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[Daverz]

Bruckner Symphony No. 6 in A Major, 1881 Version. Ed. Robert Haas, New Philharmonia Orchestra, Otto Klemperer

Just listened to this yesterday, the 2024 remaster coupled with the 5th, via Qobuz.  Still holds up extremely well.

[Symphonic Addict]

Bridge: Piano Sonata

[classicalgeek]

Tchaikovsky
Symphony no. 6
Leningrad Philharmonic
Yevgeny Mravinsky
(on CD)



Until watching Hurwitz's video today, I wasn't aware there were two versions of Tchaikovsky 5 and 6, and that the one I have is not the legendary stereo set, but the earlier mono set. Still a historically valuable recording to have, and while it's not my first choice, I still enjoyed it.

[AnotherSpin]

Op. 106, Emil Gilels' last concert recording, 1984

[AnotherSpin]

Tchaikovsky
Symphony no. 6
Leningrad Philharmonic
Yevgeny Mravinsky
(on CD)



Until watching Hurwitz's video today, I wasn't aware there were two versions of Tchaikovsky 5 and 6, and that the one I have is not the legendary stereo set, but the earlier mono set. Still a historically valuable recording to have, and while it's not my first choice, I still enjoyed it.

Of Mravinsky's DG recordings of 5th and 6th, I find these mono versions more interesting than those in stereo.

[Cato]

Serge Protopopov: Sunbeams for Trio: recorded this year!

And... Clouds Consecrated by the Sun

[Que]

Great playing and pleasant but primarily entertaining music.

https://musicwebinternational.com/2023/05/brescianello-works-for-solo-lute-tactus/

[Harry]

Great playing and pleasant but primarily entertaining music.

https://musicwebinternational.com/2023/05/brescianello-works-for-solo-lute-tactus/

Despite the beautiful and complimentary review on music web, I find this recording of little interest. Maybe I am to critical, that could be.

[Que]

Despite the beautiful and complimentary review on music web, I find this recording of little interest. Maybe I am to critical, that could be.

I fully agree... In fact, it couldn't even hold my attention for a single session and halfway I switched to Frescobaldi:



Fiori Musicali: Messa degli Apostoli.

[classicalgeek]

A little late-night listening:

Charles Tournemire
Symphony no. 6
Orchestre Philharmonique de Liege
various choirs
Pierre Bartholomee
(on Spotify)



What a fascinating - and beautiful - piece! Expertly orchestrated for huge forces (with particular skill in scoring for woodwinds.) It ends in a blaze of glory with resplendent brass, pealing bells, organ and choir doing their thing... I need to listen to more Tournemire!

[Harry]

I fully agree... In fact, it couldn't even hold my attention for a single session and halfway I switched to Frescobaldi:



Fiori Musicali: Messa degli Apostoli.

That was a very good idea, I did the same actually

[vandermolen]

Bruckner Symphony No. 6 in A Major, 1881 Version. Ed. Robert Haas, New Philharmonia Orchestra, Otto Klemperer

Best version IMO

[vandermolen]

Tchaikovsky
Symphony no. 6
Leningrad Philharmonic
Yevgeny Mravinsky
(on CD)



Until watching Hurwitz's video today, I wasn't aware there were two versions of Tchaikovsky 5 and 6, and that the one I have is not the legendary stereo set, but the earlier mono set. Still a historically valuable recording to have, and while it's not my first choice, I still enjoyed it.

A fabulous set!

[vandermolen]

BLISS: Miracle in the Gorbals / Discourse for Orchestra.

One of my favourite Bliss releases!

[vandermolen]

A little late-night listening:

Charles Tournemire
Symphony no. 6
Orchestre Philharmonique de Liege
various choirs
Pierre Bartholomee
(on Spotify)



What a fascinating - and beautiful - piece! Expertly orchestrated for huge forces (with particular skill in scoring for woodwinds.) It ends in a blaze of glory with resplendent brass, pealing bells, organ and choir doing their thing... I need to listen to more Tournemire!

Count me in as a Tournemire fan. I like the epic No.7 as well as No.3 'Moscow'.

[vandermolen]

Dohnányi: Symphony No. 2 in E major

Do

I really like that CD Cesar - especially the moving Bach quotation.

[Que]

[AnotherSpin]

Op. 106

[pjme]

What a fascinating - and beautiful - piece! Expertly orchestrated for huge forces (with particular skill in scoring for woodwinds.) It ends in a blaze of glory with resplendent brass, pealing bells, organ and choir doing their thing... I need to listen to more Tournemire!

As far as I know, it is the only time Tournemire pulls that many stops in his symphonies. 
His (late) oratorios and operas may contain similar moments, but they have never or haven't been performed in recent times.
The  Trilogie Faust –Don Quichotte – Saint François d'Assise (1929), the Apocalypse de saint Jean (1936), La Douloureuse Passion du Christ (1936-37), Il Poverello di Assisi (1938), La Légende de Tristan (1926).
Apart from the symphonies there's a Poème for organ and orchesrta, a Rhapsodie for piano and orchestra and a "fresque" for female chorus and orchestra,  La Queste du Saint Graal.

[Florestan]

Disc 4 of 12

Technically speaking, this box should be a marvel. Massenet's complete songs, all-French singers, an Erard piano --- what more could one wish for?

And yet, after running through 4 discs, I'm hugely disappointed. The sensuousness, the lushness, the vocal and pianistic voluptuousness one would expect from, or rather for, Massenet's music are nowhere to be found. Cold, uninvolved, uninspired and uninspiring, dull and boring singing and accompanying, as if all performers involved conspired into "Let's get this whole damn thing done as quick as possible and go home!" No nuance, no shade, no delicacy of feeling and execution, no nothing (sic!) usually and rightly associated with Massenet --- everything correct, metronomic, mechanical, lifeless. I expected an enchanted garden full of perfumed delights and instead got a green-grocery minutes before closing time.

The only redeeming feature is the deluxe presentation, a 300-something-page booklet with an interesting general essay on Massenet's songs, detailed information about, and complete French texts of, all songs, plus English translations. A commendable scholarly effort which unfortunately cannot make up for the appalling inadequacy of the performance. A real pity...