What are you listening 2 now?

[Madiel]

And the big finale...

Dvorak, Symphony no.4

[Harry]

Morning listening:



Muisc for lute consort doesn't seem very cool, but this sounds quite groovy...

Yes some time ago when I purchased it I sung its praises, but saw no reaction. Now I am glad you did. This CD gave me much pleasure.

[The new erato]

Due to a certain thread I've put this in the player:



I haven't listened to this in this millenium. (Edit: I find this too noisy and slightly too chaotic for its own good, though undoubtedly powerful. It may be the recording - is it live? Very reverberant sound as well)

BTW in 2011 I visited Rouen and the square where the stake was.

At the same time, in early summer with lots of flowering, I also visited Monet's garden in Giverny:



and Saties birthplace i Honfleur and otherwise lots of fine places in Normandie (Mont St Michel, invasion beaches  etc etc). A very noteworthy vacation.

[Harry]

Tomaso Albinoni.
6 sonate da Chiesa, opus 4.
12 Trattenimenti armonici per camera, opus 6.

The Locatelli Trio.

First listen, bought in 1994.

I have the full price CD cover, but could not find that one anymore.

When I got through the A in my collection, I was surprised how many CD's I bought and never listening to them. And as a side effect I immediately started culling out really questionable buy's, which amounted already to 15 CD's out the window. Many were from the early beginnings, so say around 1982 when this medium came on the market.
Fortunately the present twofar did not belong to the questionable buy's, it is very good and still highly valid. Opus 4 & 6 belong to the very best Albinoni composed, and the performance and sound is a match.

[foxandpeng]

No.3.

Probably my preferred Prokofiev set.

[vandermolen]

Dohnányi: Symphony No. 2

Stirring!

Very much agree Cesar. I find the symphony to be powerful and moving and that's a fine recording.

[vandermolen]

Last work for the night:

Honegger
Symphony No. 5, "Di tre re", H. 202
Czech PO
Baudo

A darkly moving work. I like No.5 very much.

[vandermolen]

TD:

Poulenc
Concerto for Organ, Strings & Percussion
Simon Preston, org

I like the piece fine, am happy to revisit it. But I don't find myself driven to listen to more Poulenc.

That's my experience as well although I like the Harpsichord Concerto.

TD
William Wordsworth: Piano Concerto (1946)
First listen. A quirky but oddly engaging work cast in one movement which held my attention. In an odd way it reminded me of Vaughan Williams's PC. I definitely want to hear this again:

[Papy Oli]

Good morning all,

Continuing some Bruhns cantatas:

[The new erato]

Probably my preferred Prokofiev set.

My goto sett, supplemented by some BIS issues by the Bergen orchestra. But i haven't heard all cycles that have been praised.

[MusicTurner]

(...)

BTW in 2011 I visited Rouen and the square where the stake was.

At the same time, in early summer with lots of flowering, I also visited Monet's garden in Giverny:



and Saties birthplace i Honfleur and otherwise lots of fine places in Normandie (Mont St Michel, invasion beaches  etc etc). A very noteworthy vacation.

Very nice!

[ritter]

Olivier Messiaen's Trois Petites Liturgies de la Présence Divine 
    Marcel Couraud, Maîtrise et Orchestre de Chambre de la RTF, Yvonne Loriod (piano), Jeanne Loriod (ondes Martenot)

Fauré meets Mars Attacks! 

[Harry]

Carl Friedrich Abel.

6 Symphonies, opus 7.

La Stagione Frankfurt, Michael Schneider.

As always with this group of musicians, all is excellent.

[Que]

Yes some time ago when I purchased it I sung its praises, but saw no reaction. Now I am glad you did. This CD gave me much pleasure.

I got it in September 2019 - I'm sure your praise had something to do with it. 

And happy to revisit!

Thread duty:



Symphonies nos. 88, 89 & 92.

[Que]

Good morning all,

Continuing some Bruhns cantatas:

Nice, very nice.   

[Harry]

Jean Henry d' Anglebert.

Pieces de Clavecin.

Jean-Henry d'Anglebert
Suite En Ré Mineur / D Minor / D-moll (13:34)
1 Prélude Non-Mesuré 3:54
2 Allemande 3:22
3 Courante 2:07
4 Sarabande Grave 3:03
5 Gigue 2:20
Suite En Sol Majeur / G Major / G-dur
6 Prélude Non-Mesuré 2:07
7 Allemande 3:21
8 Courante 2:09
9 Sarabande 2:44
10 Gigue 2:23
11 Gaillarde 2:58
12 Chaconne En Rondeau 3:56
Suite En Sol Mineur / G Minor / G-moll
13 Prélude Non-Mesuré 1:36
14 Allemande 3:15
15 Courante 1:43
16 Sarabande 2:41
17 Gigue 2:25
Suite En Ré Majeur / D Major / D-dur
18 Tombeau De M. De Chambonnières 5:06
19 Chaconne En Rondeau 5:00
Jacques Champion de Chambonnières
20 Chaconne En Fa Majeur / F Major / F-dur 3:05
21 Rondeau En Ré Mineur / D Minor / D-moll 4:31
Henry Dumont
22 Pavane En Ré Mineur / D Minor / D-moll 4:31
Louis Couperin
23 La Piémontoise 1:38
24 Passacaille En Ut Majeur / C Major / C-dur 5:52


One of my favourites till this day. Gilbert brings richness and expressive force to the music. It has also lightness and grace, although that is not always associated with d' Anglebert.
Sound is very good. He plays on a Albert Delin, Tournai, 1768, and a William Post Ross, Boston 1965. Both fine instruments.

[vandermolen]

Frank Martin: 'In Terra Pax'
A powerful and urgent performance of this moving work:

[Mirror Image]

Frank Martin: 'In Terra Pax'
A powerful and urgent performance of this moving work:

Pounds the table! Lovely work, Jeffrey. I do urge you, however, to explore more of Martin's oeuvre.

[Spotted Horses]

Coming to the end of my traversal of Lalo orchestral works, the Piano Concerto.



A satisfying work in three movement following the traditional scheme. An expansive first movement, a slow movement in which an insistent astinato figure stubbornly persists as the harmony goes elsewhere, a lively finale. Thoroughly enjoyed. Convincing performance and recording up to BIS' usual standards.

[Spotted Horses]

TD:

Poulenc
Concerto for Organ, Strings & Percussion
Simon Preston, org

I like the piece fine, am happy to revisit it. But I don't find myself driven to listen to more Poulenc.

I'm surprised. I thoroughly enjoyed the piece the last time I listened. In his solo piano music and chamber music Poulenc is the ever urbane and witty Frenchman, but in his orchestral music he strikes me as a chameleon or sorts, invoking different styles in different pieces or movements. Besides the Concerto for organ, the Sinfonietta, Piano Concerto and Aubade for Piano and Orchestra strike me as brilliant creations.

Perhaps it was the wrong recording.