What are you listening 2 now?

[Todd]

Have you heard his recording of Granados' "Goyescas"? It's spectacular.

Yes, I have almost all of his recordings.  His Granados is among the best.

[foxandpeng]

Alexander Glazunov
Complete Symphonies
Symphonies 3 and 4
Vladimir Fedoseyev
Moscow RSO

[Symphonic Addict]

Madetoja: Suite from 'The Ostrobothnians'

Music with character and spark. Very fun.

[Karl Henning]

Opening onto The Royal Mile:

CD 19

LvB
Piano Sonata № 27 in e minor, Op. 90
Piano Sonata № 28 in A, Op. 101
Piano Sonata № 29  in B^b, « Hammerklavier » Op. 106

Had to listen to this Hammerklavier again.

[classicalgeek]

Oh please do listen to it,you will be surprised by its beauty,it is a great  accessible composition.You will enjoy it,I'm sure of it.

I definitely will, and soon! If Sinopoli's interpretation is in line with what I've heard in the rest of the box, I know I'll like it!


TD:
Shiro Fukai
Four Parodies
Creation
Chante de Java
Russian Philharmonic Orchestra
Dmitry Yablonsky
(on Spotify)



This was one of the more enjoyable entries in Naxos's Japanese Composer Series for me. Three colorful and fun orchestral pieces, in a vaguely French style (Ibert came immediately to mind) with elements of Japanese folk music. The orchestration is excellent, too; the only complaint is the quality of the orchestra, which audibly struggles sometimes (noticed this with the same orchestra on the Abe disc as well.)

[Symphonic Addict]

Dvorak: Rusalka Fantasy

This opera synthesis really are of my interest. It's nice to hear how conductors and other experts embrace a notably reduced conception in a 20-minute-long suite. Really fantastic arrangement and performance! Now I need something similar with Puccini's Turandot. 





Bernstein: Symphonic Dances from West Side Story

An absolute hit of a performance! This release looks quite promising, and the program is variegated. A winner.

[Carlo Gesualdo]

Hi.tonight I'm listening to gesualdo complete liber of madrigals trough Harmonia Mundi LPs.

[Karl Henning]

I definitely will, and soon! If Sinopoli's interpretation is in line with what I've heard in the rest of the box, I know I'll like it!


TD:
Shiro Fukai
Four Parodies
Creation
Chante de Java
Russian Philharmonic Orchestra
Dmitry Yablonsky
(on Spotify)



This was one of the more enjoyable entries in Naxos's Japanese Composer Series for me. Three colorful and fun orchestral pieces, in a vaguely French style (Ibert came immediately to mind) with elements of Japanese folk music. The orchestration is excellent, too; the only complaint is the quality of the orchestra, which audibly struggles sometimes (noticed this with the same orchestra on the Abe disc as well.)

I love that Sinopoli box, too!

TD:

LvB
Piano Sonata № 27 in e minor, Op. 90
Maurizio Pollini

And:

CD 20

LvB
Piano Sonata № 24 in F#, Op. 78 « À Thérèse »
Piano Sonata № 30 in E, Op. 109
Piano Sonata № 31 in in A^b, Op. 110
Piano Sonata № 32 in c minor, Op. 111

[Symphonic Addict]

Alexander Glazunov
Complete Symphonies
Symphonies 3 and 4
Vladimir Fedoseyev
Moscow RSO

Am listening to the 4th, but under Rozhdestvensky. The motif or tune at 1:31 min. in the 1st mov. is the very beginning of Strauss's Eine Alpensinfonie. Quite a nice musical quotation. The opening is so wistful and nostalgic, a most moving start of the action. I confess it moved me to tears. It's really phenomenal what music can make on you.

[classicalgeek]

I love that Sinopoli box, too!

Everything I've sampled has been top-notch so far! Especially the vocal works - the singing, plus the playing Sinopoli gets out of the Staatskapelle Dresden, is just phenomenal.


TD: Wrapping up the workday with this Rachmaninov concerto - probably my least favorite of the five (including the Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini.) Which means I still absolutely adore it!

