What are you listening 2 now?

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NP:

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The most satisfactory and eloquent performance of the 4th IMO. The 6th, on the other hand, doesn't seem well driven. Järvi on Chandos is my go-to.

I'll have to give the Järvi a listen. I do generally think highly of his conducting.

[classicalgeek]

To conclude the day, a composer who I'm not as familiar with as I should be. Hat tip to John/MI and his recent Stenhammar purchases for prompting me to revisit his music!

Stenhammar
Excelsior Overture
Symphony no. 1
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra
Neeme Järvi
(on Spotify)



What a discovery these pieces are! I couldn't help but think Excelsior would make for a great concert opener - the opening theme, once you've heard it, is hard to forget! And the First Symphony is a delight - the opening theme in the horns is meltingly gorgeous (and the Gothenburg horns play it for all it's worth.) At various points, I was reminded of Bruckner, Brahms, Dvorak, and Schumann, among others - but Stenhammar really doesn't sound like any of them. The work can meander and seem aimless, especially in the finale, but it's full of great tunes, and the Gothenburg forces play with conviction and heart (in addition to the aforementioned luscious horns, the woodwinds sound spectacular.) I'm looking forward to listening to the Second Symphony and Serenade tomorrow, and getting to know Stenhammar better.

[classicalgeek]

I'm not too fond of Serenade to Music either. What do you think about Flos campi? If you haven't heard this work, then you should definitely think about remedying this!

It's been a while since I've heard Flos Campi - I'll have to give it a listen tomorrow! Actually, I'm not as familiar with Vaughan Williams' non-symphonic orchestral music as I ought to be.

[Mirror Image]

To conclude the day, a composer who I'm not as familiar with as I should be. Hat tip to John/MI and his recent Stenhammar purchases for prompting me to revisit his music!

Stenhammar
Excelsior Overture
Symphony no. 1
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra
Neeme Järvi
(on Spotify)



What a discovery these pieces are! I couldn't help but think Excelsior would make for a great concert opener - the opening theme, once you've heard it, is hard to forget! And the First Symphony is a delight - the opening theme in the horns is meltingly gorgeous (and the Gothenburg horns play it for all it's worth.) At various points, I was reminded of Bruckner, Brahms, Dvorak, and Schumann, among others - but Stenhammar really doesn't sound like any of them. The work can meander and seem aimless, especially in the finale, but it's full of great tunes, and the Gothenburg forces play with conviction and heart (in addition to the aforementioned luscious horns, the woodwinds sound spectacular.) I'm looking forward to listening to the Second Symphony and Serenade tomorrow, and getting to know Stenhammar better.

Nice! If you get a chance to listen to Stig Westerberg's recording of the 2nd symphony, then please do so. As much as I liked Järvi (in the BIS recordings, I don't know his Stenhammar on DG), dare I say Westerberg is even more in-tune with the composer. Also check out the piano concerti.

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NP:

[Linz]

Now I am listening to Karajans take on the 7th symphony of Bruckner from this set

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Now I am listening to Karajans take on the 7th symphony of Bruckner from this set

Welcome aboard! I take it you're a Bruckner fan.

[Karl Henning]

Now I am listening to Karajans take on the 7th symphony of Bruckner from this set

Welcome!

[Linz]

Yes I am, I have been on about a five year kick of listening to mostly Bruckner

[Linz]

Now for something different

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Yes I am, I have been on about a five year kick of listening to mostly Bruckner

As much as I love Bruckner, I don't think I could listen to his music almost exclusively for that length of time. I've had long phases with the composer, however, where I'd binge listen to his symphonies.

[vandermolen]

William Walton
Antiphon
Jubilate Deo
4 Christmas Carols
Where Does the Uttered Music Go?

The Bach Choir - Sir David Willcocks

I'm not sure if I have heard Walton's a cappella choral music before. Uttered Music (video below) seems a mite more substantial than the rest here, channeling a Britten-esque language.

I love Sir David's time with The Bach Choir. 

VS

https://www.youtube.com/v/apMbRdMYZzg&ab_channel=BachChoir-Topic   

I really like Jubilate Deo
Now playing
Tcherepnin N.
'Narcisse at Echo'
An atmospheric and attractive ballet score which sounds influenced by Ravel's Daphnis and Chloe but actually pre-dates it.
Thanks to Leo (Cato) for alerting me to this most enjoyable score:

[vandermolen]

Nice! If you get a chance to listen to Stig Westerberg's recording of the 2nd symphony, then please do so. As much as I liked Järvi (in the BIS recordings, I don't know his Stenhammar on DG), dare I say Westerberg is even more in-tune with the composer. Also check out the piano concerti.

+1 re: Westerberg.

[vandermolen]

That is one I have not heard before (music to the film King Lear).

It also features here John:

[Irons]

Vlado Perlemuter: Ravel, Piano Works. Record Three.



Valses Nobles et Sentimentales.
Prelude.
A la Maniére de Borodine.
A la Maniére de Chabrier.
Le Tombeau de Couperin.

[Que]

Morning listening - recent arrival:



A significant release since I haven't heard more by German born Johannes Cleeff aka Johannes de Cleve than the motet that is included in volume I of the Leiden Choirbooks, and another motet and a tenor Lied on the recording Renaissance am Rhein by Singer Pur.

Johannes de Cleve was a composer active at the court of Ferdinand I and Charles II. He was presumably born in the Duchy of Cleves, and recruited into the court as a choirboy in the same way as Lassus and many others. He was originally a singer in Ferdinand's chapel in Vienna, but when Charles II organized a new chapel in Graz in 1564, he appointed de Cleve as the first Kapellmeister in Graz.

https://earlymusicreview.com/johannes-de-cleve-missa-rex-babylonis/

https://www.gramophone.co.uk/review/cleve-missa-rex-babylonis-cinquecento

http://www.musicweb-international.com/classrev/2020/Jul/Cleve_missa_CDA68241.htm

http://www.musicweb-international.com/classrev/2020/Aug/Cleve-missa-CDA68241.htm

[Mandryka]

It would be interesting to know what Kirkman thinks of this, as far as I know only Kirkman and Stewart have recorded the mass, which is an extraordinary piece of music.

One thing I just learned from Kirkman's booklet essay about this mass is that the propers are by Dufay. Must not skip them . . .

[Harry]

Johann Sebastian Bach.

Complete Organ works, Volume II.

BWV: 700, 572, 529, 546, 551, 539, 565, 579.

Ewald Kooiman plays on a Andreas Silbermann organ (1709) Marmoutier, Eglise Abbatiale  Saint Etienne, France.
SACD.

The ultimate set to reach for when Bach is needed.

[Florestan]

No. 2



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