What are you listening 2 now?

[Traverso]

Mozart

[mabuse]

How about this one?

Otherwise, personally, I was thinking of this one :

[JBS]

The followed by the dampest of damp squibs possible;



Quite possibly the WORST new score I have heard in years.  SO amateur in conception and execution (Gottsch is a Professor of Opthalmology in his regular job).  SO SO SO SO SO poor.  Annoyingly so because you kinda know he must have paid for this recording and therefore gets the coverage/attention other more deserving (but not so rich) composers don't........

Oh no. I was intending to order it because that's my local orchestra and this their first recording. It's not normally very adventurous in programming so I've never been tempted to go to one of their concerts. Not a good omen to debut on CD this way.

[ritter]

Some 1940s Hindemith: The Four Temperaments and the Piano Concerto (disc 4 of the second set of the CPO "Complete Orchestral Works" series).


Werner Andreas Albert conducts the Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra, with Siegfried Mauser as soloist.

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First-Listen Tuesday

Tchaikovsky
Piano Trio in A, Op. 50 ("In Memory of a Great Artist")
Martha Argerich, Gidon Kremer, Mischa Maisky

[SonicMan46]

Well, I decided to spend the next few days or so on Dietrich Buxtehude (c.1637-1707), primarily his chamber works and harpsichord music - and yes, in 1705, J.S. Bach, then only 20 y/o, walked from Arnstadt to Lübeck, a distance of more than 250 mi to hear the 'maestro'!

Chamber Music - the top 3 CDs below w/ John Holloway on violin, Jaap ter Linden on viola da gamba, and Lars Ulrik Mortensen on harpsichord - these are works from the 1690s although likely composed earlier - love these recordings; multiple reviews are attached w/ some complaining of the church ambience, others not - does not bother me.

Harpsichord Music - lower three volumes w/ Lars Ulrik Mortensen - the harpsichord sounds wonderful as are the sound recordings - discs to recommend to so-called haters of the instrument, might change their minds (of course, Buxtehude's composing does not hurt).  Now I also own his organ music w/ Harald Vogel on MDG and several Cantata CDs, but for a later time.  Dave

   

   

[foxandpeng]

Martin Frost - Nordic Concertos
Vagn Holmboe Clarinet Concerto 3
Karin Rehnqvist 'On A Distant Shore' (A Poem for Clarinet and Orchestra)
BIS

I picked this up to hear the Holmboe Clarinet Concerto 3. As an amateur listener who likes Holmboe very much, this seems to me to be a performance I'll revisit. The unexpected bonus here for me, however, is Karin Rehnqvist's Poem for Clarinet and Orchestra, 'On A Distant Shore'.

I don't find this work easy, but having played it, I've found myself wanting to hear it again. Short movements, lots of quarter notes and sparse orchestration, with little initially identifiable melody of any sort. The scenes of Light, Dark, the Wild, and bird calls presented by the clarinet all have their own individual interest. I like it, even if I'm not sure why.

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Martin Frost - Nordic Concertos
Vagn Holmboe Clarinet Concerto 3
Karin Rehnqvist 'On A Distant Shore' (A Poem for Clarinet and Orchestra)
BIS

I picked this up to hear the Holmboe Clarinet Concerto 3. As an amateur listener who likes Holmboe very much, this seems to me to be a performance I'll revisit. The unexpected bonus here for me, however, is Karin Rehnqvist's Poem for Clarinet and Orchestra, 'On A Distant Shore'.

I don't find this work easy, but having played it, I've found myself wanting to hear it again. Short movements, lots of quarter notes and sparse orchestration, with little initially identifiable melody of any sort. Nevertheless, I like it, even if I'm not sure why.

How long have you been listening to classical music?

[Roasted Swan]

Oh no. I was intending to order it because that's my local orchestra and this their first recording. It's not normally very adventurous in programming so I've never been tempted to go to one of their concerts. Not a good omen to debut on CD this way.

Sorry JBS but this is a shocker.  Also, the orchestra sound a bit stretched.  But check out samples online - you might hear more in the music than I do.  Even the artwork is awful!



