What are you listening 2 now?

[aukhawk]

 

That Klenke image has surely been flipped.

[SonicMan46]

That Klenke image has surely been flipped.

The booklet cover in my jewel case looks like the first pic below - the outside front has the same oriented image except the '5 CD' is at the bottom right; looking on Amazon, these recordings were first released as singles which is the pic on the right below w/ the gals inverted (for SQs 22 & 23) - good observation!  Dave 

 

[Linz]

CD2 from Complete Piano Sonatas of Joseph Haydn played by Rudolf Buchbinder

[vandermolen]

Vaughan Williams: Symphony No.5 LSO Bryden Thomson
Having been thrilled to hear this live last Sunday I've been sampling some CDs which I haven't played for ages.
Thomson's is one of the best I think. I heard the work in a church and this performance was recorded in a church and I like the depth of the slightly cavernous sound, which I think suits the work. I will give this CD to my wife as it features two of the four works which we heard in the concert:

[Mirror Image]

NP:

Holmboe
Chamber Concertos Nos. 1, 2 & 3
Staffan Borseman (violin)
Mikkel Futtrup (violin), Eva Østergaard (flute)
Niels Thomsen (clarinet)
Danish National Chamber Orchestra
Hannu Koivula

[kyjo]

Atterberg: Sinfonia Funebre (Symphony No.5)
My favourite of the Atterberg symphonies:

I'm sure that has nothing to do with its sense of looming catastrophe, does it, Jeffrey?

[kyjo]

I enjoyed this first listen very much overall. Andante appassionato is an early, quite Puccinian work (it reminded me of Chrisantemi) and understandably so, being written in Milan during Soro's studies at the local Conservatory. The Fantastic Dance and Three Chilean Melodies are colorfully orchestrated (with particularly inspired woodwinds) and distinctly Latin American in flavor.  The first Chilean symphony is in the same vein but the final movement is kind of a letdown, overstayng its welcome. All in all, though, it's a very enjoyable disc and the only one featuring Chilean music I'v ever encountered  or listened to.

John, Kyle, Cesar --- give it a try, I reckon you won't be disappointed.

Oh yes, both Cesar and I already know the Sinfonia Romantica, at least! A hugely enjoyable, tuneful work occasionally reminiscent of Tchaikovsky and R. Strauss (and not particularly Latin-American sounding, but that's not a criticism). The second subject of the first movement is really beautiful and memorable. I find that this performance on YT is superior to the one on Naxos: https://youtu.be/DazpX7iBMRs

[Mirror Image]

I enjoyed this first listen very much overall. Andante appassionato is an early, quite Puccinian work (it reminded me of Chrisantemi) and understandably so, being written in Milan during Soro's studies at the local Conservatory. The Fantastic Dance and Three Chilean Melodies are colorfully orchestrated (with particularly inspired woodwinds) and distinctly Latin American in flavor.  The first Chilean symphony is in the same vein but the final movement is kind of a letdown, overstayng its welcome. All in all, though, it's a very enjoyable disc and the only one featuring Chilean music I'v ever encountered  or listened to.

John, Kyle, Cesar --- give it a try, I reckon you won't be disappointed.

Nice, Andrei. I know of this particular recording, but I don't think I ever got around to buying it.

[Bachtoven]

[vandermolen]

I'm sure that has nothing to do with its sense of looming catastrophe, does it, Jeffrey?

HAHA - it most certainly does Kyle.  I thought that I might get a response from you. I think that Stig Westerberg's performance is my favourite of the three that I have. Do you have a favourite Kyle?
TD
Joonas Kokkonen: Symphony No.4

[classicalgeek]

Giorgio Ghedini
Architetture
Contrappunti
Marinaresca e baccanale
various soloists
Orchestra Sinfonia di Roma
Francesco La Vecchia
(on Spotify)



Angular, wiry, sometimes harshly dissonant music - not sure what I think.

[Todd]

Two big name stars from the classical world, a major label, and music that few people seem to discuss.  Singing and piano playing are of a very high order, which is entirely unsurprising.  The songs vary from mildly interesting to completely uninteresting.  This is the type of release that streaming is made for.

[Linz]

Haydn Creation with Günter Wand

[classicalgeek]

HAHA - it most certainly does Kyle.  I thought that I might get a response from you. I think that Stig Westerberg's performance is my favourite of the three that I have. Do you have a favourite Kyle?
TD
Joonas Kokkonen: Symphony No.4

Kokkonen is on my (long) list of composers to try... I think I'll listen to him next!

[Karl Henning]

CD 12
JSB
Partitas BWV 825-827

CD 69
Mahler
Symphony № 5 in c# minor

[classicalgeek]

Joonas Kokkonen
*Symphony no. 2
Symphony no. 3
*Osmo Vanska
Ulf Soderblom
(on Spotify)



Compelling music. Not easy to listen to and, at times, almost Webernian in its austerity, but Kokkonen has a really distinctive voice. I get the feeling these pieces will reward repeated listening.

[SonicMan46]

Mozart, WA - Flute Chamber Works on period & modern instruments, and Michala Petri on recorder - might decide to 'cull out' one of these performances?  Dave

       

[JBS]

Mention of DSCH VC1 on the Purchases thread prompted me to go to YouTube to look for one I hadn't heard, and settled on this one

https://youtu.be/04OdcbwlE6A

Vadim Repin/Orchestre de Paris/Paavo Jarvi
Date is not clear, but has to be September 2013 or earlier.

[Mirror Image]

This entire Braunfels Orchesterlieder disc on Oehms Classics:



Ravishing!

[Symphonic Addict]

I enjoyed this first listen very much overall. Andante appassionato is an early, quite Puccinian work (it reminded me of Chrisantemi) and understandably so, being written in Milan during Soro's studies at the local Conservatory. The Fantastic Dance and Three Chilean Melodies are colorfully orchestrated (with particularly inspired woodwinds) and distinctly Latin American in flavor.  The first Chilean symphony is in the same vein but the final movement is kind of a letdown, overstayng its welcome. All in all, though, it's a very enjoyable disc and the only one featuring Chilean music I'v ever encountered  or listened to.

John, Kyle, Cesar --- give it a try, I reckon you won't be disappointed.

Indeed, a very neat disc!