What are you listening 2 now?

[Karl Henning]

First-Listen Fridays!

https://www.youtube.com/v/VVzepi2u_gk

[Undersea]

Now Playing:



Schubert - Symphonies #4 & 5

[JBS]

BBC Music Magazine for July 2021 (which just got to the newsstands here in the US)

Dvorak
Symphony 5
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Christopher Konig cond

coupled with (for a First Listen Friday)

Suk
Prague Opus 26
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Jakub Hrusa conductor

[André]

[Karl Henning]

First-Listen Friday!

Myaskovsky
String Quartet № 7 in F (yes, the first in a major key) Op. 55 (1941)
Taneyev Quartet

[T. D.]

New arrival, listening to the 1st and last (7th) CD to roughly bracket the compositions. So far excellent in every way. Sadly, the cheapo set I acquired has no track listing or liner notes, so I'll have to crib from Da Capo website. 

[Karl Henning]

New arrival, listening to the 1st and last (7th) CD to roughly bracket the compositions. So far excellent in every way. Sadly, the cheapo set I acquired has no track listing or liner notes, so I'll have to crib from Da Capo website. 

Nice! Apart from lack of track listing or liner notes ....

[Dry Brett Kavanaugh]

How is the recording, Andre??

[T. D.]

Nice! Apart from lack of track listing or liner notes ....

Bit of a shame, because (thus far, 2 out of 7 discs ) I find it (Holmboe complete SQ Kontra) such an outstanding set that I'd really like to peruse the liner notes. Skimmed them online but too lazy to copy/paste right now.

[Undersea]

Now Playing:




John Taverner - Missa Gloria Tibi Trinitas


Very nice work - I think I will listen to it again later in bed...

[André]

How is the recording, Andre??

Fine, very fine. I need to give it a couple more turns before I have a clear view of the shape and details of these symphonies. The orchestration is especially sophisticated.

[André]

3 polonaises op 71
Fantaisie op 49
Barcarolle op 60
Tarantelle op 43
Rondo for 2 pianos op 73.

Excellent recordings of some of Chopin's best solo works. The Barcarolle is my favourite Chopin piece and this is a superb version of it.

From this box set:

[Madiel]

Bit of a shame, because (thus far, 2 out of 7 discs ) I find it (Holmboe complete SQ Kontra) such an outstanding set that I'd really like to peruse the liner notes. Skimmed them online but too lazy to copy/paste right now.

See the other thread, but here's the link here as well: https://www.chandos.net/products/catalogue/DK%207001

[Symphonic Addict]

Coincidentally I am listening to Symphony No.1 again now Cesar and enjoy it increasingly. Respighi, Braga Santos and Vaughan Williams came to mind whilst listening to it.

Interesting, Jeffrey. I did know that the music reminded of some composers, but I couldn't pinpoint which ones. I'll have to listen to it later then.

[T. D.]

See the other thread, but here's the link here as well: https://www.chandos.net/products/catalogue/DK%207001

Got it, thanks again.

[Symphonic Addict]

Dvořák 9 and Schubert 5: these two symphonies are taking quite a beating in Symphonic Addict's thread in the Polling Station. I thought I'd show my support for these two works that are among my favorites and have been for over half a century. Played them both in band arrangements in high school.




Sarge

Who would have imagined that precisely there was a CD with those two works. Even though they have wide exposire, I haven't reached the point of disliking them either.

[Symphonic Addict]

Perhaps the best CD in the series.

[Symphonic Addict]

Symphony No. 3

An underrated work in my view. I like this performance, but I think it lacks more fire.

[Symphonic Addict]

Piano Concerto No. 2

[Mirror Image]

NP:

Honegger
String Quartets Nos. 1-3
Ludwig Quartet