What are you listening 2 now?

[vers la flamme]

Haven't listened to the first in awhile, it is surprisingly bleak.

I don't usually find it that way, but I haven't heard that recording. I seem to recall Vänskä emphasizing the sparseness of JS's symphonies. The 4th, on the other hand, is definitely bleak no matter who's playing it.

I would like to disagree if you don't mind!

I too would like to disagree with classicalgeek and agree with you, Harry. I admire the Solti Brahms cycle greatly. It was the first I ever heard.

[vandermolen]

Martinu: The Epic of Gilgamesh

[Mandryka]

K475. Hmmmmmm. I think the truth is that I don't want to like it, I know this is wrong, bad even. But Batik's a charmer.

[vandermolen]

I found that symphony to be the most impressive discovery in that set.

TD


Making my way through this set. Now up to CD 5.
Also contains
Divertissements sur un theme pastoral Opus 49
Orchestre National de l'ORTF
Jean Martinon.
First encounter with any of Pierne's music, I think.

Yes, the Bush Nottingham Symphony was one of the highlights of that set Jeffrey.

[Florestan]

K475. Hmmmmmm. I think the truth is that I don't want to like it, I know this is wrong, bad even. But Batik's a charmer.

There are no wrong or bad performances. There are only performances one enjoys and performances one dislikes. That is all.

[classicalgeek]

I too would like to disagree with classicalgeek and agree with you, Harry. I admire the Solti Brahms cycle greatly. It was the first I ever heard.

I would like to disagree if you don't mind!

Perfectly fine by me!   We all have different tastes - that's what makes the world go 'round! I also haven't heard the other symphonies in Solti's cycle, so my opinion is still forming.

TD:
Herman Koppel
Prelude to a Symphony
Symphony no. 5
*Piano Concerto no. 3
*Nina Kavtaradze, piano
Aalborg Symphony Orchestra
Moshe Atzmon
(on CD)



Another disc that I don't know where I picked it up, but I'm glad I did! Shades of Prokofiev, Bartok, and (naturally) Carl Nielsen, but Koppel is very much his own voice.

[vers la flamme]

Ernest Bloch: Paysages; 2 Pieces for String Quartet. Goldner SQ

Always had a hard time trying to figure out what this Bloch guy was all about, but his chamber music I'm finding more immediately appealing.

[Lisztianwagner]

Elliot Carter
String Quartet No.3

Arditti Quartet

[vers la flamme]

Arnold Schoenberg: Verklärte Nacht, op.4. Vladimir Ashkenazy, English Chamber Orchestra

Very good performance of it.

[Todd]

Some just dandy French Renaissance music. 

[Lisztianwagner]

Arnold Schoenberg: Verklärte Nacht, op.4. Vladimir Ashkenazy, English Chamber Orchestra

Very good performance of it.

I agree, it's intense and expressive; poignant recording. Ashkenazy has been a superb pianist, but he has been a remarkable conductor too, and a little underrated.

[SimonNZ]

Both discs through twice last night

[vers la flamme]

Arnold Schoenberg: Variations, op.31. Robert Craft, Philharmonia Orchestra

Kind of a challenging work, I think. Quite contrapuntally complex. This might be something like my 12th time hearing it, but I can't say I've made heads or tails of it just yet.

[JBS]

Before

Now


This is the fourth or fifth time I've listened to the Bacewicz CD. The more I listen the more I like it.

[Keemun]

Prokofiev: Symphony No. 7 (Järvi/Royal Scottish National Orchestra)



First listen to this work as well.  I liked Symphony No. 1 fine, but I can't say it was memorable.  The 7th has stared off nicely.  I started to listen to a couple of other symphonies in this collection, but stopped when I started hearing what I'll refer to as 20th Century Cacaphony.  My dislike of this dissonant sound has kept me away from Prokofiev and Shostokovich symphonies. But I'm trying to expand my tastes, slowly but surely. 

[classicalgeek]

Liszt
Annees de Pelerinage (third year)
Zoltan Kocsis, piano
(on CD)

[vers la flamme]

Allan Pettersson: Symphony No.7. Christian Lindberg, Norrköping Symphony Orchestra

Round 3 (or 4?) with this excellent recording of the 7th. I really want to hear more from this series.

[brewski]

Loving the Berg Violin Concerto with James Ehnes and the Minnesota Orchestra, conducted by Andrew Davis in the ensemble's season finale.

Still to come, Duo Ye by Chen Yi, and Beethoven's Seventh Symphony.

https://www.yourclassical.org/story/2022/09/19/minnesota-orchestra-2022-23-season

-Bruce

[Mapman]

First listen to this work as well.  I liked Symphony No. 1 fine, but I can't say it was memorable.  The 7th has stared off nicely.  I started to listen to a couple of other symphonies in this collection, but stopped when I started hearing what I'll refer to as 20th Century Cacaphony.  My dislike of this dissonant sound has kept me away from Prokofiev and Shostokovich symphonies. But I'm trying to expand my tastes, slowly but surely. 

If you like the 7th, I'd recommend the 5th next. I think Prokofiev's 1st, 5th, and 7th are his least cacophonous.

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Landowski: Symphony #4
Pretre: Orchestre National de France

Landowski's orchestration is quite interesting, with effective use of what sounds like a large percussion section. I found the 2nd and 3rd movements especially interesting. The 3rd movement reminded me of Bartok's Nachtmusik. I started losing interest in the 4th and 5th movements, although my girlfriend said she liked the 4th movement for its ambiance.

[Symphonic Addict]

Elliot Carter
String Quartet No.3

Arditti Quartet

The only works I've been able to digest or tolerate by Carter are his string quartets. They represent a sort of intellectual pleasure to me. Someone mentioned cacophony recently, so this is cacophony I can enjoy.