What are you listening 2 now?

[Todd]

[JBS]

Finally got round to another listen to this

[SimonNZ]

I seem to remember there's a thread devoted to that Codex somewhere on the forum.

Thanks for the heads up. I'll be very interested to read that.

https://www.good-music-guide.com/community/index.php/topic,28650.0.html

[Symphonic Addict]

He was 31 years old. Symphony no.3 was written 8 years after the first 2.

It's often striking how, when composer's works are divided up into "early", "middle" and "late" periods, this might work perfectly well in terms of musical style but people tend to give little thought to how this relates to the biological chronology of a living breathing human being.

Yes, I was referring to an early phase of his career as a composer. That's a perfectly mature work, and it sounds a totally accomplished work.

[Symphonic Addict]

Absolutely! It's my third-favorite symphony of his behind the 7th and 8th. A stunningly imaginative masterpiece of variety and depth (in that solemnly moving slow movement especially). I think some people overstate the Wagnerian influence in the 3rd and 4th Symphonies, often as a way of diminishing their worth. Yes, it's present from time to time, but Dvorak's unmistakable personal stamp has already very much developed IMO.

At this point it's rather tough to me to choose three absolute favorites, I only know that the 8th is my numero uno. Sheer joviality, endlessly tuneful.

And as a symphonist, Dvorak ranks very high too. Even his first two symphonies already show an enormous talent.

[Symphonic Addict]

Speaking of the 8th, I couldn't help myself. Kubelik makes the music sound muscular without losing rusticity. A desert-island work for me.

[TheGSMoeller]

Streaming this new Hindemith record, starting with Mathis der Maler...

[Mirror Image]

Streaming this new Hindemith record, starting with Mathis der Maler...

What streaming service do you use, Greg? I'm definitely interested in the Apple classical music app when it comes out next year. They acquired Primephonic this year, so it's going to be interesting to see what the service is going to be like. I'm only interested in streaming, because I've pretty much reached the saturation point with my physical collection in terms of space. And one has to stop at some point.

[TheGSMoeller]

What streaming service do you use, Greg? I'm definitely interested in the Apple classical music app when it comes out next year. They acquired Primephonic this year, so it's going to be interesting to see what the service is going to be like. I'm only interested in streaming, because I've pretty much reached the saturation point with my physical collection in terms of space. And one has to stop at some point.

I stream from Apple Music, mostly because I have an iphone, ipad, macbook, and Apple TV Box and they all connect so my "recently played" albums, and playlists I create are available on all of those devices. The catalog is good and the sound quality on the iphone is good so when I travel that is my music player.

[Brian]

How's Alsop's Hindemith?

[Mirror Image]

I stream from Apple Music, mostly because I have an iphone, ipad, macbook, and Apple TV Box and they all connect so my "recently played" albums, and playlists I create are available on all of those devices. The catalog is good and the sound quality on the iphone is good so when I travel that is my music player.

Awesome, Greg. You may want to check out this article:

https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2021/08/apple-acquires-classical-music-streaming-service-primephonic/

[Operafreak]

[Madiel]

Awesome, Greg. You may want to check out this article:

https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2021/08/apple-acquires-classical-music-streaming-service-primephonic/

Apple acquired and immediately killed Primephonic.

Meanwhile, Apple Music is woefully bad at classical music searching, and the free subscription they gave me as compensation for killing Primephonic is not being used. In fact, I have to constantly be on guard against Apple "syncing" my personal library from iTunes with Apple Music lest they don't acknowledge what's personally mine once the subscription expires.

The situation would be different if they'd maintained Primephonic while building whatever new classical service they're planning. But no, apparently former Primephonic users like me were supposed to dutifully wait for 6-9 months without the quality of service we were used to, for the promise that we might get it back.

Bugger that. I signed up for Idagio instead.

[vandermolen]

Tcherepnin N. 'Narcisse et Echo'
Now, do I need the CPO recording of this attractive work as well?
That is the question.

[Roasted Swan]

Tcherepnin N. 'Narcisse et Echo'
Now, do I need the CPO recording of this attractive work as well?
That is the question.

Pope - is - Catholic - the:  rearrange these words to form a well-known phrase or saying..............

[Roasted Swan]

First listening ever to this Puccini opera.

I LOVE this piece.  That's a fine version but my heart was first stolen by this one;



to my ear Moffo is just perfect.  You listen to this work and realise why Puccini had a framed picture of Lehar in his study

[Que]

Morning listening - another recent Early Music addition:

[prémont]

I seem to remember there's a thread devoted to that Codex [Chantilly] somewhere on the forum.

https://www.good-music-guide.com/community/index.php?topic=23873.0

[SimonNZ]

The Squarcilupi Codex and the Chantilly Codex can't possibly be the same thing.

[Que]

More of this set:

You will enjoy this so much, I know I did!

Oh, yes indeed. It's a wealth of sounds, ideas and moods.

I'm very pleased with the level of sophistication and expression that has now been achieved after decades of Marais pioneering. The music is flowing (instead of pounding) in dance like rythms and transparant instrumental settings. Judicious use of embellishments. Tastefull, multilayered interpretations that are engaging.