What are you listening 2 now?

[Symphonic Addict]

Earlier:

Taneyev
String Quartet № 1 in b^b minor, Op. 4
String Quartet № 4 in a minor, Op. 11
String Quartet № 5 in a , Op. 13
String Quartet [№ 7] in E^b (1880
The Taneyev Quartet

Stupendous set that.

[Symphonic Addict]

NP:

Shostakovich
String Quartet No. 15 in E-flat minor, Op. 144
Fitzwilliam Quartet

From this set -

I'm not familiar with many sets of the complete SQs, but this one is certainly satisfying.

[Karl Henning]

Stupendous set that.

I'm digging it!

[Karl Henning]

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

[Mirror Image]

I'm not familiar with many sets of the complete SQs, but this one is certainly satisfying.

I'm certainly looking forward to digging into the rest of the set: the 15th was mightily impressive, indeed.

[Daverz]

Myaskovsky: Cello Concerto



A fine recording of this soulful work.

[Mirror Image]

NP:

Smetana
Richard III
Wallenstein's Camp
Hakon Jarl
Bavarian RSO
Kubelik



Such superb works and in excellent performances.

[Karl Henning]

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

If I wondered if the superb 13^th Quartet was somehow a fluke, this visit with the 1^st erases all doubt.  This is a cracking piece.

In fact, I am going to take this as a cue for the next symphony to listen to:

Symphony № 11 in b^b minor, Op. 34 (1932)

https://www.youtube.com/v/87WeGpaI94E

[Mirror Image]

NP:

Scriabin
Piano Concerto in F-sharp minor, Op. 20
Viktoria Postnikova, piano
Residentie Orchestra The Hague
Rozhdestvensky

[Karl Henning]

Weinberg
Cello Concerto in c minor, Op. 43
Gunnarsson, vc
Göteborgs Symfoniker
Svedlund

[Mirror Image]

NP:

Dvořák
Gypsy Songs, Op. 55
Genia Kühmeier (soprano), Christoph Berner (piano)



Absolutely exquisite.

[Mirror Image]

One more work for the night:

Suk
Under the Apple Tree, Op. 20
Eva Děpoltová, soprano
Czech Philharmonic
Pešek

[Roasted Swan]

That's a great disc.  The 24/96 download is a worthwhile improvement over the original CD.

+1 for the disc and the hi-res download does sound superb - In an act of pure self indulgence I very recently bought a signed score of the symphony - see attached image.  Also got a rather nice picture of Moeran framed for the wall of the room I have my music in....

[Irons]

Alwyn: Concerto Grosso No. 1/2/3.



Good programming to listen in sequence as each Concerto Grosso has something different to say in a different way. The only one recorded previously the 2nd, which although having a glorious second movement I liked the other two more.

[Que]

Morning listening - sampling more of this 2CD set on Spotify



https://frabernardo.com/portfolio-item/circa-1500-capilla-flamenca-music-from-the-time-of-albrecht-duerer/#tab-id-2

The subtitle of the double album is "Music from the Time of Albrecht Dürer.
The first disc is built around De La Rue's Missa "lste est speciosa", great performances.
Other than the cover suggests, this is a collaboration with Capilla Flamenca, Beauty Farm and Schola Gregoriana Lovaniensis and Joris Verdin at the organ.

[North Star]

Lyapunov
12 Études d'exécution transcendante, Op. 11
Scherbakov

[Traverso]

D'Anglebert

It feels like I haven't listened to this music for far too long. Strange because listening to music like this gives me an almost immediate inner joy that I hardly experience anywhere in the same way in music from later periods.
It is music for the aristocrats, refined and joyous.

[Papy Oli]

Good morning all,

Bach - Brandenburg Concertos No.5-6 (Hogwood, AAM)

[Biffo]

Hmmm...I just clicked on the link and it took me to the webpage. It might have something to do with your browser.

But, I'll link it again:

http://www.antonin-dvorak.cz/en/symphony1

I wonder if anyone else is having trouble with this link?

Works for me. I use Microsoft Edge - mainly out of laziness, it is a load of rubbish.

[vandermolen]

FAO Harry
This is a marvellous disc. The sound seemed to leap out of the speakers - one of the best recordings I have heard and I am listening on a system not nearly as high-powered as your own system. Performances are of great urgency. The Bliss is a work which I've increasingly come to enjoy recently and this is the best performance I have heard.