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[Dry Brett Kavanaugh]

CD 7



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Nice!

[Spotted Horses]

Maiden-Listen Monday!
Reger: String Trio #1, Op. 77b
Mannheimer Streichquartett

I didn't expect this to be so beautiful! This feels somewhat more traditional than the Reger I am used to, with less contrapuntal density. But it is replaced with typical Romantic lyrical themes.

I have that recording and should listen to it. Reger is a composer I feel I should like. Some of his neobaroque works appeal to me (such as the suites for unaccompanied cello) but the orchestral music is too sickly sweet and the chamber music (such as the string quartets) too dense.

[JBS]

A slice of Bach sandwiched between two helpings of the NWE

[Mapman]

I have that recording and should listen to it. Reger is a composer I feel I should like. Some of his neobaroque works appeal to me (such as the suites for unaccompanied cello) but the orchestral music is too sickly sweet and the chamber music (such as the string quartets) too dense.

This trio definitely felt less dense than the quartets, so maybe you will like it better. Although maybe it will start to get towards the sickly sweetness? Although maybe a string trio will never be as sickly sweet as a full orchestra.

[Que]

Morning listening:

A slice of Bach sandwiched between two helpings of the NWE

How is the Bach?

[SimonNZ]

Mortuos Plango, Vivos Voco

[vandermolen]

Hans Rott: Symphony No.1
First listen to this recording:

[Harry]

J.S. Bach

Leipzig Cantatas, Volume IX.

No. 76 "Die Himmel erzählen die Ehre Gottes"
No. 24, "Ein Ungefärbt Gemüte"
No. 167, "Ihr Menschen, Rühmet Gottes Liebe".

Bach Collegium Japan, Masaaki Suzuki.
Midori Suzuki, Robin Blaze, Gerd Türk, Chiyuki Urano.

[Harry]

Georg Anton Benda.

Harpsichord Concertos.

Concertos in F minor, B minor, F major, G major.
Sabine Bauer plays on a instrument after Johann Daniel Dulcken, built by Matthias Griewisch Bammental, 1992.

La Stagione Frankfurt, Michael Schneider.
SACD Recording.

To my surprise I found this SACD recording in my collection, it was made in 2004, when I did not have a player with that option. Now I have and the sound is really very good. Sabine is a able harpsichordist, with an excellent touche, and a good sense for proportion in expressing the spirit of the music. Benda stands a bit behind in appreciation, but he deserves a first place. I've heard enough of his music to come to this conclusion.

[ritter]

Yeah, still unable to see it, though as was pointed out by Mapman above, a right-click -> open in new tab will display the image. It's only invisible when embedded within the main forum page, for some reason. And there's at least one other Firefox user confirming I'm not just imagining it!

Sounds like a tricky browser-specific technical issue and not something that's readily fixable, in any case.

Yes, it must be a Firefox thing. I can see Lisztianwagner's images on my iPad (Safari) and on my Android mobile phone (Chrome). I don't have my laptop with me at the moment, but as far as I can remember, I had no problems seeing the images there either (using Chrome or Edge).

Regards,

[Harry]

Charles Villiers Stanford's Symphony No. 3 
    Vernon Handley, Ulster Orchestra

Have to get back to this composer too, for I like his orchestral works, and it was really a long time ago. Maybe I have to many CD's and it being an illusion that I will ever be able to listen to all again what I bought in my life.

[Lisztianwagner]

Arnold Schönberg
Kammersymphonie No.1

[Operafreak]

Mendelssohn: Variations Sérieuses - Rondo Capriccioso - Scottish Fantasy & Others

[ritter]

Mendelssohn: Variations Sérieuses - Rondo Capriccioso - Scottish Fantasy & Others

Those are works I don't know (not having much explored Mendelssohn). I read the Varations sérieuses are among the composer's finest works.

Now, the Canal Grande label ought to pay more attention to their production standards; Variations sërieuses, really? 

[Biffo]

Slatkin's VW performances are underrated IMO.

You are probably right. I bought the box set because it was being widely discussed in this forum with people making claims about it that I was sceptical about. I played through it and found it to have mainly decent performances but nothing to get too excited about.

Over the past couple of weeks I have been revisiting it and enjoyed it a lot more - especially Nos 8 & 9.

[foxandpeng]

Emil Tabakov
Complete Symphonies Volume 2
Symphony 1
Emil Tabakov
Bulgarian NRSO
Toccata

I have started my working week with Tabakov. Atmospheric and emotionally charged. I am considering upgrading Tabakov to 'Greatest Living Composer of Symphonies' status, just so you know. Happy to hear suggestions of rivals, but you will need to work hard to convince me. I do want you to do it, though.

[Harry]

Derek B. Scott
Orchestral Music.
Volume I.

Chacony, opus 24.
Fugal Overture, opus 6.
Kirkliston Waltz, opus 31.
Clear the Decks, opus 21.

Liepaja SO, Paul Mann.

A pity he is so little appreciated.

[foxandpeng]

Derek B. Scott
Orchestral Music.
Volume I.

Chacony, opus 24.
Fugal Overture, opus 6.
Kirkliston Waltz, opus 31.
Clear the Decks, opus 21.

Liepaja SO, Paul Mann.

A pity he is so little appreciated.

Not by me. Flipping excellent chap.

[JBS]

Morning listening:



How is the Bach?

I like it. Bear in mind these are transcriptions of Bach done by Bach and others (including Molardi). Probably something to Spotify.
TD
More NWE Strauss

[vers la flamme]

Anton Bruckner: Symphony No.1 in C minor, WAB 101. Eugen Jochum, Staatskapelle Dresden

First listen to any of Jochum's EMI Bruckner cycle. The Dresden brass sounds excellent. Jochum does some interesting things with the music unlike other performances I've heard; he seems more flexible with tempi.