What are you listening 2 now?

[Harry]

Streaming.

Alexander Pierre Francois Boely.

Piano Works, Un Versaillais a Paris.

Sonaten op. 1 Nr. 1 & 2; Moderato Molto Legato op. 46 Nr. 12; Allegro op. 49 Nr. 2; Piece op. 48 Nr. 11; Gigue op. 54 Nr. 11; Moderato op. 50 Nr. 4; Tempo Moderato op. 52 Nr. 11; Caprices op. 2 Nr. 7, 9, 12, 16, 17, 19, 23, 30; Etudes op. 6 Nr. 12, 13, 15, 18, 23 & op. 13 Nr. 8-10, 16, 19, 24; Suite op. 16 Nr. 2

Jacqueline Robin, Klavier (Bösendorfer)

Really beautiful works, with a sensitive yet alert musician who captures the spirit of the music well. An Arion recording 1978-1980, well recorded.

[vandermolen]

Glazunov Symphony No.2/Rozhdestvensky.
I like the CD cover image:

[Traverso]

Schönberg

Gurrelieder

CD 3 & 4

[Harry]

Marin Marais' La Gamme 
    Charles Medlam, London Baroque

That's a fine recording of which I have good memories.

[Harry]

Glazunov Symphony No.2/Rozhdestvensky.
I like the CD cover image:

I streamed that record, but I was non to enthusiastic about the sound. The performance was really good.

[Spotted Horses]

Finally arrived at the final movement of Beethoven's Hammerklavier sonata, Hewitt.



Splendid! I enjoyed the fluidity of the counterpoint in Hewitt's performance.

I'm not a pianist, but this movement strikes the most difficult to perform of any piano music I've heard. There are pieces such as Ravel's Gaspard which were explicitly written to test the limits of virtuosity. In this piece I have the impression of Beethoven thinking, "this is what I hear in my imagination, if someone want's to play it, that's their problem."

[foxandpeng]

Glazunov Symphony No.2/Rozhdestvensky.
I like the CD cover image:

Agreed!

I also found the recording harder to warm to, but no denying the performance.

Thread:

Alexander Glazunov
Complete Symphonies
Symphony 5 & 6
Vladimir Fedoseyev
Moscow RSO

Glazunov may have been problematic and a bit too partial to the falling down juice, but he could certainly write music. I'm reminded yet again of the flawed beauty of mankind today, but there is still beauty!

Started reading the Wilson biography of Shostakovich today - not as my primary read, but as a 'few pages per day' book. Funny how those side reads get me through so many books in a year.

[Florestan]

On repeat. This is a major discovery for me.

[VonStupp]

Bohuslav Martinů
Field Mass (Polní mše)

Václav Zítek, baritone
Prague Philharmonic Choir
Czech Philharmonic - Sir Charles Mackerras

Spending some time with Martinů this weekend, if time allows.

VS

[Allegro feroce]

Lutoslawski's Concerto for Orchestra by the Warsaw Philharmonic under Rowicki.

[Harry]

Streaming.

Claudio Santoro.
Symphonies 4 & 9.
Sao Paulo Symphony Orchestra, John Neschling.

[pi2000]

Julia Varady
Verdi Arias from here:

[vandermolen]

I streamed that record, but I was non to enthusiastic about the sound. The performance was really good.

The Urania transfer is pretty good I think Harry and, as you say, its a fine performance. I didn't know that it was subtitled 'Resurrection' until recently.

Now playing:
J.B. McEwen: 'Three Border Ballads' No.1 'Grey Galloway':

[vandermolen]

Streaming.

Claudio Santoro.
Symphonies 4 & 9.
Sao Paulo Symphony Orchestra, John Neschling.

Santoro's 4th Symphony is wonderfully inspiriting - I love it!

[vandermolen]

Agreed!

I also found the recording harder to warm to, but no denying the performance.

Thread:

Alexander Glazunov
Complete Symphonies
Symphony 5 & 6
Vladimir Fedoseyev
Moscow RSO

Glazunov may have been problematic and a bit too partial to the falling down juice, but he could certainly write music. I'm reminded yet again of the flawed beauty of mankind today, but there is still beauty!

Started reading the Wilson biography of Shostakovich today - not as my primary read, but as a 'few pages per day' book. Funny how those side reads get me through so many books in a year.

The Wilson biography is excellent.

[Traverso]

Lutoslawski's Concerto for Orchestra by the Warsaw Philharmonic under Rowicki.

Welcome.....

[Spotted Horses]

Roussel, suite from La Marchand De Sable Qui Passo.



I liked the piano version better. The orchestral version is too hushed and atmospheric for my taste.  Suite No 1 from Padmavati is more lively.

[vandermolen]

McEwen: 'A Solway Symphony'

[kyjo]

This:

Vine: Piano Concerto No. 1

Love this work!

+1!

[kyjo]

Rheinberger: Symphony No. 2 Florentine

In spite of it has its longueurs, I consider it a very enjoyable creation. The first two movements are particularly more memorable than the next ones, methinks.

I must say that nothing else I've heard by Rheinberger can compare in inspiration to his marvelous Piano Quartet, IMHO, including this symphony.