What are you listening 2 now?

[Traverso]

Nice. I should listen to that sometime soon (I too have that Haydn big box). Good day to you, Karl!

THREAD DUTY:

Heinz Holliger plays Bruno Maderna's Third Oboe Concerto (Gary Bertini conducts the Cologne Radio Symphony Orchestra).



What a beautiful piece, and beautifully played as well!

Hi Rafael, this one was on my listening list ,it lies before me on my bureau. beautiful indeed.   

[ritter]

Hi Rafael, this one was on my listening list ,it lies before me on my bureau. beautiful indeed.   

Great, Jan! And a good evening to you!

[Traverso]

Great, Jan! And a good evening to you!

Thank you Rafael,I'm starting now,this recording was ahead of me but your post has given me the extra push to listen to it now.
Have a nice evening too 

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Laslo Lajtha
Symphonies 1, 2, and 3
Nicolas Pasquet
Pecs SO
Naxos and Marco Polo

Thought I would explore these a little today, and am pleasantly surprised. I haven't been captivated by them, but I have enjoyed them. I have been listening while working, which has meant that occasionally they have drifted into background music, but I can't argue with their attractiveness and calming nature. Nothing dissonant or challenging, which is what I have needed from them today, and have found them an easy listen. I will probably spend the next day or so listening through the whole cycle back to back before engaging a bit more closely.

I recall thinking highly of Symphony No.2

[SonicMan46]

Fibich, Zdenek (1850-1900) - not easy being a Czech composer when Dvorak was alive, but Fibich wrote some wonderful music - starting w/ some of his chamber works shown below; also own the Symphonies, Tone Poems, and Piano Music, including the piano cycle at the end of the quote related to his late 'love affair' w/ Anežka Schulzová (former piano student 18 years his junior).   Dave

Zdeněk Fibich was a Czech composer. Among his compositions are chamber works (string quartets, a piano trio, piano quartet and a quintet for piano, strings and winds), symphonic poems, three symphonies, at least seven operas, melodramas including the substantial trilogy Hippodamia, liturgical music including a mass – a missa brevis; and a large cycle (almost 400 pieces, from the 1890s) of piano works called Moods, Impressions, and Reminiscences. The piano cycle served as a diary of sorts of his love for a piano pupil, and one of the pieces formed the basis for the short instrumental work Poème, for which Fibich is best remembered today. (Source)

   

[Karl Henning]

Nice. I should listen to that sometime soon (I too have that Haydn big box). Good day to you, Karl!

Cheers, Rafael!

[Brian]

Ginastera's piano concertos. Unlike foxandpeng's background listening, this is much too attention-grabbing to put on at low volume while you work. Yet I'm trying to work anyway. My mistake 

[Karl Henning]

Ginastera's piano concertos. Unlike foxandpeng's background listening, this is much too attention-grabbing to put on at low volume while you work. Yet I'm trying to work anyway. My mistake 

Great stuff!

[Harry]

Laslo Lajtha
Symphonies 1, 2, and 3
Nicolas Pasquet
Pecs SO
Naxos and Marco Polo

Thought I would explore these a little today, and am pleasantly surprised. I haven't been captivated by them, but I have enjoyed them. I have been listening while working, which has meant that occasionally they have drifted into background music, but I can't argue with their attractiveness and calming nature. Nothing dissonant or challenging, which is what I have needed from them today, and have found them an easy listen. I will probably spend the next day or so listening through the whole cycle back to back before engaging a bit more closely.

Welcome to the Fan club.

[listener]

disc 8 in Brilliant's first 50-disc set of organ music, SWEELINCK etc on the Faber/Blank organ , Jaconskerk, Zeerijp
played by Matthias Havinga,  a reissue of an earlier Brilliant disc
CHAVEZ: Sinfonia India, Sinfonia di Antígona, Third Symphony
London S.O.,  Eduardo Mata cond.
ELGAR: Symphony no.1
Royal Philharmonic O.,  André Previn cond.

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Great stuff!

+1

[Dry Brett Kavanaugh]

Cemal Resit Rey: Scenes Turques.

[Traverso]

disc 8 in Brilliant's first 50-disc set of organ music, SWEELINCK etc on the Faber/Blank organ , Jaconskerk, Zeerijp
played by Matthias Havinga,  a reissue of an earlier Brilliant disc
CHAVEZ: Sinfonia India, Sinfonia di Antígona, Third Symphony
London S.O.,  Eduardo Mata cond.
ELGAR: Symphony no.1
Royal Philharmonic O.,  André Previn cond.

I like the "Dutch Delight"recording. 

[bhodges]

Bach: Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen – Cantata BWV 51

Frankfurt Radio Symphony
Lucy Crowe, Soprano
Bejun Mehta, Conductor

Live recording 3 December 2020

Another great one from Frankfurt. While the orchestra isn't a period ensemble, they adopt a period style for this, which works beautifully. Lucy Crowe is fantastic, and ditto the orchestra's trumpet player. The conductor is countertenor Bejun Mehta, whom I've never seen conduct before, and he's also outstanding.

--Bruce

[classicalgeek]

Previn's recording of Walton's 1st on RCA is a benchmark performance for me. It hasn't been bettered even though there are several fine performances of it out there. The visceral excitement is prevalent throughout the performance. Truly a "fire and brimstone" interpretation. Also, I like Levine's Mahler a lot. His performance of the 3rd was especially noteworthy for me.

I really enjoyed Levine's Mahler Third, too... he gets the CSO to play beautifully, especially their famous brass section! And I'm glad to have Previn's Walton - it is a "fire and brimstone" performance indeed! Though I do want to hear other interpretation; I remember having Slatkin's before I sold off my initial collection, and enjoying it quite a bit.

Ginastera's piano concertos. Unlike foxandpeng's background listening, this is much too attention-grabbing to put on at low volume while you work. Yet I'm trying to work anyway. My mistake 

I'll second what Karl said! And what you said too, Brian - it certainly grabs one's attention!

TD: There was ample time for listening time in this weekend, for a change!

Piston: Symphony no. 6
Martinu: Symphony no. 6
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Charles Munch



Stravinsky
Orpheus
Danses Concertantes
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra



Both reference recordings, and simply great performances!

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Now playing this entire recording of various Walton orchestral works with Bryden Thomson and the London Philharmonic:



This is a barn-burner of a disc, folks.

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Now playing this entire recording of various Walton orchestral works with Bryden Thomson and the London Philharmonic:



This is a barn-burner of a disc, folks.

I would just like to reiterate that the entire Walton Chandos series is one of great achievements for this label. A real feather in their cap. I bought this series many years ago and many of these performances have yet to be bettered or are, at least, equal to some other performances on other labels like EMI for example.

[Karl Henning]

TD: There was ample time for listening time in this weekend, for a change!

Piston: Symphony no. 6
Martinu: Symphony no. 6
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Charles Munch



Stravinsky
Orpheus
Danses Concertantes
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra



Both reference recordings, and simply great performances!

Nice!

As for mine ears now:

CD 36

Org Cto in C H. XVIII:1
Org Cto in D H. XVIII:2
Flötenuhr 1789 (Andante & Fuga) H. XIX:11
Org Cto in C H. XVIII:5

Anton Holzapfel, org (and cedanzas)
Ensemble Dolce Risonanza
Florian Weininger

[Linz]

Monteverdi Vespro della Beatus Vergine

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Now playing this entire recording of Arnold Dances with Bryden Thomson and the London Philharmonic: