What are you listening 2 now?

[listener]

Alexander MOSOLOV:
Harp Concerto,
Symphony no.5
Piano Concerto
Boris TCHAIKOWSKY Piano Concerto
performers as shown on the covers   The latter two from the Brilliant Russian Piano Concerto box
  nothing to stop me from attending a concert if any of these were scheduled, the Mosolov Harp Concerto and Symphony would be lures.

[Irons]

Are you trying to "Bridge" the gap between analogue and digital there? 

Us "Brittens" can listen to either.

[Que]

Enjoying this much more than when it first came out. It's obviously a question of mood.

Listening to it now...

This Basel based ensemble already has already quite a discography: https://www.quintaprofeti.com/cd-releases

[Harry]

Roco Rodio & Sperindio Bertoldo.

Complete Organ Works.
CD II.
Luca Scandali plays on a Lorenzo da Prato Organ (1471-75), at the Basilica of San Petronio, Bologna, Italy.
Meantone Temperament.
Pitch a'= 466 Hz.

First of all it is a treat to listen to this fine Renaissance organ, which is in a pristine working order. Both composers may not belong to the top tier of their time, but their compositions are serviceable, and sometimes they exceed expectations. One could say that the music is a tad academic, and a certain lack in creativity or a clear melodic line. Luca Scandali plays it all in a straightforward and rational style, without ornamentation or real emotional involvement. So it really feels academic, and its therefore hard to get into the music. This said, the organ should be the real draw if you want to buy it. The recording is neither good or bad, so again merely serviceable. But that's just my opinion.

[vandermolen]

William Alwyn - Symphony No.1 (RLPO/Lloyd-Jones)
A fine, urgent performance:

[Que]

Roco Rodio & Sperindio Bertoldo.

Complete Organ Works.
CD II.
Luca Scandali plays on a Lorenzo da Prato Organ (1471-75), at the Basilica of San Petronio, Bologna, Italy.
Meantone Temperament.
Pitch a'= 466 Hz.

First of all it is a treat to listen to this fine Renaissance organ, which is in a pristine working order. Both composers may not belong to the top tier of their time, but their compositions are serviceable, and sometimes they exceed expectations. One could say that the music is a tad academic, and a certain lack in creativity or a clear melodic line. Luca Scandali plays it all in a straightforward and rational style, without ornamentation or real emotional involvement. So it really feels academic, and its therefore hard to get into the music. This said, the organ should be the real draw if you want to buy it. The recording is neither good or bad, so again merely serviceable. But that's just my opinion.

I love historical Italian organs - I'll give it a run on Spotify.

Thanks for posting.

[vers la flamme]

Round 2 with this disc (correct thread this time )



Arvo Pärt: Perpetuum Mobile, op.10; Symphony No.1, op.9, the "Polyphonic". Neeme Järvi, Bamberg Symphony

Fist listen to either of these works. Very impressed so far with the young Pärt, whose serialist style has seemingly little to do with his later work, but still it's very humane music, alive with color. The playing of the Bamberg Symphony is stellar. I would love to hear more of them as this is the first and only CD of their work I have. Järvi as always makes for an excellent advocate for the music of his countryman.

[Harry]

New acquisition, first listen.

Franz Lachner.

Symphony No. 6 in D major, opus 56.
Concertino for Bassoon & Orchestra in E flat major.

Evergreen SO, Gernot Schmalfuß.
Chia-Hua, Hsu, Bassoon.

I can tell you right away that if you do not greatly care for the likes of Franz Krommer, you will not appreciate Franz Lachner. For they are in many ways akin. Lachner has the same approach in shaping melodies, and a knack for filigree detailing. To my ears he develops a sound world that repeats the melody lines in an ever changing fashion. So what may sound repetitive and boring, hides in its inner core, some wonderful music making, like in the opus 56 Symphony, a long one at 44:14 minutes, but a very rewarding 44 minutes for me. Its a work in which a contemplative vein is ever present, and urges you to involve all your senses in order to reach the message Lachner is proposing. The Concertino is a short but effective work, in which Chia-Hua Hsu, is reaching great heights, handling the Bassoon in an excellent way.
The sound is good to very good, with a small quibble regarding the first track. I would wish they would try first, and then record, for the movement sounds a tad out of balance, rough even, which is corrected in the following tracks.

