What are you listening 2 now?

[Mapman]

Sibelius: Symphony #4
Segerstam: Helsinki

I'm still working on understanding and appreciating this symphony. For me, this is the toughest of the seven to get in to. But this seems like an excellent recording that embraces the darkness.

[Symphonic Addict]

Roussel: Psalm 80

[Mapman]

Bliss: A Colour Symphony
Lloyd-Jones: English Northern Philharmonia

Interesting music, but unfortunately not particularly memorable. I think I liked the final movement (Green) best, with its fugues and the dramatic ending.

[JBS]

Hadn't expected to say this of any work of Ravel's, but I respect it rather than love it. Call it a first impression only, for the time being, as I do not consider the book closed.

Did you have the libretto at hand? L'enfant is definitely a work in which the music is intimately connected to the action on stage.

TD

[Symphonic Addict]

Milosz Magin: Concerto for cello, string orchestra and timpani

What a great find! Milosz Magin (1929-1999) was a Polish composer and pianist who, judging by what I heard here, wrote in a tonal and very accesible style. I detected a little bit of Casella and Martinu through the musical discourse. Exciting rhythmic moments contrast with others more longing and heartfelt quite well.




Hilding Rosenberg: Symphony No. 3

Its 'visionary' feel to it is something that attracts me so much. Also, I seem to detect some Nielsen gestures here and there which I find alluring without being derivative. A very underrated work IMO.

[Mirror Image]

Hadn't expected to say this of any work of Ravel's, but I respect it rather than love it. Call it a first impression only, for the time being, as I do not consider the book closed.

Ah, L'enfant et les sortilèges is one of my favorites from Ravel. You've got to hear the Maazel performance, though. For me, it's still the reference recording for this work.

[Mirror Image]

Now playing Weinberg Symphony No. 5 in F minor, Op. 76 with Kondrashin/Moscow PO:

[Operafreak]

Lekeu: Piano Trio & Quartet-with Teng Li (viola)- Trio Hochelaga

[Symphonic Addict]

Tchaikovsky: Manfred Symphony

Genuinely underrated piece. Langgaard had to be inspired by the 1st mov. when composed his own first.

A stellar performance and recording to boot.

[Mirror Image]

RIP, David Lloyd-Jones

Now playing Rimsky-Korsakov Piano Concerto in F-sharp minor, Op. 30 with Malcolm Binns/Lloyd-Jones/English Northern Philharmonia:

[TheGSMoeller]

Honeck and Pittsburgh continue to produce some of the finest Beethoven performances.

[Mirror Image]

Last work for the night - Respighi Vetrate di Chiesa (Church Windows), P. 150 with Geoffrey Simon/Philharmonia from this 2-CD set:



This Simon performance is still my reference for this work, but there are many other quite fine performances available as well.

[Operafreak]

   



Brahms: Complete String Quartets & Piano Quintet


Éric Le Sage; Quatuor Strada

[Maestro267]

In tribute to David Lloyd-Jones who passed away recently.

Bliss: Meditations on a Theme by John Blow
Bournemouth SO/Lloyd-Jones

Alwyn: Symphony No. 2
Royal Liverpool PO/Lloyd-Jones

[vandermolen]

Last work for the night - Respighi Vetrate di Chiesa (Church Windows), P. 150 with Geoffrey Simon/Philharmonia from this 2-CD set:



This Simon performance is still my reference for this work, but there are many other quite fine performances available as well.

A great set and my favourite performance of 'Church Windows'. I remember delaying my arrival at work when I first heard it on the car radio in the late 1980s. I had to find out what it was!

TD
John Kinsella: Symphony No.7

[vandermolen]

In tribute to David Lloyd-Jones who passed away recently.

Bliss: Meditations on a Theme by John Blow
Bournemouth SO/Lloyd-Jones

Oh, that's sad I didn't know that he has passed away. That Bliss work is a nice tribute to DLJ.

[Tsaraslondon]

Gorgeous music beautfully performed.

[vandermolen]

Gorgeous music beautfully performed.

My favourite CD of Szymanowski's music.

[Traverso]

Bach


Volume 4  CD2

[vandermolen]

Bax: 'Nympholept' (In Memoriam David Lloyd-Jones)