What are you listening 2 now?

[kyjo]

Bruch: String Quartet #2, Op. 10
Nash Ensemble

Pounds the table! One of my favorite Romantic string quartets. Isn't that scherzo unbelievably catchy?

[kyjo]

Now playing Kabalevsky's Requiem from this 2-CD set (long OOP) -



Marvelous!

Nice! I have fond memories of this work. Kabalevsky's style turned quite serious and even profound later in life with works like this, his 4th Symphony, 2nd Cello Concerto, and Cello Sonata.

[Karl Henning]

And now, we emerge from Baroque Oboe Concerto Purgatory:

CD 81

Britten
Violin Cto in d minor, Op. 15

RVW
Tuba Cto in f minor

Saint-Saëns
Le Carnaval des animaux (Barbirolli playing cello for Le cygne)

Strauss Family (arr. Walter Landauer)

A Strauss Fantasy

CD 15

JSB
BWV 7 « Christ unser Herr zum Jordan kam »
BWV 8 « Liebster Gott, wann werd ich sterben »
BWV 106 « Gottes Zeit ist die allerbeste Zeit »

[kyjo]

Pettersson and Haydn



The Hornsignal symphony is wonderful!  The other symphonies were also good for some mellow listening this morning.  The Pettersson was last night.

Are there any two more diametrically opposite composers in history?

[kyjo]

And now, we emerge from Baroque Oboe Concerto Purgatory:

I'm glad you survived!

[Mirror Image]

Nice! I have fond memories of this work. Kabalevsky's style turned quite serious and even profound later in life with works like this, his 4th Symphony, 2nd Cello Concerto, and Cello Sonata.

I like each of those works you mentioned, but I just didn't really dig the Requiem that much. As I mentioned earlier, compared to say Shostakovich's Babi Yar, it just doesn't hold together too well.

[kyjo]

I like each of those works you mentioned, but I just didn't really dig the Requiem that much. As I mentioned earlier, compared to say Shostakovich's Babi Yar, it just doesn't hold together too well.

Yeah, I recall that the Kabalevsky had some impressive moments, but was a bit too long for its own good.

[Karl Henning]

I'm glad you survived!

As P.G. Wodehouse's Anatole said, I can take a few smooths with the rough.

[Spotted Horses]

And now, we emerge from Baroque Oboe Concerto Purgatory:

Most CD players have a button marked "eject" for situations like this.

[Mirror Image]

Now playing Strauss Oboekonzert, AV 144 with Lothar Koch and HvK conducting the Berliners:

[Karl Henning]

Most CD players have a button marked "eject" for situations like this.

what can I say?—The budgie dug it, and for me, the Handel and Albinoni, at least, were quite good.

[Linz]

Marc-André Hamelin plays Chopin

[Symphonic Addict]

+1 A winning disc all-around, although I like the Boult Job a lot, it's not my favorite performance of this work. My favorite would be Wordsworth on Collins Classics.

I don't know that Collins CD. I'm quite content with the Boult, though.

[Symphonic Addict]

Mine too Cesar - great performances of both works. Definitely my favourite version of the double Piano Concerto. Boult's (5) recordings of 'Job' are all very special as he was the dedicatee. I first heard the work when Boult conducted it in London on 12/10/1972, the 100th Anniversary of the composer's birth. I agree with John that Wordworth's recording is excellent too. I suggested to Alto that they consider reissuing it  0:)

I haven't heard many perfornances of the Concerto, but this one is indeed superb in every way. A fantastic rediscovery.

[PaulR]

[Symphonic Addict]

I must hear that! I have the CD. Thanks for reminding me of it John 

It wasn't John, but me, Jeffrey. 

[Mapman]

Pounds the table! One of my favorite Romantic string quartets. Isn't that scherzo unbelievably catchy?

It didn't make as much of an impression on me, but I did enjoy the scherzo! I also have the recording on CPO, so I will listen again at some point! I think I prefer later Bruch, such as his 8 pieces for clarinet, viola, and piano.

[Sergeant Rock]

Cheers, Sarge!

Hey, Karl!

[Mirror Image]

I don't know that Collins CD. I'm quite content with the Boult, though.

Can't you stream the Wordsworth? Just do that since you don't buy physical product.

And if you use Qobuz, you certainly can stream it:

https://www.qobuz.com/us-en/album/vaughan-williams-the-lark-ascending-fantasia-on-greensleeves-job-various-artists/xp0qsgqoldg8b

[Bachtoven]

Brilliant, intense playing and superb sound. Qobuz 24/192.