What are you listening 2 now?

[Linz]

Ginette Neveu Plays Brahms and other pieces with her brother Jean on piano

[Todd]

[Linz]

Hermann Abendroth's Broadcast Pefomances Beethoven Symphony No.8 and Brahms Symphony No 2

[Karl Henning]

One of my favorite Toccata releases. Terrifically played and recorded too!

Looks nice!

[Madiel]

NP:

Barber
Hermit Songs, Op. 29
Cheryl Studer - soprano, John Browning - piano

From this set -



I'm not completely sure how I feel about Studer's performances in this set. Thomas Hampson is excellent per usual. And you couldn't ask for a better accompanist than John Browning.

I love that, haven't listened for a while.

[SonicMan46]

Dave, please allow me to recommend the disc below. Silky performance with sensitive/soft touch.

Thanks DBK - own all of the volumes of him w/ Alina Ibragimova doing the Mozart Violin Sonatas and greatly enjoy - the Chopin recording is on Spotify, so will take a listen but not a big fan of mixing different works on the same disc, just me.  Dave

 

[Scion7]

My favorite rendition recorded in 1979:

[Linz]

CD2 From this set is a 1949 performance of Bruckner Symphony 8

[Dry Brett Kavanaugh]

You never heard it, Dry Brett? It's gamelan-inspired West Coast lyricism mixed with a forward-thinking modern language that is all its' own. Harrison was a remarkable composer. The first movement alone will melt your heart.

I listened to the album via streaming service. I liked it! 

[TheGSMoeller]

Berio: Sinfonia

[classicalgeek]

I think you have given a very succinct and accurate summation of Raff!

Based on what I've heard of his, a can't say I'm excited to hear more. That doesn't mean it's bad - far from it. In fact, I know I'll listen to more, particularly the rest of the symphonies - but more out of curiosity than anything.

TD:

I can only nod my head in agreement. What a wonderful place this is where I can say Persichetti or Dello Joio and I'll get replies.

This sent me in search of Persichetti... another of the many composers with whose work I'm not as familiar as I'd like to be.

Persichetti
Symphony no. 3
Symphony no. 4
Symphony no. 7
Albany Symphony Orchestra
David Alan Miller




Persichetti
Symphony no. 5
*Piano concerto
*Robert Taub, piano
Riccardo Muti and *Charles Dutoit conducting
(both on Spotify)



Thoroughly enjoyable music, rhythmically driven in the faster movements, gently lyrical the slower bits. I didn't find them particularly memorable (thematically in particular), but I'd definitely listen to them again. I have a feeling these pieces would reward repeated listening.

[Dry Brett Kavanaugh]

Pounds the table! Schwarz is good mainly in the works that there's little competition like the 9th for example. I'm generally a fan of his conducting, but anyone would be a bit underwhelming when compared to Bernstein.

I heard or read somewhere that Fritz Reiner taught at several conservatories for many years and only one student have received grade A from him. 
That was young Lenny.

[Karl Henning]

CD 40

Tchaikovsky
Symphony № 6 in b minor, « Pathétique » Op. 74

Nielsen
Symphony № 4, « Det uudslukkelige » Op. 29 FS 76

[vandermolen]

Which would be what recording? I only have two recordings with him as a soloist: this one of Harrison's Piano Concerto and this Hovhaness one:

I really like that CD (both works)

[vandermolen]

McEwen: 'Grey Galloway'

[JBS]

CD 86 of The Box

[aligreto]

I remember that you  listened to this collection and I  enjoy is as never before. 

Yes Jan, I enjoyed it very much indeed. It was a highlight of my listening in relatively recent times.

Remarkable that there there can be beauty along the ugliness that goes on in the world.

Unfortunately the two contrasting and contradictory sides of Human Nature.

[Bachtoven]

[André]

Terrific performances of both works. Both recordings were made within a year of each other under two different NYPO Music Directors. It's interesting to compare the playing of the orchestra, the conducting and the engineering (different venues and producers).

[classicalgeek]

CD 40

Tchaikovsky
Symphony № 6 in b minor, « Pathétique » Op. 74

Nielsen
Symphony № 4, « Det uudslukkelige » Op. 29 FS 76

CD 86 of The Box

Delius... conducted by Barbirolli! Not as part of listening to the box (though I'm sure it's in there), but as part of an ongoing exploration of Delius's music:

If you don't know it you must hear 'In a Summer Garden' which is IMO one of Delius's greatest and certainly most beautiful works.

Delius
In a Summer Garden
Hassan: Prelude and Serenade
A Song Before Sunrise
'La Calinda' from Koanga
Halle Orchestra
Sir John Barbirolli
(on Spotify)



I really enjoyed In a Summer Garden, Jeffrey! As well as the other pieces on this disc.