What are you listening 2 now?

[Traverso]

Happy St. Patrick's Day, Fergus!  What's on the menu, chef? 

Surely a vegetarian meal with pumpkin soup in advance and stewed bamboo sticks   

[DavidW]

Peter Maxwell Davies
Symphony 1
Maxwell Davies
BBC Philharmonic
Naxos

Change of pace towards one of Britain's more enigmatic symphonists. I appreciate he is an acquired taste, but after lots of patience and close listening, I wouldn't be without him. I find his sound world and uniqueness completely compelling, and this primal, shifting, seascape with all of its dark unpredictability and chaos, immensely fascinating.

I've listened to his string quartets before but never his orchestral works.

[Harry]

Antonín Dvořák
Carnival Overture, op. 92
Symphonic Variations, op. 78
Slavonic Rhapsody 3 in A-flat Major, op. 45
Biblical Songs, op. 99

Brian Rayner Cook, baritone
Scottish NO - Neeme Järvi

Long got rid of Järvi's Dvořák symphony cycle. I still hold on to the Symphonic Poems and this compilation of filler works from that cycle, although I don't know if I need to keep this one anymore.

I am sure it is not the most authentic or authoritative, but I really like Rayner Cook's singing in the Biblical Songs here.

VS

What a pity, I think the Jarvi recordings of his Symphonies quite good.

[VonStupp]

What a pity, I think the Jarvi recordings of his Symphonies quite good.

I enjoyed it though. As a best guess, it was part of a culling from a move.
VS

[Traverso]

From me too.

And what will the sommelier pour in the glasses? 

Definitely a solid non-alcoholic rhubarb wine with added raisin porridge. 

[Papy Oli]

Merci bien, mon ami 

The festivities will not kick off in this house until this evening.
However, that will be somewhat tempered with stress and pressure as we will be having my 100 year old mother-in-law to dinner and I am the cook

Happy celebrations ahead then! I am sure it will be fine 

There, I'll warm things up for you:

Hamilton Harty - With the Wild Geese.

[aligreto]

Frank: Sonata for Violin and Piano [Mordkovitch/Sternfield]





This is a wonderful work and it is well presented here. The tempo is very appropriate in the opening movement. The tone is one of general subdued emotion.
The second movement is executed on the turbulent side. It has a very exciting conclusion to it.
The byword for the presentation of the third movement is definitely intensity.
Intensity is also a mark of the final movement but in a different way. It also has great forward momentum and a good measure of excitement to it.

[Florestan]

Definitely a solid non-alcoholic rhubarb wine with added raisin porridge. 

I can already hear his 100yo mother-in-law:

"Bloody hell, Fergus, it's not nice to do that to an old lady, much less to me! For Patrick's sake, lad, go fetch some decent single malt!" 

[Harry]

Edouard Lalo.
Symphonie G minor.
Cello Concerto in D minor.
Namouna, (Ballet)
Torleif Thedeen, Cello.
Malaysia PO, Kees Bakels.
Recorded in November 2002 (Cello Concerto, Namouna) and December 2001 (Symphony)
at the Dewan Filharmonik PETRONAS Hall, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Playing Time = 75 minutes.

This is quite a good performance of the Cello concerto. The cellist is a very impressive musician, he gives a strong and soulful performance. The Malaysian Orchestra performs with a robust strength, lots of colours and virtuosity. Bakels clarifies Lalo's writing to such a level, that all gets perfect lucid. The BIS recording is impressive. 

[aligreto]

Happy St. Patrick's Day, Fergus!  What's on the menu, chef? 

The specific request is for an omelette so I will fill it with lightly fried smoked salmon and and add in some crab meat.
That will be served with shredded and lightly broiled Brussel sprouts [Green colour] with Worcestershire Sauce to spice things up, roasted rings of Celeriac [White colour] and mashed and peppered turnips [Orange coour]. These coloured vegetables will represent the colours on the Irish flag 

The sauce will be Dijon mustard added to cream and laced with flat leaf parsley.

[Brahmsian]

The specific request is for an omelette so I will fill it with lightly fried smoked salmon and and add in some crab meat.
That will be served with shredded and lightly broiled Brussel sprouts [Green colour] with Worcestershire Sauce to spice things up, roasted rings of Celeriac [White colour] and mashed and peppered turnips [Orange coour]. These coloured vegetables will represent the colours on the Irish flag 

The sauce will be Dijon mustard added to cream and laced with flat leaf parsley.

Sounds delightful. Save a plate 🍽 for me! 🙂

[Papy Oli]

The specific request is for an omelette so I will fill it with lightly fried smoked salmon and and add in some crab meat.
That will be served with shredded and lightly broiled Brussel sprouts [Green colour] with Worcestershire Sauce to spice things up, roasted rings of Celeriac [White colour] and mashed and peppered turnips [Orange coour]. These coloured vegetables will represent the colours on the Irish flag 

The sauce will be Dijon mustard added to cream and laced with flat leaf parsley.

If I swim fast enough, I can just about make it for 7.35pm... -ish   

[aligreto]

From me too.

Go raibh maith agat, a chara 

And what will the sommelier pour in the glasses? 

Unfortunately I am also on chauffeur duty so the sommelier will be only pouring an alcohol free Prosecco for me.

However, I do have some nice Riesling in reserve for when I get home 

[aligreto]

Surely a vegetarian meal with pumpkin soup in advance and stewed bamboo sticks   

I wonder what she would think of that? 

[aligreto]

Definitely a solid non-alcoholic rhubarb wine with added raisin porridge. 

Actually, Jan, she is very fond of rhubarb so she might well go for that offering 

[Papy Oli]

Playing this one again with more attention: Hovhaness - Alleluia & Fugue

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

[aligreto]

Happy celebrations ahead then! I am sure it will be fine 

There, I'll warm things up for you:

Hamilton Harty - With the Wild Geese.

Go raibh maith agat, a chara 

That Harty set is very fine BTW 

[Karl Henning]

The St Patrick's Day Cantata (Oh, I kid!)

JSB
BWV 57 « Selig ist der Mann »

[Florestan]

Go raibh maith agat, a chara 

Bíodh oíche an-deas le do chlann! Lá fhéile Pádraig sona dhuit!

Unfortunately I am also on chauffeur duty so the sommelier will be only pouring an alcohol free Prosecco for me.

However, I do have some nice Riesling in reserve for when I get home 

Nice.

[aligreto]

I can already hear his 100yo mother-in-law:

"Bloody hell, Fergus, it's not nice to do that to an old lady, much less to me! For Patrick's sake, lad, go fetch some decent single malt!" 

Here is a Life lesson for us all: she probably drinks 4 x 100 ml glasses of wine in a year. And she has only started to "drink" since she turned 80 years old. Perhaps that is why she is now a healthy 100 year old woman