What are you listening 2 now?

[Le Buisson Ardent]

NP:

Albéniz
Recuerdos de Viaje, Op. 71
Miguel Baselga, piano

From this set -



This whole box set of Albéniz's piano music is worth its weight in gold. Of course, it wouldn't be nearly as good if Miguel Baselga wasn't such a great pianist. His recording of Falla's solo piano music (also on BIS) is excellent.

[DavidW]

This must be referring to the 9th. It sounded very classical because it was literally the palindromic Minuet from Haydn's 47th Symphony.

That was it indeed!!

[DavidW]

Thread duty.  An amazing performance of La Mer and the Nocturnes:

[Traverso]

Bach

Back to the organ again...

CD 1

[Le Buisson Ardent]

Thread duty.  An amazing performance of La Mer and the Nocturnes:

You've got to love the look on Boulez's face here "What? You want to take another photo of me? I'm about to have lunch!"

[Le Buisson Ardent]

NP:

Bartók
Five Hungarian Folksongs, Sz 101, BB 108
Júlia Hamari, mezzo-soprano
Hungarian State Orchestra
András Kórodi

From this OOP set -

[Spotted Horses]

Thread duty.  An amazing performance of La Mer and the Nocturnes:

Agreed. In almost every case I prefer Boulez' earlier recordings on Columbia (Sony) to the later recordings on DG.

[Le Buisson Ardent]

Before heading out for the day (thank goodness it's my Friday):

Bax
Saga Fragment
Margaret Fingerhut, piano
LPO
Thomson



@Harry got me to thinking about Bax from his listening the other day, so why not listen to a work I haven't heard in probably 15 years.

A side note: I really ought to spend more time exploring Bax's oeuvre.

[Le Buisson Ardent]

Agreed. In almost every case I prefer Boulez' earlier recordings on Columbia (Sony) to the later recordings on DG.

Me, too. Although there are some exceptions, it seems to me there is a greater energy in his earlier performances, but I do rather like his Mahler cycle on DG. It would've been nice to hear him in the Mahler symphonies during his New York Philharmonic heyday, though.

[Karl Henning]

Today's reading always puts me in mind of this anthem:

[DaveF]

Today's reading always puts me in mind of this anthem:

Well, it always reminds me, whether I want to be or not, of:

Who's yours by, Karl?  I was hanging in waiting for some polytonal note-clusters that would reveal it as Ives having a laugh, but they didn't arrive.

[Bachtoven]

[DavidW]

Me, too. Although there are some exceptions, it seems to me there is a greater energy in his earlier performances, but I do rather like his Mahler cycle on DG. It would've been nice to hear him in the Mahler symphonies during his New York Philharmonic heyday, though.

And I will be listening to his Bruckner 8 which everyone is talking about but yeah I also agree with you two... I want to revisit sony/columbia Boulez especially in Stravinsky and Schoenberg.  It has been awhile.

[SonicMan46]

Today I'm 'downsizing' my Goldberg Variations collection from just over a dozen (3 categories: non-piano KB, piano, & other instruments, including small chamber groups) - below my 'keepers' for the harpsichord-clavichord group (latter w/ Tuma who also does a harpsichord performance). There are just TOO many good recordings over decades of these works on keyboard instruments to pick easily!     Dave

[Spotted Horses]

And I will be listening to his Bruckner 8 which everyone is talking about but yeah I also agree with you two... I want to revisit sony/columbia Boulez especially in Stravinsky and Schoenberg.  It has been awhile.

I hate to rain on the parade, but Boulez' Bruckner 8 did nothing for me. I did enjoy his recording of Mahler 6, although did not displace my favorites.

[Karl Henning]

Well, it always reminds me, whether I want to be or not, of:

Who's yours by, Karl?  I was hanging in waiting for some polytonal note-clusters that would reveal it as Ives having a laugh, but they didn't arrive.

David McK. Williams.

[Lisztianwagner]

Claude Debussy
Images

Pianist: Jean-Efflam Bavouzet

[Bachtoven]

[Symphonic Addict]

Delius: Appalachia

Whenever I give this work a spin, I'm convinced it has to be one of my favorites by him.

[Symphonic Addict]

Offenbach: Concerto Militaire, for cello and orchestra

Fun and demanding work for soloists.