What are you listening 2 now?

[Undersea]

Victoria: Missa Gaudeamus [Noone]





Divine.

I was sorely tempted by this set but unfortunately I couldn't find a copy from my usual sources - bet it's good!. I was able to buy a 4 Disc set of his music featuring the sixteen which I'm looking forward to hearing though



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Mozart: Symphonies #40 & 41, "Jupiter"


Received my copy of this set today and listening through it - Very pleased so far; It is pretty hard to stop  at just one work with these Mozart and Haydn Symphonies I agree...

[aligreto]

I was sorely tempted by this set but unfortunately I couldn't find a copy from my usual sources - bet it's good!. I was able to buy a 4 Disc set of his music featuring the sixteen which I'm looking forward to hearing though



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Mozart: Symphonies #40 & 41, "Jupiter"


Received my copy of this set today and listening through it - Very pleased so far; It is pretty hard to stop  at just one work with these Mozart and Haydn Symphonies I agree...

It is divine music irrespective of who sings it. I am sure that The Sixteen will serve you very well 

I am very pleased that you are another happy customer after buying that cycle 

[Undersea]

It is divine music irrespective of who sings it. I am sure that The Sixteen will serve you very well 

I am very pleased that you are another happy customer after buying that cycle 

Thank you!

[Traverso]

Thank you!

Enjoy this fine Mozart set with symphonies 

[Madiel]

Well I am happy to report that that my opinion is contrary, I like his symphonies enormously, memorable, much contrast of the fast slow movements, , tiresome, hell no!  Sounding the same, geesh my ears are telling me a story much different. This composer deserves much attention, and is of prime importance in music history. Maybe you had a bad day my friend!

Or maybe you could allow other people to have different opinions to you once in a while?

[amw]

New release. I compared Op. 48/1 to other existing recordings; compared to e.g. François Dumont, Jan Smeterlin, Vladimir Ashkenazy or Maurizio Pollini, it was not remarkable. I'll try Planès against other period instrument recordings (probably with a different nocturne) later on.

[Traverso]

Mendelssohn-Brahms & Mahler

[aligreto]

Satie: The Early Piano Works [de Leeuw]





Sarabandes 1-3

[Dry Brett Kavanaugh]

Hindemith Symphony Eb maj. Lenny.

[Sergeant Rock]

Avoid Mr Hurwitz's recent "critique" of this set.  To say he "takes no prisoners" is a bit like saying the Mongul Hoarde were just on a day trip and things got a bit out of hand.....

I watched it shortly before I began listening to the permances again (it's been a favorite for 8 years). I knew before hand that he disliked it intensely but I wanted to know specifics. Needless to say, I acknowledge his points while not agreeing with his conclusions. For example, he thinks the surprise in the "Surprise" ruined by the quick tempo. Yes, Norrington takes it faster than most but in fact his tempo helps the joke by arriving sooner than expected, actually taking me by surprise

Sarge

[Karl Henning]

Hindemith Symphony Eb maj. Lenny.

Nice!

[Karl Henning]

I watched it shortly before I began listening to the permances again (it's been a favorite for 8 years). I knew before hand that he disliked it intensely but I wanted to know specifics. Needless to say, I acknowledge his points while not agreeing with his conclusions. For example, he thinks the surprise in the "Surprise" ruined by the quick tempo. Yes, Norrington takes it faster than most but in fact his tempo helps the joke by arriving sooner than expected, actually taking me by surprise

Sarge

For me, today ... not surpringly, the ongoing survey of this box fits in with First-Listen Friday:

Martin
Cto for 7 winds, timpani, perc & strings
RCO
Chailly

Dutilleux
L'arbre des songes, Cto for vn & orch
Isabelle van Keulen, vn
RCO
Dutoit

The disc ends with a non-1sup]st listen:
Shostakovich
Symphony № 1 in f minor, Op. 10
RCO
Solti

[foxandpeng]

Hindemith Symphony Eb maj. Lenny.

Nice!

Nice +1

NP:

Hindemith
Symphonie in Eb
Ondine

I am helping my wife appreciate Hindemith as I get to know him. She is thrilled.

[Traverso]

Wagner

Mono 1953

[Karl Henning]

Nice +1

NP:

Hindemith
Symphonie in Eb
Ondine

I am helping my wife appreciate Hindemith as I get to know him. She is thrilled.

Sweet!

[Brian]

Nobody else at my office bothered coming in to the office today, so I am cranking this sh*t up loud!!!!



Schuman 3. Lenny. Heck yeah!

[Dry Brett Kavanaugh]

Nice!

Karl, what Beatles' songs do you like? Me, She Said She Said and Hey Bulldog. 

[SonicMan46]

These days I finished my exploration of Krommer's symphonies, a composer new to me. At first I thought that the Sym. No. 1 was pretty good, with plenty of energy, but listening to the others I realized these works kind of sounded almost the same, the same formula repeated, the material is not memorable to hold my attention, and there is little contrast of fast-slow in the movements. I mean, the music is well-written, pleasant, but in the end it becomes a little tiresome and nothing sticks to the memory. I do admit that the performances are incredibly energetic and convincing, so it's not a problem of the performances, but of the music itself. In my very personal opinion, this is the kind of composers who don't deserve much attention.

Well, I'm not sure that Krommer's entire oeuvre should be dismissed summarily - I own the recordings attached which do include two of the symphony discs shown above - BUT, when I pull out his music for a listen, the chamber works, particularly with winds are by far my preferred choice - SO, I guess that I agree in putting his symphonic output toward the 'basement' of my collection, but for those who like 'wind music', he is worth exploring.    Dave

[Mirror Image]

That's a great CD for which I have you to thank 

Indeed, Jeffrey. Glad you're still enjoying it!

[Symphonic Addict]

Well I am happy to report that that my opinion is contrary, I like his symphonies enormously, memorable, much contrast of the fast slow movements, , tiresome, hell no!  Sounding the same, geesh my ears are telling me a story much different. This composer deserves much attention, and is of prime importance in music history. Maybe you had a bad day my friend!

I didn't have bad days listening to these works at all. I know what I like and what I don't, I know enough music to detect what works are rewarding and what ones are not. What I do think by seeing many of your posts is that for you whatever composer is important and whatever work is great. You often make overstatements that simply leave me like: for real??? Seriously??? 

One example I'm thinking about is Carlo Giorgio Garofalo's Romantic Symphony. You consider that work important or great, when what I detect is a very banal and bombastic work. But at the end of the day, everybody has their own experiences on listening to music, we all have our own criteria, so my opinion is not more important than yours or viceversa.

Krommer wrote nice music, but essential? I don't think so.