What are you listening 2 now?

[Bachtoven]

[SonicMan46]

Bach, JS - Well Tempered Clavier, Bks. I/II w/ an older Andras Schiff - recorded in 2011 by a pianist who is now a Sir (He was created a Knight Bachelor in the Queen's Birthday Honours list of 2014, for services to music. Source) - recently went through my Papa Bach collection, and culled out several WTC performances w/ replacements, including Schiff's recording - my 7 sets are 3 & 4 for piano and harpsichord versions.  Reviews attached for those interested.  Dave

 

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NP:

Villa-Lobos
Cello Concerto No. 2, W 516
Antonio Meneses, cello
Orquesta Sinfonica de Galicia
Víctor Pablo Pérez

From this fantastic, long OOP recording -

[Karl Henning]

Yes I hope so too, but however long it takes she can stay at my home.

That's beautiful!

[Papy Oli]

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Karol Szymanowski's Symphonie concertante 
    Simon Rattle, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Leif Ove Andsnes (piano)

A very beautiful piece.

Indeed. For me, that Szymanowski box set remains some of Rattle's best work.

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+1.
He did some very good 'unknown Britten' early on, whilst still in Birmingham, too, though it was minor stuff all told.

Yes, some of his Britten is quite good, but his War Requiem was atrocious. A few of his Mahler recordings still hold up well.

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NP:

Janáček
Orchestral Suite from "The Makropulos Affair" (Arr. P Breiner)
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra
Peter Breiner



Sometimes I'm just not in the mood to listen to a complete Janáček opera and this is where this particular series on Naxos comes in handy. All three volumes are superb.

[Linz]

Handel Organ Concertos 1 - 6 From Handel Complete Orchestral  now with Jaap Schröder conducting the Concero Amsterdam with Daniel Chorzempa on the organ in CD6

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There isn't a War Requiem that isn't conducted by Britten that I'd give time to, really!
I even saw Rostropovich conduct it once at the RFH... rather a pile of meh!, I'm afraid.

There are a number of good War Requiem recordings available that may not be equal to Britten's own recording, but are more than excellent taken on their own terms like Hickox on Chandos for example. I also rather enjoy the McCreesh that was released several years ago. Quite a moving performance.

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Hanson Piano Concerto.

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I have the Hickox. I don't like it at all, sorry.
I will hunt down the McCreesh, though: thanks for the tip.

No worries. We can't all like the same things!

Here's the McCreesh:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Britten-Requiem-Gabrieli-Consort-McCreesh/dp/B00ECAAIX8/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2SPBJJM84BWIP&keywords=britten+mccreesh&qid=1646164127&s=music&sprefix=britten+mccreesh%2Cpopular%2C177&sr=1-1

[Todd]

Convenience finally beats out sound quality.  Streaming via my phone, using wireless earbuds to listen.  Good enough.  The performances are quite good, but then Marriner's recording of the Paris Symphonies was how I first learned about Haydn's symphonies.

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There isn't a War Requiem that isn't conducted by Britten that I'd give time to, really!
I even saw Rostropovich conduct it once at the RFH... rather a pile of meh!, I'm afraid.

Anyway...

Louis Spohr's Violin Concerto No. 6 
    Christian Frohlich, Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin, Ulf Hoelscher (violin)

I like this one:

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I like this one:

Is this one in mono, Jeffrey?

[Dry Brett Kavanaugh]

Casella SY2. Ventura/Munster.

[Karl Henning]

CD 22

RVW
A London Symphony (1936 Revised Edition)
Symphony № 8 in d minor

[Linz]

Medelssohn Octet Quintet Academy Chamber Ensemble

[André]

Born 1860, died 1944. Works composed in 1930s Germany.

Yet another little-known, unsung composer from Germany toiling in the shadow of Strauss, Mahler, Hindemith, Braunfels. We are indebted to labels such as CPO for advocating composers like Woyrsch, Graener, Weingartner, von Hausegger, etc.

These symphonies are well-crafted works, quite bold in thematic and harmonic content yet conservative in language and design. There are subtle influences by Bruckner, too, which shows that AB's language had deeply marked german-austrian music thinking even as his public image was still somewhat simplistic at the time. It would seem Woyrsch was not well regarded by the 3rd Reich authorities and his music fell out of favour in the 1930s. Indeed, while these two symphonies were created in 1930 and 1935 respectively, the scores were not published before 2015.

Harry wrote favourably of Woyrsch in this thread. He was right. This is very fine, sophisticated music.

The cover picture might lead one to think 'Dutch', but windmills are (were) a frequent sight in the Hamburg countryside. Woyrsch spent most of his life around Hamburg.

[Daverz]

My fourth recording of CPE Bach's Double Concerto for Harpsichord and Fortepiano, Wq. 47.  This one doesn't quite match the chunky enthusiasm of the Spanyi recording on Bis, but it is very good.