What are you listening 2 now?

[JBS]

I've never gotten around to hearing Ludus Tonalis until now.

[T. D.]

plus starting on

[Linz]

Schola Hungarica, The Story of Job

[AnotherSpin]

[Que]

[vandermolen]

Helvi Leiviska :Symphony No.1 (1947)
Amazon owed me a refund so I used part of it to get this double CD. I found the Symphony to be of great interest. Hurwitz enthused about it as well. I haven't listened to the Piano Concerto yet. I will need to listen to the Symphony several times to grasp it but my attention was held throughout. It is a very atmospheric work which is not quite like anything else I have heard but tonal and approachable. It sounds both anachronistic and contemporary (if that makes sense!) I found the end to be rather moving. Of course Rasilainen recorded all the Atterberg symphonies:
PS I'm listening to the Piano Concerto - it's not full of big tunes but there is something worthwhile going on here.

[vandermolen]

Samuel Barber:

[JBS]

[Madiel]

Mozart: piano concerto no.8

[ritter]

First listen to a real rarity. This CD of Luis de Freitas Branco's Violin Concerto and Joly Braga Santos' Divertimento Nr. 1 for orchestra, with the Venezuelan Symphony Orchestra conducted by Osvaldo Ferreira and with Pedro Meireles as violin soloist, was produced under the patronage of the Venezuelan branch of a Portuguese Bank, and of the Portuguese embassy in Caracas, but seems not to have recurved any distribution in Europe. A friend of mine knew of its existence, but getting hold of it was elusive. Venezuelan friends of mine located several copies, and they're now in Madrid (with one being intended AFAIK for Braga Santos' daughter).

Both works are available in alternative recordings, but are new to me.

[ritter]

And now, Otto Klemperer conducting the Philharmonia Orchestra in music by Richard Strauss: Metamorphosen and Tod und Verklärung.

[Spotted Horses]

Haydn Piano Sonata No 45 (Hob XVI:30) Pienaar.



An attractive work in three concise movements. The slow movement consists of a sparse melody accompanied by disjointed arpeggios. The finale, a tempo di menuetto, seems to transcends the narrowness of the form. Pienaar is interesting, but at some points I find that I have trouble tracking the rhythmic pulse through his articulation. I think I will listen to Brautigam tomorrow.

[Que]

[Pohjolas Daughter]

Mozart String Quartet in A major, K.464 with the Ysaÿe.

[Traverso]

Bach

[Dry Brett Kavanaugh]

Bach

Nice!

[Pohjolas Daughter]

A CD from the Pacifica Quartet called "Declarations:  Music Between the Wars".

Janacek's second string quartet (Intimate Letters)
Ruth Crawford Seeger's String Quartet
and lastly, Paul Hindemith's String Quartet No. 4, Op. 22

On Cedille

I'm a big fan of Janacek's music and enjoyed (upon first listening) their take on it though I'd say that I prefer recordings like by the Takacs Quartet and the Pavel Haas Quartet.

I don't recall hearing the Hindemith quartet before, but quite enjoyed that.

PD

[Symphonic Addict]

Helvi Leiviska :Symphony No.1 (1947)
Amazon owed me a refund so I used part of it to get this double CD. I found the Symphony to be of great interest. Hurwitz enthused about it as well. I haven't listened to the Piano Concerto yet. I will need to listen to the Symphony several times to grasp it but my attention was held throughout. It is a very atmospheric work which is not quite like anything else I have heard but tonal and approachable. It sounds both anachronistic and contemporary (if that makes sense!) I found the end to be rather moving. Of course Rasilainen recorded all the Atterberg symphonies:
PS I'm listening to the Piano Concerto - it's not full of big tunes but there is something worthwhile going on here.

From that CD I enjoyed the Symphony No. 1 the most. The Piano Concerto didn't do much for me.

You might also be interested in this CD, Jeffrey:



It contains her Symphony No. 2, Sinfonia brevis and Suite for orchestra No. 2. A remarkable recording. The Symphony No. 2 made a strong impression on me.

[Symphonic Addict]

Gerhard: Pandora Suite

This is Gerhard at his most approachable. A very fine work which succeeded my expectations. The whole Chandos series devoted to Gerhard represents a very valuable treasure.

[Karl Henning]

Haydn Piano Sonata No 45 (Hob XVI:30) Pienaar.



An attractive work in three concise movements. The slow movement consists of a sparse melody accompanied by disjointed arpeggios. The finale, a tempo di menuetto, seems to transcends the narrowness of the form. Pienaar is interesting, but at some points I find that I have trouble tracking the rhythmic pulse through his articulation. I think I will listen to Brautigam tomorrow.

I'll listen to John McCabe play this!

Also:

"Wolferl"
Quartet in A, K. 464
Quatuor Mosaïques