What are you listening 2 now?

[Traverso]

Messiaen

La Navitivité du Seigneur
Le Banquet Céleste
Apparition de l'Eglise Eternelle

[Madiel]

Medtner, Three Improvisations op.2

[Biffo]

Sibelius: Symphony No 4 in A minor, Op 63 - Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra conducted by Jukka-Pekka Saraste

[Stürmisch Bewegt]

Not, I think, a perfect performance of Myaskovsky's 8th, but a most atmospheric one and the recording I turn to again and again.  Edit: Just read that Stankovsky died in 2001 at the tender age of 37 (Papy Oli reported on this years ago).  How curious grief seems when it is past its 'expiry date'...seems worse, I didn't even know I should be in mourning. 

[aligreto]

Varèse: Nocturnal [Chailly]





What a menacing and disconcerting tone there is here. It is certainly dramatic and atmospheric. I find it terrific. The tension throughout is also palpable. The contrast between the soaring soprano voice and the menacing male choir is wonderful. I find it very interesting the way that Varese treats the human voice in this work. It is a very interesting and intriguing work.

[Papy Oli]

Good afternoon all,

Jean Cras - Piano works

[Harry]

New acquisition, first listen, new composer in my collection.

Väinö Raitio.

Queen of the Flowers-Works for small Orchestra.

Maidens on the Headlands-Symphonic Poem.
Summer Pictures from Häme.
Forest Idylls.

Tapiola Sinfonietta, Tuomas Ollila.
Jaakko Luoma, Bassoon.

Dare I say, pardon my brutality, but this is bloody sublime! Never heard of the fellow, but with this recording he made a statement. If I imagine music from heaven, this it would be. Good gracious, to be witness of another great musical talent is a gift most appreciated.  Now I have to look if I can find more music on CD from him. The pieces on this CD have so much tranquility that it almost amounts to a Zen meditation.
Good performance, good sound.

[Cato]

I cannot recommend this enough: Alexander Nemtin's orchestration of later Scriabin piano works, which Nemtin titled Nuances.

The orchestration for XI. is a presage of the Apocalypse!


https://www.youtube.com/v/mOa1oDDbgeg

[Mirror Image]

NP:

Milhaud
Fantaisie Pastorale, Op. 188
Michael Korstick, piano
SWR Rundfunkorchester Kaiserslautern
Francis



This might be a first-listen to this work. It's on the shorter side --- 9 mins or so. Lovely.

[Traverso]

Bach

Konzert No.5

[Mirror Image]

NP:

Strauss
Violin Sonata in E-flat major, Op. 18
James Ehnes, Andrew Armstrong



An outstanding performance of this masterful work.

[Sergeant Rock]

Sibelius Karelia (complete), Ollila conducting the Tampere Phil




Sarge

[aligreto]

More Varese; slowly, slowly....





Un grand sommeil noir [Chailly] I found this to be a wonderfully haunting work. The soprano sings with wonderful emotion.

Un grand sommeil noir, original version [Chailly] The song seems more haunting because of the more stark accompaniment of the solo piano. When you hear this you also realize what a wonderful job the orchestrator did with it.

[Florestan]

Such enthusiastic advocacy, Fergus, makes me want to try Varese, although I'm sure he's not my cup of tea. 

[Mirror Image]

Such enthusiastic advocacy, Fergus, makes me want to try Varese, although I'm sure he's not my cup of tea. 

If you're open to early Modern avant-garde, then Varèse could very well be to your liking, Andrei.

[aligreto]

Such enthusiastic advocacy, Fergus, makes me want to try Varese, although I'm sure he's not my cup of tea. 

I have only discovered Varese since Olivier opened his French Music Thread. He is definitely not a composer that I would have listened to ten years ago. I sampled some music on line and the bought one of the Naxos CDs which I really liked. However, Chailly is at another level altogether. I do find the music terrifically powerful and exciting if a little overwhelming at times. But yes, I am hooked Andrei. How tastes can change 

[Florestan]

How tastes can change 

Yep! If 35 years ago someone had told me that a day would come when I would turn off the radio at the mere mentioning of Beethoven's Seventh I'd have thought him ripe for the madhouse (pun...  ). 

[Mirror Image]

NP:

Shostakovich
Symphony No. 4 in C minor, Op. 43
Moscow Philharmonics Symphony Orchestra
Kondrashin



Yikes! One does have to admire the sheer visceral quality of this music. The music goes for the throat.

[SonicMan46]

Morning listening  (via Spotify):

   

Hi Que - I've setup Spotify playlists for each of the released Marin Marais Books w/ Joubert-Caillet/L'Achéron - looks like the first 3 Books are out (4, 5, 4 CDs each - wow!) - I suspect that they will be doing Bks. 4/5?  For those interested, the Bk. 1 booklet can be viewed HERE; the other booklets may also be available - about to look for the Bk. 2 notes.  Appears that if the last books are released the TOTAL package will be 20 or so discs - believe that I'll just stick w/ the Spotify playlists.     Dave

[Sergeant Rock]

Un grand sommeil noir, original version [Chailly] The song seems more haunting because of the more stark accompaniment of the solo piano.

I'm going to listen to that piece now with Elizabeth Watts, soprano and Lyndon-Gee, piano:




Sarge