What are you listening 2 now?

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Vaughan Williams

Symphony No.1 "A Sea Symphony"

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Good afternoon, Jan - I hope that you enjoy that set as much as I have. You have chosen an auspicious day to purchase the set!

Indeed indeed,I also decided to go for an edition with a booklet. The later one has been remastered but my experience is that it rarely leads to major improvements.

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Lalo: Symphony in G minor [Andretta]





I do not say it very often but I am afraid that I do not particularly like this work.
I find the first movement to be a bit episodic and somewhat disjointed.
The second movement is exciting and is well driven here.
I find the slow movement to be a bit ponderous and unwieldy.
The slow movement takes its time to make an impression but it does conclude reasonably well.
Perhaps I am being too harsh.

Personally, I think you are right on!


Now listening:
Beethoven Piano Sonatas, Op. 22 and Op. 90, Annie Fischer

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More from the big Boccherini Edition on Brillant. CD 34: six Sonatas for solo cello played by Luigi Puxxedu and Federico Bracalente.

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Ralph Vaughan Williams'
Symphony No. 9

Adrian Boult, , London Philharmonic Orchestra

A great reflective performance of that fine work. Vaughan Williams defiantly peers into the abyss and does not turn away (that's my view anyway )

[Spotted Horses]

Personally, I think you are right on!

I hate to disagree, but I think the Lalo Symphony is lovely.

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Indeed indeed,I also decided to go for an edition with a booklet. The later one has been remastered but my experience is that it rarely leads to major improvements.

I have a reasonable CD player set up (NAD/Wharfedale) but not sophisticated enough to notice much difference I suspect.

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Wrapping up my RVW-fest with an obvious, but lovely, one:

Ralph Vaughan Williams'
Fantasia on a theme by Thomas Tallis

Andrew Manze, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic
Orchestra, Thelma Handy (violin), Kate Richardson
(violin), Alex Mitchell (viola), Jonathan
Aasgaard (cello)

I've been tempted by that nice looking CD too.

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Villa-Lobos

Disc 5

Bachianas Brasileiras  Nos.2,3 & 4

[Karl Henning]

I hate to disagree, but I think the Lalo Symphony is lovely.

After Franck, Lalo has been the big surprise for me this year: I really enjoy the Symphonie espagnole and the Cello Concerto in d minor. So, I'd better check the Symphony out.

[Lisztianwagner]

Ralph Vaughan Williams
A London Symphony

Sir Adrian Boult & London Philharmonia Orchestra

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Vaughan Williams: 'Job - A Masque for Dancing'
Philharmonia Orchestra cond. Barry Wordsworth
I had to play Job sometime today as it's what I was listening to live exactly 50 years ago at the Royal Festival Hall when my 17-year-old-self attended the Centenary concert (12/10/1972) conducted by Boult. It was the first time that I heard the work and, of course, I dashed out shortly after to buy Boult's EMI recording on LP (still one of the best).
This CD conducted by Barry Wordsworth is IMO one of the best and I'm proud to say that I had a role in Alto reissuing it as I pestered the Alto boss Robin to release it:

[Brian]

Way great performance of Suite No. 2 except that the orchestra does NOT include accordions in the scherzo.

(I know for some people that may be a plus  )

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Ralph Vaughan Williams
A London Symphony

Sir Adrian Boult & London Philharmonia Orchestra

I grew up with that fine recording.

[Karl Henning]

Way great performance of Suite No. 2 except that the orchestra does NOT include accordions in the scherzo.

(I know for some people that may be a plus  )

Hah!

TD:

Lalo Symphony in g minor (1885/86)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Iewh2DXWpM

https://www.youtube.com/v/6Iewh2DXWpM

[Linz]

I will continue with Handley Symphonies 6 and 9 both in E minor and Fantasia on Greensleeves

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....
I had to play Job sometime today as it's what I was listening to live exactly 50 years ago at the Royal Festival Hall when my 17-year-old-self attended the Centenary concert (12/10/1972) conducted by Boult. It was the first time that I heard the work and, of course, I dashed out shortly after to buy Boult's EMI recording on LP (still one of the best).
This CD conducted by Barry Wordsworth is IMO one of the best and I'm proud to say that I had a role in Alto reissuing it as I pestered the Alto boss Robin to release it:
...

Nice, Jeffrey! That's the kind of memories that one cherishes for the rest of one's life!

I have very little interest in the music of RVW, but send my affectionate regards to all admirers of the composer on this significant occasion! 

[Karl Henning]

Ellen Taaffe Zwilich
Symphony № 3 (1993)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fdW82UYUB_I

https://www.youtube.com/v/fdW82UYUB_I

[SonicMan46]

Mozart, WA - Piano Sonatas w/ Ronald Brautigam on fortepiano (FP) (reproduction by Paul McNulty, 1992 at Anton Walter, ca. 1792, like the one shown below from McNulty's Website) - there has been a lively discussion in the Mozart HIP thread about Wolfie's solo piano music on a period instrument; also own the Kristian Bezuidenhout box, and have culled out 2-3 other FP collections over the years - a new offering by Robert Levin on Mozart's FP (shown below) has received some mixed reviews (although loved by the 'boys' at Classics Today - a Hurwitz video) - will give a listen on Spotify over the next few days - but, comes in 7 CD jewel boxes and will be a space hog (a discouragement for me)!.  Dave

P.S. for those who like reviews, see that attachments.

   

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Nice, Jeffrey! That's the kind of memories that one cherishes for the rest of one's life!

I have very little interest in the music of RVW, but send my affectionate regards to all admirers of the composer on this significant occasion! 

Thank you, Rafael.
Yes, it's a very special memory. A week later I went to Westminster Abbey (where the composer's ashes are buried), also on my own, to hear Boult conduct another all-Vaughan Williams concert (including Symphony No.5) I was lucky that I then lived in Central London and could then get back from the concerts late at night. Then I wrote an enthusiastic letter to Vaughan Williams's wife Ursula who sent me back an inscribed copy of the composer's essays. Extraordinary memories for me.