What are you listening 2 now?

[Biffo]

Sibelius: Belshazzar's Feast Op 51; King Christian II Suite Op 27 - Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra conducted by Jukka-Pekka Saraste

[Sergeant Rock]

https://www.youtube.com/v/EPlXCpB7oL0

Gorgeous. You and Ludwig van make good partners.

Sarge

[amw]

Adès Beethoven 9.

It's pretty good. Does it stand out in a crowded field of HIP-influenced recordings? Not sure. It's not Herreweghe/Champs-Elysées, but I guess there can only be one Herreweghe/Champs-Elysées. It's very close to Krivine/Chambre Philharmonique, except obviously on modern instruments: an interpretation that sounds like Le Sacre du Printemps. Sharp accents, overdone contrasts, in-your-face soundstage, crisp rhythms, pounding ostinati. How many of those do we need?

Meh, I'm probably overthinking things. It's fun and loud and bombastic and potentially migraine-inducing; what else can one ask for from a Beethoven 9?

[Mandryka]

Gorgeous. You and Ludwig van make good partners.

Sarge

It's like Brahms. Turning Beethoven's piano music into choral music produces something Brahmsian.

[Artem]

Second disk from this set with oboe and piano pieces.

[Harry]

New acquisition first listen. Bought all 6 volumes, last week,

Vincent d'Indy.
Orchestral Works, Volume I.

Jour d'été a la Montagne.
La Foret Enchantée.
Souvenirs.

Iceland SO, Rumon Gamba.

I totally missed this series on Chandos, but I made immediate amends. And starting listening on Volume I, there was every reason to buy them all. d'Indy is a fantastic composer, perfectly performed and recorded. I am quite happy with it. The sound world d'Indy creates is very akin to mine.

[Que]

Disc 7 is the 2nd part of Program Five, "Your Most Serene Highness!", six Sonatas dedicated to Prince Nicolaus Esterházy, published 1774, which has as projected location the Ceremonial Room in Esterháza.
Tom Beghin plays a double manual harpsichord in French style, c. 1770.

Q

[Traverso]

It has been a long time since I have listened to the music of Mozart. Pondering what would be my re-entry into this sound world it was a toss up between the Clarinet Quintet, the Clarinet Concerto and Symphony No. 40. The latter was chosen simply because of the fact that I have a longer association with that work. The next question was who would I listen to in that work. Three great Mozartians, to my mind anyway, sprung immediately to the fore namely Hogwood, Mackerras and Tate. Yes there are many more on my shelves but this was my initial gut reaction and I tend to be a visceral kind of guy. This thought process took about five seconds to complete. So here is another solid recommendation for the Tate cycle.


Mozart: Symphony No. 40 [Tate]





This version is terrifically full blooded with wonderful woodwinds. It is, however, powerful without being aggressive. It has a great presence. It is also graceful and elegant.

I fully agree with you Fergus   

[Traverso]

Bartók

Contrasts for violin,clarinet and piano

Skalkottas
Octet
Eight variations on a Greek Folk Theme

Khachaturian
trio fot clarinet,violin and piano

Prokofiev
Overture on Hebrew Themes

[aligreto]

I fully agree with you Fergus   

Cheers Jan. Here is another one that I like:


Mozart: Symphony No. 40 [Mackerras]





The Mackerras version is also a robust version and the Prague Chamber has a wonderful voice. The presentation is very full sounding throughout. With the exception of the slow movement Mackerras takes the tempo quite quickly but not aggressively so. I like the somewhat warm sound of this one.

[Stürmisch Bewegt]

The Stürmisch Schubertiade continues this AM with AFAIC one of Franz's Greatest Hits:  his Impromptus.  Some of these have gone on to have illustrious careers in the cinema.  Among 'em, citing just two of my all-time favorites films:  Impromptu #2 in Patrice Leconte's L'homme du train which Jean Rochefort plays more than once on his grand piano.  And Impromptus Nos. 1 and 3 appear in Michael Haneke's Amour.

[Harry]

Joseph Lauber.

Symphony No `1 & 2.

Sinfonie Orchester Biel-Solothurn, Kaspar Zehnder.

A discovery of a new composer is always adventure, and in this case its a major discovery for me. He is such a creative guy, blending all styles and influences together in a unique context. I have by now played it several times and it gets better every time. The performance is certainly very good, and a direct and alert recording tops it all.

[Artem]

Beautiful playing and sound.

[Mandryka]

https://www.youtube.com/v/uArAPIjmeJs&ab_channel=AmsterdamBaroque

[Papy Oli]

Trying some Dutilleux - Symphony No.1

[pjme]

A wonderfull voice: Margaret Marshall in Vivaldi!

[Florestan]

A wonderfull voice: Margaret Marshall in Vivaldi!

That whole 10-CD series is a treasure trove.

[Karl Henning]

Gorgeous. You and Ludwig van make good partners.

Sarge

Thank you!

[Traverso]

https://www.youtube.com/v/uArAPIjmeJs&ab_channel=AmsterdamBaroque

Is it Double Dutch to you or  can you follow it a bit? 

[Mandryka]

Is it Double Dutch to you or  can you follow it a bit? 

Subtitles in English. I was keen to see it because I've met people who know him and they all say the same thing: a lovely person. I've only seen him once, in the 1980s, in a free Bach concert in the Amsterdam Nieuwe Kerk -- Brandenburgs -- very cool, the audience was young and cool. Will I ever go to Holland again  for a concert?  . . . .  In a mask!