What are you listening 2 now?

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JS Bach: Three Motets BWV 225/226/227 [Thomas]





Recorded in 1958/59 these are old school presentations but are still, nonetheless, fine interpretations throughout.

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Good morning all,

Guitar music by Albeniz to start the day, courtesy of Julian Bream.

Nice! 

[Papy Oli]

Nice! 

Morning Fergus!

That it is, perfect for a Sunday morning 

[Papy Oli]

Sticking with Bream, this time on Idagio with 20th C. guitar music.

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Ralph Vaughan Williams'
Symphony No. 2

Mark Elder, Hallé Orchestra

[Mandryka]

Hagen Wigmore Hall, concert now. Hoffmeister and 590. Lots of oldies in the audience for some reason.

Lights going down, under starters orders, turn off mobile announcement. Bye.

[Operafreak]

 Kim Andre Arnesen: Holy Spirit Mass

Kim André Arnesen

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Franz Schubert's
Symphony No. 9

István Kertész, Wiener Philharmoniker

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Bohuslav Martinů's
Bouquet of Flowers

Karel Ančerl, Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Czech Philharmonic Choir, Kühn Children Chorus,
Libuše Domanínská (soprano), Soňa Červená (alto), Lubomír Havlák (tenor) Ladislav Mráz (bass)

[Mandryka]

Hagen Wigmore Hall, concert now. Hoffmeister and 590. Lots of oldies in the audience for some reason.

Lights going down, under starters orders, turn off mobile announcement. Bye.

This was an excellent Hoffmeister -- more than that, a revelation. What it revealed was a sort of bitter sweet quality to the music, a cheerful melody in one voice being modified emotionally by things going on in other voices. Hagen have the hang of this quartet, which I'm convinced is a major high point of 18th century chamber music. 

590 doesn't interest me as much, and Hagen did nothing to change that. Mozart's late faux naive style isn't my cup of tea.

[Todd]

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Johannes Brahms'
Clarinet Quintet

Laura Ruiz Ferreres (clarinet), Christoph Berner (piano), Danjulo Ishizaka (cello), Mandelring Quartet

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Schoenberg: Verklärte Nacht [Prometheus Ensemble]





I find this to be a terrific presentation and arrangement. It is very intimate and emotion laden. It is also wonderfully conversational in nature. There is also great tension to be felt throughout.

[VonStupp]

Antonín Dvořák
Heroic Song for Orchestra, op. 111
Scottish NO - Neeme Järvi (rec. 1987)

VS

[Que]

More from the complete set:

[Roasted Swan]

Schoenberg: Verklärte Nacht [Prometheus Ensemble]





I find this to be a terrific presentation and arrangement. It is very intimate and emotion laden. It is also wonderfully conversational in nature. There is also great tension to be felt throughout.

There is a new version of these pieces by the Het Collectief on Alpha records.  The steuermann/Transfigured Night has been recorded quite a lot - it's a fine transcription I think.

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Julius Röntgen's
Piano Concerto No. 2

David Porcelijn, NDR Radiophilharmonie Hannover, Matthias Kirschnereit (piano)

Delicate, lush and deliciously romantic. The music, I mean. Not David Porcelijn. Though he might be too for all I know Nice!

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Grażyna Bacewicz's
Violin Concerto No. 2

Łukasz Borowicz, Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Joanna Kirkowicz (violin)

[pjme]

Earlier today, on radio and TV, live from the Koncertgebouw/A'dam:

Radio Filharmonisch Orkest
Groot Omroepkoor
Marcus Creed, dirigent
Rowan Pierce, sopraan
Guy Cutting, tenor

R. Vaughan Williams - Serenade to music
G.F. Händel - Ode for St. Cecilia's Day, HWV 76

Lovely! even,if I do prefer RVW's Serenade with 16 soloists.

[pjme]

Bohuslav Martinů's
Bouquet of Flowers

Karel Ančerl, Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Czech Philharmonic Choir, Kühn Children Chorus,
Libuše Domanínská (soprano), Soňa Červená (alto), Lubomír Havlák (tenor) Ladislav Mráz (bass)

Yes! another firm favorite work by Martinu.