What are you listening 2 now?

[Symphonic Addict]

NP:

Popov
Symphony No. 2, Op. 39 "Motherland"
USSR Radio & TV SO
Gennady Provatorov

His Symphonic Aria for cello and string orchestra is a stunner. This composer must be counted into the most outstanding from his time.

[Madiel]

A fantastic recording!

Absolutely!

And absolutely what I need on a difficult morning. In fact, after feeling like I've wasted much of the morning in meetings and conversations that didn't achieve much... I'm putting it on again just before lunch.

[JBS]

Landed today

I expected to like what I heard, and my expectations are met or exceeded.
The Concerto for Cor Anglais (English Horn) is on the same level as Distant Light, one of his best works.

[Symphonic Addict]

Symphony No. 5

Thoroughly sensational in every respect. Wow, Davis did know how to be organic and natural, also pictorial and majestic. I had never heard this symphony like this before. A true ear-opener. It just mesmerized me from the very beginning. I'm in the first movement. Man, how beautiful and distinctive music this is. Sibelius was a real genius, no more to controvert.

Although the first two movements are completely succesful, the opening of the 3rd movement (I am in it currently) sounds less polished and underpowered, I thought.




Falstaff

Just brilliant, clever, a tone poem in all but name, and certainly a one that could compare with works like Strauss's Don Quixote or Sibelius 5th in terms of compelling and natural development, how it unfolds and, let's say, tells the story. Elgar as a terrific orchestrator and a vivid music storyteller. This recording just does full justice to the work. Most sensational.

[Symphonic Addict]

Elgar's Violin Sonata and String Quartet aren't as consistently great as the Piano Quintet perhaps, but they both contain some really fine music nonetheless.

You're welcome! I simply can't imagine those recordings of Franck's piano trios being bettered. Absolutely mandatory listening IMHO!

I need to grab the Franck trios as soon as possible. The only recording before this was the one on Chandos. It's always to have a second (or better) superbly-played recording.

[Mirror Image]

Absolutely!

And absolutely what I need on a difficult morning. In fact, after feeling like I've wasted much of the morning in meetings and conversations that didn't achieve much... I'm putting it on again just before lunch.

Very nice. Hope your day gets better.

[Madiel]

Beethoven, Violin sonata no.5

[Mirror Image]

His Symphonic Aria for cello and string orchestra is a stunner. This composer must be counted into the most outstanding from his time.

It sure is, Cesar. I've everything I've heard so far from Popov.

[Symphonic Addict]

Josef Schelb: Concerto for bass clarinet and ten instruments

My God, what an incredibly fine piece this is. He has a neoclassical stamp, lyricism and counterpoint of his own. If you want an idea of it, I felt it like Stravinsky crossed with Martinu with a particular German, and even Swiss touches. Very good discovery. André commented about it a while ago. I'm glad I heard this! Thanks, André.




Janis Ivanovs: Symphony No. 4 Atlantis

The pieces's temperament oscillates from stormy to haunting to granitic, bucolic and imposing overall. A good coincidence it was written in E-flat minor, like other of my favorite works in this key (Langgaard's 4th, for example, or Prokofiev's 6th). Is this me or does this have some quite overwhelming climaxes??!! Rather probably my favorite Ivanovs CD, also including the opulent scriabinesque Rainbow.

[Madiel]

Brahms, Violin sonata no.1

[Symphonic Addict]

It sure is, Cesar. I've everything I've heard so far from Popov.

What is your favorite work by him?

[Klavier]

I listened to just the Art of Fugue again tonight via Qobuz so it was uninterrupted. Some really spectacular playing.

[Symphonic Addict]

Wonderful! Enigma certainly makes sense. This is phantasmagorical stuff, of unnerving textures, the scream-like sound from the strings is something else, also the timeless last minutes. The first composition I pay attention to by her and I was quite hooked.

[Artem]

One of my favourite Kairos disks.

[Symphonic Addict]

Symphony No. 2

A complete delight. For me, it's his "pastoral" symphony. Just hear the beautifully bucolic Trio from the 2nd movement. Endearing. I like that rusticity blended with that fine counterpoint and harmonic language. A winning combination.

[Harry]

Georg Philipp Telemann.

Wind concertos, Volume VIII.

La Stagione Frankfurt & Camerate Koln, Michael Schneider.

A magnificent close to this series. I have enjoyed the first run through enormously.

[Que]

Morning listening:



Exceeding expectations. 

[Que]

Georg Philipp Telemann.

Wind concertos, Volume VIII.

La Stagione Frankfurt & Camerate Koln, Michael Schneider.

A magnificent close to this series. I have enjoyed the first run through enormously.

Excellent! 

[Mandryka]

Morning listening:



Exceeding expectations. 

Yes I agree, it's very good, Pierre de la Rue is very good!

[Mandryka]

The interesting thing is the extrañeza, strangeness apparently, in the title. I'm not quite sure what Cea was getting at. And indeed suavidad, smoothness, is a bit . . . strange in the context. That being said there's some incandescent playing, and I'm particularly appreciating the sacred music, a Kyrie for example which soars.