What are you listening 2 now?

[JBS]

First listen to the two Szymanwski SQs, in this recording:

I have that CD....somewhere. Must dig it out and see if I like it better than I did the last time I played it (about 2005 perhaps?)
TD
Szell conducting the Czech Philharmonic in Dvorak: the Cello Concerto and Ninth Symphony with Casals as soloist.
1937 recordings.

[Brian]

Benjamin Frith: underrated.

[Traverso]

Sweelinck

Fourth book of Psalms

Cd 3

This is the last recording of the psalms,there are also some organvariations: Bernard Winsemius
Tomorrow the recordings of the Cantiones Sacrea which contains two CD's and then the works for Keyboard

[kyjo]

Vermeulen: Symphony No. 3 Thrène et Pean

A pity this composer doesn't have appeal enough to be discussed often on this place. Not only does this work have intricacy and an imposing feel to it, but also an earnest sobriety and stillness. The slow parts are haunting, evocative, mysterious, whereas the others have more rhythmic and loud contributions and they are really exciting. An underrated composer in my view.

I always seem to forget about composers like Vermeulen who get little mention here, so thanks for the reminder! I think Johan (Christo) is a fan of his music. There's much fine music from the Low Countries that's all but nearly forgotten, and that's a shame.

[vandermolen]

Liadov: 'From the Apocalypse':

Appropriate music for going back to work tomorrow!
A fine performance and recording:
Krasnoyarsk SO/Ivan Shpiller

[Karl Henning]

"Wolferl"
Symphony № 41 in C, K.551 « Jove »
Orchestra Mozart
Abbado

[Pohjolas Daughter]

Liadov: 'From the Apocalypse':

Appropriate music for going back to work tomorrow!
A fine performance and recording:
Krasnoyarsk SO/Ivan Shpiller

Good luck tomorrow Jeffrey!

PD

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I always seem to forget about composers like Vermeulen who get little mention here, so thanks for the reminder! I think Johan (Christo) is a fan of his music. There's much fine music from the Low Countries that's all but nearly forgotten, and that's a shame.

The problem with Dutch composers is the fact that hardly any of them have had music that has been recorded with a few exceptions like Röntgen for example whose music has been served rather well on disc (thanks to CPO). But other composers like Vermeulen seldom get mentioned probably because the orchestral and chamber sets are OOP and there hasn't been any resurgence of interest in his music by the record labels. The same could be said of Pijper who was one of the most important Dutch composers of the early 20th Century. Henk Badings did receive some recordings courtesy of CPO, but not much attention has been garnered from those releases. Anyway, it just doesn't seem the labels have much interest in Dutch composers (or Albanian or Serbian ones either just to throw some random nationalities out there).

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NP:

Penderecki
Horn Concerto, "Winterreise"
Radovan Vlatkovic, horn
Sinfonietta Cracovia
Penderecki

[MusicTurner]

The problem with Dutch composers is the fact that hardly any of them have had music that has been recorded with a few exceptions like Röntgen for example whose music has been served rather well on disc (thanks to CPO). But other composers like Vermeulen seldom get mentioned probably because the orchestral and chamber sets are OOP and there hasn't been any resurgence of interest in his music by the record labels. The same could be said of Pijper who was one of the most important Dutch composers of the early 20th Century. Henk Badings did receive some recordings courtesy of CPO, but not much attention has been garnered from those releases. Anyway, it just doesn't seem the labels have much interest in Dutch composers (or Albanian or Serbian ones either just to throw some random nationalities out there).

Agree, it's a pity. Rudolf Escher is another important Dutch candidate. Keuris did get his 'complete works box', by a Dutch company. Yet some Dutch composers even seem poorly served by the local recordings too.

For instance, a bunch of Belgian composers have been much more recorded by comparison (Franck, Vieuxtemps, Ysaye, plus at least Lekeu's violin sonata, Jongen's organ symphony).

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Agree, it's a pity. Rudolf Escher is another important Dutch candidate. Keuris did get his 'complete works box', by a Dutch company. Some Dutch composers even seem poorly served by the local recordings too.

For instance, a bunch of Belgian composers seem much more recorded (Franck, Vieuxtemps, Ysaye, Lekeu, a bit of Jongen).

I doubt I'll be exploring any Dutch composers as I just don't seem to be too interested in them. The same goes for Belgian composers. I'm more into the German/Austrian and Slavic composers.

[MusicTurner]

I doubt I'll be exploring any Dutch composers as I just don't seem to be too interested in them. The same goes for Belgian composers. I'm more into the German/Austrian and Slavic composers.

Exploration came late for me. Placing Dutch music is difficult, since there are influences from so many sources, including ~impressionism, France, the Austro-German composers, minimalism, Stravinsky, etc. etc.

Personally I'm less interested in Belgian composers so far, except Franck, Lekeu, Ysaye and to a lesser extent a couple more.

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Exploration came late for me. Placing Dutch music is difficult, since there are influences from so many sources, including ~impressionism, France, the Austro-German composers, minimalism, Stravinsky, etc. etc.

Yes, the Dutch seem to be a melting pot of many different influences.

[JBS]

The problem with Dutch composers is the fact that hardly any of them have had music that has been recorded with a few exceptions like Röntgen for example whose music has been served rather well on disc (thanks to CPO). But other composers like Vermeulen seldom get mentioned probably because the orchestral and chamber sets are OOP and there hasn't been any resurgence of interest in his music by the record labels. The same could be said of Pijper who was one of the most important Dutch composers of the early 20th Century. Henk Badings did receive some recordings courtesy of CPO, but not much attention has been garnered from those releases. Anyway, it just doesn't seem the labels have much interest in Dutch composers (or Albanian or Serbian ones either just to throw some random nationalities out there).

There's this guy. Whose centennial seems to have been almost completely overlooked. [I got this set a few years ago, so it wasn't issued for his centennial.]


I must admit the music didn't spark any enthusiasm in me.

TD

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There's this guy. Whose centennial seems to have been almost completely overlooked. [I got this set a few years ago, so it wasn't issued for his centennial.]


I must admit the music didn't spark any enthusiasm in me.

I've got this Diepenbrock set as well and my reaction pretty much mirrors your own.

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NP:

Villa-Lobos
Piano Trio No. 3
Damocles Trio

[Symphonic Addict]

Sounds like another composer I need to check out as I sample 20th and 21st century symphonists. I see many of his orchestral works are on YouTube. Currently sampling Symphony no. 8... reminds me of Martinu in some spots and Shostakovich in others, but Sulek has a really distinctive voice all his own. I'll definitely keep listening!

Glad you enjoyed it! All of his 8 symphonies are worth listening.

[classicalgeek]

Continuing my survey of George Lloyd's symphonies, this time with no. 8 (from Spotify):



Another one I thoroughly enjoyed... another wonderful slow movement, plus a madcap finale that almost sounds like a tarantella in spots. And, like the Ninth's finale, features lots of mallet percussion.

[André]

4 works from belgian composers on the subject of James Ensor's paintings. The works range from 1959 to 1985. The title of the album is also that of the painting (by Félix Labisse, a surrealist friend of Ensor's) on the art cover. Ensor stayed in Oostende practically all his life. He was a highly colourful character whose paintings of carnival scenes, masks and skeletons provoked admiration and derision in equal measure.

[Brian]

Been a long time since I revisited Tyberg 3:



Absolute dream for trombone players, the trombones get all the best stuff. The scherzo is a perfect combination of Bruckner scherzo and Mahler scherzo and trombone concerto.