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[vandermolen]

Miaskovsky: Symphony Ballad No. 22 [Svetlanov] Op. 54





Those sweeping strings [particularly the lower register] are rich and swirling and make for a truly wonderful mix with the glorious brass and woodwind sections. We also have wonderfully rich chords and harmonic writing in the middle section with rich sonorities and atmosphere and emotion. Then we come full circle to conclude. Here is more very well crafted and really rich orchestral writing on display.

It was my first Miaskovsky Symphony experience Fergus (on an HMV/Melodiya LP, bought with a birthday record token). I liked the Svetlanov 'Festive Poem' as well:

[Traverso]

A lot of music listened to since then, Jan 

Unbelievable, it seems like a different life. Yesterday I ordered a DVD of a television series that until recently was only available with considerable cuts. Yesterday I discovered that there is now a full edition. Hopefully the picture quality is okay too. 

The old one

Mit meinen heißen Tränen (1986)

   


The new one

   (two DVD's)



It's one of the highlights I've ever seen on television, beautifully filmed and finally fully available.

I am afraid that it is only available in the German language and probably without subtitles, it is of great class, poignant scenes as when the end of his life is approaching and his mental faculties start to play tricks on him.

[Mirror Image]

Benjamin Britten.

Sinfonia da Requiem.
Four Sea interludes and Passacaglia from Peter Grimes.
The Young person's Guide to the Orchestra.

Royal Liverpool PO, Libor Pesek.

Lovely, Harry. I'm not familiar with those performances, but I bet they are quite good.

[André]

First encounter with the symphonies of Wetz.

[Mirror Image]

First-Listen Tuesday and a new arrival...

Zemlinsky
Der Zwerg, Op. 17
Juanita Lascarro (soprano), Machiko Obata (soprano), Soile Isokoski (soprano), Natalie Karl (soprano), Martina Rüping (mezzo-soprano), Iride Martinez (soprano), Anne Schwanewilms (mezzo-soprano), Andrew Collis (bass), David Kuebler (vocals)
Gürzenich-Orchester Köln, Frankfurter Kantorei
James Conlon

[Karl Henning]

Tchaikovsky
Symphony № 1 in g minor , Op. 13 « Winter Daydreams »
Symphony № 2 in c minor , Op. 17 « Little Russian »

NY Phil
Lenny

I like this better than the Markevich/LSO recording, even though I have not listened to the Markevich in months: because as I listen to this, I feel that I love the g minor Symphony, which is (frankly) a first. I'm going right back to listen to it again, also a first.

[North Star]

A first listen:

Weinberg
Symphony № 3 in b minor, Op. 45 (1949)

That reminds me, I need to spend more time with this cycle..

Thread-duty
Weinberg
Symphonies Nos. 1 & 3
Gothenburg Symphony
Svedlund

Symphony No. 2
CBSO
Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla

 

[Mirror Image]

NP:

Scriabin
Preludes, Op. 11
Fergus-Thompson

From this marvelous set:

[Karl Henning]

That reminds me, I need to spend more time with this cycle..

Thread-duty
Weinberg
Symphonies Nos. 1 & 3
Gothenburg Symphony
Svedlund

Symphony No. 2
CBSO
Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla

 

After finding myself enthusiastic over the first three, Karlo, I'm a bit let down to report that N^os. 4 & 5 seem to leave me cold ....

Thread Duty:

Jumping out of order to revisit this disc, esp. for the Harris:

Dvořák
Symphony № 9 in e minor , Op. 95 « From the New World »

Harris
Symphony № 3
NY Phil
Lenny

[Mirror Image]

After finding myself enthusiastic over the first three, Karlo, I'm a bit let down to report that N^os. 4 & 5 seem to leave me cold ....

I think Weinberg's 5th is his greatest symphony, but the 3rd and 6th are on par with it. Keep trying the 5th, Karl. Do listen to the Kondrashin performance (if you haven't already). I find the later symphonies basically all seem to run together for me. Not a whole lot of distinction between them.

[aligreto]

It was my first Miaskovsky Symphony experience Fergus (on an HMV/Melodiya LP, bought with a birthday record token). I liked the Svetlanov 'Festive Poem' as well:

Well, no wonder you were hooked instantly, Jeffrey.

[aligreto]

Unbelievable, it seems like a different life. Yesterday I ordered a DVD of a television series that until recently was only available with considerable cuts. Yesterday I discovered that there is now a full edition. Hopefully the picture quality is okay too. 

The old one

Mit meinen heißen Tränen (1986)

   


The new one

   (two DVD's)



It's one of the highlights I've ever seen on television, beautifully filmed and finally fully available.

I am afraid that it is only available in the German language and probably without subtitles, it is of great class, poignant scenes as when the end of his life is approaching and his mental faculties start to play tricks on him.

I hope that you like it Jan 

[Traverso]

I hope that you like it Jan 

Thank you Fergus,I sure will and I look forward to see it again for the first time in this complete edition in 35 years.

[vandermolen]

That reminds me, I need to spend more time with this cycle..

Thread-duty
Weinberg
Symphonies Nos. 1 & 3
Gothenburg Symphony
Svedlund

Symphony No. 2
CBSO
Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla

 

I was fortunate enough to see Weinberg's 3rd Symphony at the Proms a while back.

Now playing - Miaskovsky 'Alastor' Symphonic Poem after Shelley (1914) - dedicated to Prokofiev and premiered by Serge Koussevitsky:

[vandermolen]

After finding myself enthusiastic over the first three, Karlo, I'm a bit let down to report that N^os. 4 & 5 seem to leave me cold ....

Thread Duty:

Jumping out of order to revisit this disc, esp. for the Harris:

Dvořák
Symphony № 9 in e minor , Op. 95 « From the New World »

Harris
Symphony № 3
NY Phil
Lenny

Best performance of the Harris Symphony 3 IMO.
I agree with John about Weinberg's 5th Symphony, but to realise it's stature you need to hear Kondrashin's performance (Melodiya/Russian Disc). I also found 4 a bit of a let down but 1,3,5 and 6 are great works:

[Sergeant Rock]

David Matthews Symphony No. 8

https://www.youtube.com/v/XgqMKCTuC3o


Sarge

[Carlo Gesualdo]

Dear  GmG members tonight I am listening to Adam DE la Halle, 1951 release on Archive Production, Peter Abelard on Reflexes records (German import), Abbess Hildegarde von Bingen on Hyperion.

So I'm spinning LP's tonight of ancient lore  key composer
Good night  kinds folks.

I love my vinyls can't help it

[Karl Henning]

Written by my friend Ivan Moody:

https://www.youtube.com/v/OzIXmbZ4Dhs

[aukhawk]

...What is your opinion about the recording Momo Kodama made from Vingt regards?

Sorry for the delay but I had to listen to a bit of the Kodama recording before responding.



Hers is just one of several very fine renditions of this wonderful suite of music.  I listened to some extracts and really enjoyed what I heard.  However my first reaction (before listening, just now) was that Momo Kodama is not a great fit for the Vingt Regards.  It's quite different from the Catalogue d'Oiseaux where she excels with her crystalline technique. 
Listening though, I felt that she was much better than I expected/remembered.  However eventually, on impulse, I switched to another recording I have, by (a young) Anton Batagov - and that was a revelation, a more 'romantic' approach which seems to me to suit this music better.  (NB this Melodiya recording is now over 30 years old, but it doesn't show.)

[foxandpeng]

More Sallinen before bedtime...