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[foxandpeng]

George Antheil
Symphony #1 ''Zingareska'
Suite from 'Capital of the World'
McKonkey's Ferry
Nocturne in Skyrockets
The Golden Bird
John Storgårds
BBC Philharmonic
Chandos

Antheil has been something of a sleeper for me until this year, but he's become a regular entry into the rotation in recent months. I do particularly like the symphonies.

[Karl Henning]

George Antheil
Symphony #1 ''Zingareska'
Suite from 'Capital of the World'
McKonkey's Ferry
Nocturne in Skyrockets
The Golden Bird
John Storgårds
BBC Philharmonic
Chandos

Antheil has been something of a sleeper for me until this year, but he's become a regular entry into the rotation in recent months. I do particularly like the symphonies.

Nice.

[SonicMan46]

A Spotify intermezzo:

   

My thanks to Dave (Sonicman) for posting this recording before! 

- Hi Que - glad that you're enjoying - I've added quite a few of his works in the last year or so, including the two newer Trio 1790 volumes inserted above (both from 2015) which are as enjoyable as the older first one; now have about 20 Kozeluch discs, 12 being the piano sonatas w/ Jenny Kim.  Dave

[Sergeant Rock]

Havergal Brian Symphony No. 4 "Das Siegeslied




Sarge

[foxandpeng]

George Antheil
Symphony 3 'American'
Symphony 6 'After Delacroix'
Spectre of the Rose Waltz
Archipelago
Hot Time Dance
John Storgårds
BBC Philharmonic
Chandos

Oh, George, you maestro...

[Brian]

Three bright, sunny, cheery American violin sonatas with very faint folk/jazz influences and an "open-air" American musical language, generous with melody:



I've never heard of Tony Schemmer (b. 1946) or Paul Gay (b. 1936), and this is the first time either of them has had a work recorded in the Naxos Music Library, but their sonatas are charming and clearly romantic in tone. This album is probably best for people who wish contemporary music didn't have all that "atonal honking"  , as the musical styles are very conservative in harmony. But even if they sound like they were written by people whose only exposure to music post 1930 is Poulenc, Barber, Schickele, etc., it's all super enjoyable. The final movement of Gay's sonata is particularly well done. The performers are Ukrainians who are now BBC "featured young artists" or whatever that program is called, and the two living composers produced the recording sessions. I'll give this another listen at least.

[Karl Henning]

A superb piece by our weirdears:

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

[kyjo]

As you know, I have no trouble with dissonance, but rather, what a composer does with the dissonance and Diamond's more terse works aren't too interesting, IMHO. Now, Schuman's 9th symphony, on the other hand, is f****** great! I also think highly of Copland's forays into 12-tone music like Connotations and Inscape.

+1 Whereas Diamond's more dissonant later works often feel rather "grey", those by Schuman and Copland have more dramatic interest and vitality IMO.

[Karl Henning]

+1 Whereas Diamond's more dissonant later works often feel rather "grey", those by Schuman and Copland have more dramatic interest and vitality IMO.

Interesting.

[Traverso]

Telemann

Concerto In D Major For 3 Trumpets   

Quadro In B Flat Major   

Concerto In E Minor For Recorder & Flute   

Concerto Polonois   

Concerto For Flute, Oboe D'Amore & Viola D'Amore In E Major   

[kyjo]

Another 20th-century ballet (on Spotify):

Arthur Bliss
Adam Zero (complete ballet)
English Northern Philharmonia
David Lloyd-Jones



A really fascinating piece, brilliantly orchestrated. About my only hesitation is the orchestra - their strings can sound a little thin and they lack that last bit of polish to their playing. But that's a minor point.

There's so many great 20th century ballets, aren't there?? Adam Zero is a real favorite of mine - it's imaginatively orchestrated as you say and is full of variety and memorable motives. I'm thinking particularly of the rhythmic motive in the movement called Adam's Fates - so catchy! Don't miss another one of Bliss' ballets, Checkmate - also available on Naxos (with a finer orchestra - the RSNO - also under Lloyd-Jones).

[kyjo]

Ian Krouse
Symphony #5 'A Journey Towards Peace'
Fanfare for the Heroes of the Korean War
Symphonies of Strings 1 & 2
Jong Hoon Bae
Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra
Naxos

I can't really recommend this too highly. Excellent in every way.

Sounds promising! I'm not familiar with this composer. What's his style like?

[Fëanor]

Over a couple of evenings I very much enjoyed these two string quartets from composer I hadn't heard of 'till recently.  Pleasing and easy listening in an early 20th century style, (or so it seems to me, a non-musician) ...

Charles Koechlin:  String Quarters Nos. 1 & 2 ~ Ardeo Quartet

[SonicMan46]

von Weber, Carl Maria (1786-1826) - Piano Orchestral & Chamber Works w/ the performers on the cover art below - excellent reviews attached for the Brautigam performances - but a rather dismissive review for the chamber works from Fanfare which is contradicted by others, esp. MusicWeb and AllMusic (also attached) - Dave

 

[kyjo]

Rebecca Clarke: Sonata for Viola (Cello) and Piano.

A superb work!

[kyjo]

No 5 and 6 from this set. No 6 really is a masterpiece. Makes me wondering about supplementing it with the recent BIS cycle.

I'm not familiar with the set pictured, but it's pretty hard for me to imagine the recent BIS cycle by the eponymous Stenhammar Quartet being bettered, with regards to both performances and sonics.

[Spotted Horses]

+1 Whereas Diamond's more dissonant later works often feel rather "grey", those by Schuman and Copland have more dramatic interest and vitality IMO.

What later works are you referring to? His late symphonies have not been recorded, as far as I know, and we mainly have works in the Delos series that he wrote relatively early in his career. I've been listening to some Diamond recently and I find the most striking thing about his symphonic works to be the colorful orchestration, as well has harmonic and melodic interest. He's not the type to "wear his heart on his sleeve," which may make his output less attractive to some listeners. But generally I don't find generalizations about a composer's output to be very illuminating. It is more interesting to consider an individual work.

[Karl Henning]

Curious, as a result of recent activity:

https://www.youtube.com/v/USJlBlkLNx0

[Sergeant Rock]

Havergal Brian Symphony No. 5 "Wine of Summer"




Sarge

[Karl Henning]

https://www.youtube.com/v/W7F1mw9Zefg

Kind of an RVW Tallis Fantasia vibe