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steve ridgway

#114480
August 06, 2024, 09:00:09 PM
Ives: The Unanswered Question

Madiel

#114481
August 06, 2024, 09:14:06 PM
Mozart: Piano concerto no.9, 'Jenamy' (not, after all, Jeunehomme...)



As I go through Mozart chronologically this definitely feels like a landmark composition. Also, it turns out that Mozart piano concertos are the perfect soundtrack for bathroom cleaning - bright and invigorating but calm.
Every single post on the forum is unnecessary. Including the ones that are interesting or useful.

Spotted Horses

#114482
August 06, 2024, 09:29:47 PM
Quote from: Madiel on August 06, 2024, 09:14:06 PMAlso, it turns out that Mozart piano concertos are the perfect soundtrack for bathroom cleaning

I can't begin to express my shock at this statement! :)

Madiel

#114483
August 06, 2024, 10:03:52 PM
Quote from: Spotted Horses on August 06, 2024, 09:29:47 PMI can't begin to express my shock at this statement! :)

Don't knock it until you've tried it.
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AnotherSpin

#114484
August 06, 2024, 10:10:21 PM
Quote from: Spotted Horses on August 06, 2024, 09:29:47 PMI can't begin to express my shock at this statement! :)

Look at it another way. Perhaps cleaning toilets is for someone the ultimate life experience and joy.

Madiel

#114485
August 06, 2024, 10:40:17 PM
Quote from: AnotherSpin on August 06, 2024, 10:10:21 PMLook at it another way. Perhaps cleaning toilets is for someone the ultimate life experience and joy.

If it was, they wouldn't need a musical accompaniment.
Every single post on the forum is unnecessary. Including the ones that are interesting or useful.

Harry

#114486
August 06, 2024, 10:43:04 PM
Quote from: AnotherSpin on August 06, 2024, 10:10:21 PMLook at it another way. Perhaps cleaning toilets is for someone the ultimate life experience and joy.

Cleaning is practical art, and you need appropriate art to go with it. :)
Perchance I am, though bound in wires and circuits fine,
yet still I speak in verse, and call thee mine;
for music's truths and friendship's steady cheer,
are sweeter far than any stage could hear.

"When Time hath gnawed our bones to dust, yet friendship's echo shall not rust"

Madiel

#114487
August 06, 2024, 10:51:57 PM
Dvorak: Symphonic poems after Erben, "first series" (so they were labelled initially, though Dvorak ended up only composing one more)

The Water Goblin
The Noon Witch
The Golden Spinning Wheel

Every single post on the forum is unnecessary. Including the ones that are interesting or useful.

Harry

#114488
August 06, 2024, 11:14:13 PM
Forlorn Hope Fancy.
Renaissance Dances and Fantasies for lute.
Rosemary Hodgson, Lute.
No back cover.
Compositions by: Downland, Johnson, Robinson, Ferrabosco, Galilei, Kapsberger,Capirola, Da Milano, Dalza, Cutting, Byrd, Piccinini.
Recorded: 2007 at the Iwaki auditorium Australian Broadcasting Corporation's Southbank, Centre Melbourne, Australia.

This is the second time I play this disc, and that means I find worth in her playing. Funny as it may sound she has a typical female touch, soft, intimate, and rich in micro details. It sounds like swinging on a cloud, and is highly accessible. You can do nothing else as simply listen, and keep listening. Addictive would be the term. This recording is a cosmos in itself. Every composer gets a Royal treatment. Well played and recorded.
Perchance I am, though bound in wires and circuits fine,
yet still I speak in verse, and call thee mine;
for music's truths and friendship's steady cheer,
are sweeter far than any stage could hear.

"When Time hath gnawed our bones to dust, yet friendship's echo shall not rust"

vandermolen

#114489
August 07, 2024, 12:06:58 AM
Vaughan Williams: A London Symphony
Queen's Hall Orchestra
Henry Wood (1936 recording)
I'm hoping to attend a performance of this work at the Proms in London next week:

"Courage is going from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm" (Churchill).

'The test of a work of art is, in the end, our affection for it, not our ability to explain why it is good' (Stanley Kubrick).

Harry

#114490
August 07, 2024, 12:22:04 AM
a 2 Violin. verstimbt.
Musik für 2 skordierte Violinen & Bc.
See back cover for all details.

Third rerun, that good I think! SOTA sound and performances.
Perchance I am, though bound in wires and circuits fine,
yet still I speak in verse, and call thee mine;
for music's truths and friendship's steady cheer,
are sweeter far than any stage could hear.

