What are you listening 2 now?

[Harry]

Franz Schubert.

Complete Symphonies.
CD I.

"Die unvollendete" in B minor.
No. 6 in C major.

Anima Aterna Brugge, Jos van Immerseel.

This is how Schubert should be performed. It is my firm conviction that one should use instruments from his time, and delve into the technical side of authentic performance.
Immerseel gives us a magnificent rendition of the sixth Symphony,  never did I hear a better performance as this one, perfectly recorded, tempi well judged, the spread of detail utterly amazing, which is not always the case in other complete sets I have. In part Neville Marriner's take on Philips is second best for me, but there are more sets to consider. Bon, a minor point about the "Unvollendte" which in itself is as great an interpretation as the sixth, but I found that the second movement "Andante con moto" could have used a bit more "Con moto". Apart from that a great beginning, and I look forward to the second disc, a yummy prospect.

[Karl Henning]

Stravinsky
Le chant du rossignol
Danses concertantes
Epitaphium for the Tombstone of Prince Max Egon zu Fürstenberg
Double Canon for string quartet
Abraham & Isaac
Variations In memoriam Aldous Huxley
Requiem Canticles

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Very good, Karl!

[North Star]

Some Saariaho in the past days

Leino Songs^
Laterna Magica
Clarinet Concerto D'om le vrai sens*
^Anu Komsi
*Kari Kriikku
Finnish RSO
Oramo

Du cristal...
... à la fumee*
*Petri Alanko (alto flute) & Anssi Karttunen (cello)
LA Phil
Salonen


Vers toi qui es si loin, for violin and orchestra
Circle Map for orchestra
Neiges, version for 12 celli
Graal Théâtre, for violin and orchestra
Peter Herresthal (violin)
Oslo Phil
Clément Mao-Takacs

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NP:

Revueltas
String Quartet No. 3
Cuarteto Latinoamericano

[listener]

The Choral Music of Sir Edward BAIRSTOW
The Choir of York Minster    Philip Moore, cond.
John Scott Whiteley, organ
PAGANINI: Violin Concerto 1    SAINT-SAËNS: Violin Concerto 3
Gil Shaham, violin   New York Philharmonic      Giuseppe Sinopoli, cond.
I enjoy both of these discs, glad to hear them again

[Symphonic Addict]

He's an interesting composer. I like the 4th and 5th symphonies.

He really is, Jeffrey. I'm just listening to the 4th from the CD below. It wouldn't be an overstatement if I called it a masterpiece, and one of the greatest ones from the 21st century. There are some quite poignant passages, mostly in the 2nd half. A work that leaves a strong impression for sure.

[Symphonic Addict]

When I first heard it on the radio I thought that it must be something by Finzi.

It definitely shares that "pastoral" element to be found in Finzi's works too.

[Symphonic Addict]

The 2nd SQ

This is the meaning of exquisiteness. Sheer delight!

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NP:

Ligeti
Études, Book I
Driver



A new acquisition. Really enjoying it so far. Driver is a formidable pianist with a great touch with plenty of technique to burn. I think I'm going to listen to a little bit of this recording tonight and save the rest for later as there's some other music I've been meaning to get around to and haven't had the chance until now.

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NP:

Korngold
Die Tote Stadt, Op. 12 (Act II)
Rose Wagemann (mezzo-soprano), René Kollo (tenor), Carol Neblett (speaker), Patricia Clark (soprano), Benjamin Luxon (baritone), Carol Neblett (soprano), Gabriele Fuchs (soprano), Willi Brokmeier (tenor), Anton de Ridder (vocal), Hermann Prey (baritone), Anton de Ridder (tenor)
Leinsdorf

[Symphonic Addict]

The two violin concertos + Concertino de printemps

The 1st VC and the Concertino are real charmers. They contain the quirky and sunny Milhaud I cherish. As to the 2nd VC, whilst I did like it, I think Milhaud tried to be a little more serious and forced here and the result was not as succesful as with the others IMO.




String Quartet in A minor

A masterful composition. This work doesn't reveal its secrets as easily, and that's precisely one of the details I like of works like this one. You can hear something new with each subsequent listen.

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The two violin concertos + Concertino de printemps

The 1st VC and the Concertino are real charmers. They contain the quirky and sunny Milhaud I cherish. As to the 2nd VC, whilst I did like it, I think Milhaud tried to be a little more serious and forced here and the result was not as successful as with the others IMO.

I like all of these concerti very much, but Milhaud is a composer that I've come to love a lot over the past year or so. I was rather ambivalent about his music earlier on, but my tastes have seemed to change with music I used to enjoy hardly making it's mark on me at all these days.

P.S. I ought to revisit that Walton SQs. He's one of the few British composers I listen to with any frequency it seems. The others being Britten, Tippett and Arnold.

[bhodges]

Stravinsky: Apollon Musagète (Netherlands Chamber Orchestra, recorded Feb. 9, 2018) - After hearing Daniel Harding's lovely version last week, how heartening to have yet another marvelous reading of this piece (filmed in black and white).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=etHH74FA7Ns

--Bruce

[Symphonic Addict]

I like all of these concerti very much, but Milhaud is a composer that I've come to love a lot over the past year or so. I was rather ambivalent about his music earlier on, but my tastes have seemed to change with music I used to enjoy hardly making it's mark on me at all these days.

P.S. I ought to revisit that Walton SQs. He's one of the few British composers I listen to with any frequency it seems. The others being Britten, Tippett and Arnold.

I've had a similar experience with Milhaud. At first I could only listen to works like Le boeuf sur le toit, but now I'm more open to his oeuvre overall.

As for Walton's quartets, the recent listens have been nothing but revelatory. He was very accomplished in chamber music as well.

[Carlo Gesualdo]

Orlando Furiosoo  - La Compagnia del Madrigale -

Now schedule for now playing Eine spatmittelalterliche Messe.
'' late medieval mass''

Schola - cantando preadicare - Ensemble Aeolos.
Prodigiuos, it featured De Vitry as a key figure for album, some tracks are incredible, like track 2, & 22 are instrumental, the rest is state of the art vocal Music mass for the time whit all mode used.

Deuxio a super good brilliant album brewed:
Mya Sehnor Velida Medieval Lais & Cantigas,
Whit Alphonso X El Sabio and other manuscript of unknow author. Glorious offering just like A rosa Bella Massby Gilles Joyce and Chansons by Dunstable and Bedygham, promissing obscure repertoire of 15TH century in England , love English composers of this era and the early 16TH century.

[Mandryka]

That made me curious,she is more delicate in her playing than others

There are two complete recordings of the catalogue by Loriod - Vega and Erato. I intend to explore them both.

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I've had a similar experience with Milhaud. At first I could only listen to works like Le boeuf sur le toit, but now I'm more open to his oeuvre overall.

As for Walton's quartets, the recent listens have been nothing but revelatory. He was very accomplished in chamber music as well.

I particularly like Walton's Violin Sonata and Piano Quartet, but there's not much chamber music in his oeuvre.

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Nielsen
Symphony No. 6 "Sinfonia semplice", FS 116
NY Philharmonic
Gilbert

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Nielsen
Symphony No. 6 "Sinfonia semplice", FS 116
NY Philharmonic
Gilbert

Why some critics consider "semplice" problematic is beyond me.