What are you listening 2 now?

[Karl Henning]

A favorite of mine:

https://www.youtube.com/v/v2LG0Tmredg&t=351s

[foxandpeng]

Nos. 1, 3, 5, 7 and 8 are my favorites, being the last one very special to me. There is a sort of visionary feel to it I find very uplifting.

I have similar numbers, with only 4 and 6 as outliers. Having said that, I've worked hard on familiarity with 6 over the years due to an abiding interest in Van Gogh, so I've developed an appreciation for that too.

[Mirror Image]

NP:

Shostakovich
Poems Of Marina Tsvetayeva, Op. 143a
Elena Zaremba, mezzo-soprano
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra
Järvi

[kyjo]

Wonderfully colorful music.

Pounds the table! One of my favorite ballets and one of Alfvén's finest works.

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NP:

Sibelius
Spring Song, Op. 16
Bournemouth SO
Berglund

[Symphonic Addict]

Sonate de concert

Stupendous.

[André]

Wonderfully colorful music.

One of my favourite discs of anything scandinavian 

[André]

One of the great Vivaldi discs in the catalogue.

[foxandpeng]

Rautavaara
Angels and Visitations
Segerstam

...his were angels more akin to  those of poet Rainer Maria Rilke: 'go-betweens, emissaries, yes – but,  in the end, terrifying!'

[Daverz]

Catching up with my GMG listening backlog:



Symphony No. 2.  Very fine Late Romantic symphony.

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First-Listen Monday

Henze
Tristan
Homero Francesch, piano
Kölner Rundfunk Sinfonie Orchester
Henze

From this set:

[Karl Henning]

Dvořák
Carnival Overture, Op. 92
Slavonic Dances, Op. 46
№ 1 in C
№ 3 in A^b

Smetana
Overture, Polka, Furiant and Dance of the Comedians from The Bartered Bride
Vltava
NY Phil
Lenny

[SimonNZ]

followed by:

[T. D.]

May listen to other books (I have the set of 6) later.

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NP:

Respighi
Il Tramonto
Stella Doufexis, soprano
New Hellenic Quartet

[JBS]

Tonight, a bunch of performances I haven't heard previously


First impression very favorable.

Then


Le Chant de Rossignol (Boulez conducting Orchestre Nationale de France)
Pulcinella (Boulez conducting Ensemble Intercontemporain)
Suites No 2 and No 1 for chamber orchestra (Marriner conducting ASMF).

Can anyone explain how Suite No 2 (from 1921) preceded Suite No 1 (from 1925) by four years?

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NP:

Strauss
Ein Heldenleben, Op. 40
San Francisco SO
Blomstedt

[vandermolen]

Some gentle early morning listening.
Eller: Elegia for Harp and Strings.
This is one of those CDs that I can play from beginning to end with much pleasure:

[vandermolen]

Tuomas Kantelinen.
The Snow Queen.
Ballet Suite.
Finnish National Opera Orchestra, Tuomas Kantelinen.
World Premiere at the Finnish National Ballet: 23-11-2012.
Choreography: Kenneth Greve.

I have been impressed by this modern ballet, not only is it written in a tonal fashion, but it connects closely to the ballet world of Tchaikovsky. All in all its brilliantly done, and to be frank I cannot stop playing it, at least twice a week, such is the impact on me. This ballet holds all what you kind of expect of it, a ballet that is accessible full with catching tunes, and heartwarming melodies. And as all falls or stands with the orchestra, it is a great credit to the composer that he was able to convey his energy to this wonderful work, and Ondine for recording it in State of the Art sound.

I also liked this charming work Harry. I have also been enjoying listening to the music of Uuno Klami recently, having discovered 'Psalmus'. The Kalevala Suite and 'Sea Pictures' are particular favourites. This is my favourite Klami disc:

[vandermolen]

This one is becoming one of my favorites by Shostakovich. It contains some of the most dramatic and moving music he ever penned.

It took me a while to appreciate 'Babi Yar' Cesar but, as with his EMI recording of VW's 'A Sea Symphony', Haitink's recording was a revelation to me. I visited the site of the massacre in Ukraine, whilst visiting my daughter who was working there - a very moving experience.