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Harry

A secret Labyrinth.
CD VI.
Matthaeus Pipelare.
Missa L'Homme Arme.
Chansons-Motets.
Huelgas Ensemble, Paul van Nevel.


For me CD VI, is a firm favourite from this box, so well sung and recorded, and soothing to my stressed mind.
Quote from Manuel, born in Spain, currently working at Fawlty Towers.

" I am from Barcelona, I know nothing.............."

premont

γνῶθι σεαυτόν

Harry

Johann Sebastian Bach.
Complete Organ works.
Volume I-CD II.
Prelude & Fugue in E minor, BWV 548
Eighteen (Leipzig) Chorales:
Chorale Prelude (Fantasia super) Komm, Heiliger Geist, BWV 651 [6:45]
Chorale Prelude Komm, heiliger Geist (I), BWV 652 [10:15]
Chorale Prelude An Wasserflüssen Babylon (I), BWV 653 [5:33]
Chorale Prelude Schmücke dich, o liebe Seele (I), BWV 654 [8:26]
Chorale Prelude (Trio super) Herr Jesu Christ, dich zu uns wend (I), BWV 655 [4:23]
Chorale Prelude O Lamm Gottes unschuldig (II), BWV 656 [7:47]
Chorale Prelude Nun danket alle Gott, BWV 657 [4:56]
Chorale Prelude Von Gott will ich nicht lassen, BWV 658
Chorale Prelude Nun komm der Heiden Heiland (II), BWV 659
Chorale Prelude (Trio super) Nun komm der Heiden Heiland (I), BWV 660
Chorale Prelude Nun komm der Heiden Heiland (IV), BWV 661
Chorale Prelude Allein Gott in der Höh sei Ehr (I), BWV 662
Chorale Prelude Allein Gott in der Höh sei Ehr (III), BWV 663
Chorale Prelude (Trio super) Allein Gott in der Höh sei Ehr, BWV 664
Chorale Prelude Jesus Christus, unser Heiland (II), BWV 665
Chorale Prelude Jesus Christus, unser Heiland (IV), BWV 666 []
Chorale Prelude Komm, Gott Schöpfer, heiliger Geist (III), BWV 667
Chorale Prelude Vor deinen Thron tret ich hiermit (I), BWV 668

Bram Beekman, Organ.
Instrument: Arp Schnitger, 1702.
Pitch: gis'= 446 Hz at 10 degrees.
Temperament: Meantone.

Quote from Manuel, born in Spain, currently working at Fawlty Towers.

" I am from Barcelona, I know nothing.............."

Papy Oli

Quote from: k a rl h e nn i ng on January 30, 2023, 05:21:57 PMThis post partly typed with left digits

Very good to read this, Karl. :)   
Olivier

vandermolen

Cyril Scott: Symphony No.1
This Symphony also reminds me, a bit, of Stanford:
"Courage is going from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm" (Churchill).

'The test of a work of art is, in the end, our affection for it, not our ability to explain why it is good' (Stanley Kubrick).

Harry

#85126
Music in Germany, from Schutz to Bach.
CD II.
Compilations from many labels and performances.
Accent, Harmonia Mundi, Zig Zag Territoires.


Despite the fact that the whole set is a compilation of bits and bobs, the variance and excellence of performances makes it for me nevertheless attractive listening pleasure. And of course that book is a joy to read. Henri Ledroit might not be my favourite counter tenor, but in this skip is a useful tool to use.
Quote from Manuel, born in Spain, currently working at Fawlty Towers.

" I am from Barcelona, I know nothing.............."

Florestan

Every kind of music is good, except the boring kind. — Rossini

Lisztianwagner

Richard Strauss
Elektra

Herbert von Karajan & Wiener Philharmoniker


"Tradition is not the worship of ashes, but the preservation of fire." - Gustav Mahler

Harry

Helmer Alexandersson.
Overture in C minor.
Symphony No. 2 in G minor.
Uppsala Chamber Orchestra, Paul Magi.

I forgot totally how beautiful this music is. Since my drive through in my collection I discover things anew.

The Uppsala Chamber Orchestra, led by Estonian conductor Paul Mägi, makes a fine job of this live recording of a Swedish late Romantic whose works are very much influenced by contemporary German symphonic music in addition to clear Scandinavian influences. Thus, orchestral treatment and thematic development follow models such as Bruckner and Stenhammar, with Alexandersson cultivating an individual writing style characterized by clouded harmonies, dominant strings, brusque themes, and a pull toward the pathetic.


