What are you listening 2 now?

[vers la flamme]

Camille Saint-Saëns: Symphony in A major, without opus designation. Jean Martinon, Orchestre National de l'ORTF

This sounds great. Kind of reminds me of Schubert's 5th.

[aligreto]

Bruckner: Symphony No. 2, Haas [Chailly]





The first movement is lyrical and full of energy and nervous tension. It is taut in its delivery here but it is also expansive and one can savour both the music and the scoring. The second movement is rich in tone and texture with the main melodies singing out and Chailly lets this hauntingly beautiful music really breathe. It is a noble reading. The Scherzo is suitably energetic and it has a lovely Trio section.  The movement ends in a blaze of brass. Gentle music opens the final movement but it gradually and incrementally builds to a fine Finale.


I remember reading [source forgotten] that this is Bruckner's least performed symphony and I cannot imagine why. The Adagio is a wonder in itself. Chailly's version is not overtly assertive but it does pack the relevant punch where required. With Chailly one gets to witness the inner secrets of the work; he rather ponders the music, sometimes caressing it lovingly.

[Papy Oli]

Caldara - Motets & Cantatas

A gorgeous twofer, this.

[Traverso]

Mussorgsky

Pictures at an Exhibition
Night on a Bare Mountain
Khovanshchina
Sorochintsy Fair

[Traverso]

Bruckner: Symphony No. 2, Haas [Chailly]





The first movement is lyrical and full of energy and nervous tension. It is taut in its delivery here but it is also expansive and one can savour both the music and the scoring. The second movement is rich in tone and texture with the main melodies singing out and Chailly lets this hauntingly beautiful music really breathe. It is a noble reading. The Scherzo is suitably energetic and it has a lovely Trio section.  The movement ends in a blaze of brass. Gentle music opens the final movement but it gradually and incrementally builds to a fine Finale.


I remember reading [source forgotten] that this is Bruckner's least performed symphony and I cannot imagine why. The Adagio is a wonder in itself. Chailly's version is not overtly assertive but it does pack the relevant punch where required. With Chailly one gets to witness the inner secrets of the work; he rather ponders the music, sometimes caressing it lovingly.

Good to see you going through the same box. I will later listen to the first symphony with that third movement/scherzo with its cheerful space that is so typical Bruckner and so dear to me. 

[Mirror Image]

NP:

Debussy
Suite bergamasque
Kocsis

[Mirror Image]

Pounds the table! The performances in that set are so fiery and passionate - and certainly the reference versions for the stunning early piano trios.

It was quite good, indeed, Kyle.

[Traverso]

NP:

Debussy
Suite bergamasque
Kocsis

Back to the top John?   

[Mirror Image]

Back to the top John?   

He never left my top spot.

[Papy Oli]

A few tracks from the Buxtehude/Saorgin organ works set:

[Mirror Image]

NP:

Delius
Violin Sonata No. 3
Ralph Holmes, Eric Fenby

[Traverso]

Bruckner

Symphony Ni.1

[Papy Oli]

Arensky - Piano Trio No.1
Beaux Arts Trio

[Spotted Horses]

Camille Saint-Saëns: Symphony in A major, without opus designation. Jean Martinon, Orchestre National de l'ORTF

This sounds great. Kind of reminds me of Schubert's 5th.

Some time ago I decided I didn't need this set (I have all of the numbered symphonies in other recordings) but maybe I should reconsider...

[vandermolen]

NP:

Delius
Violin Sonata No. 3
Ralph Holmes, Eric Fenby

That set looks familiar! 

[Karl Henning]

Nice! Was it decent?

VS

I loved it. Of course, I was but a kid ....

[Traverso]

That set looks familiar! 

Vividly or vague ?   

[ritter]

Some Beethoven this evening: Emil Gilels plays Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, op. 37, and Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, op. 58. George Szell conducts the Cleveland Orchestra.

CD 2 of this set:

[vandermolen]

Vividly or vague ?   

Haha 

[Linz]

Listening to a 2 CD set of Koussevitzky Tchaikovsky Symphonies 4, 5 & 6