What are you listening 2 now?

[vandermolen]

NP:

Ravel
Ma mère l'oye (two piano arrangement)
Argerich, Pletnev

Great CD!

I'm having a bit of a Vitezslav Novak morning, having earlier played the new piano version of 'Pan' and now I'm on to Jaroslav Vogel's fine Ultraphon CD featuring two of my favourites - the 'South Bohemian Suite' and the doom-laden though ultimately redemptive 'De Profundis' written, presumably secretly, during the Nazi occupation of Czechoslovakia:

[Papy Oli]

Good morning all,

Finishing this set this morning. Very good.

A first listen to Heinichen.

[Que]

Last in the series! 

There is a lot of wind lately around you, hopefully you are not blown away

[Harry]

William Wordsworth.

Orchestral music volume II

Piano Concerto in D minor.
Three pastoral Sketches.
Violin Concerto in A major.

Arta Arnicane, Piano.
Kamila Bydlowska, Violin.
Liepaja SO. John Gibbons.

By now you all know what I think about this composer, Wordsworth is "worth" your money and attention.

[kyjo]

Somebody wrote me a PM today on GMG, he stated I was a collector of worthless composers. He had not seen a decent composer that was worth the trouble of listening to, but was eagerly promoted by me, a worthless and uncritical listener. Well, I am proud wearing the title of a collector of being a collector of worthless composers, and you know what, here's is another one, probably worthless but hey, I listen mainly to worthless composers, so....

I'm sorry to hear that, Harry. Though I may not always agree with you about certain composers, I admire your consistent advocacy of them. If someone finds pleasure in certain music, who is someone else to tell that person that they are somehow "wrong" for that?

[Pohjolas Daughter]

You must rectify this at once, especially if you're a lover of solo piano music as I am. If you like Goode's Beethoven then this might not be a bad place to start!

Hi VLF,

I had mentioned earlier (and provided an image) that I do indeed own at least some of Brahms' music for solo piano.     This is the set that I had mentioned.  I love Kempff's Schumann.  Will need to reacquaint myself with his Brahms.  But thank you!  As an aside, have you ever heard any of Kempff's recordings?  I also love his ones of Beethoven.

[Traverso]

The Legend of Josquin Desprez

[Madiel]

Holmboe, String quartets 17-20 ('Morning', 'Day', 'Evening' and 'Night')

[Carlo Gesualdo]

The Legend of Josquin Desprez




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Dear Traverso, this Josquin seem awesome , you have good taste, like you're post a lot, you seem to know you're stuff, have a nice day Traverso

[Traverso]

Holmboe, String quartets 17-20 ('Morning', 'Day', 'Evening' and 'Night')

Have you listened to all the Bach cantatas in the meantime? 

[Madiel]

Have you listened to all the Bach cantatas in the meantime? 

Nope.

Things with words take more effort. 

[Dry Brett Kavanaugh]

Shostakovich Piano Works, Caroline Weinchert.

[Dry Brett Kavanaugh]

Well, it's a typical botch job from EMI. So many of their covers weren't good, but here's one that I do like (and you might, too):



Oh and this is a fantastic recording, too.

Yes, that's a nice art work. I have stayed away from Roussel, but will check the composition.

The cover art for that set simply follows a template EMI used for several other composer-focused sets, including Mahler, Delius, and Liszt.

Good to know. Thanks.

[Traverso]

Walton

Henry V Suite
Philharmokia Orchestra
William Walton

Partita for orchestra
Philharmokia Orchestra
William Walton


Sinfonia Concertante
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
William Walton

String Quartet
Hollywood String Quartet

[kyjo]

Quintet for piano, oboe, violin, viola and cello in F major

The sheer expression of loveliness. The tunes are so endearing!!

Pounds the table! This work is right up there with the best of Saint-Saëns (a composer who he rather resembles stylistically) IMO. Anyone who enjoys S-S could very well enjoy Dubois.

[Mirror Image]

Interested in what you think of the Sonata for Violin Solo. I find it a tough listen. Supraphon often used modern art in their LP covers. This issue is good.



Edit: Emil Filla, Musical Still-Life (1928). National Gallery, Prague.

I'm not a fan of works for a solo instrument except piano and guitar. I do like the 44 Duos for Two Violins, though, but this isn't a 'solo' instrumental work of course.

Yeah, Supraphon used some great art for their older LP covers. It's too bad they don't really do this much these days and have basically mirrored what the big labels like DG or Decca are doing with plastering the musicians on the front cover, back cover and booklet.

[Brian]

I'm not a fan of works for a solo instrument except piano and guitar.

Really tempting me to find and mail you a disc of all solo tuba 

[Mirror Image]

Yes, that's a nice art work. I have stayed away from Roussel, but will check the composition.

Well, I have to say that Roussel is a worthwhile composer that I think you'd enjoy. Give the 3rd and 4th symphonies a listen. An interesting factoid about Roussel, he taught Martinů.

[Traverso]

Really tempting me to find and mail you a disc of all solo tuba 

That would cheer him up....

[Daverz]

Quintet for piano, oboe, violin, viola and cello in F major

The sheer expression of loveliness. The tunes are so endearing!!

Now I remember reading about this guy.  He was so musically conservative that "in 1902 Dubois unavailingly forbade Conservatoire students to attend performances of Debussy's ground-breaking new opera, Pelléas et Mélisande." (Wikipedia)

But late Romantic French chamber music is also right up my alley, so I'll have to check him out.