What are you listening 2 now?

[Symphonic Addict]

I'd say his 1st is the one that I didn't think much of, but it's just not as strong in individuality as the 3rd or 5th for example. I'd say the 6th is the symphony listeners should really try to wrap their minds around. For me, this is one of his greatest achievements, but I love the 3rd and 5th equally. I can take/leave the 1st, 2nd and 4th.

The 1st, yet not extemely distinctive, does possess "personality" enough to be considered strong to me. The very beginning already shows a composer who sounds confident and eager to reach higher. Unlike you, I can't live without any of them, but No. 5 remains as my all-time favorite symphony ever.

[Mirror Image]

The 1st, yet not extemely distinctive, does possess "personality" enough to be considered strong to me. The very beginning already shows a composer who sounds confident and eager to reach higher. Unlike you, I can't live without any of them, but No. 5 remains as my all-time favorite symphony ever.

To the bolded print, wow...I like the 5th, but not that much. As it has turned out, Mahler and Bruckner are my favorite symphonists, but there were plenty of fine ones written by other composers. It seems Mahler has definitely become an important composer for me in that I'm finally hearing what his music is all about after all these years. It intrigues me, but I will say this and I'm not ashamed to admit it, but Mahler is one of the only composers that has ever made me actually cry and when I say cry, I mean cry quite heavily. I don't know what it is, but, for this, I'll always have a special place in my heart for his music.

[vandermolen]

Sibelius: 'Luonnotar' (Solveig Kringelborn/Royal Stockholm PO, Jarvi P.)
A hauntingly atmospheric performance - best I have heard since the one conducted by Dorati:

[Mandryka]

Thanks for listening!

I enjoyed it too, I shall listen to the rest. Thanks for making it available.

[Que]

Morning listening - a return to the "German Lute Music" boxset:



Lute music by Johann Friedrich Daube and Rudolph Straube.
One of the last two discs with recordings by Alberto Crugnola, originally issued on Symphonia and duplicated on the "German Lute Music of the 18th Century" set on Christophorus.

[Que]

Via Spotify:



My thanks to deprofundis for pointing this out. 

Sounds like my kind of thing, and in good performances.

Q

[Biffo]

Schubert: Piano Quintet in A major The Trout D 667 - Andras Schiff piano, Members of the Hagen Quartet & Alois Posch double bass

[vandermolen]

Not finished yet with Nielsen :

I really enjoyed that unusual combination of works.

[Que]

Marais, Marin (1656-1728) - Pieces for Viol & Trios from the three 2-disc each recordings shown below; brief bio first quote; the story of Monsieur de Sainte Colombe, grand master of the viola da gamba and professor of Marin Marais is told in the 1991 film Tous les Matins du Monde with Gérard Depardieu as Marais (see second quote below); Jordi Savall and his colleagues performed the music, available as a soundtrack - I saw the film years ago w/ English subtitles - worth another watch and recommended.  Dave

   

   

Dave, it seems that somehow we are in cosmic alignment. 
Because my interest in Marin Marais has also been rekindled.
What piqued my interest is the entrance of L'Achéron into the field - sofar they have already churned out three entire books! Probably will investigate soon. 

   

[aligreto]

Russian Sacred Choral Music





Russian Sacred Choral Music performed by Russian forces and recorded on Melodiya. In all honesty, what is there not to like here. Both the music and the performances are excellent, particularly the vocal element, and the recording is warm and is very appealing. This is a very fine album.

[Traverso]

Stravinsky

CD 3

Petrouchka  The Philadelphia Orchestra Ricardo Muti
Le Sacre du Printemps  Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra Maris Janssons

[aligreto]

Nielsen's 6th Symphony (Berglund / Royal Danish Orchestra) :



I'd totally forgotten how fine this is - very glad to have an excuse (any excuse) to reacquaint myself.

I like Berglund in Nielsen and that is a very fine disc.

[Madiel]

Debussy

1. Gigues
2. Jeux

[Madiel]

Faure, the 2nd half of this album (starting with the best version of Le Jardin Clos available).

[Que]

I do try to cut down on new physical recordings, but it's still hard to turn down a good bargain....

Like this recent one:

[Traverso]

This is truly a recording that I will cherish over the years. The Kuijken brothers who went to visit Gustav Leonhardt in Amsterdam for a first acquaintance and immediately decided to start making music together. Leonhardt was pleasantly surprised because he was completely ignorant of what was happening in Belgium.
The first recordings that the Kuijken brothers had recorded were under the naan 'The Alarius Ensemble'.
Later they were asked to put together an ensemble to record Lully's Le bourgeois gentilhomme, but under what name should this orchestra be known?
Leonhardt suggested to name it after Lully's own orchestra called "Le petite Bande",the rest is history.

[aligreto]

This is truly a recording that I will cherish over the years. The Kuijken brothers who went to visit Gustav Leonhardt in Amsterdam for a first acquaintance and immediately decided to start making music together. Leonhardt was pleasantly surprised because he was completely ignorant of what was happening in Belgium.
The first recordings that the Kuijken brothers had recorded were under the naan 'The Alarius Ensemble'.
Later they were asked to put together an ensemble to record Lully's Le bourgeois gentilhomme, but under what name should this orchestra be known?
Leonhardt suggested to name it after Lully's own orchestra called "Le petite Bande",the rest is history.

Thank you for the musicology lesson, Jan. All interesting and good to know.
The old Dutch guys are are a bit slow, you know   

[Traverso]

Thank you for the musicology lesson, Jan. All interesting and good to know.
The old Dutch guys are are a bit slow, you know   

I am sure that there was no deliberate ignoring. People in Belgium feel (felt) rather easily inferior to the so-called "arrogant Dutchman"
In fact, Siswald started playing a peasant fiddle. There was a course in Germany where you could learn how to build such an instrument. Anyway, Sigiswald wanted to go to the conservatory where they were surprised that someone wanted to play this instrument.
Sigiswald soon opted for the violin and again it was found strange that he wanted to play old music. Bach, well that was suitable as  etude material and the older music was more a rarity in the conservative world on the conservatoriun where modern music  was also not stimulated.
There were no diplomas,  there was a fresh pioneer attitude among the brothers and not the attitude of today  wich is "and what can we do with it".
Sigiswald said that a study at the conservatory did not cost money, how times have changed. 

[Traverso]

Mozart

Quartet in F
Adagio in C
Divertiment0.No.11 in D

Orlando Quartet and others

[aligreto]

Mozart

Quartet in F
Adagio in C
Divertiment0.No.11 in D

Orlando Quartet and others

I had recently been thinking that I had been too long apart from the music of Mozart. I should rectify that soon, particularly the Chamber Music.