What are you listening 2 now?

[Karl Henning]

I don't "trash" the First, but it is never a piece of which I think, "This is just what my ears want."

[Dry Brett Kavanaugh]

Szymanowski, Harnasie. Kord/National PO.

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I don't "trash" the First, but it is never a piece of which I think, "This is just what my ears want."

As with anything, some enjoy it, some don't. Not a big deal.

Thread duty -

Ravel
Piano Concerto in G
Argerich
Berliners
Abbado

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Szymanowski, Harnasie. Kord/National PO.

Outstanding! Love those performances, too.

[Dry Brett Kavanaugh]

Bach

Nice disc!

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Nice disc!

Not as nice as the Szymanowski you've been listening to! Now, that is a nice disc.

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NP:

Pettersson
Symphony No. 8
Berlin RSO
Thomas Sanderling

[Biffo]

So what is it, five pieces or one sonata?

To confuse matters further I see that Dalberto (who plays it very nicely) says the last three pieces of the sonata are separated as three klavierstücke in some sort catalogue raisonnée (O E Deutsch)

According to the booklet notes it was Schubert's first completed sonata. It was the publisher of the first edition who called the work Funf Klavierstucke (in 1843). Deutsch called the work a sonata, D459. It was the editors of the Deutschverzeichnis who split the work in two - a musical absurdity according to the Badura- Skoda

[Biffo]

Copland: Old American Songs - Thomas Hampson baritone with The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra conducted by Hugh Wolff

[Traverso]

Charpentier

What a lovely piece this is

Les Arts Florissants, H. 487

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NP:

Kancheli
Magnum Ignotum
Royal Flanders Philharmonic
Jansug Kakhidze

[Traverso]

Arvo Pärt & John Tavener

[vandermolen]

I have nothing by Bainton on my shelves, Jeffrey. I see he has a pretty hefty discography with Chandos as well as Dutton pitching in.

Current listening: Maconchy 5th String Quartet.

The Chandos disc with Clifford's defiant 'Symphony 1940' is well worth investigating and I find Bainton's 3rd Symphony (Dutton) to be very moving.

[VonStupp]

Thanks, these works are always hovering on my "to-do" list, I will have to try Blomstedt.

A pleasure! Yes, Blomstedt is quite nice, but also Sinopoli on DG with the Czech Philharmonic, who is a little more expansive and has Bridgitte Fassbaender in the Alto Rhapsody.

I'm not sure why these Brahms works exist on the periphery, but they are quite nice. There are some collections, too, from Rilling, Haitink, and Gerd Albrecht that I have sampled, but to be introduced, I think Blomstedt works just fine if you can find it at a decent price.

VS

[André]

Concerto for timpani, percussion and strings; symphony no 9, sinfonia di speranza.

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Concerto for timpani, percussion and strings; symphony no 9, sinfonia di speranza.

Sweet! That whole Panufnik series on CPO is excellent.

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NP:

Koechlin
Le buisson ardent, Parts I & II, Opps. 203, 171
Stuttgart RSO
Holliger

[André]

Sweet! That whole Panufnik series on CPO is excellent.

Indeed. I am revisiting these discs one by one after a longish hiatus. Both works here are fascinating.

[Pohjolas Daughter]

Charpentier

What a lovely piece this is

Les Arts Florissants, H. 487

Nice!  I don't know that particular work, but I do have some recordings with LAF of Charpentier. which I enjoy. 

PD

[SonicMan46]

Field & Chopin Nocturnes on period instruments w/ Bart van Oort (4-CD Brilliant set) (image inserted below) - quoted posts below about the first 2 CDs shown - another recording w/ van Oort just came to my attention (reviews attached; 2 of 3 excellent ones) - just finished a listen on Spotify and was pleased w/ his performances - found a link to a GMG list of posts a while back discussing the Brilliant set w/ generally good comments - just curious if there are any thoughts that might help make a purchasing decision?  Thanks.  Dave

This recording recently came up, I believe that it was Dave that mentioned it:

   

Still a wonderfull and atmospheric recording, not least by the use of the Pleyel.

Hi Que - part of the posting earlier this month above - a new Pleyel 1836 competitor, i.e. Alain Planès, has appeared to 'challenge' Boegner - just looked for some reviews (attached for those interested); most coming from the Brits who seem to feel that the period 'piano' sounds great but are less enthused w/ Planès playing and interpretation (i.e. 3*/5* ratings) - available on Spotify so I'll take a listen and do some comparisons.  Dave