What are you listening 2 now?

[bhodges]

Hans Abrahamsen: Schnee (2008) - Tito Muñoz, conductor / Anthony Romaniuk, piano / Amy Yang, piano / members of the Mahler Chamber Orchestra (recorded June 10, 2018 at the Ojai Music Festival)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lT_zY4ofjko&t=1s

--Bruce

[Brian]

Cars were a poor analogy. Maybe closer to "The Office, Parks and Recreation, Breaking Bad, 30 Rock."

Okay, I can live with that 

[Florestan]

Busoni once made the astute observation that profundity is related not to the content of a feeling or emotion but to its intensity and went on saying that someone who completely immerses themselves in the insouciant gaiety of the Venice carnival experiences something no less profound than if they were to listen to Matthaeus-Passion --- or something like that, I quote from memory.

My memory was not very accurate. Here is the whole paragraph:

The "Apostles of the Ninth Symphony" have devised the notion of "depth" in music. It is still current at face-value, especially in Germanic lands.

There is a depth of feeling, and a depth of thought; the latter is literary, and can have no application to tones. Depth of feeling, by contrast, is psychical, and thoroughly germane to the nature of music. The Apostles of the Ninth Symphony have a peculiar and not quite clearly defined estimate of "depth" in music. Depth becomes breadth, and the attempt is made to attain it through weight; it then discovers itself (through an association of ideas) by a preference for a deep register, and (as I have had opportunity to observe) by the insinuation of a second, mysterious notion, usually of a literary sort. If these are not the sole specific signs, they are the most important ones.

To every disciple of philosophy, however, depth of feeling would seem to imply exhaustiveness in feeling, a complete absorption in the given mood.

Whoever, surrounded by the full tide of a genuine carnival crowd, slinks about morosely or even indifferently, neither affected nor carried away by the tremendous self-satire of mask and motley, by the might of misrule over law, by the vengeful feeling of wit running riot, shows himself incapable of sounding the depths of feeling. This gives further confirmation of the fact, that depth of feeling roots in a complete absorption in the given mood, however frivolous, and blossoms in the interpretation of that mood; whereas the current conception of deep feeling singles out only one aspect of feeling in man, and specializes that.

In the so-called "Champagne Aria" in Don Giovanni there lies more "depth" than in many a funeral march or nocturne:—Depth of feeling also shows in not wasting it on subordinate or unimportant matters.

Ferruccio Busoni, Sketch of A New Esthetic of Music, full text here: https://www.gutenberg.org/files/31799/31799-h/31799-h.htm

[Papy Oli]

Stradella = Cantatas & motets (Lesne, Piau)

[Que]

Symphony no. 6

[SonicMan46]

Debussy, Claude - Piano Music w/ Noriko Ogawa - my other set is w/ Jean-Efflam Bavouzet - happy w/ both; reviews of Ogawa attached for those interested (left out were a couple of mediocre ones, e.g. on the Gaurdian w/ Andrews Clements who rarely seems to go above a 3* rating; and Jed Distler on Classics Today w/ Vol. 1 - 6 for performance).  Dave

 

[Carlo Gesualdo]

Well hello I am suprised, whit the following listening, Janequin La Chasse  et autres chansons Ensem Clément Janequin, what is odd enought, normally I avoid Ensemble Clément Janequin, don't like all the work s of Dominique Visse but whit this release it's very good on Harmonia Mundi,

Nokter Balbulus Christophorus Ordo Virtutum Stefan Morant., hilliard Ensemble Italian and English Madrigals.

This is the program for today and I have a new NON-SUCH of Machaut Messe de Notre-Dame LP, YES!!

But once again heck, I feel bad buying too much, this is insane, but what can you do it's an F pandemic sorry for vile language, but heck, anyway.

[Mountain Goat]

Langgaard: Symphony No. 1 "Klippepastoraler", Danish National Symphony Orchestra/Thomas Dausgaard. The box set arrived this morning, so this is my first listen to this amazing work!

[Linz]

Music of the Sistine Chapel Andrew Parrott And the Taverner Consort

[MusicTurner]

Langgaard: Symphony No. 1 "Klippepastoraler", Danish National Symphony Orchestra/Thomas Dausgaard. The box set arrived this morning, so this is my first listen to this amazing work!

Nice. Dausgaard is definitely better than the old Stupel recording there.

[Pohjolas Daughter]

Currently I'm checking out Emil Tabakov's music on youtube...randomly, I picked his Symphony No. 4.

