What are you listening 2 now?

[aligreto]

I love the so-called "Triple concerto" 

Yes, a wonderful work, Jan.

[JBS]

Yes, my impression is probably mostly based on his WTC. Is there more?

The French Suites, the first three English Suites, and this, which I don't think I've heard.

Other than the Partitas (and I see that Madiel found them very dull) I wouldn't suggest them to anyone.

[Spotted Horses]

Roussel Piano Music, Sonatine, Les marchand de sable qui passes (suite) and 3 Pieces (Op 49).



Attractive music. I especially liked the Three Pieces. The Sonatine was also of interest, 2 movements each of which is in two sections, suggesting a four movement structure. In the Sonata I can hear influences of Faure and Debussy, the 3 Piece more in Roussel's more individual late style. The suite was a bit too atmospheric. I will be returning to this music and listening to the other pieces in this collection soon, I think.

[Biffo]

Sibelius: Symphony No 2 in D major - Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Paul Kletzki. I first heard this symphony in a live performance with Kletzki conducting the CBSO.

[Mirror Image]

NP: Roussel Le festin de l'araignée (Rophé)



Giving this another listen. Wonderful.

[San Antone]

The Yellow Shark is an album of orchestral music by American musician Frank Zappa.



Frank Zappa – conductor, producer, performer
Peter Rundel – conductor, violin
Dietmar Wiesner – flute
Catherine Milliken – oboe, english horn, bass oboe,[nb 2] didjeridu
Roland Diry – clarinet
Wolfgang Stryi – bass clarinet, tenor saxophone, contrabass clarinet
Veit Scholz – bassoon, contrabassoon
Franck Ollu, Stefan Dohr – french horn
William Formann, Michael Gross – cornet, flugelhorn, piccolo trumpet, trumpet
Uwe Dierksen – trombone, soprano trombone
Michael Svoboda – trombone, euphonium, didjeridu, alphorn
Daryl Smith – tuba
Hermann Kretzschmar – celeste, harpsichord, voices, piano
Ueli Wiget – celeste, harpsichord, harp, piano
Rumi Ogawa-Helferich – cymbalom, percussion
Andreas Böttger – percussion
Detlef Tewes – mandolin
Jürgen Ruck – banjo, guitar
Ellen Wegner – harp
Mathias Tacke, Claudia Sack – violin
Hilary Sturt – violin, voices
Friedemann Dähn – violoncello
Thomas Fichter – contrabass, Fichter electric upright bass
Ensemble Modern – main performer

[Mirror Image]

NP: Poulenc Concerto for Two Pianos, FP 61 (Deferne/Rogé/Dutoit)

From this set -

[Traverso]

Ravel

Daphnis et Chloé
Ma Mère L'oye

[VonStupp]

PI Tchaikovsky
The Tempest, op. 18
Chicago SO - Claudio Abbado (rec. 1985)

Tempest reminds me of a Richard Strauss symphonic poem - those multi-divisi strings that create so much atmosphere alongside the heroic horn work.

This work has never really done much for me in the past, but I was kind of taken with it today. Chicago and Abbado makes it work through sheer muscle (with no gilding of the lily), similarly applied to the paired 'Little Russian' Symphony 2 which I listened to last week.

VS

[SonicMan46]

Roussel Piano Music, Sonatine, Les marchand de sable qui passes (suite) and 3 Pieces (Op 49).

 

Attractive music. I especially liked the Three Pieces. The Sonatine was also of interest, 2 movements each of which is in two sections, suggesting a four movement structure. In the Sonata I can hear influences of Faure and Debussy, the 3 Piece more in Roussel's more individual late style. The suite was a bit too atmospheric. I will be returning to this music and listening to the other pieces in this collection soon, I think.

Thanks for the comments - I have both volumes above 'in the mail' from across the pond - reviews were excellent, so expect to also enjoy.  Dave

[Todd]

Disc one, my first experience with the music of Nicolas Chedeville, and some Bach.  The Chedeville ends up sounding kind of the same after a while, but that's fine since it sounds delightful.  Alas, the sound quality for the Bach is dreadful, especially for the age of the recordings.  Nonetheless, a solid start for a box for which I have high expectations.

[SonicMan46]

Stamitz, Carl (1745-1801) - Clarinet Concertos + Clarinet w/ Violin and Bassoon w/ Eduard Brunner (1939-2017) and the Munich Chamber Orchestra - 3 CD box w/ 10 clarinet concertos and 2 double concertos.  If you're into classical clarinet orchestral music, then worth a listen - on modern instruments - Brunner excellent, as usual.  Dave

 

[Madiel]

What do you do when it's close to 3am and you have no real interest in sleeping?

Why, you create another Ashkenazy Chopin LP of course.



Side A: Waltzes op.64 / Mazurkas op.63 / Polonaise-Faintasie op.61
Side B: Mazurkas 67/2, 67/4 and 68/4 / Nocturnes op.62 / Barcarolle

All very late works... if anything from a composer in his 30s should be considered late.

[aligreto]

Bruckner: Symphony 0, 1869 version [Chailly]





From the very opening bars, I have always liked this work by Bruckner. Yes, this is an early work but it still does have so much to offer. I think that it is a work of real exploration and that it was a portent of the future offerings in terms of musical language, architecture, tension and drama from this young composer. This is a very fine, expansive reading filled with the requisite tension and drama and Chailly certainly portrays this early music to great effect. Power certainly prevails in the opening movement. The slow movement is a much more delicate and sophisticated affair. The music is very well written here and Chailly presents it very well indeed. I think that the music in this movement is staggeringly good from every conceivable point of view. The third movement, Scherzo, is indeed an exuberant affair with a fine, contrasting and well balanced Trio section. The final movement is a slightly hesitant but, overall, a powerful affair where both strings and brass occasionally compete for supremacy. It is a wonderful sonic battle and Chailly gives it all full reign where appropriate. Otherwise the movement is continually exciting anyway. It is great music.

[Mirror Image]

NP: Stravinsky Symphony in C (Craft)

[JBS]

CD 2



As an intro or anthologization of CPE's keyboard on modern piano, probably can't be bettered.

[Dry Brett Kavanaugh]

Camargo Guarnieri: SY3. Neschling/Sao Paolo.

[VonStupp]

PI Tchaikovsky
The Voyevoda, op. 3 - excerpts
Dmitri the Pretender - excerpts
Serenade for Nikolai Rubinstein's Name Day

Gothenburg SO - Neeme Järvi

This music was new to me and it is all quite lovely. I didn't really care for Järvi's reading of the 3rd, but this was a nice salve.

VS

[Dry Brett Kavanaugh]

NP: Poulenc Concerto for Two Pianos, FP 61 (Deferne/Rogé/Dutoit)

From this set -

Classic!

[Mountain Goat]

Langgaard: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 3, Danish National Symphony Orchestra/Thomas Dausgaard. Continuing my journey through this eclectic and excentric symphony cycle. The Danish Havergal Brian maybe?!