What are you listening 2 now?

[Mirror Image]

This entire Weinberg recording:

[Karl Henning]

And mine as well, right up there with the Serenade after Plato's "Symposium".

Yes!

[TheGSMoeller]

Sibelius 5th from Celibidache and Munich. Lovely performance, the finale is gorgeous!

[Mirror Image]

Now playing Bax Symphony No. 7 with Thomson/London Philharmonic from the OOP set:



I never understood why Chandos didn't reissue (and remaster) this set from Thomson. Anyway, I'm trying my hand at Bax again to see if I enjoy the music more this time around. I've been making progress through the years.

[Karl Henning]

Sibelius 5th from Celibidache and Munich. Lovely performance, the finale is gorgeous!

Sweet!

[Mirror Image]

Now playing Tippett Fantasia Concertante on a Theme of Corelli with Marriner and The Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields from this box set:

[Que]

Morning listening on Spotify:



Pretty good. These days there is a lot of choice in recordings of music from the Trecento

[Harry]

Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck/

The Third book of Psalms by David. (1614)
CD II from III.
Psalms, 42/43/62/70/74/82/89/100/101/103

Gesualdo Consort Amsterdam, Harry van der Kamp.

Music that spends comfort and hold in days of great stress. My soul finds quietude and gains focus. There is a lot to be said about Sweelinck's music, its a multifunctional balm for things that befall one without seeking it. O, well.....

[Que]

Since I'm travelling, all my current listening is on Spotify:



https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonio_Vandini

Vandini, a famous Italian Baroque cellist and close friend to Tartini, is new to me.
But I'm impressed by these intimate, well-wrought performances by Francesco Galligioni! 

[Roasted Swan]

Now playing Tippett Fantasia Concertante on a Theme of Corelli with Marriner and The Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields from this box set:

LOVE that version - when you look at the line-up of players Marriner could call on for those (earlyish) Academy recordings on Argo allied to the excellent Decca engineering its no real surprise that so many have stayed in the catalogue as classics

[vandermolen]

I'll look out for the Koechlin disc John - thanks for the recommendation.
TD
VW Symphony No.5/Lark Ascending

[Harry]

Joseph Haydn.
Complete Symphonies.
CD 3 from 32.

No.27 in G major, Hob. 12, 1763.
No. 32 in C major, Hob. 22, 1764. The Philosopher.
No. 37 in C major, Hob. 31, 1765. Horn signal. (Auf dem Anstand)
No. 107, (No 18, Partita) in B flat major, Hob. 107, 1759-60.


Academy of Ancient Music, Christopher Hogwood.

I am always positively flabbergasted by all the musical styles Haydn is using, to know: Baroque, Gallant, Rococo, Austrian, Italian, German, French, Hungarian, Croatian, and all kinds of Folkmusic. So many colours and influences. In this he is unique I think.

[MusicTurner]

Sibelius 5th from Celibidache and Munich. Lovely performance, the finale is gorgeous!

I only know his DG version, but: ditto.

On that, he almost makes it into an operatic performance however, due to a bit of enthustiastic, loud singing along

[vandermolen]

VW Symphony No.4 New Philharmonia Orchestra, Boult
My favourite recording along with Berglund and Mitropoulos:

[pjme]

Koechlin is an odd figure in 20th Century French music. He is a transitional figure --- stylistically he sits between Debussy and Messiaen. The reason his music feels like it's going nowhere is because essentially it's not. He doesn't operate in a traditional musical sense. The music inhabits its own world and is very much a music of different realms. There are climatic moments in his music, but they aren't climaxes that make you go "Wow", but rather offer a seismic disruption in the harmonic clouds that continuously float by the listener. His music is elastic and feels as if the listener has been in a suspended time warp. Some listeners "get" the music and some never will. I doubt I could convince you, but do give a listen to Le buisson ardent, Part II. This is an example of Koechlin at his best or, at least, when writing for an orchestra. There's just no one that sounds like him. You may dig it or you may remain indifferent, but this is one of my favorite pieces of music from any composer

Honestly, I found The Seven Stars' Symphony to be one of his weaker works, but I'm hoping this new contender on Capriccio will change my mind, but, overall, I love this composer and have for many years.

https://www.youtube.com/v/FL14P35y8gk

[Harry]

Johann Strauss II.
The Complete Orchestral Edition.
CD 8 from 52.

Die Sanguiniker, Walzer (The Sanguine Ones, Waltz) Op. 27.
Pepita-Polka Op. 138.
Erzherzog Wilhelm Genesungs-Marsch (Archduke Wilhelm's Recovery March) Op. 149.
Schallwellen, Walzer (Sound Waves, Waltz) Op. 148.
Wiedersehen Polka (Reunion Polka) Op. 142.
Un Ballo in Maschera, Quadrille nach Motiven aus Verdi's Oper.(A Masked Ball, Quadrille on themes from Verdi's Opera) Op. 272.
Carnevals-Botschafter, Walzer (Carnival's Ambassador, Waltz) Op. 270.
Leichtes Blut, Polka schnell (Light of Heart, Quick Polka) Op. 319.
Saison-Quadrille (Season Quadrille) Op. 283.
Cagliostro-Walzer Op. 370.
Banditen-Galopp (Bandits Galop) Op. 378.
Lagunen-Walzer (Lagoon Waltz) Op. 411.

Polish State PO, Kosice, Oliver Dohnanyi.

[Traverso]

Dutch Delight

[VonStupp]

Oh man, that's a smoking hot recording. You're having quite the Prokofiev-a-thon aren't you, VS?

Indeed I am MI! I have never done a marathon composer month before, but I thought I would give it a go with some of April/May dedicated to Richard Strauss and May/June to Prokofiev. I am wrapping up Prokofiev this week and will go back to somewhat random listening after this, as my time frees up a little bit.

Sergei Prokofiev
Piano Concerto 1 in D-flat Major, op. 10
Overture on Hebrew Themes, op. 34
Visions Fugitives, op. 22

Michel Béroff, piano
Parrenin Quartet (Hebrew)
Gewandhaus - Kurt Masur

However, after having lived with his orchestral music, I am hard put as to what my preferences in Prokofiev actually are, although I like a lot of it. He has such a range, but his musical voice is also unmistakable too, regardless of style. I do really like his 1st Piano Concerto, though, so I thought I would bring it out with some others.

VS

[Harry]

Erkki Salmenhaara.

Symphony No. 2,3 & 4.

Finnish Radio SO, Paavo Berglund, Petri Komulainen, Ulf Soderblom.

What a treat this music is. Join the fanclub of three.

[André]

This entire Weinberg recording:

That one's a peach ! His symphonies are also very fine.