What are you listening 2 now?

[Karl Henning]

I realize I've never listened to this recording

Prokofiev
Piano Sonata № 7 in B^b, Op. 83
Frederic Chiu

[Brian]

Bruckner Symphony No. 3 Eugen Jochum in honour of Bruckner's 198th Birthday

Oh wow, there are going to be a whole lot of Bruckner Big Boxes released two years from now.

[pjme]

Fixed. Thanks!
Interesting. Thanks for the info, and good evening to you, Peter.

Buenas noches, Rafael!
Yesterday I was in Rotterdam for Willem Pijpers second symphony (I wrote a little report: What concerts are you looking forward to? (Part II)).
Pijper is a contemporary of Honegger. that symphony was written in 1921. I'm tempted to call it... call it Pijpers "Pacific 231'', or "Iron foundry"...with a lot of Iberian charm à la manière de Debussy....or is Milhaud, Strauss or Mahler...?

[vers la flamme]

Oh wow, there are going to be a whole lot of Bruckner Big Boxes released two years from now.

Can't wait 

Finished the 9th. Now playing:



Antonín Dvořák: Carnival Overture, op.92; Symphony No.3 in E-flat major, op.10. Libor Pešek, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

Sounding lovely right about now; I was in the mood for something Czech. I must confess that Dvořák is a composer I struggle with because sometimes his music clicks and sometimes it does not, but one cannot deny that he was a wonderful melodist, and had a fine grasp of formal structure. For this he sometimes ended up writing very long symphonies, so I decided to pick one on the shorter end. So far so good.

[Karl Henning]

No surprise

Prokofiev
Piano Sonata № 6 in A, Op. 82
Frederic Chiu

[Roasted Swan]

Another of my 50p bargains from a National Trust Bookshop.  This disc is a nailed-on stunner;



Even for 50p I nearly didn't buy this because the album cover is dreadful.  But Shaham is one of my favourite violinists and this disc is simply stunning.  To my ear he combines an imperious technique with a  kind of old-school personality and flair.  Nice too that this is an "old-fashioned" recital disc which has a theme - the supernatural and/or diabolical - but is really just a great collection of violin showpieces.   And goodness me does it show off Shaham's playing to maximum effect.  Virtuosity in abundance but also some really beautiful expressive playing when required.  An unexpected gem

[Todd]

Oh wow, there are going to be a whole lot of Bruckner Big Boxes released two years from now.

Barenboim delivered a fourth Beethoven sonata cycle.  Perhaps he can deliver a fourth Bruckner cycle.

I just hope for two or three new cycles to appear out of the blue.

[vandermolen]

Anton Bruckner: Symphony No.9 in D minor, WAB 109. Eugen Jochum, Staatskapelle Dresden

First listen. Well damn, this sounds GREAT! I just love the Dresden brass section, they are razor sharp. And I love that this cycle is just about the polar opposite of the other Bruckner cycle that I really like, Barenboim/Berlin Philharmonic. Been really enjoying working my way through this cycle in arbitrary order.

Happy birthday to the master.

What's your view on Jochum's earlier cycle on DGG?

[Symphonic Addict]

Malipiero: String Quartet No. 2 Stornelli e ballate

Malipiero must be regarded as one of those composers who wrote the most unconvincing endings. A quite interesting quartet that ends rather abruptly.





Sibelius: Suite from 'King Christian II'

I don't know why I'm seldom familiar with these orchestral suites. There is some magnificent and eloquent music here. The Élégie is achingly beautiful.

[vandermolen]

Stephen Paulus 'Grand Concerto for Organ and Orchestra'
Love this work and find sections of it very moving:

[vandermolen]

Malipiero: String Quartet No. 2 Stornelli e ballate

Malipiero must be regarded as one of those composers who wrote the most unconvincing endings. A quite interesting quartet that ends rather abruptly.





Sibelius: Suite from 'King Christian II'

I don't know why I'm seldom familiar with these orchestral suites. There is some magnificent and eloquent music here. The Élégie is achingly beautiful.

I see what you mean about Malipiero's quartets Cesar. Count me in as another fan of that Sibelius disc.

[SonicMan46]

After Prokofiev's Piano Sonatas, finishing up on Weiss for the afternoon and dinner - Sunday we usually get delivery from our Japanese restaurant up the road, Mizu - I like sashimi and several rolls while Susan favors a soup although we often add a squid appetizer to share -    Dave

Weiss, Silvius (1686-1750) - Complete London Manuscript w/ Michel Cardin on a Baroque lute - more information on Cardin's work on the Weiss manuscript HERE, if interested (and even more by Cardin HERE) - for the afternoon and early evening, maybe 3 or 4 discs of the dozen.  Dave

 

[Linz]

Bruckner Symphony 9 Jochum
Happy Birthday Anton

[vers la flamme]

What's your view on Jochum's earlier cycle on DGG?

Never heard it, but I would love to! Might be interesting to hear Jochum with a more "mainstream" German orchestra like the Berliners or the Bavarians. However I do love the Dresden brass. Wow.

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Bruckner Symphony 9 Jochum
Happy Birthday Anton

Excellent, Linz. I'm thinking about listening to the 7th from that cycle later on tonight.

Now playing:



Tōru Takemitsu: Far Calls, Coming, Far! Hiroshi Wakasugi, Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra

Two impressions enter my head, neither related to the music itself: 1) what an odd name for a piece of orchestral music; 2) the Tokyo Metro SO sounds damn good, and I'd love to hear more. Anyone know of anything worth checking out?

[Linz]

Excellent, Linz. I'm thinking about listening to the 7th from that cycle later on tonight.

This likely the last piece for me tonight

[vers la flamme]

Anton Bruckner: Symphony No.7 in E major, WAB 107. Eugen Jochum, Staatskapelle Dresden

First listen. Very good.

[Peter Power Pop]

Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade etc. (Kyrill Kondrashin, The Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra)

[Todd]

[SimonNZ]