What are you listening 2 now?

[Madiel]

Haydn, piano trio no.41 in E flat minor

[Operafreak]

Handel: Messiah

Susan Gritton (soprano), Sara Mingardo (contralto), Mark Padmore (tenor), Alastair Miles (bass)

Tenebrae Choir, London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Colin Davis

[Madiel]

Mozart: March K290 / Divertimento no.7 K205

[Maestro267]

Lyatoshynsky: Symphony No. 3
Ukrainian State SO/Kuchar

[Madiel]

Mozart: March K189 / Serenade no.3 K185

[vandermolen]

Vaughan Williams 'Epithalamion' - one of his least known but most endearing works:

[vandermolen]

Lyatoshynsky: Symphony No. 3
Ukrainian State SO/Kuchar

A great work and very relevant at the moment.

[vandermolen]

So good to see someone listening to Koechlin!

TD:
Stanley Bate
Symphony no. 4
Royal Scottish National Orchestra
Martin Yates



Cello Concerto
Lionel Handy, cello
Royal Scottish National Orchestra
Martin Yates



Well-crafted, enjoyable music, with more personality than Richard Arnell's (the Fourth Symphony is coupled with Arnell's Seventh) and better orchestration. Maybe not the best pieces ever written, but still quite fine.

Arnell's 7th is one of his weakest I think. However, I have the highest opinion of symphonies 3 and 5 in particular, as I do of Bate's 3rd and 4th symphonies.

[Que]

Morning listening: Sabbato Sancto

[Que]

     

A stylish "theatrical" rendition by opera composer Reinhard Keiser.

https://www.voxluminis.com/en/release/keiser-brockes-passion-2014/

http://www.musica-dei-donum.org/cd_reviews/Ramee_RAM1303.html

https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/200675

[Tsaraslondon]

Three different recordings of Rimsky-Korsakov's perenially popular orchestral showpiece and, in all but matters of sound, the old magician Stokowski, recorded here in the early 1930s, gives the most thrilling, as well as the most sensuous performance.


The Kondrashin is beautifully played and shines in the more lyrical pages, but is a little short on thrills and the Gergiev (still a little uncomfortable listening to his recordings in the current climate) is more propulsive but lacks Stokowski's warmth and humanity.

[Iota]

For a moment I thought that Boris Johnson was playing the piano. 

Haha, I'd had the very same thought, but didn't want to particularly besmirch the mention of Sokolov with any reference to that unprincipled buffoon. I wonder if the maestro feels the same about the physical similarity between them, as Britten did about his alphabetical proximity to Brahms in the record shelves? An entirely understandable grievance if he did.

We need that on DVD.

Tell him there's a vote in it for him, and your wish would no doubt be granted.

[Operafreak]

Berlioz: La Damnation de Faust, Op. 24/     Sir Georg Solti
   

[aligreto]

Mahler: Das Klagende Lied [Boulez]





This presentation is suitably atmospheric, dramatic and has its fair share of tension. The orchestral delivery is clean, clear and crisp. All of the vocalists, solo and choral, also turn in strong performances throughout. The soloists also blend very well when singing together. One continually gets a wonderful sense of drama and storytelling, on an epic or operatic scale, here.

[aligreto]

Three different recordings of Rimsky-Korsakov's perenially popular orchestral showpiece and, in all but matters of sound, the old magician Stokowski, recorded here in the early 1930s, gives the most thrilling, as well as the most sensuos performance.


The Kondrashin is beautifully played and shines in the more lyrical pages, but is a little short on thrills and the Gergiev (still a little uncomfortable listening to his recordings in the current climate) is more propulsive but lacks Stokowski's warmth and humanity.

Interesting and informative post.

[Tsaraslondon]

The Arnold concerto, with its bluesy middle movement, was dedicated to Julian Bream, so it's good to have this recording with Rattle and the CBSO.


The popular Rodrigo concerto is also excellent and the interesting coupling is Takemitsu's To The Edge Of Dream. A very nice disc.

[Maestro267]

Arnell's 7th is one of his weakest I think.

Good job it's not all Arnell then I guess.

TD:

Wellesz: Symphony No. 5
Vienna RSO/Rabl

[Traverso]

Bach


Cantate BWV 66 - Erfreut euch, ihr Herzen

Cantata BWV 194  Höchsterwünschtes Freudenfest






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[Madiel]

Szymanowski: Twenty Mazurkas, op.50

[aligreto]

Wieniawski: Violin Concerto No. 2 [Stern/Kurtz]





This is a wonderful work which I find to be very appealing. It is filled with both lyricism, poignancy and plenty of bravura moments. It is also admirably performed by all parties here.