What are you listening 2 now?

[Karl Henning]

Vagn Holmboe
Complete String Quartets
Svaerm Op. 190b
Kontra Quartet
Dacapo

It's a while since I've heard that. I'm in!

[foxandpeng]

It's a while since I've heard that. I'm in!

Bit of a Holmboe day here, so nice to have the company 😀

[Todd]

A delight-filled mixed rep disc, anchored by yet another Dumky and ending with some Frank Martin.  The world needs more recordings of Frank Martin's music.

[SonicMan46]

Debussy, Claude - Orchestral Works w/ Stephane Deneve and the Royal Scottish NO - on two full CDs containing the 'major' works - my usual 'go to' box is Martinon, 8 discs w/ four each devoted to Debussy and Ravel, so much is missing - but the reviews were uniformly excellent-outstanding (see attachment if interested), and was able to purchase on Discogs for about $17 USD (selling on Amazon for twice that amount) - enjoying now.  Dave

 

[Karl Henning]

CD 4:

Bartók
Pf Cto № 1, Sz 83
Pf Cto № 2, Sz 95
CSO
Claudio Abbado

[Que]

The Essential Sibelius - CD4 - Symphonies No.6 & 7.

One of the best deals I ever purchased! 

Which is all the more surprising considering BIS usually plays "hard to get".

[Symphonic Addict]

Verdi: I Due Foscari

[Lisztianwagner]

Ralph Vaughan Williams
Pastoral Symphony

[Que]

Verdi: I Due Foscari

Silenzio.....mistero....qui regnino intorno.

[Karl Henning]

The immortal Dame Janet Baker

Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen
Kindertotenlieder
Fünf Rückert-Lieder

[Karl Henning]

Sergei Prokofiev's Symphony No. 2 
    Neeme Järvi, Scottish National Orchestra

Exciting stuff!

Most days, my favorite Prokofiev Symphony

[Symphonic Addict]

Silenzio.....mistero....qui regnino intorno.

... Qui veglia costante - la notte ed il giorno

I was particularly taken by the beauty of Tu al cui sguardo onnipossente. A lovely part.

[Symphonic Addict]

Reger: Variations and Fugue on a theme by Beethoven

This is the kind of stuff in which Reger definitely excelled. Inventive, engaging, not as dense as other of his works, and the fugue is quite imposing.




Lloyd: Symphony No. 12

His last symphony and does sound like a valedictory work. There are some passages that bring Sibelius soundworld to mind. A quite compelling composition.

[Todd]

[SonicMan46]

Benda Brothers - Sinfonias & Flute Works - not completely through my collection - will re-start in the morning -    Dave

     

[Mapman]

Bax: Symphony #1
Thomson: LPO

[foxandpeng]

Vagn Holmboe
String Quartets Volume 1
SQs 1, 3 and 15
Nightingale String Qt
Dacapo

Still preferring these to the Kontra Quartet recordings. Again, only marginally, but enough to feel drawn to the slightly less raw sound that I'm used to with the Kontra. Perhaps it is just my ears.

[vers la flamme]

Anton Bruckner: Symphony No.4 in E-flat major, WAB 104, the "Romantic". Sergiu Celibidache, Münchner Philharmoniker

The finale coda is one of my favorite moments in any Bruckner symphony, and no one does it like Celibidache. It's just so massive. Absolutely crushing.

[vers la flamme]

Sergei Prokofiev: Symphony No.2 in D minor, op.40. Marin Alsop, São Paulo Symphony Orchestra

[Karl Henning]

Sergei Prokofiev: Symphony No.2 in D minor, op.40. Marin Alsop, São Paulo Symphony Orchestra

Yes. Time I listened to that disc, too!