What are you listening 2 now?

[Que]

 

[AnotherSpin]

This album works better for me.

[Traverso]

Julian Bream

[Traverso]

Vivaldi

Vol 7

CD2

Concerti, OP.7  7-12

[prémont]

Luckily, we mastered the art of suspending disbelief long ago and can now cheerfully pretend we're hearing music not from electronic devices, but live while traveling through centuries and countries along the way!

Yes, it's a kind of an intellectual abstraction exercise you make when listening to electronically reproduced music at home, but lacking something better, I don't think it's that bad - rather the opposite.

[prémont]

Louis Marchand

Gillian Weir

But how is it possible, when listening to this CD, to imagine the Kern organ in Masewaux (the organ used for the recording), when the cover depicts another much smaller organ?

[SimonNZ]

Messiaen's organ music is difficult for me to connect with, the miracle just hasn't happened. The complex rhythms, unusual harmonies, and harsh sonorities make his organ works feel closed for me. I can sense their uniqueness, but they still remain outside my reach.

I didn't connect until I heard Messiaen's own recordings on his "own" instrument: the organ of Église de la Sainte-Trinité, Paris, and captured in the ambience in which they were developed:

[Traverso]

Reger

CD 8

[AnotherSpin]

I didn't connect until I heard Messiaen's own recordings on his "own" instrument: the organ of Église de la Sainte-Trinité, Paris, and captured in the ambience in which they were developed:

Thank you, I'll try to find and listen to Messiaen's own performances — that seems like a good idea.

[Harry]

Pierre Hugard, (1726-1761)
La Toilette, Four suites.
and
Nicolas Lendormy, Could not find any info about him, Birth or when he died.
Pièces pour le Pardessus de Viole (Book 2. (1760)
Hamburger Ratsmusik, Simone Eckert.
See for details back cover.

Pleasant music to start with. With Five suites by Pierre Hugard de St. Guy, and Nicolas Lendormy, which impress both with elegance and sincerity of their tone. The music is mildly interesting, rather well placed for afternoon listening. What I find most interesting though, is the fact that I never heard from these composers before. Always a treat for me. However apart from a few niceties the compositions will not hold a place in my memory. Simone Eckert's Violin sounds quite penetrating and is all to present. There is enough depth in this recording, and detailing is good too, but the Violin dominates too much for real comfort.

[DavidW]

I suppose it's just as silly to listen to a symphony orchestra or an opera at home, isn't it?

Honestly, I'm not even sure where the nearest pipe organ is, assuming one could actually catch an organ mass there. Most likely, it would involve booking a flight.

There is one in a church in my small town. When I lived in the neighborhood I always enjoyed hearing the organ play as I walked by. One time there was a concert there and I got to hear some Bach (I came in, I didn't walk by).

But yeah I agree, better to listen however you can, than to pass it up because it is not the best experience. We have only one life to live and it is a short one.

[DavidW]

Messiaen's organ music is difficult for me to connect with, the miracle just hasn't happened. The complex rhythms, unusual harmonies, and harsh sonorities make his organ works feel closed for me. I can sense their uniqueness, but they still remain outside my reach.

Fantastic! Messiaen is second only to Bach for me when it comes to organ music. As far as 20th century organ music goes, I also like Hindemith's organ sonatas. Check them out if you haven't heard them.

[Dry Brett Kavanaugh]

The most impressive Bach-on-the-lute-harpsichord recording I have heard is (sans comparaison) this by Peter Waldner:

https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/9767170--bachs-lauten-werck

Nice performance. Not sure if many listeners like the instrument. Maybe recording sound.

[Dry Brett Kavanaugh]

If you like Bach on the lute-harpsichord, Robert Hill did a few really nice recordings in the Hänssler Bach series: "Works for Lute-harpsichord", "Original & Adaptation", "Bach as Teacher".

Thank you!

[Florestan]

Yes, of course. But many of us have no other choice if we want to hear the music and certain musicians.

Isn't it great for one to have the complete works of their favorite composers just one click away, and be able to listen to them whenever they fancy? For me this mere fact trumps all other inconveniences.

[Mandryka]

Honestly, I'm not even sure where the nearest pipe organ is, assuming one could actually catch an organ mass there. Most likely, it would involve booking a flight.

I think the chances of you hearing a complete mass with Grigny would be close to zero -- but if you find such a concert let me know and I may well book a flight.

In the meantime, you could hear this

"For the first time in Ukraine, an organ with pipes made from fragments of russian missile shells, collected after attacks in Kyiv Oblast, fills the air with hauntingly beautiful music. Zhanna Kadyrova's installation transforms artifacts of war into a symbol of strength, creativity, and resilience."

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DC4XuPtNUVK/

[Harry]

Johann Gottlieb Janitsch.
Sonate Da Camera Vol.2.
Ensemble Notturna.
See back cover for all details.

As far as these performances go, one cannot possibly go further. Perfect interpretations and presentation. They rely on the transparency and expressiveness of old wind instruments to create unique sound, and that's the literal truth. A tight ensemble, with an absolute balance between the musicians, and yet also a pleasure, that they have in expressing it, producing a very harmonious atmosphere in the bargain. Some awesome portamento along the lines. Superb sound too. The detailing in the winds is awesome.

[prémont]

Nice performance. Not sure if many listeners like the instrument. Maybe recording sound.

Maybe you need to have the original CD to hear the sound of the instrument to best advantage. I had the luck, that Peter Waldner sent me an exact copy of his own CD.

[Dry Brett Kavanaugh]

Maybe you need to have the original CD to hear the sound of the instrument to best advantage. I had the luck, that Peter Waldner sent me an exact copy of his own CD.

I turned up the volume of my (tube) amp, and the music sounds good. I'm always like this.

[Florestan]

Isn't it great for one to have the complete works of their favorite composers just one click away, and be able to listen to them whenever they fancy? For me this mere fact trumps all other inconveniences.

Tbh, if I could play an instrument I'd spend most of my time playing it. It would be a much more restricted experience in terms of quantity and quality, of course, but a much more intense one in terms of personal involvement and satisfaction. But to my everlasting regret that's not the case, so listening to recordings is my next best option.