What are you listening 2 now?

[Mandryka]

Yikes, so it was not me being dumb, that's a relief I'd say!
And yes you are right, precious little is on the streaming sites by Sigrun Richter, which is incomprehensible to me, for she is a fine lute player. Thanks for the effort Howard!

I like Sigrun Richter in French music a lot. Her Reusner has never caught my attention in a positive way. I'm looking forward to seeing what she makes of the Italian composers on that CD. 

Just got a new pair of old speakers - original passive AE1s - they suit Sigrun Richter's Pierre Gaultier very well!

[Brian]

Maybe next week I will make a playlist of only other things people on GMG are listening to and enjoying. I keep getting envy seeing all of your adventures 

[Linz]

Bruckner Symphony No. 7 in E Major and No. 9 in D Minor, Carl Schuricht, Berliner Philharmoniker, Städtische Oper Orchester, Berlin

[Lisztianwagner]

My own traversal of Henze's symphonies last year was a huge pleasure. Hope you enjoy as much as I did!

Thank you! I've been actually enjoying Henze's symphonies very much so far, his music is much more intriguing than I thought.

Speaking of Henze:

Hans Werner Henze
Symphony No.3

Marek Janowski & Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin

[Spotted Horses]

Thank you! I've been actually enjoying Henze's symphonies very much so far, his music is much more intriguing than I thought.

Speaking of Henze:

Hans Werner Henze
Symphony No.3

Marek Janowski & Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin

Have you listened to Henze's own recordings of his symphonies? I find them more incisive, although the audio in the Wergo recordings gives the Janowski recordings an advantage.

[Symphonic Addict]

On this disc I was taken by the Prelude and Fugue for orchestra, op. 36 the most, it is a muscular, rigurous, impressive work.




Rawsthorne: Clarinet Quartet

Some pieces by him are too serious for my taste, but this formidable Quartet for clarinet and string trio did leave a good impression on me.

[foxandpeng]

Alexander Shchetynsky
New Sacred Music from Ukraine
Cantus Chamber Choir
Gloria Chamber Choir
Leopolis Chamber Orchestra
Emil Sokach
Roman Rewakowicz
Naxos

Sacred Music while working. Becoming a habit.

This is pretty good. If you like this kind of thing.

[Jo498]

Haydn: Symphonies 4,10,18 L'estro armonico, Derek Solomons

[Linz]

Antonio Salieri Concerto for fortepiano in C Major, Concerto for fortepiano B flat Major
Josef Anton Steffan  Concerto for fortepiano B flat Major, Andreas Staier, Concerto Koln

[Que]

[Lisztianwagner]

Have you listened to Henze's own recordings of his symphonies? I find them more incisive, although the audio in the Wergo recordings gives the Janowski recordings an advantage.

I haven't, this is the first time I listen to Henze's symphonies. Thank you for the suggestion anyway, I'll try to look for Henze's own recordings too, listening to the composer interpreting his own works is an excellent way to catch the peculiarities of those compositions.

[Lisztianwagner]

More Rachmaninov:

Sergei Rachmaninov
Piano Concerto No.2
J.S. Bach: Partita for Violin Solo No.3 (arr. for piano)

Daniil Trifonov (piano)
Yannick Nézet-Séguin & Philadelphia Orchestra

[Spotted Horses]

Henze re

I haven't, this is the first time I listen to Henze's symphonies. Thank you for the suggestion anyway, I'll try to look for Henze's own recordings too, listening to the composer interpreting his own works is an excellent way to catch the peculiarities of those compositions.

Henze recorded the first six symphonies for DG. There was a cd box set that has gone out of print, but it was reissued by brilliant classics. There is another larger DG box set with other works beyond the symphonies.

[Symphonic Addict]

Melartin: String Quartet No. 3 in E-flat major

This is the only recording available (thank God rather good) of this piece (the channel has the other three quartets as well). On the strength of how marvelous, tuneful, inventive this work is, I wonder why record labels haven't tackled it yet along with the other three. Some passages are suffused with a rustic touch that reminded me of Dvorak.

[Karl Henning]

I think that one of the big problems is people assuming their experience of music is absolute. It isn't. It's contextual.

Yes, indeed!

[Karl Henning]

I'm not sure how that would work. The Spitfire was a single-seat aircraft. You pay £1000+ and you fly it yourself? Do you regular see them fly toward the coast and not come back?

That would be a helluva "rumble seat!"

[Karl Henning]

The Karl Henning Ensemble
Live streamed from Kings Chapel, Boston

Quite a showcase of Karls music!  How fortunate we are to have such a thoughtful Composer in our midst.
Live Concert

Warm thanks for your kind listening and gracious words!

[Karl Henning]

Listened to some of the live performances today from the Karl Henning ensemble.  Alas, there was a combo of a bit of a weird echo plus couldn't hear the performers' comments about the works very well. 

Liked that they opened up with the fuchsia work which I quite enjoy. 

PD

Many thanks! The good news is that we have video and audio documents of the concert, so soon I have a project to get the program hoist up to YT in a pristine version.

[foxandpeng]

Dmitry Shostakovich
Symphonies
Symphony 8
Rudolf Barshai
WDR Sinfonieorchester
Brilliant Classics

[Symphonic Addict]

This work by Malipiero is quite beautiful and reflective in mood.