What are you listening 2 now?

[Irons]

Martinu: 5th String Quartet.



The urgency took me by surprise by both the Janacek SQ and the work itself.

[Karl Henning]

Stravinsky
Canticum sacrum ad honorem Sancti Marci nominis
Introitus TS Eliot in memoriam
A Sermon, a Narrative and a Prayer
Anthem: The dove descending breaks the air
Threni, (id est Lamentationes Jeremiæ prophetæ)

Disc 21: Sacred Works Vol. 2

[Karl Henning]

"Wolferl"
Symphony № 29 in A, K.201
Mozart Akademie Amsterdam
Jaap ter Linden

[Mirror Image]

Joining Traverso with some Messiaen tonight: Peter Serkin plays Vingt regards sur l'Enfant Jésus.



From the big box:

Lovely, Rafael and a good day to you.

NP:

Messiaen
Quatuor pour la fin du temps
Tashi

[Iota]

Very nice, iota ..

That it is. 

[Mirror Image]

That it is. 

Do you think you'll be exploring much Hindemith now that you seem to have a new appreciation for his music?

[Stürmisch Bewegt]

Joining Traverso with some Messiaen tonight: Peter Serkin plays Vingt regards sur l'Enfant Jésus.



From the big box:

I was un-blissfully unaware that Serkin recorded a Vingt regards... Where are my hair shirt and cat o' nine tails?...

[Daverz]

I was un-blissfully unaware that Serkin recorded a Vingt regards... Where are my hair shirt and cat o' nine tails?...

Also Visions de l'Amen with Takahashi.



I remember my Lp copy had some nice bumps on the record surface.  Good to have it free of mediocre Red Seal vinyl.

[Stürmisch Bewegt]

I have never listened to the Schubert Symphonies in sequence; will do so several times this week - looking forward to re-hearing Karajan's which haven't many adherents.  I really admire Harnoncourt's research into them; though the end product doesn't always impress (except for his Unfinished), it always interests.

[Stürmisch Bewegt]

Also Visions de l'Amen with Takahashi.



I remember my Lp copy had some nice bumps on the record surface.  Good to have it free of mediocre Red Seal vinyl.

Remember how bendable those were?  Quite astonishing! 

[Brahmsian]

I have never listened to the Schubert Symphonies in sequence; will do so several times this week - looking forward to re-hearing Karajan's which haven't many adherents.  I really admire Harnoncourt's research into them; though the end product doesn't always impress (except for his Unfinished), it always interests.

Gosh, now I feel like doing the same thing with Kertesz and Vienna playing the Schubert symphonies. A set that I so dearly love.

[Karl Henning]

Fact is, once I get on a roll with Stravinsky, I've no will to stop

Stravinsky
Arrangement of JSB's Canonic Variation on Vom Himmel hoch,da komm' ich her
Le roi des étoiles
Three Slavonic Motets
Cantata
Mass
Babel
Disc 20: Sacred Works Vol. 1

[André]

Rather specialized repertoire to be sure but since it exists, why not record it ?  . Horn player André van Driessche was principal in the Belgian Radio Philharmonic, then the Flemish Radio Orchestra and the Brussels Philharmonic. Taught horn playing at the Royal Conservatory in Brussels. He displays a superb technique, producing golden liquid tones or rustic ones at will. Furthermore I think it's safe to say he knows the works like the back of his hand. All of the composers were fellow Conservatory teachers or conductors in one of the orchestras he played in.

The composers are Robert Herberigs, Prosper van Eechaute, Arthur Meulemans and Marinus de Jong. I only know and have music of, the last two named. Never heard of Herberigs (1886-1974) or van Eechaute (1904-1964) before. Be that as it may, all the music here is really worth listening to. There's plenty to please and a few surprises. How about an english horn solo to introduce the french horn in the slow movement of the Meulemans concerto? The effect is like watching water mixing with oil. A rather daring coloristic effect. Herberig's Cyrano de Bergerac is a suite for horn and orchestra, and very entertaining it is !

A fine disc I'm discovering through the good offices of Dry Brett Kavanaugh. Thank you, kind sir !

[Mirror Image]

NP:

Strauss
Daphne
Hilde Gueden (soprano), Vera Little (mezzo-soprano), Rita Streich (soprano), Paul Schöffler (bass), Hans Braun (baritone), James King (tenor), Fritz Wunderlich (tenor), Erika Mechera (mezzo-soprano), Kurt Equiluz (tenor), Ludwig Welter (bass), Harald Pröglhöf (bass), Norbert Scherlich (chorus master), Hans Braun (bass)
Wiener Staatsopernorchester
Chor der Wiener Staatsoper
Karl Böhm

[Symphonic Addict]

Martinu: 5th String Quartet.



The urgency took me by surprise by both the Janacek SQ and the work itself.

Martinu's most dramatic quartet. It must be a fierce rendition for sure.

[Symphonic Addict]

The Andante moderato on this performance leaves me speechless whenever I play it. There is something really special on this interpretation by the BPO under Karajan. Unquestionably one of the most sublime, majestic, profound and poignant music I've ever heard. Mahler expressed so much in this movement, not to say in the whole symphony. Totally transfixing.

[Mirror Image]

The Andante moderato on this performance leaves me speechless whenever I play it. There is something really special on this interpretation by the BPO under Karajan. Unquestionably one of the most sublime, majestic, profound and poignant music I've ever heard. Mahler expressed so much in this movement, not to say in the whole symphony. Totally transfixing.

Pounds the table! I should revisit Karajan's Mahler, although I think of him as a better Bruckner conductor generally.

[JBS]

Landed today

[Dry Brett Kavanaugh]

Rather specialized repertoire to be sure but since it exists, why not record it ?  . Horn player André van Driessche was principal in the Belgian Radio Philharmonic, then the Flemish Radio Orchestra and the Brussels Philharmonic. Taught horn playing at the Royal Conservatory in Brussels. He displays a superb technique, producing golden liquid tones or rustic ones at will. Furthermore I think it's safe to say he knows the works like the back of his hand. All of the composers were fellow Conservatory teachers or conductors in one of the orchestras he played in.

The composers are Robert Herberigs, Prosper van Eechaute, Arthur Meulemans and Marinus de Jong. I only know and have music of, the last two named. Never heard of Herberigs (1886-1974) or van Eechaute (1904-1964) before. Be that as it may, all the music here is really worth listening to. There's plenty to please and a few surprises. How about an english horn solo to introduce the french horn in the slow movement of the Meulemans concerto? The effect is like watching water mixing with oil. A rather daring coloristic effect. Herberig's Cyrano de Bergerac is a suite for horn and orchestra, and very entertaining it is !

A fine disc I'm discovering through the good offices of Dry Brett Kavanaugh. Thank you, kind sir !

Thanks a lot for the explanation and insights on the recording. It is very helpful. Glad you liked it.

[Daverz]

One of my favorite "contemporary" composers.  I especially love the Caprichos series.