Rachmaninov
Piano concerto no. 1
Zoltan Kocsis, piano
San Francisco Symphony Orchestra
Edo de Waart
(on Spotify)



Just a thrilling performance from beginning to end. Kocsis is the perfect combination of technically brilliant and expressively probing, and it's hard to imagine anyone bettering de Waart's accompaniment. Kocsis was just a great pianist (and not too bad a conductor, either) - I've been waiting to get his box set for the price to drop a bit, but maybe I shouldn't!

[Karl Henning]

Everything I've sampled has been top-notch so far! Especially the vocal works - the singing, plus the playing Sinopoli gets out of the Staatskapelle Dresden, is just phenomenal.


TD: Wrapping up the workday with this Rachmaninov concerto - probably my least favorite of the five (including the Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini.) Which means I still absolutely adore it!

Rachmaninov
Piano concerto no. 1
Zoltan Kocsis, piano
San Francisco Symphony Orchestra
Edo de Waart
(on Spotify)



Just a thrilling performance from beginning to end. Kocsis is the perfect combination of technically brilliant and expressively probing, and it's hard to imagine anyone bettering de Waart's accompaniment. Kocsis was just a great pianist (and not too bad a conductor, either) - I've been waiting to get his box set for the price to drop a bit, but maybe I shouldn't!

Cheers, bud!

[Symphonic Addict]

Andreae: Symphony in C major

Yet another stupendous symphony waiting for being recorded often. Today I'm detecting foreign tunes in works. The unforgettable main tune from the 2nd mov. is the one to appear in Malcolm Arnold's The Inn of the Sixth Happiness (Happy Ending theme) film music, or by default, his suite. And then it appears in a triumphal mood to conclude the work (the Andreae). Like an antithesis to Arnold's 5th. Quite curious.





Scriabin: Symphony No. 3

Scriabin at his most ardently performed. No doubts that N. Järvi ranks very high to me.

[Mirror Image]

Strangely, I'm not sure I've ever heard Gurrelieder at all! I guess I'm a little intimidated by the sheer enormity of it. One of these days...

Do give it a listen. It's a magical piece! The last section called Des Sommerwindes wilde Jagd is absolutely thrilling.

[Symphonic Addict]

Shostakovich: Violin Concerto No. 2

Very appropriate for these times, I guess

[Que]

Morning listening -  motets by Costanzo Festa:

[Papy Oli]

Good morning all 

[Que]

Music by Peter Philips and Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck on disc 6 of the Fitzwilliam Virginal Book.

Sofar Belder's Philips impresses me the most. Hopefully that's not because I have little to compare it with.. 

[foxandpeng]

Am listening to the 4th, but under Rozhdestvensky. The motif or tune at 1:31 min. in the 1st mov. is the very beginning of Strauss's Eine Alpensinfonie. Quite a nice musical quotation. The opening is so wistful and nostalgic, a most moving start of the action. I confess it moved me to tears. It's really phenomenal what music can make on you.

I think I'm going to spend a couple of days with Glazunov, so I'll visit that recording too, on your recommendation. Thank you! I wouldn't have known about the quotation but the motif is beautiful 🙂. I realise that the Naxos orchestral series of about 20 releases has variable reviews, but I bought them all as they came out, so will probably poke some of those too.

The power of music never fails to amaze me.

[Biffo]

I noticed a mini-obsession with this set here on GMG recently. Where do people get it? Amazon.com lists it for a kings ransom, Amazon.co.uk says it hasn't been released yet, Presto seems to have it for sale for a decent price, but Presto shipping costs to the U.S. are high. What to do?

A tricky question. I pre-ordered it from Amazon.co.uk for a sensible price (£53.99 for 15 CDs) and was given a delivery date of March 4. Shortly afterwards I was given a revised delivery date of March 18. Perhaps Amazon.com will drop its price at some time in the future. Amazon is very erratic in its pricing.

[Harry]

Streaming through Qobuz.

Henry Purcell.

Odes and Welcome Songs.

Le Banquet Celeste, Damien Guillon.


Not overly enthusiastic, the solo voices are a bit too much charged, and the instrumental parts are middle of the road. there are far better options, but its good to know, Oobuz paid it self by not buying this.