What are you listening 2 now?

[Traverso]

Alla Venetiana

It always gives me a kind of relief to return to this music. Another fine recording with Paul O'Dette that is unfortunately hard to find for a friendly price.
Music that should not be forgotten....

[Karl Henning]

Mendelssohn
Polonaise-Fantaisie in A^b, Op. 61
de Larrocha

[SonicMan46]

Buxtehude, Dietrich - Organ Works w/ Harald Vogel (1941-Present) - MDG box w/ 7-discs; 2 booklets: 1) Organ Registrations/Specifications and 2) Compositions/Instruments (163 pages; multi-lingual); in the first booklet, I see at least 16 organs being used in these recordings which were done in 1986-1993.  Just listening to the first 2 CDs (my toleration point, I guess -  ) - below are the 4 organs used on these discs.  My only other 'large' box of organ works in my collection is JS Bach, so not a great fan nor an expert in this genre, BUT it is an outstanding package; excellent reviews are attached.  Dave

 

 

 

[ritter]

Two works derived from Stéphane Mallarmé's hermetic but stunningly beautiful Hérodiade (which I understand occupied him throughout his whole career, yet remained unfinished).


Hindemith's ballet, sans recitation as the composer intended. The work is referred to by its composer as an "orchestral recitation after Mallarmé", and it's the orchestra who "recites" fragments of the text.  The CD also gives a version with the text recited, an alternative the Hindemith seems to have grudgingly accepted at the insistence of Robert Craft, when the latter recorded the work (with Vera Zorina as diseuse). The ballet was written for Martha Graham, and premiered on the same evening as Copland's Appalachian Spring and a Milhaud work that has lapsed into oblivion. This is my first listen to this haunting piece (that features a prominent piano part), and I'm quite impressed. Werner Andreas Albert conducts the Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra, with Siegfried Mauser at the keyboard (CD 5 of the second box of CPO's "Complete Orchestral Works" series).


I hadn't listened to Matthias Pintscher's "dramatic scena" Hériodade-Fragmente for quite some time. Completely different in approach to Hindemith's piece (not surprising), this has a strongly expressionistic tone, with some accomplished vocal and orchestral writing. Very effective! Christoph Eschenbach conducts the NDR Symphony Orchestra Hamburg, with Claudia Barainsky as an accomplished vocalist.

I suppose I'll have to listen to another obvious all-Mallarmé program soon: Ravel's extraordinary Trois poèmes de Stéphane Mallarmé, Debussy's Faune (not among my favourites by the composer, I must admit) and Boulez's monumental Pli selon pli (one of my all-time favourite compositions by anyone). 

[Symphonic Addict]

I like it, very much so.

Sarge

Great news! I too enjoy it so much.

[foxandpeng]

Richard Arnell
Symphony 6 'The Anvil'
Symphony 4
Symphony 5
RSNO


These lovely, tuneful symphonies are a welcome accompaniment to a warm summer evening. Tunes, horns, brass ...

[Traverso]

Buxtehude, Dietrich - Organ Works w/ Harald Vogel (1941-Present) - MDG box w/ 7-discs; 2 booklets: 1) Organ Registrations/Specifications and 2) Compositions/Instruments (163 pages; multi-lingual); in the first booklet, I see at least 16 organs being used in these recordings which were done in 1986-1993.  Just listening to the first 2 CDs (my toleration point, I guess -  ) - below are the 4 organs used on these discs.  My only other 'large' box of organ works in my collection is JS Bach, so not a great fan nor an expert in this genre, BUT is is an outstanding package; excellent reviews are attached.  Dave

 

 

 

Enjoy your Buxtehude,it is a fine box 

[North Star]

First-listen Thursday - the latter half of this album.

I've known some of Shostakovich's songs, principally the orchestrated ones, for years, but for no good reason didn't investigate further before. Serov and the singers do a fabulous job, as with Serov's Prokofiev set.


Shostakovich
Complete Songs vol. 1
Yuri Serov & al.

[vandermolen]

Richard Arnell
Symphony 6 'The Anvil'
Symphony 4
Symphony 5
RSNO


These lovely, tuneful symphonies are a welcome accompaniment to a warm summer evening. Tunes, horns, brass ...

The epic No.3 is best of all.

[Papy Oli]

Bach - Concerto for 2 Harpsichords, Strings & Basso Continuo (BWV 1060)




What a lovely rabbit hole I am finding myself into 

[foxandpeng]

The epic No.3 is best of all.

We are right at the end of the second movement, Allegro assai, as we speak! Drums out!

It is a fine work, indeed 😁

[vers la flamme]

The 2nd and 6th (along with the 4th) are my favorites of Tubin's symphonies. I love the rhythmic intricacy of the 6th, which often takes on a jazzy (yet ominous) feel, due in part to the prominent saxophone part. Interestingly, some of the mechanistic, chugging ostinato passages in this work (and in the 2nd symphony) remind me quite strongly of Lutoslawski's Concerto for Orchestra which was written around the same time - I wonder if the two composers were familiar with each other's work?

Yes, Tubin's 6th, 8th and 9th symphonies all reminded me a bit of early Lutoslawski. Not sure whether or not there is any connection there.

[aligreto]

Fauré: Sonata No. 1 for Violin and Piano [Osostowicz/Tomes]





This is terrific music and music making. The performances from both musicians are powerful and ardent and fully committed to the music. The third movement is particularly exciting. The only issue that I have here is that the recorded sound of the violin is quite thin; a more balanced sound would be expected here. The piano, however, sounds full and balanced.

[aligreto]

Bach - Concerto for 2 Harpsichords, Strings & Basso Continuo (BWV 1060)




What a lovely rabbit hole I am finding myself into 

The French Music Thread wantonly abandoned; you countrymen will be appalled 

[Papy Oli]

The French Music Thread wantonly abandoned; you countrymen will be appalled 

They'll get over it 

[aligreto]

They'll get over it 

 

[SonicMan46]

Dussek, Jan (1760-1812) - Keyboard Sonatas w/ various performers on fortepianos; Brilliant has released 10 recordings, one of the Op. 35 Sonatas, and 9 others labeled with Volume Numbers (1-9); all are in my collection - so for the afternoon's and dinner listening, the recordings shown below.  NOW, trying to figure out their organization in Dussek's 300 or so compositions is confusing - but in 1964, Howard Craw put together a catalogue (HERE), and for the Brilliant releases, I've matched up what has been released so far w/ the catalogue (the results are attached for those interested) - interestingly, a number of these 'expected' solo KB sonatas have violin or flute accompaniments, so I assume that he wrote these w/ that possibility in mind but not sure that I've heard any combinations.  Dave

     

[Karl Henning]

Taneyev
Trio in D for pf, vn & vc, Op. 22
Trio in E^b for vn va & vc, Op. 31
Members of the Taneyev Quartet with Tamara Fidler, pf

[Karl Henning]

Weinberg
Symphony № 3 in b minor, Op. 45

https://www.youtube.com/v/MonyQhLY0Qo

[André]

Bis repetita placent