What are you listening 2 now?

[vers la flamme]

You're not the first person I've seen saying very positive things about the Belcea.

I don't have, say, 40 Beethoven string quartet cycles like some of our more erudite and discerning members, so take my opinion with a grain of salt. But I do find the Belcea to be a very fine set.

[vers la flamme]

Ralph Vaughan Williams: Sancta Civitas. Richard Hickox, London Symphony Orchestra & Chorus.

I believe RVW once called this his favorite of his choral/orchestral works, and it is quite good, but does not supersede Dona Nobis Pacem in my book. Great performance from the Londoners under Hickox.

[amw]

You're not the first person I've seen saying very positive things about the Belcea.

It's one of my absolute favourites, but I have about about 45 different cycles at this point and haven't revisited it in a while, so this opinion may not be correctly calibrated.

[Madiel]

A little earlier today, these 2 albums (which between them cover 3 LPs from the early days of the BIS label).



Some of the music is new to me - Mortensen, Carlstedt, Salmenhaara, Rimsky-Korsakov and Berwald.  The Rimsky-Korsakov quintet for piano and winds was a bit of a highlight.

[Traverso]

Elgar

Serenade for strings

English Chamber Orchestra

[vers la flamme]

Franz Liszt: Années de pèlerinage, Première année: La Suisse, S160. Aldo Ciccolini

What a pianist. One of my favorites.

[Roasted Swan]

A big +1 here. That is a terrific set.

++1 - all the more so for the inclusion of the rare - and very lovely - Triptyque

[Traverso]

Mozart

Symphony No.38

[Papy Oli]

JS Bach

Orchestral Suite No.1

Linde Consort
Musica Antiqua Köln
La Petite Bande

[Madiel]

Elgar, Vesper Voluntaries for organ, op.14

Just because Elgar is one of my "let's explore chronologically" composers. It's possible this won't set off my organ allergy.

[Traverso]

Franz Liszt: Années de pèlerinage, Première année: La Suisse, S160. Aldo Ciccolini

What a pianist. One of my favorites.

It is a very attractive box 

[aligreto]

JS Bach: Partitas Nos. 1-3 BWV 825-827 [Hewitt]

[aligreto]

JS Bach

Orchestral Suite No.1

Linde Consort
Musica Antiqua Köln
La Petite Bande

Interesting. Three very different readings there, Olivier.

[Traverso]

Enescu

Suite 1-2 & 3

[Iota]

Mozart: Violin Concerto No.3
Faust, Il Giardino Armonico, Antonini


Mozart in radiant form and Faust/Antonini et al dancing fabulously to his tune. A lovely thing!

[Madiel]

I haven't listened to any Nørgård for ages.

The next thing on my list just happens to be the crazy and amazing Symphony No.5. Worth it for the opening minute alone.

[vandermolen]

Barber Symphony No.1 (new arrival) - great performance and recording:

[vandermolen]

Thankee my friend, one of the trees I planted this morning I have called Jeffrey from Great Britain, honestly

What a lovely tribute! Thank you my friend 

I've recently been sent out on gardening duties here 

[Brian]

Canteloube: Chants d'Auvergne

Are there any more ridiculously glittering and lovely songs than these ones? I'm totally enamoured of them! The music irradiates so much beauty and rusticity that the overall effect melts my heart. Not only is the music ineffably gorgeous, but also the impeccable orchestration. This is music to really die for. Canteloube used the orchestra to conjure up some striking effects. One of them is like imitating the sound of a bagpipe. The voice of the soprano suits magnificently the lushness and folksy nature of the music. I heard other singers but their voices were too operatic for these songs. Gens has the velvety, warm and right tone that this music demands.

This is totally wonderful music and a wonderful set. I'm also ready for September's new release of Carolyn Sampson singing 25 of the Chants d'Auvergne.

[Roasted Swan]

Barber Symphony No.1 (new arrival) - great performance and recording:

I was genuinely disappointed in this disc.  VERY well played and excellent engineering but interpretatively "safe".  For the Barber I prefer just about any other version - I know you like (absolutely agree here) the old David Measham/LSO on Unicorn as was...