What are you listening 2 now?

[Symphonic Addict]

I believe this was my first time hearing the work... it didn't immediately make an impact with me, but maybe it will with repeated listening? I'll give it a chance.

I'd think it may grow on you. Tippett is a very rewarding composer overall, some of his works take time to unfold properly on the listener.

[Mapman]

Brahms: Violin Sonata #1, Op. 78
Suk, Katchen

Beautiful, especially the first two movements.

[Symphonic Addict]

Badings: Cello Concerto No. 2 and Piano Concerto

The Cello Concerto left me cold, a soulless work with no interesting material. On the other hand, the Piano Concerto is just as good and powerful as some of his symphonies!

[JBS]

Stenhammar: String Quartet No. 4 in A minor

Pure beauty. There's some exquisite music in here. Love his SQs so much.

Endorse that. Those quartets should be better known. I have the Stenhammar Quartet on BIS


TD

CD 3 of

[atardecer]

Harry Partch - Delusion of the Fury

[Que]

Morning listening:



https://www.amazon.com/gp/customer-reviews/RLQCJOU9TPZYK/

[steve ridgway]

Debussy: Pelléas Et Mélisande

It's going to take me a few sessions to complete the three discs, have only heard Act I so far, but am enjoying following a translation and imagining the scenes, and finding it much more to my taste than Beethoven.

[Harry]

a 2 Violin. verstimbt!
Music for 2 Scordatura Violins and Basso continuo.
(See for details about the music the back cover)

Der Musikalische Garten.
Germán Echeverri Chamorro, Violin und Viola.
Karoline Echeverri Klemm, Violin.
Annekatrin Beller, cello.
Daniela Niedhammer, Harpsichord und Organ.
*
Recorded, 2014, Church of St. Pantaleon, SO, Switzerland.

Well done in every quarter, from performance to sound (SOTA) Well executed, these Scordatura pieces are always a joy for me, especially when they are played at such a high level. Doesn't get any better in my opinion. Thumbs up twice over.

[Irons]

I believe this was my first time hearing the work... it didn't immediately make an impact with me, but maybe it will with repeated listening? I'll give it a chance.

TD:
Strauss
Ein Heldenleben
Philadelphia Orchestra
Eugene Ormandy
(on Spotify)



Inspired by Hurwitz's review of the Ormandy first stereo box this morning - auditioning it to see if it's a much-purchase for me. So far, quite impressive!

Maybe I should too after the advocacy of SA. My recording is the same you listened to I believe.

[Mandryka]

Mustn't forget about this beaut.

I've been listening to this a lot this past few days. I'm now convinced that it's top tier music - a real neglected masterpiece. What Van Nevel does is quite satisfying too, expressive, moving, and lots of variety of course. It would be good to hear some different approaches but sadly, I don't think anyone else has touched it.

[Harry]

ADRIAEN WILLAERT, c.1490-1562)
and, Vincenzio Bonizzi, Diego Pisador, Pierre Attaingnant, Giovanni Antonio Terzi, Antonio Valente, Antonio de Cabezon, Giovanni Bassano, Giulio Abondante.
CHANSONS, MADRIGALI, VILLANELLE.
*
ROMANESQUE, Philippe Malfeyt.
Katelijne Van Laethem: Soprano.
Hannelore Devaere: Harp.
Sophie Watillon: Treble and Bass viol, Viola Bastarda.
Piet Strykers: Bass Viol, Percussions.
Frank Liégeois: Bass viol, Cittern.
Bart Coen: Recorders.
Philippe Malfeyt: Lute, Bass Lute, Chitarrone, Percussions.
*
Recorded, 1994, église Saint-Apollinaire à Bolland.

A fine example of how Willaert should be performed in my opinion. A Soprano who sounds sweet, no undue and unsettling energy, but well balanced singing. Romanesque is giving fitting presence by aiding in a perfect way the flexibility of Katelijne Van Laethem voice. Good recording too, considering the recording year.

[Madiel]

Haydn: op.64/5 quartet, twice.



