Consort.

Membra Jesu Nostri is a beautiful piece, and well performed, with the exception of the sopranos, they are not fine tuned for the likes of Buxtehude. I was a bit underwhelmed to be honest. Never was a great admirer of Tanya Aspelmeier, Stephanie Revidat or for that matter Solome Haller. Apart from them all is well. Bernarda Fink is not a mezzo I would normally want to hear, but I have no choice if I want to hear "Mit Fried und Freud". Anything else to complain, ehhh no I think not.

In Membra..., the BachJapanCollegium on BIS is very good, highly recommended. I know only little of Buxtehude, but I'd put it in just two selected Buxtehude discs (unsure about the second one to choose ...). I also have the Haller recording, not heard yet, bought recently in a cheap packet, thought as a gift for someone else.

[SonicMan46]

Quantz, Johann (1697-1773) - Flute Sonatas & Quartets w/ Mary Oleskiewicz on a Baroque flute et al - plus, Flute Sonatas by Frederick the Great (boss of Quantz and likely one of his main inspirations and suppliers of 'flute works' of all types!) w/ the same flauist, adding a Strad cello and fortepiano.

   

[Harry]

In Membra..., the BachJapanCollegium on BIS is very good, highly recommended. I know only little of Buxtehude, but I'd put it in just two selected Buxtehude discs (unsure about the second one to choose ...). I also have the Haller recording, not heard yet, bought recently in a cheap packet, thought as a gift for someone else.

True, I have the BIS recording, and it is much better!

[Harry]

Nicolo Corradini. (1585-1646)
12 Ricercari.

Fr Mattia Vendi. (early 17th Century.)
Canzoni.

Federico Del Sordo, Organ and Harpsichord.
A Graziadio Antegnati organ 1565. Basilica Palatina di Santa Barbara, Mantua. 1/4 comma meantone temperament. Pitch:A= 473 Hz.
A copy of a 17th century Harpsichord built by Tony Chinnery, 2009. A= 421.39 Hz, a tone lower than the Santa Barbara organ, with 1/5 comma meantone temperament.


What can I say about this recording, its bloody perfect it is!

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Favorite Debussy (along with Nocturnes) and favorite recording thereof.   Pure, unalloyed happiness from what has been called the "most French of American orchestras." 

[Traverso]

Bach

Matthäuspassion

[Stürmisch Bewegt]

NP: Debussy Jeux, L 126 (Boulez)

+1

[steve ridgway]

Scelsi - Chukrum.