What are you listening 2 now?

[Karl Henning]

Shostakovich: The Execution of Stepan Razin - Moscow Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra & RSFSR Russian Chorus conducted by Kiril Kondrashin with Vitaly Gromadsky bass

Nice!

[Karl Henning]

Boulez




Le Marteau Sans Maître

Love that piece, somehow!

[Karl Henning]

Johannes Brahms: Symphony No.3 in F major, op.90. Marin Alsop, London Philharmonic Orchestra

All I want to hear lately is Brahms and (especially) Mahler. This is a stellar performance of this beautiful symphony. I think I've heard Brahms' 4 symphonies more than anyone else's. Constant companion these past few years since I've been into classical music.

Nice to see the love for the Brahms symphonies.

[Roasted Swan]

Johannes Brahms: Symphony No.3 in F major, op.90. Marin Alsop, London Philharmonic Orchestra

All I want to hear lately is Brahms and (especially) Mahler. This is a stellar performance of this beautiful symphony. I think I've heard Brahms' 4 symphonies more than anyone else's. Constant companion these past few years since I've been into classical music.

Great to read - so what 3 pieces of Brahms would you take above all others!?

[Linz]

Haydn Symphonies 43 'Mercury' and 59 'Fire' Neville Marriner

[Brian]

A tale of two sides!
Side A is Villa-Lobos the cute miniaturist of sentimental melodies and virtuosic etudes.
Side B is "Rudepoema," the monstrous symphonic poem for piano that allows Nelson Freire to bust his fingers on all sorts of gnarly material.
Fun stuff both.

[Linz]

Vaughan Williams Symphony No. 3 'Pastoral' and No. 4 and Saraband 'Helen'

[Brian]

People were talking about the "Funeral March of a Marionette," which I haven't heard in 5-6 years, and certainly not performed by a real artist like this.

[Lisztianwagner]

First attempt with Toch's music:

Ernst Toch
Symphony No.1

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

[Linz]

Bruckner Symphony No. 5 Jonathan Nott with the Tokyo Symphony Orchestra

[Karl Henning]

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[Todd]

Second disc of this twofer.

[JBS]

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Loriod in Messiaen is a fairly safe option.
What think you of it?

TD

First listen. Music seems solid.
The cover image is the palazzo in which the recording was made,  Palazzo Chigi di Arricia
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palazzo_Chigi_of_Ariccia

[Karl Henning]

Loriod in Messiaen is a fairly safe option.
What think you of it?

TD

First listen. Music seems solid.
The cover image is the palazzo in which the recording was made,  Palazzo Chigi di Arricia
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palazzo_Chigi_of_Ariccia

Enjoying it very nicely.

[vers la flamme]

Great to read - so what 3 pieces of Brahms would you take above all others!?

Oh my goodness, coming at me with the hard hitting questions I see. Off the top of my head:

Piano Concerto No.2
3 Intermezzi, op.117
Symphony No.2

I don't know if I can stand behind these selections for the rest of my life, but they will have to do for now 

[vers la flamme]

Gustav Mahler: Symphony No.2 in C minor, "Resurrection". Georg Solti, London Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, with Helen Watts and Heather Harper, vocal soloists

I should know better than to play this symphony over and over again, but I can't get enough!

[Traverso]

.

I like this recording   

[Linz]

Mahler Symphony 5 with Bernstien and the Wiemer Philharmoniker

[VonStupp]

Tōru Takemitsu
Wind Horse
Sakura, Wings, Small Sky

Toshio Hosokawa
The Lotusblossom

Michio Mamiya
Composition for Chorus No. 1

Jō Kondō
Motet Sub Rosa

SWR Vokalensemble - Marcus Creed

I have been looking forward to hearing this one, just out of sheer curiosity.

VS



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[Karl Henning]

I like this recording   

I'm not surprised!