What are you listening 2 now?

[Daverz]

Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4 - Boston Symphony Orchestra, Monteux

[bhodges]

I think it is quite a good version of it and the 5th is also one my favorite Mahler Symphonies so I was looking forward to listening to it

Thank you. Ozawa seems to be known more for his version of the Eighth, and there are not as many of those as there are of No. 5. But I see his studio Mahler 5 with Boston is on YouTube, as well as a live one from 1990:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Nq5wmlLbfA

-Bruce

[vandermolen]

A J Potter Sinfonia 'De Profundis'
Rather in the spirit of his teacher, Vaughan Williams's 4th and 6th symphonies:

[bhodges]

They've already been recorded once.


I remember them as nice but not outstanding. No doubt the performers make a difference. Goosby's Roots CD includes three works by Price, including a violin/piano version of Adoration.

Yes, I saw that recording, and FWIW, my impression yesterday was perhaps more positive than comments I've seen on this version. (I do not know any of the forces involved, which doesn't mean that they aren't good!) Haven't heard Roots yet, but after yesterday, curiosity is high. Goosby is a phenomenal talent. I was impressed with the sheer tone of his instrument, and every other aspect of his playing. I'm hearing him in December in this interesting recital program:

Boulanger: Deux Morceaux
Ravel: Violin Sonata No. 2
Still: Suite for Violin and Piano
Beethoven: Violin Sonata in A Major, Op. 47, Kreutzer

-Bruce

[vandermolen]

Michael Hersch: Symphony No.1
Darkly impressive, gloomy, tonal, eloquent - should appeal to anyone who liked Steven Gerber's Symphony on Chandos or the Symphony 'Da Pacem Domine' by Ross Edwards. Berg and Mahler also come to mind.

[aligreto]

What can I say, I simply loved quartet no 1 to pieces. Beautifully brisk, as expected, but also very sweet, and with a bit of nostalgia coming through. An instant favorite.
As for no 2, it was very nice, but didn't compare. I don't know if it was just because the no 1 was so great to me, or if there were indeed some similar notes, but at certain points in the first movement of no 2 I felt like the theme from no 1 was about to follow, and it seemed odd that it didn't. Or maybe it just got stuck in my head.
And outside of the lovely final movement, I didn't care for no 9 (too melancholic).

Plus I have to add the instruments all sounded excellent to me, so much that I wondered if there are some period ones in there, and there indeed is one - apparently Mario Hossen performs on a G.B. Guadagnini violin from 1749.

Paganini wrote a lot of music for Violin and Guitar which I used to listen to many years ago. I have not done so in a long time. That looks like an interesting CD to me.

[aligreto]

Poulenc: Eric Le Sage Plays Poulenc





From CD 5:

Sonate pour hautbois et piano [Leleux/Le Sage]

For me, the first movement is simply golden sunshine. The two interacting voices create a magical atmosphere. It is delightful music.
The opening and closing sections of the second movement are a wonderful flurry of animated chatter. The central section has a wonderfully dark toned song at its heart.
The final movement opens very wistfully with a heart-aching aria. This is developed with intensity and it is wonderfully atmospheric with somewhat restrained emotion. The movement concludes on an interestingly indeterminate note.

[Dry Brett Kavanaugh]

Time for some Irish music, partly due to my sadness at the loss of innocent life in the petrol station explosion in Ireland.
A J Potter: Rhapsody under a High Sky to be followed by the beautiful 'Introspect' by Padraig O'Connor:

The album looks very interesting, Jeffrey. I must check it out!

[Linz]

André Ernest Modeste Grétry Comedy in Three Acts, Martin Wåhlberg, Orkester Nord

[foxandpeng]

Michael Hersch: Symphony No.1
Darkly impressive, gloomy, tonal, eloquent - should appeal to anyone who liked Steven Gerber's Symphony on Chandos or the Symphony 'Da Pacem Domine' by Ross Edwards. Berg and Mahler also come to mind.

I love Michael Hersch's work. Both symphonies have made very positive impression in recent months. I also recommend his Octet for Strings and Images from a Closed Ward.

[foxandpeng]

Thank you so much, both of you. Those are such kind words, I'm moved. But please don't put yourself down, vers la flamme, I see nothing bad in your posts, and on top of that you made me discover a great piece today! So thank you again.

