What are you listening 2 now?

[Mirror Image]

You sound happy rather than annoyed! 

Yeah, I am rather happy, indeed. Sometimes we second guess ourselves and say "Man, I didn't really need to buy these recordings" only to come to the realization that 'yes, yes you did need those recordings' after all.

Now playing all the way through for the second-time, this new acquisition:



An absolute feast for the ears!

[Mirror Image]

His Prokofiev Symphony cycle, and Prokofiev Piano Concerto Cycle (Teldec) are phenomenal, IMO.

His Prokofiev PC cycle (also with Krainev) on Melodiya is top-notch.

[VonStupp]

Samuel Barber
Choral Music

Joyful Company of Singers - Peter Broadbent

Compared to Conspirare's Barber choral set I heard last week, JCoS is not as seamlessly balanced or blended an ensemble, and their constitution isn't as iron-lunged. Too bad, because otherwise I have enjoyed many of this ensemble's performances elsewhere. Their collaborations with Richard Hickox are very good.

Of course, Barber's choral music is always a pleasure to spend time with regardless! VS

[Karl Henning]

Maiden-Listen Monday:

Consistently good and frequently great

Tansman
Symphonie de chambre (1960)
Sinfonietta № 1 (1924)
Sinfonietta № 2 (1978)
Sinfonia piccola (1951-52)
Orchestra della Svizzera italiana
Caetani

[Klavier]

A solid edifice of a symphony.

Have you heard the 1st? It's pretty good.

[foxandpeng]

Philip Sawyers
Symphony #4
Kenneth Woods
BBC National Orchestra of Wales

Sawyers is rapidly becoming a firm favourite.

[Spotted Horses]

Maiden-Listen Monday:

Consistently good and frequently great

Tansman
Symphonie de chambre (1960)
Sinfonietta № 1 (1924)
Sinfonietta № 2 (1978)
Sinfonia piccola (1951-52)
Orchestra della Svizzera italiana
Caetani

Program and picture don't match.

I've found the Sinfoniettas, chamber symphony and Sinfonia piccolo to be more engaging than the proper symphonies. The concertos, including those for piano and clarinet are also wonderful works.

[André]

Disc 10, Hindemith.
Program: Neues vom Tage, overture; 3 Songs for soprano and orchestra; Philharmonisches konzert; Das Nusch-Nuschi, dance suite op 20.

[Madiel]

Your right, but some posters on GMG think that they are the measure of all things. And make it a point to denigrate posters that are not of his opinion.  He only has praise for his own choices, all others is rubbish.
That says enough about his opinion me thinks.

Oh for heaven's sake. Step away from the mirror. If anyone around here flares up as soon as there's a contrary opinion, it's you.

[Madiel]

Haydn piano trios.

Depending on your counting system: Hoboken 6-8, or trios 19-21. Or even "op.43".

[vandermolen]

I think it must have. I don't think immediately think of a recording to demonstrate so, but I hardly think it can have been otherwise.

I agree.
Maybe his recording of Rachmaninov's 3rd Symphony shows some jazzy influences?

Early morning listening:
Bax: Piano Quintet - one of his greatest works I think and a great GMG discovery for me. Rather like Bloch's SQ No.1 it has an epic/symphonic quality to it:

[Harry]

"Il Orchestre de Louis XIII"

Recueil de Plusieurs airs par Philidor L'Aisne.

Les Concert des Nations, Jordi Savall.

For me this is a real highlight. Savall and his band fulfill all expectations and more. A outstanding release and performance.

[Traverso]

The Royal Lewters

Paul O'Dette lute

Pastyme with good company, My Lady Careys Dompe and many other beautiful pieces

[listener]

M-A. CHARPENTIER: Te Deum   Missa "Assumpta est Maria"    Litanies de la Vierge
Les Arts Florissants       Wm Christie  cond.
Hadn't heard this for a long time, it is still fresh on a revisit.
MENDELSSOHN: String Symphonies 10 - 13
Northern Chamber O.    Nicholas Ward, cond.

[Irons]

Stanley Bate: 4th Symphony.

Stanley gives the impression he is never happier then when musically flexing his muscles. A turbulent ride with noble interludes, the orchestration never becomes thick and congested. 

[Mandryka]

I've been meaning to listen to this performance of a complete mass cycle by Nicolas Champion for a couple of weeks, after being so impressed by Andrew Kirkman's performance of a De Profundis which he thinks may be Champion, but may well be Josquin or someone else! But the Schmelzer interpretation was intolerable for me, I couldn't get past 5 minutes.

However this morning, on the big electrostatics, sub and Krell system, blasting seriously loud, it sound wonderful! It must be a psychological side effect of the boiled egg I had for breakers.

[vandermolen]

Stanley Bate: 4th Symphony.

Stanley gives the impression he is never happier then when musically flexing his muscles. A turbulent ride with noble interludes, the orchestration never becomes thick and congested.

One of my favourite Dutton recordings.

[The new erato]

"Il Orchestre de Louis XIII"

Recueil de Plusieurs airs par Philidor L'Aisne.

Les Concert des Nations, Jordi Savall.

For me this is a real highlight. Savall and his band fulfill all expectations and more. A outstanding release and performance.

One of Savalls best and a disc that turned me on to Lully for the first time.

[Papy Oli]

More of this :



Stunning.

[Harry]

Julius Rontgen.

Symphonies.
No. 7 in F minor, "Edinburgh".
No. 14 in D major, "Winterthur".
No. 12 in C major, "Babylone".

Brandenburgisches Staatsorchester Frankfurt, David Porcelijn.


A welcome addition to the already existing recordings of his Symphonies by CPO.  Beats me why these recordings were released in 2021, while they were recorded in 2006 & 2007. They are decently recorded and are perfectly performed.