What are you listening 2 now?

[Harry]

I agree. I like set up and style, I like the voice, but it seems there is the same emotion/feel for every song with no connection to the text...

My apologies to resident fans! 

Well I agree, and for as long as it takes for a new complete set, with a better outlook, Tomadin has to do, I am afraid.

[Harry]

Frank Bridge.
Orchestral works.
CD 4.

Rebus.
Oration, (Concerto Elegiaco)
Allegro Moderato.
Lament.
A Prayer.

Alban Gerhardt, Cello.
BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Richard Hickox.

[Papy Oli]

R. Strauss

Vier letzte Lieder

1. Frühling

Popp
Della Casa
Struder
Fleming
Isokoski
Janowitz
Norman

[Madiel]

Saint-Saens, opuses 34 through 38.

Smaller scale chamber pieces, a Heroic March, and a Variations on a Theme of Beethoven for 2 pianos!

[aligreto]

Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 1, Op. 2/1 [Brautigam]

[Papy Oli]

Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 1, Op. 2/1 [Brautigam]

Are you ok ? 

another 31 to go, you know

[aligreto]

Are you ok ? 

another 31 to go, you know

I know, I know; an aberration on my part
I will muster up all of my stamina to get through it.

I do honestly think, though, that the sound of that particular instrument will help me greatly 

[vers la flamme]

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No.1 in B-flat minor, op.23. Van Cliburn, Kirill Kondrashin, RCA Symphony Orchestra

Haven't heard this in ages. It's a great performance.

[Pohjolas Daughter]

Pretty sure his first recording, PD.

Didn't know that he had recorded them more than once Irons.  When else did he also record them?  This LP (underneath the liner notes) says "c. Saga Records Limited, London, 1963", so looking at Wiki, he would have been either 32 or 33 years old at the time of the recording.

Must admit, I wasn't so keen on most of the sea songs on Side Two, but I do love Vaughan William' "Songs of Travel". 

PD

p.s.  I also have a stereo copy of this LP (if I'm recalling correctly, it's not in as good a shape as the mono copy.  I was going to give it a clean yesterday, but didn't get around to it then.).

[Florestan]

No. 1 in D minor op. 6 (1907)

[Harry]

Vagn Holmboe.
The Complete Symphonies.
CD III.

No 4 & 5.

Aarhus SO, Owain Arwel Hughes.

O, dear I forgot the Fourth had a choir attached to it, that makes it unpalatable for me, despite the fact that I like the music without a choir very much. The combination is just not my thing. So onwards to the Fifth.

[Traverso]

Revisiting Susanna un gioir today, and I'm not enjoying it at all for this reason: there's no relief. Same colour, same texture throughout, same energy level. So no, today I am a grouch. It seems to me a superficial run through of a performance.

Well. I can't argue with you that it's a bit uniform. My enthusiasm should be seen as a tribute to Hassler.
I have just listened to Franz Raml and that is indeed a big difference. The monotony is therefore all the more striking and I have to admit that I did not pay attention to that. Still there is enough quality to enjoy Hassler's music.
It was my first acquaintance with this composer.
I also listened to "Susanna un gioir" again and it remains a fantastic piece despite its shortcomings in the performance.

[Roasted Swan]

Didn't know that he had recorded them more than once Irons.  When else did he also record them?  This LP (underneath the liner notes) says "c. Saga Records Limited, London, 1963", so looking at Wiki, he would have been either 32 or 33 years old at the time of the recording.

Must admit, I wasn't so keen on most of the sea songs on Side Two, but I do love Vaughan William' "Songs of Travel". 

PD

p.s.  I also have a stereo copy of this LP (if I'm recalling correctly, it's not in as good a shape as the mono copy.  I was going to give it a clean yesterday, but didn't get around to it then.).

I think what Irons meant was that this recording was the first record of anything that Shirley-Quirk made.  I can't remember any other version of Songs of Travel by him. C/O Wiki:  "While studying chemistry and physics at Liverpool University, he studied voice with Austen Carnegie.[1] Shirley-Quirk was a lecturer in chemistry at Acton Technical College until 1957"

For me he is the voice of British music - not surprising given he was the go-to baritone for EMI during those golden years of recording in the 70's-80's......

[Traverso]

Buxtehude

     Präludium in C BuxWV 138
     Komm, heiliger Geist, herre Gott BuxWV 199
     Nun lob, mein Seel, den Herren BuxWV 212
     Nun lob, mein Seel, den Herren BuxWV 213
     Herr Christ, der einig Gottes Sohn BuxWV 192
     Erhalt' uns, Herr, bei deinem Wort BuxWV 185
     Präludium in e BuxWV 142
     Ach Herr, mich armen Sünder BuxWV 178
     Präludium in d BUxWV 143
     Vater unser im Himmelreich BuxWV 219
     Gelobet seist du, Jesus Christ BuxWV 188
     Puer natus in Bethlehem BuxWV 217
     Passacaglia in d BuxWV 161
     Wär Gott nicht mit uns in dieser Zeit BuxWV 222
     Toccata in F BuxWV 157

[Harry]

Hugo Alfven.

Complete Symphonies & other Orchestral Works.
CD III.

Swedish Rhapsody No. 3.
Symphony No. 3 in E major.
The Prodigal Son, Suite.

Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra, Neeme Jarvi.
Original BIS recordings


I find this a excellent set, which I have come to admire over the years. Fine performances and good Sound (BIS). I am somewhat bothered by the ridiculous thin booklet.

[Spotted Horses]

Continuing through this disc of Malipiero Symphonies, today the Symphony No 8.



I think this is my favorite so far. I love the way he uses the horns in the contrapuntal texture of this work, particularly the first two movements. I find myself puzzled by the lack of enthusiasm I remember feeling the first time I listened to these recordings. The performances strike me as quite satisfying this time around.

[prémont]

I think you are right, throughout this set the energy level is high. He doesn't seem to relax very often. I got a feeling of fatigue after listening to CD 2 of this set. So I took some Hassler out of my collection, and sure enough I found where the problem lies. Never the less, the box is of prime importance to me.

Yes, insistent organ playing may be tiring in the long run also to me. Now I'm of course even more curious about the Hassler / Tomadin set. I don't think Tomadin uses to be tiring to listen to. This tiring quality however I sometimes feel about Leon Berben's recordings such as part of his Sweelinck set. It's not a question of insistent full registrations but about the character of the playing.

[Harry]

Yes, insistent organ playing may be tiring in the long run also to me. Now I'm of course even more curious about the Hassler / Tomadin set. I don't think Tomadin uses to be tiring to listen to. This tiring quality however I sometimes feel about Leon Berben's recordings such as part of his Sweelinck set. It's not a question of insistent full registrations but about the character of the playing.

Yes, this is what I actually meant, and was unable to express.

[vandermolen]

Wordsworth Symphony No.7 'Cosmos'.
I listened to this before work - it arrived yesterday having been delayed at the distributors.
I thought that it was great - powerful, gripping and, at times moving, easily my favourite of the Wordsworth symphonies (although I rate No. 2 very highly). I enjoyed the other works featured as well. Thanks Harry for alerting me to the 'Cosmos' Symphony:

[Harry]

Wordsworth Symphony No.7 'Cosmos'.
I listened to this before work - it arrived yesterday having been delayed at the distributors.
I thought that it was great - powerful, gripping and, at times moving, easily my favourite of the Wordsworth symphonies (although I rate No. 2 very highly). I enjoyed the other works featured as well. Thanks Harry for alerting me to the 'Cosmos' Symphony:

You are very welcome Jeffrey, really, it was my pleasure!