What are you listening 2 now?

[aligreto]

JS Bach: Partitas Nos. 4-6 BWV 828-830 [Hewitt]





This is superlative playing. Hewitt's touch is very light, particularly with her left hand; there is nothing ponderous about it. Her playing is also filled with great musicality and fluidity.

[Mandryka]

https://www.youtube.com/v/Ldo30nD9q84

Nice playing! And nice instrument, lots of overtones to give the notes character.

[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.

I've repeated listening to this today. Partly because I feel like I'm actually making some sense of it! Could be an illusion.

[Papy Oli]

Good morning all,

Bach - Violin Sonata #1 BWV 1001 (Milstein).

Taking those sonatas and partitas in small chunks.

[Traverso]

Verdi-Beethoven & Berlioz

[foxandpeng]

Dmitri Shostakovich
Complete String Quartets
SQs 2, 4, 3, 7 & 8
Mandelring Quartett

I have been listening exclusively to the Decca Borodin Quartet set while getting to know these SQs, but trying the Mandelring Quartett versions for the first time has been excellent this morning. They are great! I like them better, I think, but I don't know why yet.

[aligreto]

Couperin, F: Première Livre de Pieces de Clavecin [Rousset]





CD 1: Suites 1 & 2

Wonderful!

[Traverso]

Couperin, F: Première Livre de Pieces de Clavecin [Rousset]





CD 1: Suites 1 & 2

Wonderful!

Glad to hear it Fergus 

[aligreto]

Glad to hear it Fergus 

Looking forward to the other two CDs in the set, Jan, but I will ration my listening just a little in order to prolong the enjoyment 

[Harry]

Morning listening on Spotify:



As might have been apparent from my recent listening, I'm curently exploring music of the French Reformation.
Which is not a large task, since there is preciously little recorded.

This recording flew totally under my radar. It has very interesting programming.
Unfortunately the singing is unsatisfactory. This doesn't sound like a professional Early Music ensemble but rather like a bunch of amateurs. Sloppy, unsteady and with vibrato. 

That was my impression too, found it horrible to be exact, despite the interesting programming.

[Que]

Continued Telemania on Spotify:



Very nice! 

[Que]

That was my impression too, found it horrible to be exact, despite the interesting programming.

Really horrible, indeed!

[vandermolen]

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...

Interesting - maybe I'm too easily pleased! The Sibelius was less intense than usual but I rather enjoyed the more reflective interpretation. You can have too much of Karajan, Kajanus, Koussevitsky and Beecham!

My favourite performance of Barber's 1st Symphony is not actually the one conducted by David Measham (good though it is) but the one performed by the Japan Symphony Orchestra (aka Imperial Philharmonic, Tokyo) conducted by William Strickland - something about the pacing of certain key passages which I've not seen replicated elsewhere.

[VonStupp]

Hmm, both of these discs look awesome. Can't say that 19th century French Romantic music is my strong suit, but I'm intrigued.

I would say if you are unfamiliar with Franck, his Symphony in d minor is a must-hear.

That said, my listening for this morning:

César Franck
Symphony in d minor

Igor Stravinsky
Pétrouchka

Chicago & Boston SO - Pierre Monteux

[aligreto]

JS Bach: Six Keyboard Partitas [Leonhardt]





Nos. 1-3

[Traverso]

Webern

Passacaglia For Orchestra Op. 1

5 Movements Op. 5 - Version For String Orchestra

6 Pieces For Orchestra Op. 6

J. S. Bach: Fuga (Ricercata) A 6 Voci - From "The Musical Offering"

Franz Schubert: German Dances Op. Post. D 820

Im Sommerwind - Idyll For Large Orchestra

[Traverso]

JS Bach: Six Keyboard Partitas [Leonhardt]





Nos. 1-3

This is really great music,well played and a fine recording,it's a classic ! 

[Dry Brett Kavanaugh]

JS Bach: Six Keyboard Partitas [Leonhardt]





Nos. 1-3

Nice!

[Dry Brett Kavanaugh]

Eivind Groven, SY2.

[Mirror Image]

NP:

Bartók
String Quartet No. 2, Op. 17 Sz. 67, BB 75
Tátrai Quartet