This is by local Key West artist Marylene Proner and illustrates a scene from Princess Yurievskaya.  Its ghastly - she looks shocked by something she can see up his nose.  But some of the other art on her website is much better...

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NP:

Tchaikovsky
Symphony No. 1 In G Minor, Op. 13, "Winter Daydreams"
BSO
MTT



An brilliant performance from Tilson Thomas and the Bostonians. This must be counted as one of the great recordings of this symphony. I may end up listening to again after it's over. It's been 13 years since I've last heard this symphony.

[foxandpeng]

How long have you been listening to classical music?

20 or so years, I suspect? I've no musical training, and enjoy what I hear without always understanding how to encapsulate that in musical terms. I am a happy amateur.

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20 or so years, I suspect?

You're hardly an amateur listener. You have seven more years of listening experience than I do!

[foxandpeng]

You're hardly an amateur listener. You have seven more years of listening experience than I do!

Ah, but you speak with much more insight than I find I am able to apply. I read many of the more technical posts on GMG, and realise I will only ever be a musical journeyman. That's ok, as I understand my limits 🙂

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Ah, but you speak with much more insight than I find I am able to apply. I read many of the more technical posts on GMG, and realise I will only ever be a musical journeyman. That's ok, as I understand my limits 🙂

Now, now, now...don't sell yourself short. I'm merely a novice compared to most GMG members. I have a little understanding of music theory (having played the guitar for 20+ years and played in junior and high school concert band), but I couldn't go into great technical detail like many of the members can do. I just try to draw from what I'm feeling from the music and find a way to put it into a coherent thought. One of the things I have realized as I've gotten older is the more I know is actually the less I know and this certainly applies to classical music, which is such a vast musical universe. I mean look how long it has taken me to circle back around to Tchaikovsky or Dvořák. I feel like I hardly know their music at all, but the experience so far has been hugely rewarding. I suspect you've had similar experiences.

[foxandpeng]

Now, now, now...don't sell yourself short. I'm merely a novice compared to most GMG members. I have a little understanding of music theory (having played the guitar for 20+ years and played in junior and high school concert band), but I couldn't go into great technical detail like many of the members can do. I just try to draw from what I'm feeling from the music and find a way to put it into a coherent thought. One of the things I have realized as I've gotten older is the more I know is actually the less I know and this certainly applies to classical music, which is such a vast musical universe. I mean look how long it has taken me to circle back around to Tchaikovsky or Dvořák. I feel like I hardly know their music at all, but the experience so far has been hugely rewarding. I suspect you've had similar experiences.

Thank you. You are kind. I very much value the insights of folk here, and am glad to add them to my knowledge and enjoyment bit by bit.I do agree that the more I know, the more I appreciate just how much I simply don't. I'm hoping to continue to grow and discover much more as time goes by.

Really appreciate you taking time to reply 🙂

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Thank you. You are kind. I very much value the insights of folk here, and am glad to add them to my knowledge and enjoyment bit by bit.I do agree that the more I know, the more I appreciate just how much I simply don't. I'm hoping to continue to grow and discover much more as time goes by.

Really appreciate you taking time to reply 🙂

Thanks a lot. I wish I could claim to being kind, but I am not. There are several members here who I'm sure loathe the very sight of my posts. But, that's not of any relevance to this thread. Anyway, looking forward to conversing more with you down the road.

[Brahmsian]

First-Listen Tuesday

Tchaikovsky
Piano Trio in A, Op. 50 ("In Memory of a Great Artist")
Martha Argerich, Gidon Kremer, Mischa Maisky

An outstanding piece of chamber music!

[vers la flamme]

Let me jump on this Tchaikovsky bandwagon here... 



Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Francesca da Rimini, op.32. Vladimir Ashkenazy, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

[foxandpeng]

Thanks a lot. I wish I could claim to being kind, but I am not. There are several members here who I'm sure loathe the very sight of my posts. But, that's not of any relevance to this thread. Anyway, looking forward to conversing more with you down the road.

Likewise 🙂

[Stürmisch Bewegt]

"Christmas music" should not be limited to holiday listening (nor should gifts to me be presented only on Dec. 25th and my birthday...)