What are you listening 2 now?

[Symphonic Addict]

Waited too much to give Aho's string quartets a listen. I have to say that they succeeded my expectations, despite Nos. 2 and 3 being heavily influenced by Shostakovich. The first one, on the other hand, seems inspired by Baroque devices. It was really delightful and it gave me a feeling of non-stopping flow. A great recording.

[steve ridgway]

Ives - Orchestral Set No. 2

I like Ives' layering of different tunes, a busy space with several things going on at once.

[steve ridgway]

Scriabin - 2 Danses

The irregular rhythms interest me, speeding up and slowing down in a naturalistic way like the flow of a small stream of water.

[steve ridgway]

Messiaen - Harawi

The soprano is accompanied by piano music quite similar to Scriabin at times.

[Irons]

The FIRST LP I ever bought was this "World of" disc.....



My carefully considered reason for buying this was based completely on the skeleton on the cover which I thought was pretty cool.  As you say this bargain label contained some of Decca's great recordings and this LP was just such a one;  Alexander Gibson's "Tam O'Shanter" has never been bettered and Ansermet's "Sorcerer's Apprentice" is a stonker too.  To be fair the whole LP is pretty great!  Happy days indeed.

A classic.

[Wanderer]

Doing some rearrangements on the shelves before leaving for vacation next week - and what better chance to re-listen to some exquisite music-making by Martha Argerich (& friends) from the Lugano Festival: Mozart's Piano Concertos Nos. 20 & 25, the Piano Quintets by Borodin and Medtner, Dvořák's Op. 87 Piano Quartet and Busoni's arrangement for two pianos of Mendelssohn's First Symphony. And right now, Bridge's impassioned Cello Sonata.

[Que]

Just arrived:



PS It's rather odd that such a splendid Trecento recording almost all traces vanished as soon as it went out of print..
The 2011 recording is not listed on the Carpe Diem website, I cannot find any online reviews (!), it is not on Spotify and no listing on Discogs...
It is however listed on Amazon and is on offer at PrestoMusic as a download.

[Harry]

Just arrived:



PS It's rather odd that such a splendid Trecento recording almost all traces vanished as soon as it went out of print..
The 2011 recording is not listed on the Carpe Diem website, I cannot find any online reviews (!), it is not on Spotify and no listing on Discogs...
It is however listed on Amazon and is on offer at PrestoMusic as a download.

Is is also to to be found on Qobuz.....

[Que]

Is is also to to be found on Qobuz.....

Excellent. In that case: recommended listening!

And perhaps I should consider an update to Qobuz?

[AnotherSpin]

Excellent. In that case: recommended listening!

And perhaps I should consider an update to Qobuz?

Qobuz offers a long trial period with no obligations. You can create an account, listen for free, and cancel the subscription if you don't like it.

[Que]

Some doubts are creeping in on Coudurier... The organ used is quite massive and the approach feels sometimes like a steady play through, without much of an overall concept or plan. And the plainchant is pretty lame...

I picked up some pointers here and there and will keep looking. The name Mairie-Claire Alain keeps popping up.
And I should revisit Olivier Vernet recordings, of course.

[prémont]

Some doubts are creeping in on Coudurier... The organ used is quite massive and the approach feels sometimes like a steady play through, without much of an overall concept or plan. And the plainchant is pretty lame...

I picked up some pointers here and there and will keep looking. The name Mairie-Claire Alain keeps popping up.
And I should revisit Olivier Vernet recordings, of course.

Marie-Claire Alain made three complete recordings of Grigny's Livre d'orgue for Erato. The first of these (on the Isnard organ, Sarlat and without plain-song) is in my opinion by far the best.

I don't warm much to Vernet's recording (or Bouvard's for thet matter) but you may think otherwise.

Have you tried Sven-Ingvart Mikkelsen, Olivier Houette, Nicolas Bucher, David Ponsford or John Grew?

[Harry]

Excellent. In that case: recommended listening!

And perhaps I should consider an update to Qobuz?

Must correct myself dear Que, I miss one word in my message.....NOT on Qobuz

[Que]

Marie-Claire Alain made three complete recordings of Grigny's Livre d'orgue for Erato. The first of these (on the Isnard organ, Sarlat and without plain-song) is in my opinion by far the best.

I don't warm much to Vernet's recording (or Bouvard's for thet matter) but you may think otherwise.

Have you tried Sven-Ingvart Mikkelsen, Olivier Houette, Nicolas Bucher, David Ponsford or John Grew?

Thnx for all the suggestions! 

[Traverso]

Inner Song

[prémont]

Thnx for all the suggestions! 

You are welcome.    The ones I have mentioned are the ones I enjoy the most of the fifteen sets I own.

[DavidW]

Started the morning with some wonderful Vivaldi, well played. Only thing is that the recording has zero dynamic range, and I needed to turn down the volume.

[Der lächelnde Schatten]

NP: Weinberg Chamber Symphony No. 3, Op. 151

[Dry Brett Kavanaugh]

Kovařovic, Bořkovec, Kaprálová: Czech Piano Concertos.

[Linz]

Anton Bruckner Symphony No. 7 in E Major, 1885 Original Version. Ed. Robert Haas
Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchesster Leipzig, Herbert Kegel