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[VonStupp]

Benjamin Britten
Violin Concerto, op. 15
Double Concerto in B minor
Lachrymae, op. 48a

Anthony Marwood, violin
Lawrence Power, viola
BBC Scottish SO - Ilan Volkov

I rather took to these string concertos. Lachrymae remains somewhat elusive for me, though.
VS

[Linz]

Anton Bruckner Symphony No. 1 in C Minor, 1877 Linz version with revisions - Ed. Leopold Nowak
Wiener Philharmonic Orchestra, Claudio Abbado

[Der lächelnde Schatten]

Benjamin Britten
Violin Concerto, op. 15
Double Concerto in B minor
Lachrymae, op. 48a

Anthony Marwood, violin
Lawrence Power, viola
BBC Scottish SO - Ilan Volkov

I rather took to these string concertos. Lachrymae remains somewhat elusive for me, though.
VS

A great disc. An interesting factoid about the Double Concerto. It was completely written out, but never orchestrated. Colin Matthews did the orchestration and, while I'm normally not too enthused about the idea of an outsider doing this kind of thing, I'll make an exception in Matthews case as he worked with the composer as an assistant until Britten's passing. So he definitely knew Britten's music well.

[Cato]

BBB:

Bruckner Before Breakfast

Sounds like a great idea! 


Die Nullte is not to be missed!


Nor is this fantastic work for piano by Sergei Taneyev to be missed:

Here in a classic recording by Van Cliburn!

[ritter]

First listen to this recently purchased CD of Juanjo Mena conducting Ginastera:

[Linz]

Anton Bruckner  Symphony No. 6 In A Major, 1881 Version. Ed. Leopold Nowak
Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Eugen Jochum

[Der lächelnde Schatten]

NP: Grieg Sonata No. 2 In G Major, Op. 13

[Karl Henning]

[André]

Two transcriptions and one original work for piano duo. Death and the Maiden works surprisingly well in this arrangement. The tarantella rythm of the finale in particular sounds perfect in this arrangement. A very interesting disc.

[SonicMan46]

Rosetti, Antonio (1750-1792) - Horn Concertos on the recordings below - he wrote about two dozen horn concertos for both single and two instruments (list HERE) - these 4 CDs have 14 of these works - all are on modern horns, and do not seem to be any natural horn recordings around but have not searched everywhere?  Dave

C38 for 1 horn@
C40 for 1 horn^
C43Q for 1 horn^
C47 for 1 horn^
C48 for 1 horn*
C49 for 1 horn@
C50 for 1 horn*
C51 for 1 horn@
C52 for 1 horn^
C53 for 1 horn@
C56Q for 2 horns+
C57 for 2 horns+
C58 for 2 horns+
C61 for 2 horns*

*Wallendorf/Willis - CPO (777 288-2)
+Wallendorf/Willis - CPO (999 734-2)
^Baborak - Arte Nova (92764 2)
@Divoky/Waldhorn - Hanssler (98.383)

[André]

If I had read the reviews from Gramophone and Music web before contemplating a purchase, I would not have gone ahead. I would have missed a lot. Haitink has always been an outlier among the DSCH conducting crowd. His thoughtful, unassertive, no-nonsense but deeply felt readings are totally at odds with the russian/soviet no-holds barred, highly emotional performances. In this recording Haitink adds 3 minutes to his previous Concertgebouw performance. It's not actually slow. I have 2 other recordings that add 3-4 minutes in the first movement alone (Boreyko and Kitajenko), so it's not just a question of speeds. Overall this performance reminded me of Barshai's beautiful Bournemouth version on EMI.

Haitink elucidates textures to a remarkable level, giving us a transparent sonic picture. It sounds rythmically sharp but rock solid even if his chosen speeds may sound slightly deliberate. The insistent xylophone tattoo in the big orchestral onslaught around 17 minutes into I is remarkably vivid yet perfectly placed in the overall sound picture. The descending triplets in the trumpet line at the end of the second scherzo are superbly articulated. The gains are very real, then.

I would not recommend this performance as a reference version, but it complements perfectly the performances of conductors such as Rozhdestvensky and Gergiev. I'm not a fan of Mrawinsky's rigid, glacial, unfeeling readings but to many it's the pinnacle of Shostakovich performances. My favourite recording (Kondrashin in Moscow) now sounds quite dated (sonic overload), and must now take place as a supplement instead of a reference.

[Der lächelnde Schatten]

NP: Holst A Moorside Suite



The more I listen to Holst's music, the more I love it. He truly is an inventive composer who wrote some exquisite music.

[Dry Brett Kavanaugh]

Elisabeth Fontan-Binoche Plays the Music of Marcel Tournier.

[Spotted Horses]

Weinberg, String Quartet No 12, 13. I've been listening through to the Arcadia Quartet, but No 12 is planned for the last installment of the cycle, not yet released, so I listened to the Silesian Quartet recording.




The quartets share a similar mood, shifting between moments of stasis, dissonant harmonies and ascorbic fast passages. Quartet no 12 is in one movement with contrasting sections and Quartet is in four movements which do not follow the usual scheme. They flirt with Weinberg's bleak style, which I usually don't get, but after listening to each twice I was able assimilate them.

Second listen to the 13th quartet, this time by the Silesian quartet. Very compelling. Maybe I should have selected them instead of the Arcadia for my listen through the Weinberg cycle.

[Lisztianwagner]

NP: Holst A Moorside Suite



The more I listen to Holst's music, the more I love it. He truly is an inventive composer who wrote some exquisite music.

I can't do anything but agree, Holst is much more than merely The Planets!

[Linz]

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 23, TH 55
Emil Gilels New York Philharmonic, Zubin Mehta
Johann Sebastian Bach Prelude No. 10 in B Minor, BWV 855

[foxandpeng]

Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 1 in C Major, Op. 49
Mandelring Quartet

A relatively quietly-spoken and unruffled quartet in the overall scheme of the full set. I am new to the Mandelring and perhaps their style emphasises such qualities. Be that as it may, I have enjoyed the first encounter.

My preferred recordings of the DSCH SQs

[foxandpeng]

Havergal Brian: Symphony No.10

I don't have a great many Havergal Brian symphonies that I regularly revisit. I do appreciate #10

[foxandpeng]

NP: Holst A Moorside Suite



The more I listen to Holst's music, the more I love it. He truly is an inventive composer who wrote some exquisite music.

I like what I have heard, but I need to make more effort with Holst.

[Karl Henning]

My preferred recordings of the DSCH SQs

An excellent set!

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