I'm also delighted to see you posting, in the same way I always benefit from posts from the two members you mention. Good to see some appreciation of one another.

[Todd]

Disc one.

[foxandpeng]

Josquin Desprez
Psalm Settings
De Profundis
Bremer Weser-Renaissance
CPO

Night watches...

[vers la flamme]

Thank you so much, both of you. Those are such kind words, I'm moved. But please don't put yourself down, vers la flamme, I see nothing bad in your posts, and on top of that you made me discover a great piece today! So thank you again. Also I remember many members here were excited about that Baiba Skride album when it was shared in the "New releases" thread, so that's how I found it.


Listened to Boieldieu's concerto and really liked it! The grandeur of the orchestra against the delicate harp parts is so enjoyable. And the final movement's mysterious & magical mood made me think of the Harry Potter movies, in a good sense.   I'll make sure to finish that cd set in the future.

My playlist today:



What can I say, I simply loved quartet no 1 to pieces. Beautifully brisk, as expected, but also very sweet, and with a bit of nostalgia coming through. An instant favorite.
As for no 2, it was very nice, but didn't compare. I don't know if it was just because the no 1 was so great to me, or if there were indeed some similar notes, but at certain points in the first movement of no 2 I felt like the theme from no 1 was about to follow, and it seemed odd that it didn't. Or maybe it just got stuck in my head.
And outside of the lovely final movement, I didn't care for no 9 (too melancholic).

Plus I have to add the instruments all sounded excellent to me, so much that I wondered if there are some period ones in there, and there indeed is one - apparently Mario Hossen performs on a G.B. Guadagnini violin from 1749.

I still haven't listened to that Boïeldieu concerto on this disc. I've had the set for two years but frankly have not really spent much time with it.

Now playing:



Gustav Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde. Leonard Bernstein, Wiener Philharmoniker, with Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau and James King

Oh, this is an amazing recording. I can't believe I never heard it sooner. I will say it's an extremely dark and passionate reading of the work, and far from the only valid interpretation. There's parts on this recording where I almost feel like I'm listening to a different scoring than the Das Lied I've come to know and love (there are moments in Von der Schönheit and Der Trunkene im Frühling that give me this impression—maybe Bernstein is just emphasizing different voices in the accompaniment).

[vers la flamme]

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Duo for Violin & Viola in B-flat major, K 424. Marianne Thorsen, Scott Dickinson

Revisiting on Mandryka's suggestion in the Mozart thread. Sounds great; the guy really could write for solo strings. It sounds naked at times, as if the rest of the string quartet is missing, but as a dialogue between two voices, it's quite nice. Very expansive forms.

[Symphonic Addict]

Prokofiev: Symphony No. 3

A classic.

[Operafreak]

Weinberg: Violin Concertino, Symphony No. 10 & Rhapsody on Moldavian Themes

[classicalgeek]

I know I haven't checked in here in a while - what free time I have I've spent orchestrating (for fun... not professionally - don't I wish!) instead of listening. I do want to get back to more regular listening, though - I have a months-long backlog!

In the last couple of weeks:

Ravel
Bolero
Une Barque sur l'Ocean
Menuet Antique
Alborada del Gracioso
Pavane Pour Une Infante Défunte
La Valse
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Seiji Ozawa




Ozawa's Ravel is as excellent as anyone's!

Albéric Mangard
Symphony no. 1
Symphony no. 3
Malmö Symphony Orchestra
Thomas Sanderling



I quite enjoyed Magnard's First, but found myself a little disappointed in the Third. Looking forward to listening to the Second and Fourth.

[Peter Power Pop]

I know I haven't checked in here in a while - what free time I have I've spent orchestrating (for fun... not professionally - don't I wish!) instead of listening. I do want to get back to more regular listening, though - I have a months-long backlog!

In the last couple of weeks:

Ravel
Bolero
Une Barque sur l'Ocean
Menuet Antique
Alborada del Gracioso
Pavane Pour Une Infante Défunte
La Valse
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Seiji Ozawa



Ozawa's Ravel is as excellent as anyone's!

I love Ozawa's Ravel. I have this double-CD set:

[Mapman]

Maiden-Listen Monday:
Caspar Kummer: Trio for Flute, Clarinet, and Bassoon, Op. 32
Magistrelli, et al.

Pleasant, but not very memorable. It might be fun to play, though.