PD

[Linz]

CD2 of this set with Stein conducting the Wiener Symphoniker in Bruckner's  2nd Symphony

[classicalgeek]

Hah....I don't really! (despite generally being a Brahms fan)

Hey, we all have different tastes, right? Even within the same composer. Personally, I adore the First (though the Second is my all-time favorite Brahms symphony.) The main theme for the finale of no. 1? Out-of-this-world beautiful.

For me, Koechlin is like the link between Debussy and Messiaen. If this makes any sense. And Queffélec is an excellent pianist. I love her Ravel, especially.

You described Koechlin very well. He really can sound like both Debussy and Messiaen at the same time! And yet he has a totally unique and special voice.

And I'm looking forward to listening to the Queffélec box!

I've got the old Saint-Saens PC sets (Entremont, Collard, Ciccolini, Tacchino, Roge) and some supplementary ones, such as 2x fiery Rubinstein, a Gilels and a Sokolov in no.2, a very old Cortot, Casadesus and G.Johannesen in no.4, plus no.5 with Jaquinot/Fistoulari (rather special and quite slow) and Richter/Kondrashin. They all have qualities, IMHO.

I absolutely *adore* the Saint-Saens Piano Concerti - particularly the odd-numbered ones! Nos. 1 and 3 hardly get any love, but they're both exciting and brimming with great tunes. I just love, in no. 1, how the horn call that opens the piece returns transformed at the end. And it's nice to see no. 5 (my personal favorite) getting its time in the proverbial limelight.

TD:

In addition to hearing Respighi's Church Windows (in the Simon/Philharmonia recording) again - and what work and performance! - some more non-Roman Trilogy Respighi:

Respighi
Gli Uccelli (The Birds)
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra



It's Respighi in a slightly different vein, but his penchant for brilliant orchestration shines through, even with the reduced forces. Simply delightful, and a great performance too! Tonight I'd really like to listen to the remainder of this disc (the Ancient Airs and Dances and the Three Botticelli Pictures, both works I love.)

[Symphonic Addict]

NP: Saint-Saëns Piano Trio No. 2 in E minor, Op. 92 (Renaud Capuçon/Edgar Moreau/Bertrand Chamayou)

Do you know or own this recording, John? The Trio Wanderer is on fire here!

[Dry Brett Kavanaugh]

Debussy, Claude - Piano Music w/ Noriko Ogawa - my other set is w/ Jean-Efflam Bavouzet - happy w/ both; reviews of Ogawa attached for those interested (left out were a couple of mediocre ones, e.g. on the Gaurdian w/ Andrews Clements who rarely seems to go above a 3* rating; and Jed Distler on Classics Today w/ Vol. 1 - 6 for performance).  Dave

 

Thank you very much Dave. I will read the review tonight!

[Symphonic Addict]

TD:
Respighi
Church Windows
Brazilian Impressions
Philharmonia Orchestra
Geoffrey Simon



Listened to these twice each, once with score (available on IMSLP), once without. Really fine pieces, full of color, contrast, and absolutely stunning orchestration!

The best Church Windows I've ever heard. These Chandos recordings are top-notch.

[Symphonic Addict]

Bax hasn't clicked with me orchestrally, Jeffrey, but I liked the Elegiac Trio very well on first hearing, so I am optimistic w/r/t the Piano Quartet and Quintet.

This CD featuring some of his chamber works is also fantastic, Karl. You could enjoy its content.

[Symphonic Addict]

Brenton Broadstock
Good Angel's Tears, Journeys through Light and Dark: The Symphonies of Brenton Broadstock
Symphony #5 'Dark Side'
Andrew Wheeler
Krasnoyarsk Academic Symphony Orchestra

Possibly the strongest of the 5 symphonies, but all of them are worth hearing.

Another admirer of these symphonies here!

[Symphonic Addict]

That's the first time I've ever seen Carter's music described as "rapturous"! Regarding the Koechlin, I recall it being a rather elusive yet fascinating work, quite ahead of its time in many regards. I should revisit it.

Well, rapturous for its forceful character, yes, it is! The SQs represent the Carter I like the most.

Regarding the Koechlin, it's not an easy work at first, but I did feel rewarded with the experience.

[Symphonic Addict]

Langgaard: Symphony No. 1 "Klippepastoraler", Danish National Symphony Orchestra/Thomas Dausgaard. The box set arrived this morning, so this is my first listen to this amazing work!

Enjoy this symphonic journey! The quality of his symphonies is variable, so don't always expect groundbreaking or towering works.

Nice. Dausgaard is definitely better than the old Stupel recording there.

+1, albeit Segerstam is even better than Dausgaard in this symphony.