What are you listening 2 now?

[Papy Oli]

Good morning all,

Still from the Fremaux Icon box:

Lalo - Symphonie Espagnole Op.21.

Really glad I took the plunge on this box, plenty of goodies within.

[vandermolen]

We have a lot of the same discs, it would seem.

Indeed!

[vandermolen]

Barbirolli grew up in the London evoked by this symphony. Both his recordings are excellent; I marginally prefer the earlier one but decided to listen to the later one in remastered stereo.

A good point about Barbirolli being a Londoner.

NP
Tikhon Khrennikov: Symphony No.2
A most enjoyable score and not IMO lacking in depth, despite his reputation as a party hack:

[Que]

2nd disc:

[Carlo Gesualdo]

Jachet DE Mantoue also real name Jacques Colebaut, his music, sacred motets and lament, fews masse a split whit Willaert and one on Brabant ensemble, now I confess and admit this Fellows is my favorite Renaissance music composers by far by all mean, he super  at celestial beauty of heavenly harmony.

Music of Jachet seem so harmonic and avant-garde for it's respectable era, well elaborated m what do yeah think fellows, incredible composer.

Renaissance beauty of polyphony only rival by fews composer Jaques Arcadelt, Nicolas Gombert, Pierre De Manchicourt, Jacobus Vaet, Giaches de Wert,  Luython, Lambert de Sayve, Lassus most probable was inspired by
by  this
Jachet DE Mantoue.

[Harry]

Julius Ernst Wilhelm Fucik.

Orchestral Works.

Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Neeme Jarvi.



Absolute fireworks, and well composed at that.

[Roasted Swan]

prompted by some recent chat a Barber disc pretty much at random;



cracking disc that absolutely underlines previous comments about Barber's compositional/orchestrating skills.  Every work (and performance) here powerful and impressive.  When Decca revived "Argo" as a label - defunct again now - they kept true to the tradition of the house with excellent engineering and interesting repertoire.....

[Traverso]

Bach

[Tsaraslondon]

prompted by some recent chat a Barber disc pretty much at random;



cracking disc that absolutely underlines previous comments about Barber's compositional/orchestrating skills.  Every work (and performance) here powerful and impressive.  When Decca revived "Argo" as a label - defunct again now - they kept true to the tradition of the house with excellent engineering and interesting repertoire.....

A favourite of mine too.

[Tsaraslondon]

Two rather good live performances, which came free with BBC Music Magazine.

Peter Donohoe plays the Gershwin, which is conducted by David Charles Abell, whilst Jean-Philppe Collard plays the Ravel, which is conducted by François-Xavier Roth. The orchestra is the BBC National Orchestra of Wales.

[vandermolen]

A favourite of mine too.

And mine - fabulous disc.

NP
Paris the Song of a Great City.
Piano Concerto:

[foxandpeng]

Roy Harris
Symphonies 3 & 4
Marin Alsop
Colorado SO
Naxos

Another contender, in my mind, for the Great American Symphony #3. I'm less familiar with Roy Harris than I should be, having listened to his symphonic cycle only three or four times, but I've had more exposure to 3 in recent months and appreciate it greatly.

[Papy Oli]

Still on the Fremaux box:

Lalo - Cello Concerto in D minor
Saint-Saëns - Cello Concerto No.1 in A minor

[vandermolen]

Roy Harris
Symphonies 3 & 4
Marin Alsop
Colorado SO
Naxos

Another contender, in my mind, for the Great American Symphony #3. I'm less familiar with Roy Harris than I should be, having listened to his symphonic cycle only three or four times, but I've had more exposure to 3 in recent months and appreciate it greatly.

This is the version of No.6 that you need to hear Danny.
It means a lot to me as I took the LP out of the record library in London around the time that my father died in 1985 and I remembered finding the Harris symphony consoling.

[vandermolen]

This arrived in this morning's post and has now been safely smuggled into the house. 
I'm really enjoying it. I thought that Loeffler's 'Le Mort de Tintagiles' was a fine, memorable and atmospheric work and have been delighted to discover it. I only knew his 'Pagan Poem' before, from an old Stokowski recording. I'm looking forward to hearing the rest of the CD:

[André]

I listened to No.1-12 (out of 63) tonight. Some staggering feats of virtuosity from both the performer and composer.

I like that set. Some seriously good music.

[Sergeant Rock]

Haydn Symphonies Nos. 17, 18, 19, 20 and 2, Klumpp conducting the Heidelberger Sinfoniker




Sarge

[foxandpeng]

This is the version of No.6 that you need to hear Danny.
It means a lot to me as I took the LP out of the record library in London around the time that my father died in 1985 and I remembered finding the Harris symphony consoling.

On it, sir. Now playing it, after pulling the plug on The Rothko Chapel by Feldman that wasn't particularly floating my boat. Thank you.

[mahler10th]

For the second time in my life, I cried when Mahler was on, this time in the last five minutes:



This is the most outstanding Mahler 2 I've ever heard.  I cannot praise it highly enough. 

[bhodges]

For the second time in my life, I cried when Mahler was on, this time in the last five minutes:



This is the most outstanding Mahler 2 I've ever heard.  I cannot praise it highly enough. 

I've heard Rattle's first version, with Birmingham (and love it), but not this one, so thanks for the comments. And PS, welcome back!

--Bruce