Quote from Manuel, born in Spain, currently working at Fawlty Towers.

" I am from Barcelona, I know nothing.............."

Traverso

Deutsche Barock Kantaten (1)

Starting with this collection.....






Operafreak






The Strauss Family: Waltzes, Polkas & Overtures

Johann Strauss Orchestra of Vienna- Willi Boskovsky

The true adversary will inspire you with boundless courage.

Harry

Stephen Albert.
Symphony No. 1 "RiverRun"
Symphony no. 2. Orchestration completed by Sebastian Currier.
Word Premiere Recordings.
Russian PO, Paul Polivnick.

Last played in 2007, I find the Symphonies to be very good music. Quite forgotten how good. Sound and performance is top notch, apart from a humming conductor who pops up every now and again.
Quote from Manuel, born in Spain, currently working at Fawlty Towers.

" I am from Barcelona, I know nothing.............."

Papy Oli

Hamilton Harty - Violin Concerto
(Bryden Thomson, Ulster Orchestra, Ralph Holmes)

Olivier

vandermolen

New arrival - first listen. Fabulous.
I guess that most people will buy this for Elgar's Cello Concerto transposed for the Viola, but not me!
This is the best performance I have heard of Bloch's Suite for Viola and Orchestra. It seems a much greater work than I have ever realised before:
"Courage is going from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm" (Churchill).

'The test of a work of art is, in the end, our affection for it, not our ability to explain why it is good' (Stanley Kubrick).

Roasted Swan

Quote from: Harry on January 31, 2023, 04:33:20 AMStephen Albert.
Symphony No. 1 "RiverRun"
Symphony no. 2. Orchestration completed by Sebastian Currier.
Word Premiere Recordings.
Russian PO, Paul Polivnick.

Last played in 2007, I find the Symphonies to be very good music. Quite forgotten how good. Sound and performance is top notch, apart from a humming conductor who pops up every now and again.

Nothing a good earth connector won't solve.......

vandermolen

#85136
Quote from: Harry on January 31, 2023, 04:33:20 AMStephen Albert.
Symphony No. 1 "RiverRun"
Symphony no. 2. Orchestration completed by Sebastian Currier.
Word Premiere Recordings.
Russian PO, Paul Polivnick.

Last played in 2007, I find the Symphonies to be very good music. Quite forgotten how good. Sound and performance is top notch, apart from a humming conductor who pops up every now and again.
I like these symphonies as well, especially the 'River Run' Symphony. I also have this recording:
"Courage is going from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm" (Churchill).

'The test of a work of art is, in the end, our affection for it, not our ability to explain why it is good' (Stanley Kubrick).

Spotted Horses

Returning to a project of listening to Poulenc's Piano music in the Le Sage set.



Today I'm starting the second disc, with the first ten of Poulenc's fifteen improvisations for piano.

Charming pieces of a minute or two. I normally don't take to miniatures, but these are captivating.
There are simply two kinds of music, good music and the other kind. - Duke Ellington

Todd

The universe is change; life is opinion. - Marcus Aurelius, Meditations

People would rather believe than know - E.O. Wilson

Propaganda death ensemble - Tom Araya

Harry

Franco Alfano.
Concerto for violin, Cello & Piano.
Sonata for Cello and Piano.
Samuel Magill, Cello.
Scott Dunn, Piano.
Elmira Darvarova, violin.


Superb chamber music! I love these works very much, and they are performed to perfection.

Franco Alfano's completion of Puccini's opera Turandot has eclipsed his own reputation, although the profound ability of this talented composer is finally emerging into the light. The works on this disc display contrasting aspects of his musical personality. The large-scale Cello Sonata, with its echoes of Debussy and Ravel, grows from serene beginnings to turbulent intensity before subsiding into elegiac resignation. The more neoclassical Concerto, actually a piano trio, weaves hints of Renaissance polyphony with Basque and eastern European folk-music into a shimmering fabric of virtuosity and lyricism.
Quote from Manuel, born in Spain, currently working at Fawlty Towers.

" I am from Barcelona, I know nothing.............."