What are you listening 2 now?

[Artem]

Atlantis from the same disk. I like description of this work from the liner notes: "Atlantis, composed in 1959, is a rare recorded example of Feldman's graphic notation for chamber orchestra... listening to the music is like watching a fast-motion film of the wild plants as they sprout and blossom is continually surprising fashion".

[Mirror Image]

Me too. Sibelius was quite photogenic and knew how to adopt an appropriately granitic expression for the cameras!

Yeah, Sibelius had that particular look, indeed.

[Todd]

[Todd]

Very interesting Todd! When you have time, please explain what this is like.

The recording alternates between Renaissance Spanish music - liturgical, instrumental, and song - and Japanese wind music and song.  It is nice enough, but it would work better with larger groupings - 3-4 Spanish works followed by as many Japanese works, say.

[Mirror Image]

NP:

Martinů
String Quartet No. 7, "Concerto da camera", H 314
Pražák Quartet



In many ways, I prefer this mixed ensemble cycle (Pražák, Kocian and Zemlinsky Quartets) of Martinů's SQs to the Panochas on Supraphon.

[Mirror Image]

The fifth volume of Villa-Lobos' SQs with the Cuarteto Latinoamericano:

[Operafreak]

Chabrier: Piano Works, Vol. 1-Georges Rabol (piano)

   

[Dry Brett Kavanaugh]

Isa Krejci: Serenade for Orchestra. Ancerl/Baden-Baden.

[Dry Brett Kavanaugh]

The recording alternates between Renaissance Spanish music - liturgical, instrumental, and song - and Japanese wind music and song.  It is nice enough, but it would work better with larger groupings - 3-4 Spanish works followed by as many Japanese works, say.

Sounds good Todd. I will look for the recording!

[Traverso]

Constantin Silvestri

[Dry Brett Kavanaugh]

+1

I don't think that Sigmund had much interest in classical music (maybe I'm wrong as he did meet Mahler) but I love the Freud avatar. When I lived in London I sometimes went to lectures at the Freud Museum (Sigmund's London house) in Hampstead.

Robert Still's 4th Symphony (on Lyrita - it is good) is based on a psychoanalytic case-history.

The lectures at the Freud Museum sound great! I am envious. I have read 2 biographies of Freud, and I don't remember any thing about his interest in music. The Stll No. 4 sounds interesting. I will check out the work.

P.s. Why We Love Music—and Freud Despised It.
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/evil-deeds/201211/why-we-love-music-and-freud-despised-it

There, more coherent thematically and structurally. 

Hermann Hesse admired Freud at first. Then he switched to Jung, and later converted to Freud again.

[Mirror Image]

Constantin Silvestri

Fantastic selection of works!

[Traverso]

Fantastic selection of works!

Also a fantastic box,unfortunately hard to find these days. Now listening to the divertimento for strings.....

[kyjo]

After hearing so many good things about Braga Santos's Fourth Symphony, I had to give it a listen:

Braga Santos
Symphony no. 4
National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland
Alvaro Cassuto
(on Qobuz)



This is powerful and compelling symphony, one with a sense of purpose and drive. And I found the tune that closes out the symphony by rising to a stirring climax very moving indeed. I'd really like to listen following a score, but those probably aren't easy to come with a composer like Braga Santos.

Pounds the table! Yeah, unfortunately scores of Braga Santos' music are quite hard to come by, unless you're willing to shell out a hefty sum of money.

[kyjo]

NP:

Guarnieri
Symphony No. 1
São Paulo SO
Neschling



Going to make way through the Guarnieri symphonies and piano concerti over the next week or so. Such a distinctive musical voice. He's certainly not the lesser composer compared to his more famous compatriot Villa-Lobos. There's a lot to admire in Guarnieri's music. I need to get some more of his recordings in particular chamber works, but I know these recordings are difficult to find.

Yep, that Guarnieri symphony cycle on BIS is worth its weight in gold. I love the rhythmic drive of his music!

[Irons]

Carwithen (1922-2003): Concerto for Piano and Strings - a most engaging work with a deeply reflective slow movement. Carwithen was a fine composer. The CD has two different covers.

Thanks for photo of Carwithen, Jeffrey. A pleasing smile and you can see why Alwyn fell for her. In our more enlightened times her career as a composer would not have been curtailed due to the simple fact her spouse happened to be a composer too.

[Mirror Image]

Yep, that Guarnieri symphony cycle on BIS is worth its weight in gold. I love the rhythmic drive of his music!

Indeed!

[Traverso]

Beethoven


Piano Sonata No.32 Op.111
11 Bagatelles Op.119
6 Bagatelles Op.126

[Mirror Image]

Last night:
DSCH SQ #8 and Aho's Trombone concerto.  The latter again sounded harsh.  I turned down the volume and it sounded far more musical.  I'm listening to the concerto again right now on my headphones and it sounds great.  I think I need to experiment with speaker placement, tone control or get a preamp.  Anyway it is an excellent work once I got past my technical issues with my gear.

Excellent! Love the Shostakovich Pacifica set and, of course, that Aho recording.

[classicalgeek]

Pounds the table! Yeah, unfortunately scores of Braga Santos' music are quite hard to come by, unless you're willing to shell out a hefty sum of money.

I figured as much! It's too bad, because I bet his scores are fascinating.


TD: over the weekend

Prokofiev
Suite from 'Chout'
Suite from 'A Love for Three Oranges'
Waltz Suite
Scottish National Orchestra
Neeme Jarvi



From my recent Europadisc haul. Excellent!

Tchaikovsky
Symphony no. 3
Philharmonia Orchestra
Riccardo Muti

 

I've never been a big fan of Tchaikovsky's first three symphonies, but this performance has me reconsidering! Muti takes brisk tempos throughout, especially in the outer movements, and the result is thrilling.

Brahms
Piano concerto no. 2
Rudolf Serkin, piano
Cleveland Orchestra
George Szell



A classic performance.