The Mosaiques probably has better playing sometimes (particularly the first movement). The Mosaiques also has worse sound, as this is the album where things are reverberant. Details get blurred, and some silences don't register as silences because the sound doesn't actually cease. The menuet and finale both end up feeling messy through no fault of the players.

Oh for a magic wand to combine the best qualities of both versions. But I'm leaning towards the Kodaly. Even if they're a touch staid in a couple of movements (they have the zippier finale), at least I can properly hear what they're doing.

[ritter]

Revisiting Bruno Maderna's early Requiem (which only resurfaced some 15 years ago, having been resumed lost --in America-- for over 60 years).



This is the live recording of the world première at La fenice in Venice in 2009. Our fellow GMGer @pjme was in the audince! 

[Harry]

... und weil die Music lieblich ist.
*
Madrigals and Dance Music by Balthasar Fritsch c. 1570/80– after 1608.
*
ULRIKE HOFBAUER,Soprano.
MUSICKE & MIRTH.
Jane Achtman, Treble viol, Vihuela d'arco.
Irene Klein, Alto viol.
Tore Eketorp,Tenor viol.
Elizabeth Rumsey,Bass viol.
*
Renaissance treble viol, Robert Foster 2001.
Renaissance alto viol, Robert Foster 2002.
Renaissance tenor viol, Robert Foster, 2001.
Renaissance bass viol, Robert Foster, 2002.

Recorded: 2017, The Brugg Reformed Church , Austria

Little is known about the composer Balthasar Fritsch. Born between 1570 and 1580 in Leipzig, he was a composer and a member of the Leipziger Stadtpfeifer. All the more impressive are Fritsch's compositions. The four-part works of his first release "Primitiae Musicales" are entirely in the tradition of dance music, with clear, light-footed rhythms, bird voices and echoes. The second publication "Newe deutsche Gesänge nach der Welschen Madrigalien" contains 12 vocal pieces and combines the modern Italian composition style with the German language. The texts cover a wide range of content: they tell of the finiteness of life, the pain of love and philosophize about the sweetness of music.

Instrumental works are done to perfection, the Soprano is a bit too loudly recorded, and it is at a very high tessitura, which means it can sound a tad uncomfortable. The reverb from the Church is not helping in that respect. Sound is excellent.

[Harry]

Apparatus Musico-Organisticus.
Barocke Orgelwerke aus Tiroler Quellen.
Works by, Georg Muffat, Johann Philipp Krieger, Ingenuin Molitor, Johann Krieger.
Organs Ramosch und Taufers, im Münstertal. Parish church St. Blasius in Taufers (Münstertal) and the reformed church San Flurin in Ramosch (Graubünden)
No PDF file attached, no info about the organs.
Recorded in 2019.

Very impressive.......

[pjme]

Revisiting Bruno Maderna's early Requiem (which only resurfaced some 15 years ago, having been resumed lost --in America-- for over 60 years).



This is the live recording of the world première at La fenice in Venice in 2009. Our fellow GMGer @pjme was in the audince! 

Happy memories, indeed. Stroling through cold and misty Venice, I saw a poster for the concert and easily got a ticket.
It has been recorded for Capriccio in 2014-2015, but I haven't heard that cd.
The scoring is unusual with string orchestra, 3 pianos, 8 horns, 4 trumpets, 4 trombones, 1 tuba and percussion. It does remind me of Stavinsky/Les noces, Dallapiccola/Canti di prigionia....

[DavidW]

A magnificent Bruckner 8!

[DavidW]

Brahms: Violin Sonata #1, Op. 78
Suk, Katchen

Beautiful, especially the first two movements.

My favorite recording of Brahms violin sonatas!

[Spotted Horses]

While waiting for my computer to churn through data in the wee hours of the morning:

Braunfels Solo piano music, Bagatelles, Little Pieces for Piano 4 hands, Tajana Blome



Delightful!

Stenhammar, Piano Concerto No 2, Ortiz, Jarvi.



Very nice work, particularly the Adagio.

[Pohjolas Daughter]

I seriously struggled with his Piano Concerto.

Talking of PC's I listened to a one handed today.

How did you like the Katchen performance Irons?

PD