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[Traverso]

Bach

Six sonatas for organ BWV 525-530





Aart Bergwerff (Wieglieb organ of St. Gumbertuskirche, Ansbach)


In Johann Sebastian Bach's six organ sonatas, three independent voices sound interchangeably. The right hand plays the highest voice, the left hand the middle voice and the feet the bass. A true musician wants to play each voice as if for the first time, responding spontaneously to what the others bring up. To bring such a sung conversation to life with hands and feet, he listens with equal attention and love to all the voices simultaneously. It is a miracle that it can be done. When it succeeds, it all seems simple and natural. A world opens up to the listener, in which it is hardly imaginable that there is anything more beautiful than a trio sonata by Bach.

[Harry]

Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky (1840–1893).
Orchestral works. Volume II.
See back cover for details.
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Alpesh Chauhan.
Recording venue Grand Hall, City Halls, Glasgow; 10–12 January 2023.

Much better as Volume I, in which this conductor favoured very slow tempi. This release has more energy and still creates much detail in absolute SOTA sound. Takes your breath away, honestly!
This is how Tchaikovsky should sound, for in this recording you will not miss a beat or every so tiny detail. The performance is utterly stunning too. I will try the first volume again, for maybe I missed the essence of those interpretations.

 
 

[Harry]

MORITZ MOSZKOWSKI.
ORCHESTRAL MUSIC, Volume I.
See back cover for detail.
Sinfonia Varsovia, Ian Hobson.
Jakub Haufa, Violin
Recorded: 2018 in the Witold Lutosławski Concert Studio (S1), Polish Radio, Warsaw.

A forgotten composer, found him by accident, and was surprised by the things he had to say in his music. His music is romantic, with a hefty sprinkle of beautiful melodies. He was a good orchestrator too. The recording is good, detailed and has a good orchestral perspective. Worth a try!

[Que]

 

The point of getting this box set for the princely sum of 9.99 euros was the recording of the Zelenka trio sonatas.

But getting 5 bonus discs doesn't hurt.

[Madiel]

Poulenc: Four motets for a time of penitence



First listen to this work. Stunning gorgeous sound, a credit to both choir and composer.

[Cato]

Poulenc: Four motets for a time of penitence



First listen to this work. Stunning gorgeous sound, a credit to both choir and composer.

Poulenc is an all-around fave and, yes, that particular work is one of his best!


This morning, revisiting a classic Schoenberg quartet:

I have told the story before: I had cranked up this work on our stereo, when I was a high-school student, on a day in July.

My mother came in and said: "Oh, turn that off!  It's too hot to hear that stuff!"    😇

Yes, Schoenberg brings the heat! 

[Madiel]

Ravel: L'Heure Espagnole



Last listened to in December 2016. And... this might just be the opera where I like the plot but not the music. 

[Dry Brett Kavanaugh]

Leon Fleisher and The Cleveland Orchestra/George Szell.

[Der lächelnde Schatten]

Now playing Fauré Trio For Piano, Violin & Cello, Op. 120

[Karl Henning]

[Der lächelnde Schatten]

Now playing Respighi Three Botticelli Pictures

[Linz]

Anton Bruckner Symphony No. 8 in C Minor, 1890 Version. Ed. Leopold Nowak
Mozarteumorchester Salzberg, Ivor Bolton

[Irons]

Rawsthorne: Concerto for String Orchestra.



Thoroughly enjoyable, nothing "little" with performance. Reverse side this evening.

[Harry]

Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky (1840–1893)
The Nutcracker, Op. 71.
Ballet féerique in Two Acts.
Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Neeme Järvi.
Recording venue, Grieghallen, Bergen, Norway; 9–12 December 2013.

For me one of the best Nutcracker on the market.

[Karl Henning]

First-Listen Fridays!

[Madiel]

Bridge

Dance Poem
The Sea

[Linz]

Giovanni Battista Pergolesi CD 7
La Serva Padrona
Maddalaena Boifaccio, Soprano, Siegmund Nimsgern, Bass
Collegium Aureum

[Dry Brett Kavanaugh]

Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky (1840–1893)
The Nutcracker, Op. 71.
Ballet féerique in Two Acts.
Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Neeme Järvi.
Recording venue, Grieghallen, Bergen, Norway; 9–12 December 2013.

For me one of the best Nutcracker on the market.

I'll check the recording. My fav Nutcracker recordings so far are Rozhdestvensky, Ancerl, Rodzinski, and Steinberg while some of them are not complete.

[prémont]

Bach

Six sonatas for organ BWV 525-530



Aart Bergwerff (Wieglieb organ of St. Gumbertuskirche, Ansbach)

Interesting organ. Rainer Goede used it for his recording of the trio sonatas. I probably need Bergwerff's version too.

[Harry]

Interesting organ. Rainer Goede used it for his recording of the trio sonatas. I probably need Bergwerff's version too.

Well I did not, this performance did not resonate with me. In fact I stopped halfway playing it. Not because of the organ though!