What are you listening 2 now?

[Symphonic Addict]

Martinu: Toccata e Due canzoni

It shares a similar soundworld with his Les Frescoes de Piero della Francesca/The Parables/Estampes triptych. Just what doctor suggested.





Lloyd: Concerto for violin and strings

Of these two works, the one with strings has a more appealing idiom, let alone the mroe convincing texture of the ensemble that provides. The one with winds, whilst more original, doesn't impress me as much as the former.

[JBS]

More Schulhoff from the Capriccio set



Pre-emptively providing a table for John (MI) to pound to pieces.

[JBS]

Change up. From the Blandine Verlet box, the Toccatas (the other works mentioned on the cover appear on another CD in this box.

[Symphonic Addict]

Debussy: La mer

Deeply organic and little-sentimental reading. An interesting approach, certainly not too much voluptuous.





Rachmaninov: Caprice bohémien

One of Rach's less-known orchestral works, and quite festive it is.

[Operafreak]

Tchaikovsky & Babajanian: Piano Trios- Vadim Gluzman (violin), Johannes Moser (cello), Yevgeny Sudbin (piano)

[Mirror Image]

This is superb! h/t to Davey.

Oh, now you're on the Pettersson train. I do his music a lot, but still maintain that his trilogy of the 6th, 7th and 8th symphonies are some of his finest works.

[Mirror Image]

More Schulhoff from the Capriccio set



Pre-emptively providing a table for John (MI) to pound to pieces.

Indeed!

[Mirror Image]

NP:

Yoshimatsu
Piano Concerto, Op. 67, "Memo Flora"
Kyoko Tabe, piano
Manchester Camerata
Sachio Fujioka



I needed something that a bit easier on my ears tonight as I've kind of been in a dour mood for most of the night. This Yoshimatsu piece has ended up being a great healer.

[Symphonic Addict]

Lilburn: Symphony No. 3

How different it is with regard the first two, and not for that it's less grabbing.





McEwen: Where the Wild Thyme Blows

Musical poetry, evocative atmosphere. A gem from Scotland.

[amw]

I don't know my Mass well enough to compare this recording to others of the early version, but I definitely like its energy on a first listen.

[Operafreak]

Sibelius: Finlandia, Karelia Suite, Tapiola & En Saga-Philharmonia Orchestra, Vladimir Ashkenazy

[The new erato]

Interesting selection with songs by Nystrøm, Hurum, Hall, Madetoja, Kuula and Debussy.

[vandermolen]

If Kabelac's symphonies are not your thing, please give his Mystery of Time a listen. It's a magnificent work.

+1 it was another great discovery for me through GMG Forum.

TD
Novak: South Bohemian Suite. First music of the day. Naxos CDs are now much more expensive but they were very cheap for such a long time that I shouldn't complain:

[vandermolen]

NP:

Yoshimatsu
Piano Concerto, Op. 67, "Memo Flora"
Kyoko Tabe, piano
Manchester Camerata
Sachio Fujioka



I needed something that a bit easier on my ears tonight as I've kind of been in a dour mood for most of the night. This Yoshimatsu piece has ended up being a great healer.

Pleased to hear that. I enjoy Yoshimatsu's music.

[vandermolen]

Lilburn: Symphony No. 3

How different it is with regard the first two, and not for that it's less grabbing.





McEwen: Where the Wild Thyme Blows

Musical poetry, evocative atmosphere. A gem from Scotland.

I love that McEwen score, together with 'Grey Galloway' and the 'Solway Symphony' it is my favourite work by him - a bit like a Scottish 'Egdon Heath'. I'm a great fan of Lilbutn but prefer the first two symphonies. Anyway, great choices Cesar!

[The new erato]

And now this:

[Que]

Morning listening:



Part 2 in this chronological Lassus series.
Music from his early years at the court of Albert V in München, performed by the German ensemble Singer Pur.

[Mandryka]

Rihm Seraphin- Symphonie I. And I'm asking myself, do I really want to read Artaud?

[Que]

   

Third and last disc played on the  organ by Vincenzo Colombi (1533), Duomo del Ss. Corpo di Cristo, Valvasone, Pordenone, Italy.

[Madiel]

Haydn, string quartet in D minor op.9/4



The majority of quartets (though not the Auryn) recognise that the D minor "no.4" was actually intended by Haydn to be the 1st in the set and place it accordingly**. And it seems to be widely considered to be the first great string quartet.

I'm finding the first movement completely riveting. I definitely want to buy this album.

**I was actually surprised to discover just how many recordings have the order 4, 1, 3, 2, 5, 6. This order comes from Haydn's own catalogue. Different publishers at the time chose different orders, one of which happened to stick.

EDIT: And now the Festetics in the same work.



In this case I like the Festetics just as much as the Auryn. Oh dear...