What are you listening 2 now?

[Symphonic Addict]

Howard Hanson Symphony No.1 'Nordic'.
I like Schermerhorn's reflective yet powerful performance.
'Pan and the Priest' Symphonic Poem is especially fine - unique to this recording I think:

Great indeed! Love his music.

[Symphonic Addict]

Fine works and recording. That Naxos cycle is quite satisfying, I must say.

[Symphonic Addict]

The more I listen to this composer, the more I'm convinced he wrote some extraordinary music. He's entering the realm of my favorite chamber composers.

[JBS]

First listen to another new arrival

[Symphonic Addict]

Moszkowski: Suite d'orchestre No. 1 in F major

Well-crafted and endearing music. Toccata is becoming a quite reliable record label more and more.

[Mirror Image]

A little concert program I devised:

Mahler
Das Lied von der Erde
Waldemar Kmentt - tenor, Janet Baker - mezzo-soprano
Symphonie-Orchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Rafael Kubelik

Silvestrov
Farewell, O World ...!
Yuri Olijnik, baritone
Leningrad Chamber Orchestra
Igor Blazhkov

From these recordings -

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TD
Another CD from that Presto order



It would be nice if M. Chamayou recorded more of this composer (especially the solo works).

I've got this recording, but I don't believe I've ever even listened to it --- thanks for the indirect reminder!

[Symphonic Addict]

Prokofiev: Symphony No. 2

Astounding! Not the best recording, though, both work and performance are masterful as usual.

[JBS]

Enjoying it much more now, on a cheap Bluetooth speaker where you can't hear all the nuance he gives it, nuance which made it appear pretentious yesterday.

Once again my preference for cheap audio equipment is validated.

I've got this recording, but I don't believe I've ever even listened to it --- thanks for the indirect reminder!

An oversight that should be corrected!

TD
Just finished the last CD of the night.
Neither thumbs up nor thumbs down. First impression:  Reali's music doesn't get to Vivaldi's level.
Suggest sampling before buying.

[Symphonic Addict]

Pavel Haas: String Quartet No. 3

Such a great work.

[Symphonic Addict]

Villa-Lobos: String Quartet No. 9

Cuarteto Latinoamericano

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Villa-Lobos: String Quartet No. 9

Cuarteto Latinoamericano

Pounds the table! One of the greatest SQ cycles of the 20th Century. Absolutely infectious works.

Now playing two cello concertos of great contrast:

Saint-Saëns
Cello Concerto No. 2 in D minor, Op. 119
Deborah Pae, cello
Orchestre Philharmonique de Liège
Christian Arming

Vasks
Cello Concerto No. 2, "Klatbutne"
Sol Gabetta, cello
Amsterdam Sinfonietta
Candida Thompson

From these recordings -

[Symphonic Addict]

Pounds the table! One of the greatest SQ cycles of the 20th Century. Absolutely infectious works.

Now playing two cello concertos of great contrast:

Saint-Saëns
Cello Concerto No. 2 in D minor, Op. 119
Deborah Pae, cello
Orchestre Philharmonique de Liège
Christian Arming

Vasks
Cello Concerto No. 2, "Klatbutne"
Sol Gabetta, cello
Amsterdam Sinfonietta
Candida Thompson

From these recordings -

Certainly, a solid cycle all-around.

BTW, brilliant recordings those!

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Certainly, a solid cycle all-around.

BTW, brilliant recordings those!

To both: absolutely!

[Bachtoven]

What's the music like?

Google/YouTube is your friend.  Symphony No.1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSvJGx7Z46w

[Madiel]

That is an obsession I might emulate.

The mazurka obsession was partly caused by the Chopin National Edition, which argues fairly convincingly that each opus of mazurkas is a planned set by Chopin and that the first German editions sometimes changed Chopin's planned order of pieces in a set, for reasons of their own convenience rather than musical ones. So of course I had to listen to some opuses the way that the Chopin National Edition said they were planned. Had to.

[pi2000]

Saint Saens Organ Symphony
from here:

[Que]

Morning listening:



Zodiac, Ars Nova and Ars Subtilior in the Low Countries and Europe.

[Harry]

What a delight to start with this disc!

Nicolaus Bruhns, Complete Organ Works.
Melchior Schildt, Organ works.

Joseph Kelemen plays on the Arp-Schnitger Organ, 1692, Ludgerikirche Norden.
Pitch: ca. 5/8 tone higher than today's conventional pitch.
Modified meantone temperament 1/5 synton, comma.

Super SACD sound, and Kelemen plays the stars from heaven. I am mightily impressed I am !

[vandermolen]

Again - Tournemire Symphony No.3 'Moscow 1913'