What are you listening 2 now?

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Chausson: Soir de fête
Converse: Song of the Sea


Two majestic and voluptuous tone poems. The Converse is a first listen and it's something to wallow in.

The current annihilation of a people on this planet (you know which one it is) is the most documented and at the same time the most preposterously denied.

Mirror Image

Quote from: k a rl h e nn i ng on May 16, 2021, 08:00:36 AM
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Kudos, K-Man. 8)

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Jessye Norman
New York PO
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Mirror Image

NP:

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Morning listening on Spotify (hat tip Harry):


steve ridgway

Debussy - Images Pour Orchestre - Gigues. Definitely feels to me like an old movie soundtrack.


steve ridgway

Debussy - La Mer and Nocturnes. That's enough, Debussy is not for me.


steve ridgway

Scriabin - Poeme De L'extase. Sounds much like Debussy to me, not music that stimulates me.


vandermolen

Quote from: Mirror Image on May 16, 2021, 07:15:44 PM
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That top CD, which I have you to thank for John, is indeed excellent.
"Courage is going from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm" (Churchill).

'The test of a work of art is, in the end, our affection for it, not our ability to explain why it is good' (Stanley Kubrick).

vandermolen

Quote from: Mirror Image on May 16, 2021, 07:15:44 PM
NP:

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From this set -


Morning listening. Still working my way through those dreamy Persian Hours:
"Courage is going from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm" (Churchill).

'The test of a work of art is, in the end, our affection for it, not our ability to explain why it is good' (Stanley Kubrick).

Irons

Quote from: vandermolen on May 16, 2021, 06:48:24 AM
I'm inclined to agree with the Third Ear record guide Lol (which pre-dates the Lloyd-Jones set), which states that Hickox is best in No.1 and Alwyn in No.2, otherwise they are evenly matched and both fine sets. The Hickox recording of No.1 is excellent. I wouldn't be without either set and the Lyrita LPs were singled out for special praise.

Now playing:
Koechlin: Persian Hours - a lovely, dreamy, atmospheric work (piano version):


Thanks Jeffrey. Will look out for the Hickox set. I have the 3rd (coupled with VC) which is most impressive.
You must have a very good opinion of yourself to write a symphony - John Ireland.

I opened the door people rushed through and I was left holding the knob - Bo Diddley.

Irons

Quote from: steve ridgway on May 16, 2021, 10:03:30 PM
Debussy - Images Pour Orchestre - Gigues. Definitely feels to me like an old movie soundtrack.



A famous recording. Argenta is a warning to us all - do not run a car engine in an enclosed place.
You must have a very good opinion of yourself to write a symphony - John Ireland.

I opened the door people rushed through and I was left holding the knob - Bo Diddley.

Tsaraslondon



Beethoven's Missa Somemnis as performed by The Monteverdi Choir and the Orchestre Révolutionaire et Romantique under John Eliot Gardiner. The playing and choral singing are quite outstanding.
\"A beautiful voice is not enough.\" Maria Callas

vandermolen

David Diamond: Music from Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.
This is a most heart-warming piece. This is also my favourite Diamond CD and I consider his Third Symphony to be up there with the 3rd symphonies of Roy Harris, Aaron Copland, William Schuman and Howard Hanson:
"Courage is going from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm" (Churchill).

'The test of a work of art is, in the end, our affection for it, not our ability to explain why it is good' (Stanley Kubrick).

Biffo

Mozart: Piano Concerto No 27 in B flat major, K 595 - Daniel Barenboim soloist & conductor with the English Chamber Orchestra

Iota

Quote from: Mirror Image on May 16, 2021, 06:54:05 AM
That is a fabulous recording. Dare I say it's one of the best things that Mordkovitch or Järvi has ever done.

I'm not familiar enough with either's recordings to make such a judgement, but yes they're indeed both highly impressive in the Shost 2. The vivid detail in both orchestra and solo instrument's part and the interplay between them really catches the ear.


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Josquin: Missa pange lingua

I found this recording a touch baffling. Much of it is excellent, but it seems to alternate between small and larger ensemble, and when the latter are engaged it seems quite disproportionate to the texture set up at the beginning, as well as rather muddying the clarity.

I also tried the Josquin des Prez Chamber Choir/Bohme on Carus, who were far better in this regard. It's a nice recording too, but I'll continue looking for something with smaller forces, as I feel that's where a great deal of the lovely detail of this Mass is most advantageously revealed.

aligreto

Piano Sonata No. 15 Op. 28 "Pastorale"




vandermolen

Alwyn's unaccountably neglected Violin Concerto. At least there are two fine recordings of it (Naxos/Chandos).  In places it has an autumnal Delian feel to it:
"Courage is going from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm" (Churchill).

'The test of a work of art is, in the end, our affection for it, not our ability to explain why it is good' (Stanley Kubrick).

André

Quote from: Symphonic Addict on May 16, 2021, 04:52:59 PM
Chausson: Soir de fête
Converse: Song of the Sea


Two majestic and voluptuous tone poems. The Converse is a first listen and it's something to wallow in.



How is Plasson in the symphony ?

Coincidentally I listened to it with Monteux and the SFSO yesterday. Wonderful interpretation, but quite ancient sound. I also have excellent performances in reasonably good mono by Ormandy and Munch. I'm looking for a modern update in good sound.

Madiel

Haydn, Piano trio no.14 in F minor, Hob. XV:f1

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Madiel

Sibelius, Violin Sonata in F



Comfortably the most significant thing on the album.
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