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[Symphonic Addict]

Robert Simpson: Symphony No.9. Vernon Handley, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

A very good symphony. My favorite of what little I've heard from this composer. Need to check out more.

His masterpiece in the form in my view. For me it sounds like a huge passacaglia at several moments.

[Symphonic Addict]

William Wallace (1860-1940)
The Passing of Beatrice
  'Heroine of beauty, pulsing in the rose of Dante's heaven'

BBC Scottish SO - Martyn Brabbins

Beatrice is akin to a Wagner prelude or overture. The breadth of textures, the long string lines, the brass chorales; all are wonderful. Much different than Sir William Wallace's British heroism previously.

VS

Good to read. I've only taken a listen to his "namesake" tone poem. It was a nice surprise when discovered it.

[Mirror Image]

Halloween Playlist

Ligeti: Atmosphères
Penderecki: Kosmogonia
Scelsi: Uaxuctum
Berg: Three Pieces for Orchestra, Op. 6

From the following recordings:

[Dry Brett Kavanaugh]

My Halloween album: Paul Paray Conducts Dances of Death.

[Mirror Image]

My halloween album: Paul Paray Conducts Dances of Death.

Ah yes, the PG rated version.

[vandermolen]

Brian: Symphony No. 16 [Fredman]





This is another work of Brian's that is very interesting and engaging in terms of its musical language, its harmonies and counterpoint. It is a wonderfully atmospheric work which is achieved through good musical writing, orchestral scoring and textures and the application of varying tempi. Once again I stress the wonderful atmosphere here as it is a key element in this work for me. This is a lyrical but somewhat turbulent symphony which is, nonetheless, very engaging and interesting. The conclusion is different, interesting and invigorating.

That's one of the best Brian CDs IMO.

[Que]

[Papy Oli]

Good morning all,

A first listen to Liadov (maybe a second):

[aligreto]

A Secret Labyrinth:





CD 2: Febus Avant! Music At The Court Of Gaston Febus, Count Of Foix And Béarn [Van Nevel]

I find this music to be very interesting and engaging. We hear a definite augmentation in the quality and relative complexity of the music from the first CD in this set. The vocal elements, both solo and accompanying, are very fine and well balanced. All of the vocals are very well delivered, particularly the soprano voices, and the musical accompaniments are also very well delivered and well recorded and balanced. The recorded sound is well recorded and is very sympathetic to the music.

[aligreto]

Johann Sebastian Bach: Orchestral Suite No.1 in C major, BWV 1066. Christopher Hogwood, Academy of Ancient Music

Amazing counterpoint in the overture. This is a damn good piece! I guess I always kinda looked at the orchestral suites as superfluous, or not as "serious" as some of Bach's other work, but every time I listen to them I realize how wrong I was.

Edit to add: The wind writing, all throughout the suite, is so damn good!

That is a very good set indeed and I feel that it still holds up well after all this time.

[aligreto]

That's one of the best Brian CDs IMO.

Well I certainly enjoyed both of the Brian symphonies yesterday, Jeffrey.

[Traverso]

Bach

[aligreto]

JS Bach: Vereinigte Zwietracht Der Wechselnden Saiten, BWV 207 [Leonhardt/Café Zimmerman]





The tone of this work is particularly joyous and celebratory and it has a wonderful flow to it. Here again we have the signature Bach sound but in a different context making it very interesting. The orchestral playing and all of the vocal deliveries, both solo and choral, are very fine. There is a very fine balance to the delivery in terms of the recorded sound.


This CD was a very recent discovery of mine courtesy of Jan [Traverso].
Prior to listening to this CD I would never have put Leonhardt and Café Zimmerman together; that would have felt like something of an oxymoron for me. However, I find the blend to be both surprisingly homogeneous and successful. Leonhardt tames and tempers the natural and inherent exuberance of Café Zimmerman but does not stifle their musical prowess. I really like this recording.

[Traverso]

Beethoven

String Quartet Op.18 No.3
String Quartet Op.130

Live Wiener Konzerthaus

[Karl Henning]

Maiden-Listen Monday

https://www.youtube.com/v/GFj0wHeP964

[Dry Brett Kavanaugh]

Glazunov SY5. Fedoseyev/Moscow Radio Orch.

[aligreto]

Rameau:  Keyboard Works [Scott Ross]





Pièces de clavecin en concerts [1741]

[Karl Henning]

Rameau:  Keyboard Works [Scott Ross]





Pièces de clavecin en concerts [1741]

Why, I was listening to some Rameau this morning, myself.

[Papy Oli]

Bach
Catching up on some cantatas for the last fortnight.
(Gardiner SDG Vol.11)

[Mirror Image]

NP:

Sibelius
The Oceanides, Op. 73
The Tempest Suites Nos. 1 & 2, Op. 109/2, 3
Night Ride & Sunrise, Op. 55
Helsinki PO
Segerstam