What are you listening 2 now?

[vandermolen]

Gorgeous, Jeffrey. Haunting, with a true sense of the vastness and loneliness of the subject. One of the best things I have heard from Eshpai. Thanks for posting.

Thanks for taking the trouble to listen to it Lol. I was delighted to discover that it was on a CD in my collection which featured the 1st Symphony as well. I think that the 5th Symphony and 'Songs of the Mountain and Meadow Mari' are my favourite works by Eshpai (of those that I have heard). I'm delighted that you enjoyed it too. I agree with your description of the work above.

[vandermolen]

Daniel Jones: Symphony No.12
First hearing - a darkly eloquent and searching work which I'm enjoying.

[Florestan]

Falla: Noches en los jardines de España

Absolutely spectacular work. I've come to think that this work has some gestures from Saint-Saëns and Rachmaninov in the most charming and passionate passages respectively.

That's exactly what I thought last week when I turned on the car radio for a few minutes and something was played which to my ear sounded like Rachmaninoff yet it was neither one of the PCs nor the Paganini Rhapsody (I can recognize all those instantly). Turned out to be Noches en los jardines de España.

[Mandryka]

Morning listening on Spotify:



My thanks to Mandryka - indeed a lovely recording.

Nice relaxing voice!

[Mookalafalas]

I'm in the middle of about 4 listening projects, and then Que pointed me back towards Beauty Farm



  Not my favorite, but, as always, very good.

[Traverso]

Schütz

[Pohjolas Daughter]

Not addressed to me, but here's what is on it. I haven't heard it yet:

Thank you!

[Pohjolas Daughter]

Selections from Musica Ricercata.  Armstrong is all about creating an almost luxurious sound, even in this music, so while distinctly different than, say, Herbert Schuch, he sounds as compelling. 

TD:

Thanks for your thoughts.  I just listened to No. 1 on youtube with Aimard; quite interesting!  Will need to listen to it again soon (after a bit more coffee).

PD

[Traverso]

I'm in the middle of about 4 listening projects, and then Que pointed me back towards Beauty Farm



  Not my favorite, but, as always, very good.

I well remember visiting a French church in Boulogne sur Mer and passing a wooden statue of a so-called saint. The expression on the saint's face was one of  grievous submission and awe, but such that it made me sick on the spot. I have this again with this cover.

[André]

Thanks to Cesar who posted it in another thread I heard this superb work by William Mathias: Organ Concerto, op. 91 (1984). It sounds gothic in places while flying away in unexpected directions at others. A powerful work.


https://youtu.be/QXxIJ7upP_c

Gillian Weir, organ
BBC Welsh Symphony Orchestra
Erich Bergel, conductor

[vandermolen]

Vaughan Williams: Three Portraits from the England of Elizabeth (RTE Concert Orchestra/Andrew Penny)

[Sergeant Rock]

Havergal Brian Symphony No. 11, Leaper conducting




Sarge

[Sergeant Rock]

Havergal Brian Symphony No. 12, Leaper conducting




Sarge

[kyjo]

The other day I was listening to this performance of the 3rd SQ as well, but I wasn't convinced. They lack certain rusticity this work needs to be more enjoyable, or at least for me anyway. Technically flawless, although with some lack of personality. The Melos Quartett and the Verdi Quartett are my reference recordings for these pieces.

Perhaps you're right regarding the Belcea's performance of the 3rd SQ. But have you heard their performance of the Piano Quintet with Till Fellner on that same album? It's a benchmark recording for me in its unbridled fiery passion. The scherzo is unbelievable!!!

[Mirror Image]

NP:

Mahler
Symphony No. 6
MusicAeterna
Currentzis

[Karl Henning]

I'm in the middle of about 4 listening projects, and then Que pointed me back towards Beauty Farm



  Not my favorite, but, as always, very good.

A normal cover? Did someone hack Beauty Farm's images library?

[Mandryka]

I have to say that, having listened to pretty well all the easily available digitised recordings with lots of Chopin's mazurkas, I think this one has never been bettered. For once the cliché is true: it's a desert island disc.

[Traverso]

Elgar

Cd 12

Piano Quintet In A Minor, Op. 84
Ensemble – The Allegri String Quartet
Piano – John Ogdon

String Quartet In E Minor, Op. 83
Ensemble – The Music Group Of London

Serenade
Concert Allegro, Op. 46
Piano – John Ogdon

[Karl Henning]

Elgar

Cd 12

Piano Quintet In A Minor, Op. 84
Ensemble – The Allegri String Quartet
Piano – John Ogdon

String Quartet In E Minor, Op. 83
Ensemble – The Music Group Of London

Serenade
Concert Allegro, Op. 46
Piano – John Ogdon

Very nice!

[Sergeant Rock]

Havergal Brian Symphony No. 13, Brabbins conducting




Sarge