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Mikis Theodorakis: Symphony No.4 'Of the Choral Odes'

A rather darkly impressive choral symphony.

[vers la flamme]

Alfred Schnittke: Viola Concerto. Yuri Bashmet, Gennadi Rozhdestvensky, USSR Ministry of Culture Symphony Orchestra

What a piece. The second movement blows me away every time.

Just for good measure, here is a picture of Arvo Pärt and Alfred Schnittke; apparently they were buddies.

[Traverso]

Well, you certainly chose a good set to start out with --- Thomson packs a wallop right out of the gate. Are you familiar with any of Martinů's other works?

To tell you the truth, I have next to nothing, I've listened to three string quartets recently and they are very attractive.
I've seen quite a bit of attention for Martinu lately that made me decide to buy these symphonies.
I generally pay little attention to Hurwitz's chatter, but his enthusiasm in this case was very contagious. 

[Traverso]

Boulez

Today in different waters 

"Explosante-fixe
Anthèmes 1 & 2

[Roasted Swan]

Round 2 with this disc (correct thread this time )



Arvo Pärt: Perpetuum Mobile, op.10; Symphony No.1, op.9, the "Polyphonic". Neeme Järvi, Bamberg Symphony

Fist listen to either of these works. Very impressed so far with the young Pärt, whose serialist style has seemingly little to do with his later work, but still it's very humane music, alive with color. The playing of the Bamberg Symphony is stellar. I would love to hear more of them as this is the first and only CD of their work I have. Järvi as always makes for an excellent advocate for the music of his countryman.

+1 for this disc.  Possibly I think the engineering on the earlier BIS discs when they had a true "in house" engineering and production team was among some of the finest around bar none.  All of the contents of this disc as well as pretty much a one-stop-shop for "essential Part" can be found on this Amazon download collection.  Frustratingly Amazon bit-rates stay annoyingly low but this still sounds very good;

Arvo Pärt: 75 Year Celebration Collection
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Arvo-P%C3%A4rt-Year-Celebration-Collection/dp/B003TI03NO/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=arvo+part+75+year+celebration&qid=1624877996&sr=8-1

The Bamberg SO are indeed very good - and have been so for many years.  With Jarvi again they did the Martinu Symphonies on BIS (now licenced to Brilliant) and on Orfeo a well-regarded Glazunov cycle.  One of Jarvi's Tubin cycle (now those are great pieces) was with the Bambergs too.  Further back with Horst Stein I like their Schubert cycle and an exciting Alpine Symphony with the same conductor.  Bascially you won't go far wrong if iot says "Bamberg SO" on the tine!

[Papy Oli]

Good afternoon,

Completing a run of Brandenburg Concertos with No.5 & 6 (Musica Antiqua Köln).

[vandermolen]

Alfred Schnittke: Viola Concerto. Yuri Bashmet, Gennadi Rozhdestvensky, USSR Ministry of Culture Symphony Orchestra

What a piece. The second movement blows me away every time.

Just for good measure, here is a picture of Arvo Pärt and Alfred Schnittke; apparently they were buddies.

Great photo!

[Biffo]

Schubert: String Quartet No 14 in D minor Death and the Maiden - Alban Berg Quartett

[Harry]

New acquisition, first listen.

Josef Schelb.
Orchestral Works, Volume I.

Movimento I (1969)
Music for Orchestra No. 3 & 4, (1972)

Liepaja SO, Paul Mann & Philharmonie Baden-Baden, Pavel Baleff.

A fine and exciting new discovery for me. Never heard of this composer before, but he is called, of of the better kept secrets of German music. I for one am glad that his music is finally available for all to hear what the secret really was. "The three pieces recorded here show Schelb capable of astonishing vitality, and his music displays lean, muscularity, freewheeling energy and luminous and transparent orchestration, often informed by bucolic nostalgia and lyrical melancholy". I can only subscribe to what is written about him, an amazing versatile composer.
The recording is excellent as well as the performance.

[Papy Oli]

Fauré - Piano Quartet No.1 (Rogé, Ysaye Qt)

[Que]

Spotify:



Not familiar with this ensemble, but sounds excellent!

[Dry Brett Kavanaugh]

Peter Mennin SY4.