What are you listening 2 now?

[foxandpeng]

This is great - good to see Andre and others picking up from my original rec (hehe)

Thread duty:

Feliksas Bajoras
Music for Strings
Symphony 2, 'Stalaktitai'
Donatas Kaktkus
St Christopher Chamber Orchestra
Naxos

I really like the drama of this.

[Traverso]

Le Chant des Cathédrale  Notre Dame, ss  XII-XIV

Ensemble Gilles Binchois

CD 1

[71 dB]

Haydn - Symphonies Nos. 43, 46 & 47
Cologne Chamber Orchestra
Helmut Müller-Brühl
Naxos 8.554767

[foxandpeng]

Feliksas Bajoras
Symphony Dyptich
Gintaras Rinkevičius
Lithuanian State SO
Naxos

Not as memorable as #2 but it is worth a whirl. Suspect that it will benefit from repeat plays. I like it, in principle 🙂

[Mandryka]

Le Chant des Cathédrale  Notre Dame, ss  XII-XIV

Ensemble Gilles Binchois

CD 1

Le Chant des Cathédrale  Notre Dame, ss  XII-XIV

Ensemble Gilles Binchois

CD 1

This is the one with the very meditative Viderunt Omnes. I once talked about it to someone who had worked with Hilliard Ensemble - he thought it was terrible, but I love it.

[Traverso]

This is the one with the very meditative Viderunt Omnes. I once talked about it to someone who had worked with Hilliard Ensemble - he thought it was terrible, but I love it.

It's a great piece and I love it too.The Ensemble Gilles Binchois do have a lighter touch,warmer....less monumental...ah words... I love both.

[Traverso]

Singer Pur

Factor Orbis

[SonicMan46]

Rosetti, Antonio (c.1750-1792) - short-lived composer (bio summary below) who apparently changed his named and was extremely prolific (see second quote) - superb writer for winds with over 400 compositions - have about 16 recordings in my collection, 8 of which are shown below.  Dave

Antonio Rosetti was a classical composer and double bass player born in Bohemia. There is confusion regarding his name. Many claim that he was born Franz Anton Rösler, and changed his name to an Italianate form by 1773. Rosetti wrote over 400 compositions, primarily instrumental music including many symphonies and concertos.The English music historian Charles Burney included Rosetti among the most popular composers of the period in his work A General History of Music. Rosetti is perhaps best known today for his horn concertos (Source)

Rosetti Compositions (using Murray) (link above)
Symphonies, A1-A51 (two lost)
Wind Ensembles, B1-B29 (Partitas mainly)
Concertos, C1-C76 (Winds, esp. horns)
Chamber, D1-D52 (many Piano Trios)
Piano, E1-E68
Vocal, F2-F109; Others, G1-12; H1-41

     

     

[Mandryka]

The Albeniz/Godowsky Tango is outstanding -- it's a very good CD I think.

[Todd]

[Que]

This is the one with the very meditative Viderunt Omnes. I once talked about it to someone who had worked with Hilliard Ensemble - he thought it was terrible, but I love it.

So do I.

[Linz]

Bruckner Symphony No. 1 in C Minor, 1877 Linz version with revisions - Ed. Leopold Nowak, Berliner Philharmoniker,  Daniel Barenboim and Helgoland for Mens Choir

[Symphonic Addict]

I try hard to 'get' or enjoy Cyril Scott.  The concision of some of his piano pieces works to his advantage I feel - the orchestral works are too discursive and rambling for me....

You said it!

I'd like to appreciate the orchestral works with more enthusiasm, but the music simply doesn't help much. It's way too gaseous, diffuse, it lacks meat and backbone (haven't listened to the piano music yet).

Today I've listened to his other two symphonies. No. 3 has some interesting ideas (including a female wordless chorus) and lots of impressionist atmosphere. The 4th inhabits a similar sound-world, but there we have the excessive gaseous and unfocused material that make it completely forgettable.

At least the No. 3 managed to stand out a little.

[Iota]

Listened to the two versions of Friede auf Erden, the a capella, and the one for choir and orchestra. Both are great works but despite Schoenberg originally intending it as an a capella work (he was obliged to add the orchestral accompaniment to support the incredibly challenging vocal writing) I find the orchestral version the more powerful of the two, its emotional dimensions just seem somewhat broader.
I preceded with the much later and extraordinary De Profundis. Wondrous stuff all.

[Linz]

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Complete Solo Clavier-Concerte, Concert 5 D-Dur KV 175, Concert 9 Es-Dur KV 271, Anima Eterna, Jos van Immerseel

[Linz]

 Bach Partita Chorales and Ciaconna
Fauré Requiem, Nigel Short, Tenebrae, LSO Chamber Ensemble

[lordlance]

Cross-posted from the Debussy thread:

I am no Debussy fan but I recently heard Harding conduct La Mer with Orchestre de Paris and I must say it is an extraordinary performance with great sonics to boot. Can be watched here: https://vk.com/video737728344_456240464

[ritter]

Some of Igor Markevitch's original music tonight...

[Linz]

Bruckner Symphony No. 4 in E Flat Major, 1880 (aka 1878/80) - Ed. Robert Haas, KlangVerwaltung Orchestra, Enoch zu Guttenberg

[Symphonic Addict]

Other activities had distracted me from continuing revisiting these trios. Refined music at its best, seriously speaking. These riveting trios encapsulate Raff's dexterity in exquisite development of ideas and wonderful melodies.