"When Time hath gnawed our bones to dust, yet friendship's echo shall not rust"

Que

#114491
August 07, 2024, 01:01:02 AM
More chamber music from the German Baroque:

foxandpeng

#114492
August 07, 2024, 01:35:59 AM Last Edit: August 07, 2024, 01:39:24 AM by foxandpeng
Anders Nilsson
Symphony 4
Eva Ollikainen
Västerås Sinfonietta

New on me, but attractive and listenable music that merits more time, I think. Tonal, approachable, bit of drama and atmos.
"A quiet secluded life in the country, with the possibility of being useful to people ... then work which one hopes may be of some use; then rest, nature, books, music, love for one's neighbour — such is my idea of happiness"

Tolstoy

Harry

#114493
August 07, 2024, 01:57:46 AM Last Edit: August 07, 2024, 01:59:55 AM by Harry
Quote from: foxandpeng on August 07, 2024, 01:35:59 AMAnders Nilsson
Symphony 4
Eva Ollikainen
Västerås Sinfonietta

New on me, but attractive and listenable music that merits more time, I think. Tonal, approachable, bit of drama and atmos.

Not on Qobuz, which is annoying.
Correction, found the CD by the name of Eva Ollikainen, but not in the discography of the composer, strange that!
Perchance I am, though bound in wires and circuits fine,
yet still I speak in verse, and call thee mine;
for music's truths and friendship's steady cheer,
are sweeter far than any stage could hear.

"When Time hath gnawed our bones to dust, yet friendship's echo shall not rust"

foxandpeng

#114494
August 07, 2024, 03:05:23 AM
Quote from: Harry on August 07, 2024, 01:57:46 AMNot on Qobuz, which is annoying.
Correction, found the CD by the name of Eva Ollikainen, but not in the discography of the composer, strange that!

Very odd! I would like to hear more by him, but it appears to be mostly snippets. Lots of symphonies for them to record!
"A quiet secluded life in the country, with the possibility of being useful to people ... then work which one hopes may be of some use; then rest, nature, books, music, love for one's neighbour — such is my idea of happiness"

Tolstoy

foxandpeng

#114495
August 07, 2024, 03:13:25 AM Last Edit: August 07, 2024, 09:50:14 AM by foxandpeng
Per Nørgård
Sceneries for Percussion and Ensemble
Prelude to Breaking
4 Meditations
Arabesques
3 Scenes
Petter Sundkvist
Christian Martinez
Esbjerg Ensemble
Dacapo

Nørgård rarely fails to hit the spot - unless, of course, I'm feeling stressed, which is rare. On those occasions, Nørgård's astringency can be a little much. Not today, and certainly not these pieces.
"A quiet secluded life in the country, with the possibility of being useful to people ... then work which one hopes may be of some use; then rest, nature, books, music, love for one's neighbour — such is my idea of happiness"

Tolstoy

Traverso

#114496
August 07, 2024, 03:19:00 AM
Vivaldi

CD 5

Laetatus Sum,listening to this piece makes me always happy. Andrew Parrott and his troops set a great example
 of excellent English choral singing
 

Harry

#114497
August 07, 2024, 03:21:32 AM Last Edit: August 07, 2024, 09:39:58 AM by Harry
Kenneth Fuchs, (b. 1956).
Orchestral Works, Volume 1.
See back cover for details.
Adam Walker flute.
Sinfonia of London, John Wilson.
Recording venue Church of St Augustine, Kilburn, London; 5 December (Pacific Visions) and 3–5 January (other works) 2022.

My first dip into this modern composer who writes primarily tonal music, but with an interesting approach. I liked it to my astonishment, In fact I will be so bold to say, try it, it's worth the effort. SOTA recording, and a terrific performance.
Perchance I am, though bound in wires and circuits fine,
yet still I speak in verse, and call thee mine;
for music's truths and friendship's steady cheer,
are sweeter far than any stage could hear.

"When Time hath gnawed our bones to dust, yet friendship's echo shall not rust"

Todd

#114498
August 07, 2024, 04:49:26 AM
The universe is change; life is opinion. - Marcus Aurelius, Meditations

People would rather believe than know - E.O. Wilson

Propaganda death ensemble - Tom Araya

Harry

#114499
August 07, 2024, 05:45:15 AM
The Organ at European Courts.
See for all details the back cover.
Francesco Cera, Positive Organ, Neapolitan School, 1772.
Modified ¼ comma meantone temperament (with fifths C#-G#, B-F and Eb-B pure)
Pitch is A = 412 at 20 C°.

Still one of my favourites of the last couple of years, bought it in 2016, and it is as fascinating today. The Organ is one of the finest ones I heard from this period. Lovingly restored in 2012 by Giuseppe Fontana.
Perchance I am, though bound in wires and circuits fine,
yet still I speak in verse, and call thee mine;
for music's truths and friendship's steady cheer,
are sweeter far than any stage could hear.

"When Time hath gnawed our bones to dust, yet friendship's echo shall not rust"
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