What are you listening 2 now?

[Karl Henning]

Good evening, Karl!

Cheers, Rafael!

Pyotr Tchaikovsky: Symphony No.1 in G minor, op.13. Michael Tilson Thomas, Boston Symphony Orchestra

Hooked on this disc. Absolutely wonderful performances of both the Tchaikovsky 1st and the Debussy Images. This has been my introduction to this symphony. I must say, I'm reminded a lot of Sibelius's 1st, which of course came some 30 years later. I wonder if Sibelius took this symphony as a model.

Very nice!

[vers la flamme]

Edward Elgar: Cello Concerto in E minor, op.85; Sea Pictures, op.37. Jacqueline du Pré, Janet Baker, John Barbirolli, London Symphony Orchestra

From the box, which arrived today. I don't know anything about Elgar, but I understand it doesn't get much better than this. Wow. What a performance.

[vers la flamme]

Edward Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius, op.38. John Barbirolli, Halle Orchestra & Choir, Ambrosian Singers, Sheffield Philharmonic Chorus, soloists

No way am I going to finish all of this right now, but Victorian sacred oratorio sounded like a pretty good idea right now, and with as rare a mood as that is in my life I decided to follow it It sounds nice.

[Karl Henning]

Edward Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius, op.38. John Barbirolli, Halle Orchestra & Choir, Ambrosian Singers, Sheffield Philharmonic Chorus, soloists

No way am I going to finish all of this right now, but Victorian sacred oratorio sounded like a pretty good idea right now, and with as rare a mood as that is in my life I decided to follow it It sounds nice.

Love that piece! Heard it live at Symphony!

[Operafreak]

Malipiero-  Paolo Carlini (bassoon), Damiana Pinti (mezzo-soprano)-Camerata Strumentale 'Città di Prato', Marzio Conti

[Spotted Horses]

Edward Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius, op.38. John Barbirolli, Halle Orchestra & Choir, Ambrosian Singers, Sheffield Philharmonic Chorus, soloists

No way am I going to finish all of this right now, but Victorian sacred oratorio sounded like a pretty good idea right now, and with as rare a mood as that is in my life I decided to follow it It sounds nice.

The rare piece that even Barbirolli can't redeem for me, but that's my idiosyncrasy.

[Mapman]

Magnard: Symphony #3
Plasson: Toulouse

A nice piece, especially the 3rd movement. The orchestra isn't particularly great; I see why other performances are generally preferred.

[Que]

Morning listening:



Organ works (VII)

[Harry]

J.S. Bach.
Cantatas.
Volume 13.
No. 64, "Sehet, welch eine Libe hat uns der Vater erzeiget"
No. 25, "Es ist nichts gesundes an meinem Leibe"
No. 69a "Lobe den Hern, meine Seele".
No. 77, "Du sollst Gott, deinen Herren, Lieben"
No. 50, Fragment, "Nun ist das Heil und die Kraft"
Bach Collegium Japan, Masaaki Suzuki.
Yukari Nonoshita, Soprano.
Yoshie Hida, Soprano.
Robin Blaze, Counter.
Peter Kooij, Bass.
Concerto Palentino, Brass Ensemble.

[Harry]

Morning listening:



Organ works (VII)

Pachelbel is very much on my mind now. More and more I hear what an fantastic composer he was, Bach "Ebenbürtig".

[vandermolen]

Pyotr Tchaikovsky: Symphony No.1 in G minor, op.13. Michael Tilson Thomas, Boston Symphony Orchestra

Hooked on this disc. Absolutely wonderful performances of both the Tchaikovsky 1st and the Debussy Images. This has been my introduction to this symphony. I must say, I'm reminded a lot of Sibelius's 1st, which of course came some 30 years later. I wonder if Sibelius took this symphony as a model.

That's a wonderful CD with a perfect cover image for 'Winter Daydreams'. I think that Tchaikovsky is the most obvious influence on the early Sibelius.

[vandermolen]

Maybe try the Britten recording: he manages to make it more operatic/dramatic than oratoric (if that's a word!).

Anyway:

Michael Tippett's
Ritual Dances from 'The Midsummer Marriage'

Michael Tippett, Chorus of Opera North, English
Northern Philharmonia

Just ordered that CD, especially for the charming 'Prince (now King) Charles' work.

[vandermolen]

Magnard: Symphony #3
Plasson: Toulouse

A nice piece, especially the 3rd movement. The orchestra isn't particularly great; I see why other performances are generally preferred.

I greatly admire symphonies 3 and 4 and Chant Funebre, all of which I discovered from that Plasson set.

[Harry]

Johann Pachelbel.
Complete Organ Works.
Volume III.
CD I from III.
Passion.
Michael Belotti, Organ.
Instrument: Trost Organ, (1717) St. Walpurgis, Großengottern.
Pitch: ?
Temperament: Werckmeister, Generalbass-Unterweisung, 1698.

[Operafreak]

Haydn: Symphony No. 44 'Trauer'; Symphony No. 49 'La passione'-Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner

[Harry]

John Ireland.
Orchestral Works.
Sinfonia of London, John Wilson.

Hat tip to Jeffrey (vandermolen)

[vandermolen]

John Ireland.
Orchestral Works.
Sinfonia of London, John Wilson.

Hat tip to Jeffrey (vandermolen)

That's an excellent CD Harry - I got my daughter to give it to me for Christmas. Nice cover art too.
Hope you enjoy it.

[Harry]

That's an excellent CD Harry - I got my daughter to give it to me for Christmas. Nice cover art too.
Hope you enjoy it.

I played it already for the fourth time, so one could say I like it very much, At this moment the Dowland suite is caressing my ears.

[vers la flamme]

Gustav Mahler: Symphony No.1 in D major. John Barbirolli, Hallé Orchestra

Might be the oldest Mahler 1st in my collection, but it sounds nice. According to the liner notes of this boxed set, Barbirolli came to Mahler late and reluctantly, but you'd never guess it to hear any of his recordings, which provide always a sympathetic and very capable execution of the music. I will admit that this performance seems to contain some of the scrappier playing of any of the recordings in the box.

[Florestan]