What are you listening 2 now?

[Mirror Image]

Good day to you as well, John (and a belated happy Saint John's / midsummer day).

This is only the second of the 15 CDs of the series I listen to. And so far, so good...I'm actually pleasantly surprised bu the Symphony for Concert Band...

Thank you. Yeah, I think it's nice to see you enjoying some Hindemith after reading that his music hadn't done much for you in the past. Opinions can change and I'm living proof of that!

[Traverso]

Good day to you as well, John (and a belated happy Saint John's / midsummer day).

This is only the second of the 15 CDs of the series I listen to. And so far, so good...I'm actually pleasantly surprised by the Symphony for Concert Band...

 

Well .I listened earlier today to the "Sommernachtstraum" to commemorate this event   

[steve ridgway]

Ligeti - San Francisco Polyphony.

[Symphonic Addict]

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

I could take a try on these works for winds to assess this composer better then. I don't dismiss his symphonies at the point of considering them bad music. They do offer a very pleasant listen, just that the works didn't resonate with me as I wanted.

[Mirror Image]

Ligeti - San Francisco Polyphony.

A fantastic recording of all of these works, but, man, what atrocious cover art.

[Symphonic Addict]

Right, since you are all agreeing that my participation's on GMG is all Hyperbole, consider this my last post on GMG. Some want to dominate the whole spectrum, and so I give room to all that think its okay to bash a composer, while not even able to write a single note themselves.

Please, don't do it, Harry! The fact that we can't always agree on musical tastes doesn't mean that you have to leave the site. I apologize if I offended you.

[Symphonic Addict]

This is my first foray into his chamber music, which TBH I'd forgotten was on this disc set - and probably wouldn't have remembered except it was on the next-to-be-ripped pile on my desk.

Besides this, I also have:

 

And I'm planning to get this fairly soon:



Like you say, fascinating stuff (as is the Mosolov )

Very nice! You won't regret. And yes, I forgot mentioning the Mosolov. What a cracking work! So is his "spicy" Piano Concerto No. 1. If you don't know it yet, you will be in for a real treat.

[Symphonic Addict]

A fantastic recording of all of these works, but, man, what atrocious cover art.

Yeah, godawful to say the least.

[Brian]

Since the coworkers are still out, I'm cranking out more loud music for my own enjoyment! This time, from Brazil:



Guarnieri's first concerto is a super fun folksy piece that would fit on a pops concert.

Also: Harry, if you leave, I'll have to come find you and drag you back!!

[steve ridgway]

A fantastic recording of all of these works, but, man, what atrocious cover art.

Yes, it looks like a Space Invaders arcade machine.

[VonStupp]

Guarnieri's first concerto is a super fun folksy piece that would fit on a pops concert.

I am really worried about this man in the cover art!

[Traverso]

Leoš Janáček

String Quartets 1 & 3

[VonStupp]

Sergei Prokofiev
Piano Concerto 4 in B-flat Major, op. 53
Piano Concerto 5 in G Major, op. 55
Michel Béroff, piano
Gewandhaus - Kurt Masur (1974)

I have never warmed to Prok's 4th PC. Are there any favorites out there? I have listened to a few, but haven't taken to it yet. Béroff's lyrical nature is an interesting one though, especially in these later concertos, where pianists generally approach Prokofiev like Bartók.

[SonicMan46]

Bach, CPE (1714-1788) - Violin/KB Sonatas & Piano Trios - on period instruments; Amandine Beyer on violin/Edna Stern fortepiano (FP) (Baroque violin and Paul McNulty copy of a Walter FP); Trio 1790 FP copy built by Derek Adlam, 1978 after Matthaus Heilmann, c. 1780.

For those interested, CPE Bach wrote a dozen+ works that could be performed as piano trios (Wq. 89, Nos.1-6; Wq 90, Nos.1-3, Wq. 91, Nos.1-4) - the Trio 1790 recording has 6 of these trios taken from all three Wq sets; not in my collection and a newer production is a 2-CD set by the Linos Piano Trio which has all of the trios on modern instruments - available on Spotify, so I'll take a listen soon.  Dave

     

[Mandryka]

I'm annoyed that this became my preferred Mozart integral, just because all the hype and marketing and so on were always a turn off, but it really is very good.

Nice to have the K570 for violin and piano.

[Symphonic Addict]

Leoš Janáček

String Quartets 1 & 3

Top-notch performances of the Janacek and the Haas. Their other recordings are also of high quality, including Prokofiev quartets.

[MusicTurner]

Sergei Prokofiev
Piano Concerto 4 in B-flat Major, op. 53
Piano Concerto 5 in G Major, op. 55
Michel Béroff, piano
Gewandhaus - Kurt Masur (1974)

I have never warmed to Prok's 4th PC. Are there any favorites out there? I have listened to a few, but haven't taken to it yet. Béroff's lyrical nature is an interesting one though, especially in these later concertos, where pianists generally approach Prokofiev like Bartók.

In the 4th, especially Krainev/Kitayenko in the Moscow recording (rather than the later Frankfurt). It's usually my favourite of the 5 concertos, together with no.2.

[Mirror Image]

Leoš Janáček

String Quartets 1 & 3

Sweet! But I think you meant Haas and not Janáček right, Jan? I'll have to get those recordings (not that I need any amount of convincing to buy more Janáček SQ recordings).

[Mirror Image]

NP:

Dvořák
Bagatelles, Op. 47, B. 79
Josef Suk et. al.

[VonStupp]

Sergei Prokofiev
Overture on Jewish Themes, op. 34
Visions fugitives, op. 22
Michel Béroff, piano (rec. 1974 & 1981)
Perrenin Quartet

What quirky fun Prokofiev's Overture is; very different from the concertos. Béroff makes Visions fugitives sound like a brother to Debussy's Preludes, and none the worse for it either. Wonderful!