What are you listening 2 now?

[Mandryka]

Had a long tedious drive to do yesterday, but just as I started this came on the radio in its entirety, which made the time much better spent.

I'd only heard Hotter's recording with Gerald Moore previously, and looking now see there's aslo another Hotter DG with Michael Raucheisen to be heard.

I listened to Hotter/Moore in January or February this year. I thought it was astonishing actually, just unbelievable poetic music making.

[Bachtoven]

[Karl Henning]

Nice. Magnificent piece!

[Mirror Image]

Some BRO bargains - the Strauss and Stravinsky are new to my collection; the Boccherini Flute Quintets are 3 each from his Op. 17 & 19 sets of six works - these are duplications for me, so a possible culling issue?    Dave

   

The Hamelin/Andsnes is fantastic. I bet that Strauss is, too.

[Linz]

Braunfels Phantastische Erscheinungen eines Themas von Hector Berlioz Op. 25, Mozart  Horn Concerto No. 3 in E flat major, K447,  Dennis Brain (horn), Baird, Tadeusz: 4 Dialogi, Lothar Faber (oboe)

[SonicMan46]

The Hamelin/Andsnes is fantastic. I bet that Strauss is, too.

Hi John - the Strauss w/ the violin concerto (Tasmin Little) is excellent and a keeper for me.  The Hamelin/Andsnes is indeed an outstanding performance, but I'd probably want to hear the Rite of Spring as an orchestral version, so not sure how often I'm going to listen to the recording - maybe another try? 

As to the Boccherini, another excellent performance on modern instruments w/ a split between the composer's Op. 17 & 19 works, all of which I own in two versions (just discovered that I had the 3-CD Brilliant set of these flute opus works on period instruments), so will go into the donate pile - BUT for those wanting to get into Boccherini 'slowly' this disc would be a good introduction to his flute quintets (on modern instruments) - I'm glad that BRO prices are so cheap!  Dave

[Mapman]

Ravel: Shéhérazade, Ouverture de féerie & Trois Poèmes
Finnie; Tortelier: Ulster Orchestra

[Symphonic Addict]

Copland: Sextet for piano, clarinet and string quartet

Very tricky rhythmically speaking. It's a work with a spark.

[Madiel]

Curiosity piqued over at the Brahms thread:

Any conclusions?

[Symphonic Addict]

Shchedrin: Suite from 'Not Love Alone'

The more I listen to this composer's music, the more I'm impressed by what I perceive as an engrossing style and voice. Some passages reach the category of being almost hysterical. A draining work.

[Symphonic Addict]

Saint-Saëns: Morceau de concert for horn and orchestra, Op. 94

A horn concertino, actually. That opening melody is so memorable. I adore his pezzi for solo instruments and orchestra.

[Linz]

Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor, K466, Rudolf Firkusny (piano), Richard Strauss, Vier letzte Lieder, Martina Arroyo (soprano), Strauss, Horn Concerto No. 1, Op. 11, Hermann Baumann (horn)

[Mirror Image]

Hi John - the Strauss w/ the violin concerto (Tasmin Little) is excellent and a keeper for me.  The Hamelin/Andsnes is indeed an outstanding performance, but I'd probably want to hear the Rite of Spring as an orchestral version, so not sure how often I'm going to listen to the recording - maybe another try?

Oh, I definitely prefer Le sacre as it was meant to be heard --- in it's orchestral version, but the two piano version is a fun listen. It isn't something I'd listen to often, but it's nice to have in one's collection. Good to read about the Strauss. I just bought it moments ago.

[Operafreak]

Sibelius: Symphony No. 5 in E flat major, Op. 82

Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra- Klaus Mäkelä

[Operafreak]

Saint-Saens: Cello Concertos Nos. 1 & 2; La Muse et le Poète; Suite, Op. 16; Prière: Classic Library Series

Steven Isserlis-   NDR Sinfonie-Orchester* , London Symphony Orchestra

Conductor – Christoph Eschenbach * Michael Tilson Thomas

[Operafreak]

Bruckner: Symphony No. 4 in Eb Major 'Romantic'- Minnesota Orchestra, Osmo Vänskä

[Traverso]

 CD 1

[aligreto]

Strozzi: [Galli/Bonizzoni]





Cantata - Che si può fare
Cantata - Cieli, stelle, Deitadi


I like the music, I like the splendid vocals from Galli and I also like the intimate and sensitive accompaniments from La Risonanza/Bonizzoni. This CD makes for a thoroughly interesting and atmospheric listening session.

The music, in the less restricted Arias, is sometimes quite animated and quite spirited. It is always appealing and of much interest and always vibrant. The Cantatas are more sober affairs but are always equally meaningful and masterful compositions. They explore the emotions in a different, but equally interesting, appealing and no less dramatic way.

[Biffo]

Sibelius: Symphony No 2 in D major - Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Paul Kletzki

[vandermolen]

Alwyn: Autumn Legend; Pastoral Fantasia
City of London Sinfonia, Hickox

I've never really got into Alwyn before, but I certainly enjoyed Autumn Legend, very deftly done with many attractive timbres/compositional subtleties en route. It didn't seem particularly autumnal, more dreamy heat haze to me, though perhaps the current heatwave is skewing my senses.
I probably shouldn't have listened to the Pastoral Fantasia straight after as it felt a bit like more of the same, but nonetheless I still enjoyed it, preferring it to VW's Lark Ascending for instance, with which it shares similarities.

I've seen it compared to Sibelius's 'Swan of Tuonela' as well.