What are you listening 2 now?

[Tsaraslondon]

Disc 2

Concerto for two pianos - Francis Poulenc, Jacques Février (pianos) - Paris Conservatoire Orch. - Pierre Dervaux
Aubade - Gabriel Tacchino (piano) - Paris Conservatoire Orch. - Georges Prêtre
Les Biches - Ambrosian Singers, Philharmonia Orch. - Georges Prêtre

The second disc from this excellent combination includes Poulenc's own performance of the Concerto for Two Pianos, with Jacques Février. It also includes the more rarely performed Aubade, which has been a favourite of mine since I was a teenager. Prêtre's 1980 recording of the ballet Les Biches, first performed by the Ballets Russes de Monte Carlo on the eve of Poulenc's 25th birthday; an early work but it already bears all the hallmarks of his style.

[Papy Oli]

[Traverso]

Haydn

[pi2000]

Schumann 2 from here

[Biffo]

Haydn: Symphony No 82 in C major The Bear - New York Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Leonard Bernstein - The Bear seems to be popular today

[Traverso]

Die Gregorischen Gesänge

Osterfestkreis  ( MPS Records)

[Todd]

Disc four, Blacher and Stravinsky.

[Que]

[Mirror Image]

NP:

Scriabin
Piano Sonata Nos. 7-10
Hamelin



Outstanding in every possible way. Also, remember folks, by me listening to a Russian composer doesn't mean I support Putin's cause.

[Traverso]

Stravinsky

Orpheus

[Mirror Image]

Stravinsky

Orpheus

Pounds the table! Still my favorite performance of this masterpiece.

[Traverso]

Pounds the table! Still my favorite performance of this masterpiece.

I have little knowledge of other recordings but this is one is indeed really fine.

[Mirror Image]

I have little knowledge of other recordings but this is one is indeed really fine.

The ones with Salonen, Craft and also the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra are all quite good, too. So definitely check those out.

[Carlo Gesualdo]

I am listening to GOMERT Motets 3 single, perfromed by Beauty farm, it's very good, after this the program is Johannes & De La Rue By ensemble Diabolus in musica, to be fair back in the past, bough fews records i was not always please byt , this release, the Dufay  Masses and chanson are good to hear. Just a tough I don't know why a comment to this forum no one reacted to my purchase, n one comment on the compose forum or any of my post like I were somesort of Pariah, so this is why a rarely post, some folks like my post , most people hate me here and my buddy seem uninterresseted in commenting so , this is useless, I'm depress, people try to kill me twice in my life , yet no police involvement to protect and serve no justice  non so ever for me, they b ought some mob my friend or intimidate them to not speak to me, sound  out of this world but this is reality, I investigaed myself to find out.
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But I leave you whit this comment please be indulgent whit me, show empathy, think Deprofundis  is catatonic depress, thus said and mean I may be severely depress, but I would not commit suicide, I take anti depresor and anxiety prescription pills, yet not even sure it work for me,I am just cal relaxe but bitter and very anger, try to fight it best I can, but perhaps I will be forever 

[Tsaraslondon]

Terrific performances of all three concertos in superb sound. All recorded in London in 1992, both piano concertos at Walthamstow Town Hall and the organ concerto at St Albans cathedral. Rogé is the soloist in the Piano Concerto and plays second piano in the Concerto for 2 Pianos.

[vers la flamme]

An interesting and deeply felt work no doubt, but unlikely to elicit more than a lukewarm response from most listeners (me included).

My good friend is Lithuanian and comes from the city near where that cover photo was taken. It's a spot called Kryžių kalnas or "hill of crosses". Would love to see it in person. Anyway, I have that disc too and didn't get too too much out of it either, but I shall revisit. Would love to explore more music by Lithuanian composers.

[SonicMan46]

New arrivals from the UK - Colin Booth in the recordings below; harpsichordist, instrument maker, and author - click on his name > website; shipping to USA is free - I have the WTC I & II coming, on sale for £14.  Dave

 

[Todd]

[kyjo]

I listened to two string quartets of Vaughan Williams (g-minor and a-minor) in a recording by the Maggini Quartet (Naxos). I also listened to a recording of the a-minor quartet by the Music Group of London (EMI). I've never listened to these works before.





The earlier quartet was written when RVW was a student, the second a mature work which features the viola, which I enjoy. I found all three recordings very satisfying.

Pounds the table! I love RVW's string quartets.

[Karl Henning]

Shostakovich
Symphony № 7 in C, Op. 60 « Leningrad »
Berliner Philharmoniker
Celi
Recorded in 1947