What are you listening 2 now?

[aligreto]

Barry: The Importance of Being Earnest, Act 3 [Ades]

[Dry Brett Kavanaugh]

I don't know much of Rorem's music. In fact, I ask myself if I know any...?

This likable set has Rorem SY1 (listed as SY3), and it sounds pretty good.

[Karl Henning]

This likable set has Rorem SY1 (listed as SY3), and it sounds pretty good.

Thanks!

[VonStupp]

I don't know much of Rorem's music. In fact, I ask myself if I know any...?

I know Serebrier has all three of his symphonies on Naxos, but Abravanel and Bernstein covered his 3rd in particular (and I think his Violin Concerto with Gideon Kremer/Bernstein).

I am certain I sang some of his choral music at some point, but for the life of me, I can't remember which at the moment.

VS

[Karl Henning]

I know Serebrier has all three of his symphonies on Naxos, but Abravanel and Bernstein covered his 3rd in particular (and I think his Violin Concerto with Gideon Kremer/Bernstein).

I am certain I sang some of his choral music at some point, but for the life of me, I can't remember which at the moment.

VS

My brain cells entertain a similar choral suspicion.

[classicalgeek]

Over the last few days:

Lutoslawski
Cello Concerto
Andrzej Bauer, cello
Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra
Antoni Wit




Prokofiev
Violin Concerto no. 1
Violin Concerto no. 2
Scottish National Orchestra
Lydia Mordkovitch, violin
Neeme Jarvi



Not a big fan of Mordkovitch's violin tone... a bit rough and strident. But I do like Jarvi's way with the accompaniments (and Prokofiev in general.)


And a comparison of Mendelssohn 'Scottish' Symphonies:

Boston Symphony Orchestra
Charles Munch



Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
Leonard Bernstein



Both exciting and beautifully played (especially Munch)... though I might slightly prefer Bernstein because he does less pushing and pulling of the basic tempo than Munch does. One thing that's a pet peeve of mine, and both Munch and Bernstein do it: taking the coda to the symphony so slow (at least at the beginning) - now both performances speed up as it goes along (in Munch's case, way up), but I can't find the justification for starting it at an Andante at best. It's marked Allegro maestoso assai, and I guess maestoso implies a certain degree of broadness, but this much? I can't see it. Abbado has the right idea - starting the coda at a moderate-to-moderately-fast tempo while still allowing it room to "pick up steam" as it progresses.

I should add that the Munch disc contains the best performance of the orchestration of the Scherzo from the Octet that I've heard. Really excellent.

[San Antone]

Mahler: Des Knaben Wunderhorn
VON OTTER / QUASTHOFF / BERLIN PHIL ORCH / ABBADO

[Karl Henning]

TD:

JSB
BWV 24: Cantata № 24, « Ein ungefärbt Germüte »

Ginastera
String Quartet № 2, Op. 26
Ensō Quartet

Bartók
String Quartet № 3, Sz. 85
The Belcea Quartet

Well, the Ginastera quartets kick some serious tail, that's all I can say.

[Iota]

Vítězslava Kaprálová: Military Sinfonietta Op.11
University of Michigan Symphony Orchestra, Kiesler

I've seen this disc appear here a number of times, and decided to dip in today with the Military Sinfonietta, which I must say seems very well done by the UMSO and Kiesler. And the work itself was a delight, full of shifting orchestral colours and youthful energy. She was quite some talent. Tragic she departed this life so young (25). Looking forward to working my way through the rest of the cd.

[pjme]

This likable set has Rorem SY1 (listed as SY3), and it sounds pretty good.

I've had these Abravanel recordings as Lps and later as cd.

AFAIK, the first opens with
https://youtu.be/E1OQjtVqp84

Symphony 3 opens with
https://youtu.be/jyEZQ-_P4d8

[Lisztianwagner]

Alexander Zemlinsky
Der Zwerg

[Karl Henning]

JSB
BWV 25: Cantata № 25, « Es ist nichts Gesundes an meinem Leibe »

Ginastera
String Quartet № 1, Op. 20
Ensō Quartet

Bartók
String Quartet № 4, Sz. 91
The Keller Quartet

[Linz]

Mahler Symphony No. 1 in D major, Seiji Ozawa and the Boston Symphony Orchestra

[Karl Henning]

Mahler Symphony No. 1 in D major, Seiji Ozawa and the Boston Symphony Orchestra

How did you like it?

[Todd]

A glorious Fifth.  The Tuba Concerto is nice to hear every few years and reminds me why so few exist.  The other works are nice enough.

[Linz]

How did you like it?

I had to pause it as I have a project on the go so far what I have heard is quite good And I look forward to the rest of the set

[Karl Henning]

I had to pause it as I have a project on the go so far what  have heard is quite good And I look forward to the rest of the set

Thanks.

[vers la flamme]

Claude Debussy: Violin Sonata in G minor. Nash Ensemble

[Linz]

Symphony No. 2 in C minor with Kiri Te Kanawa soprano and Marilyn Horne mezzo-soprano and the Tanglewood Festaval Chorus

[Lisztianwagner]

Franz Liszt

Pastorale – Schnitter-Chor aus dem Entfesselten Prometheus S508
Einsam bin ich, nicht alleine – Volkslied aus dem Schauspiel Preciosa von Carl Maria von Weber S453
Fantasie über Motive aus Beethovens Ruinen von Athen S389