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[Roasted Swan]

Oration, concerto elegiaco, here. 

Another good choice.....!

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Now playing Arnold Oboe Quartet, Op. 61

[foxandpeng]

Ruth Gipps
Symphony 1
Rumon Gamba
BBC NOoW
Chandos

This really is very good, in my view. Not ready to move on to #3 yet, as there is enough to draw my attention and push 'repeat' for a while longer.

[VonStupp]

Benjamin Britten
Our Hunting Fathers, op. 8
Quatre Chansons Françaises
Gloriana: Symphonic Suite, op. 53a

Christina Landshamer, soprano
Mark Padmore, tenor
Alasdair Kent, tenor
Basel SO - Ivor Bolton

No one could accuse Mark Padmore of underselling Britten's op. 8, for it is characterized to the hilt. On the other hand, Bolton underplays the Gloriana Suite a bit, even if I love the sound of the Basel ensemble here.
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[Symphonic Addict]

Very good work. A different take on the mass for dead with only instruments and no vocal forces.

[Linz]

Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky CD 2
Symphony No. 3 in D Major, Op. 29
Symphony No. 4 in F Minor, Op. 36
USSR State Symphony Orchestra, Evgeny Svetlanov

[Symphonic Addict]

Krenek: Symphony No. 5 and Symphonie 'Pallas Athene'

Notoriously more complex than the previous four, with the 5th getting my interest, unlike the Symphonie 'Pallas Athene' which sounded rather dry and chaotic.

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Now playing Arnold Symphony No. 1, Op. 22



I might just have to go through the Arnold symphonies again.

[brewski]

Bruckner: Symphony No. 4 (Ormandy/Philadelphia, recorded 1967). Pretty swift, at 63 minutes, which may be a plus for some, though I'd like a little more "stop and smell the roses." In any case, it's probably one of the first Bruckner recordings in stereo, and worth hearing for that reason.

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Now playing Britten String Quartet in D major



It's been quite some time since I've listened to this early SQ (c. 1933) from Britten. Quite good!

[Dry Brett Kavanaugh]

R. Strauss: Wind Sonatinas Nos. 1 & 2. Orpheus Chamber Orchestra.

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Now playing for a first-time listen --- Beethoven Christus am Ölberge, Op. 85

[Karl Henning]

Very good work. A different take on the mass for dead with only instruments and no vocal forces.

Most interesting. 

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Now playing Berg Violin Concerto, "To the memory of an angel"



A tremendous performance of the oft-recorded Berg VC. I highly recommend this recording to all who love this concerto.

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Now streaming via Presto Music --- Bartók Duke Bluebeard's Castle, Sz. 48, Op. 11



One of my favorite works of all-time. This newcomer sounds promising so far. Karina Canellakis has already received many accolades for her previous Bartók recording.

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Now streaming via Presto Music --- Debussy Images, Books I & II

[foxandpeng]

Very good work. A different take on the mass for dead with only instruments and no vocal forces.

Interesting. Haven't seen this.

[steve ridgway]

Messiaen - Les Offrandes Oubliées

[steve ridgway]

Dream House 78'17". La Monte Young invites the listener to sit... or move slowly through the space... and notice how the sound wraps around them, how it merges with the body. The sine waves shift so gradually, it's like the room itself is breathing, changing shape.

It's all precision and detail, less like a piece of music, more like stepping inside a living, acoustic phenomenon.

The first part folds in voices and acoustic instruments with the sine waves... and then the second part lets the listener drift in pure, endless sine.

It's recommended to listen at high volume on a system fully capable of realistically reproducing deep bass.

I've listened to the first 16 minutes, although through headphones. It's what I expected, quite absorbing to relax into it. I'll probably try some more tomorrow morning.

[AnotherSpin]

Yes, it's very slow. And while I almost always prefer slow versions to fast ones, even so—there's really nothing much to say about it. Which, come to think of it, might not be a bad thing.