What are you listening 2 now?

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Vagn Holmboe
Complete Symphonies
Symphony 1
Owain Arwel Hughes
Aarhus SO
BIS

COVID *check*
Bed *check*
Hot drink *check*
Intermittent cat *check*
Window to watch the rain *check*
Sonos to keep the music coming *check*

I'm sorry to hear this, foxandpeng. I hope your recovery is quick. I had COVID earlier this year when Omicron variant reared its' head and, thankfully, my symptoms were mild and it only lasted for about 4-5 days. Hope you get better soon!

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NP:

Aho
Quintet for clarinet and string quartet
Osmo Vänskä (clarinet), Gina Dibello (violin), Anthony Ross (cello), Thomas Turner (viola), Sarah Kwak (violin)

[Todd]

Music for the entire morning.

[Roasted Swan]

Dmitri Shostakovich.

Symphony No. 11 in G minor, "The Year 1905", opus 103.

Gurzenich Orchester Koln, Dmitrij Kitajenko.

These recordings with the complete Symphonies are making a huge impression on me in terms of performance and interpretation as well as the excellent SACD sound.

I agree this is a very fine cycle in excellent sound.  Kitajenko does (broadly) go for an epic approach quite different from many other more overtly neurotic interpretations.  I can't say I prefer one way over the other.  Another cycle I've enjoyed in good SACD sound is Caetani's.

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NP:

Walton
The Quest
London Philharmonic
Thomson

[Spotted Horses]

That was a very co-incidental post. 

I am not at all familiar with Roussel's music and this is a maiden voyage, for me, into his symphonies.
Your comments are very interesting and informative and I will certainly bear them in mind as I progress with the other symphonies.

I'm always pleasantly surprised when someone takes not of my meager contributions here.

I've had the Janowski set forever, and for some reason always ended up turning to an alternative. It's time has come. Your comments have convinced me to go to it for the first symphony, which is next in my Roussel exploration. (Roussel is a good subject for me, because time available for listening is quite limited and Roussel has an succinct body of works).

[Operafreak]

 


Suk: Asrael & A Fairy Tale/ Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Jiří Bělohlávek

[Irons]

Rawsthorne: 'Symphonic Studies' Rawsthorne's masterpiece I think in a fine, urgent, historic performance with Constant Lambert conducting the Philharmonia Orchestra:

I think so too, Jeffrey. As for the performance - light the blue touch paper and run for cover! On LP even the photo of Rawsthorne is gnarly.  

[Karl Henning]

Beethoven 3/4- Barenboim- Klemperer.

Kid Daniel!

[Karl Henning]

Nielsen & Sibelius: Violin Concertos- Johan Dalene (violin)

Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra, John Storgårds

That pic first had me thinking, "Nigel Kennedy?!"

[Karl Henning]

Thank you 🙂. It seems far less potent than the last bout I had in 2020, but still enough flu-like symptoms to need a couple of days rest.

Mend quickly!

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Berlioz
Roméo et Juliette, Op.17
Patricia Kern (mezzo-soprano), Robert Tear (tenor)
London Symphony Orchestra, John Alldis Choir
Davis

From this OOP set -

[Sergeant Rock]

Elgar  Introduction and Allegro, Barbirolli conducting




Sarge

[Florestan]

NP:

Berlioz
Roméo et Juliette, Op.17
Patricia Kern (mezzo-soprano), Robert Tear (tenor)
London Symphony Orchestra, John Alldis Choir
Davis

From this OOP set -

I might have had some influence on that, I reckon. 

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I might have had some influence on that, I reckon. 

Yeah, I blame you and thank you for it. As you know, I love Berlioz.

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Elgar  Introduction and Allegro, Barbirolli conducting




Sarge

Good to see you, Sarge! A great piece, too.

[Harry]

I agree this is a very fine cycle in excellent sound.  Kitajenko does (broadly) go for an epic approach quite different from many other more overtly neurotic interpretations.  I can't say I prefer one way over the other.  Another cycle I've enjoyed in good SACD sound is Caetani's.

I already have three complete cycles, Haitink, Barshai and Kitajenko. I try to cut down of buying in excess, and to give it a good start I stream through Qobuz a lot of music at minimal costs. So Ceatano is on my list

[SonicMan46]

Fuchs, Robert (1847-1927) - decided to add the rest of his Serenades and some solo piano to my small collection of this Austrian pedagogue, who was a Professor of Music Theory at the Vienna Conservatory; his students included Mahler, Korngold, Melartin, Schmidt, Sibelius, Hugo Wolf, and Zemlinsky (Source).  Dave

 

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I already have three complete cycles, Haitink, Barshai and Kitajenko. I try to cut down of buying in excess, and to give it a good start I stream through Qobuz a lot of music at minimal costs. So Ceatano is on my list

No Kondrashin? You ought to be hog-tied, then taken out back and horsewhipped.

[Florestan]

Fuchs, Robert (1847-1927) - decided to add the rest of his Serenades and some solo piano to my small collection of this Austrian pedagogue, who was a Professor of Music Theory at the Vienna Conservatory; his students included Mahler, Korngold, Melartin, Schmidt, Sibelius, Hugo Wolf, and Zemlinsky (Source).  Dave

Pounds the table for Fuchs, Dave, and also for a pupil of his absent from your list, namely Enescu.