What are you listening 2 now?

[Roasted Swan]

Igor Stravinsky
Rite of Spring
Canticum Sacrum ad Honorem Sancti Marci Nominis
Requiem Canticles
Chorale Variations 'Vom Himmel hoch da komm' ich her'
Choeur Pro Arte de Lausanne & Choeur de Chambre Romand
Orchestre de la Suisse Romande
Neeme Järvi

When this came out, I couldn't find the Requiem Canticles or Canticum Sacrum anywhere (symphonic choral music from his tougher late period), not even from Stravinsky himself or Robert Craft. Now I think I can find performances by those two plus Gielen and Herreweghe at least. Here, the surprise for me was Stravinsky's reworking of Bach's Vom Himmel Hoch into variations, which don't sound Stravinsky-ian to my ears at all, but retain a solid Baroque joviality. I never considered Järvi's Rite of Spring among my favourites, but his qualities show well enough in Stravinsky, and the Suisse Romande's historical association with Ansermet and Stravinsky may be attractive to some.

On a separate note, I have a huge gap in my collection from when Ernest Ansermet left the Suisse Romande until Järvi started working with them for Chandos. I think I maybe have some Mozart from Peter Maag, a Má Vlast from Sawallisch, a Schumann symphony cycle from Armin Jordan, and maybe an odd Pentatone release. Am I missing some big hitters, or did the orchestra fall off the face of the Earth after Ansermet left?

Horst Stein's Sibelius is one of the VERY best and Walter Weller's Rachmaninov No.1 surprisingly powerful too......

[VonStupp]

Stravinsky's late period works have never achieved the kind of popularity I think they deserve. Canticum Sacrum and Requiem Canticles are masterpieces, IMHO.

These are works that definitely require 'living with' to appreciate. Stravinsky's Mass is probably my favourite of his tougher nuts, choral-wise at least.

[Mirror Image]

These are works that definitely require 'living with' to appreciate. Stravinsky's Mass is probably my favourite of his tougher nuts, choral-wise at least.

I took to the Mass rather quickly I must say. Gorgeous work.

[Mirror Image]

NP:

Stravinsky
Symphony of Psalms
English Bach Festival Choir
LSO
Bernstein

[Mirror Image]

NP:

Dvořák
Legends, Op. 59, B. 122
CzPO
Mackerras

From this glorious set -



All of these Dvořák Supraphon sets are worth their weight in gold. The only one I didn't quite enjoy is the solo piano set, this wasn't one of his stronger points as a composer. The symphonies, symphonic poems, sacred choral works, song cycles and chamber music are where it's at when it comes to this composer. Although, I would never make the claim that I know his operas, but I do like Rusalka quite a lot, but it's the only one I've heard.

[vandermolen]

Horst Stein's Sibelius is one of the VERY best and Walter Weller's Rachmaninov No.1 surprisingly powerful too......

+1 for Stein's Sibelius and for the great Weller Rachmaninov Symphony No.1.
I love the cover image, Levitan's 'Eternal Rest'.

[Karl Henning]

Yvonne Loriod playing the Vingt regards

[foxandpeng]

Pēteris Vasks
Distant Light
Lonely Angel
Plainscapes
Dona Nobis Pacem

What positive music this is.

[Carlo Gesualdo]

Sigismondo D'India is in my top five  composer of late renaissance, Tonight on this warm sunny summer day, I will listen to Sigismondo D'india on musique d'abord a Re-issue of the 1979 vynil ,Ensemble Concerto vocale leed by director master R.Jacobs,, also the Sigismondo on Brilliant Classics is quite fabuleous, have it in download order it lately, because stunning excectution, no one on this site seem to Herald him has  the genie he is,.

Now here a joke, please bare whit me, if you like late renaissance and don't like or try out Sigismondo work, I am the master of persuasion, I got a rapist kit , a long rope, vaseline, duck tape so no one will here ya scream, handcuft,     

Cheers goodbye folks take care

[Symphonic Addict]

Interesting, Cesar! I haven't heard his symphonies but I recall being quite impressed by the mysterious, dramatic, and atmospheric music on this CD, particularly the Sette Pezzi for orchestra:

The Sette Pezzi made a strong impression on me as well. What Doráti produced was of high quality as we can see and hear.

[Symphonic Addict]

Saint-Saëns: Piano Trio no. 2 in E minor



I simply can't express what a magnificent work this is, especially in such a fiery and characterful performance as this. By turns dramatic, playful, sentimental, and serious, it's a work of dizzying invention which encompasses all the best of what Saint-Saëns has to offer. This is a disc I would absolutely take to a desert island!!

I was expecting a longer list of works you listened to. 

The Piano Trios received masterful and incandescent performances there. One of my favorite chamber ensembles.

[Symphonic Addict]

Frankel: Curse of the Werewolf.
A doom-laden and hauntingly (no pun intended) atmospheric score:

Besides some of his symphonies, this is my favorite Frankel work. Really remarkable and thrilling.

[VonStupp]

Igor Stravinsky
Les Noces
Cantata
Mass
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra & Prague Philharmonic Choir
Karel Ančerl

How remarkably bucolic and endearing Stravinsky's Cantata is.

[Dry Brett Kavanaugh]

Besides some of his symphonies, this is my favorite Frankel work. Really remarkable and thrilling.

+1.

[Symphonic Addict]

NP:

Langgaard
String Quartet No. 2, BVN 145
Nightingale String Quartet



An astounding work!

Certainly, it could be the most variegated of his quartets.

[Symphonic Addict]

Gliere: Bronze Horseman. I prefer this disc to the Chandos one.

Both performance and recording are superior to the Chandos?

[Symphonic Addict]

Hah! Exactly! The Gothic is actually the only work from Brian that I enjoy.

Symphonies 6, 10 and 16 are also good in my view. In general his style still remains elusive to me.

[Dry Brett Kavanaugh]

Both performance and recording are superior to the Chandos?

The recording quality of the Chandos/Downes is better. The performance in Marco Polo disc is more lively and they dig what they are doing, while the other is just playing safe.

[Symphonic Addict]

The recording quality of the Chandos/Downes is better. The performance in Marco Polo disc is more lively and they dig what they are doing, while the other is just playing safe.

Good to know. Some Marco Polo CDs are finer than expected.

[Symphonic Addict]

Happy birthday, Carl (Symphony No. 6) and Albéric (Symphony No. 3)!