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[classicalgeek]

Dvorak Symphonic Poems Opp 107-110

Ooh, very nice! Some of my favorite Dvorak. Though The Golden Spinning Wheel hasn't quite clicked for me yet, I absolutely love the other three!

Thread duty - wrapping up the workday with a change of pace:

Beethoven
Piano sonata in C minor, op. 111
Mitsuko Uchida



The final Arietta with variations is one of Beethoven's most poetic and introspective works. Right up Uchida's alley, and she doesn't disappoint; and she has more than enough virtuosity and bravura where it's called for, especially in the first movement.

[JBS]

Thread duty - wrapping up the workday with a change of pace:

Beethoven
Piano sonata in C minor, op. 111
Mitsuko Uchida



The final Arietta with variations is one of Beethoven's most poetic and introspective works. Right up Uchida's alley, and she doesn't disappoint; and she has more than enough virtuosity and bravura where it's called for, especially in the first movement.

Uchida's Beethoven is probably my favorite part of her output.

TD


From the Mozart concerto cycle
Piano Concertos 16 in D, 18 in B Flat, 19 in F KV numbers 451/456/459

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NP:

Sibelius
Finlandia, Op. 26
Karelia Suite, Op. 11
Pohjola's Daughter, Op. 49
Kuolema, Op. 44 - Valse Triste
Lemminkäinen Suite, Op. 22 - Lemminkäinen's Return
Hallé Orchestra
Barbirolli

[JBS]

NP:

Sibelius
Finlandia, Op. 26
Karelia Suite, Op. 11
Pohjola's Daughter, Op. 49
Kuolema, Op. 44 - Valse Triste
Lemminkäinen Suite, Op. 22 - Lemminkäinen's Return
Hallé Orchestra
Barbirolli

iskee kovaa pöytään!

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iskee kovaa pöytään!

[Linz]

Celibidaches Take on Sibelius Symphonies 2 & 5 with Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra

[Linz]

Now for Strauss and Shostakovich with Celi and the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra

[Harry]

Johann Sebastian Bach.

Complete Organ Works, Volume XII.

BWV:722,140,732,288,738,769,42,90,97,757,762,745,747,51,85,77,706,754,131a, and a few Deest and Anhang.

Ute Gremmel-Geuchen plays on a Gaston Kern Organ after Silbermann, 2002, Villingen, Benedictinerkirche.

Cannot say that I am a big fan of this Silbermann clone, you can hear that it is a modern instrument, a smooth piece, delivering the notes but I miss the original. Whatever made them decide to go for this organ.

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Alfred Schnittke: Piano Quintet. Constantine Orbelian, Moscow String Quartet

Don't know anything about these musicians, but this recording sounds great. The work itself is dark and mysterious but quite beautiful in a strangely moving way.

Great combination of works as well.

[Wanderer]

Is that the original Fourth Concerto...?

It is not.

[Que]

[Harry]

An oldie, but in my book it is still a valid recording. Wilson and Rumsey were a good team. I probably have all their recordings on Naxos, when they were still affordable , that is 6 €.

[Harry]

Bo Linde.

Orchestral Works, Volume I.

Violin concerto, opus 18.
Cello concerto, opus 29.

Karen Gomyo, Violin, & Maria Kliegel, Cello.
Gävle SO, Petter Sundkvist.
SACD recording.

First listen.

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Bliss: Introduction and Allegro.
This is one of those CDs that I can play right through with much pleasure:

[Irons]

Had to play on No.2 & No.3. Lovely stuff.

They are. Intrigued by the ensemble's name. The Fine Arts Quartet made some fabulous recordings in the 1950's including a standout Bartok set. Are the players of the Naxos Schumann set any relation?

[Que]

An oldie, but in my book it is still a valid recording. Wilson and Rumsey were a good team. I probably have all their recordings on Naxos, when they were still affordable , that is 6 €.

Me too, an easy pick for anyone getting into lute music. Which happened for me a couple of years ago.

[Irons]

NP:

Stravinsky
Symphonies d'instruments à vent
Columbia Symphony Winds & Brass
Craft



Next up:

Debussy
Jeux
New Philharmonia
Boulez

I have been on the lookout for the vinyl Boulez conducts Debussy for some time.

[Harry]

Johann Ernst Wilhelm Fucik.

Orchestral Works.

Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Neeme Jarvi.
SACD recording.

A Classic!

[Que]

[Cato]

Johann Ernst Wilhelm Fucik.

Orchestral Works.

Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Neeme Jarvi.
SACD recording.

A Classic!

I have never heard of the good Mr. Fu čík, but he seems to be the Czech Sousa and Johann Strauss:

https://www.youtube.com/v/Dntk3UnVajU


Concerning this version of The Rach's Fourth Piano Concerto:

Just No.4-- an excellent performance.

I wondered if it happened to be the original version or the shorter, revised version:

It is not.

The booklet doesn't say which version it is. I'd guess if it were the original, which is not often recorded, then some mention would be made, so I assume it's the 3rd and "final" version.

Similar to the case of some of Bruckner's symphonies, where the original could be preferable, I find the original version of the Fourth Piano Concerto very compelling. Nevertheless, I am certainly not averse to hearing this performance!


Speaking of Russians:




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Ovchinnikov's Symphony #1:

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