What are you listening 2 now?

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NP: Aho Clarinet Quintet

[Spotted Horses]

Melartin, Symphony No 6, Grin



This work is a bit more programmatic than its predecessor and I found it a bit less attractive. But having finished listening through the Melartin symphony cycle, I find myself positively impressed.

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NP: Aho Oboe Quintet



Aho has two Oboe Quintets, the one I'm listening to is written for oboe and string quartet and was composed in 1973, so a rather early work for the composer. The other Oboe Quintet is written for oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn and piano and was composed in 2013.

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NP: Aho Quintet for Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon, Horn & Piano

[VonStupp]

Jean Sibelius
Symphony 6 in D minor, op. 104
Symphony 7 in C Major, op. 105
NYPO - Leonard Bernstein

VS



From this set:

[brewski]

Seriously, Ormandy's Shostakovich Tenth has quickly become a fave. Didn't hear it when it came out (1966), but between the pacing, the orchestral execution, and the sound quality, it's marvelous.

[Traverso]

Berg

[Dry Brett Kavanaugh]

Henrïette Bosmans. Concertpiece for Flute and Chamber Orchestra · Concerto for Cello and Orchestra · Concertino for Piano and Orchestra.

[Linz]

Anton Bruckner Symphony No. 2 in C Minor, 1872 First concept version. Ed. William Carragan [2005]
National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland, Georg Tintner

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NP: Aho Quintet for Alto Saxophone, Bassoon, Viola, Cello & Double Bass

[André]

The Don Juans included in the last two discs are different performances. Quite different, actually.

[Iota]

Scriabin: 24 Preludes, Op. 11 (excerpts)
Andrei Gavrilov (piano)

There's no doubt that Gavrilov's is a dazzling talent, and it's very much in evidence here, with some particularly alluring lyrical and reflective playing making this recording well worth hearing. However I just find in too many of the louder passages his playing becomes excessively harsh and percussive, to the point of being unpleasant. I guess he's searching for intensity, but for me it only serves to kill any sense of enjoyment.
What charming things the Op.11 Preludes are though. One can hear Scriabin in thrall to Chopin still, but they stand effortlessly and irresistibly on their own strengths. I somehow can't imagine the cover boosted sales too much, but of course what do I know.

[Linz]

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 13 "Winter Daydreams"
London Philharmonic Orchestra, Vladimir Jurowski

[JBS]

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NP: Rautavaara Deux Sérénades




Rautavaara's last compositional gasps. Truly lovely and atmospheric. These were written for Hilary Hahn and Kalevi Aho was called upon to finish the second movement in a fitting tribute (Aho studied composition with Rautavaara). For me, this is one of Hahn's greatest recordings.

[Linz]

Richard Strauss Eine Alpensinfonie, Op. 64, TrV 233
Frankfurt Radio Symphont,  Andrés Orozco-Estrada

[ritter]

Orchestral music by Pietro Mascagni: Rapsodia satanica, Visione lirica (Guardando la Santa Teresa del Bernini), and the intermezzo from Cavalleria rusticana. Peter Himpe conducts the Londerzeel Youth Symphony Orchestra.

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NP: Brahms Violin Sonata No. 2 in A major, Op. 100

[foxandpeng]

Last night:

Pettersson's 6th:


Alfven's 2nd:


Shostakovich's 4th conducted by Kondrashin:

What a great programme.

[foxandpeng]

NP: Rautavaara Deux Sérénades




Rautavaara's last compositional gasps. Truly lovely and atmospheric. These were written for Hilary Hahn and Kalevi Aho was called upon to finish the second movement in a fitting tribute (Aho studied composition with Rautavaara). For me, this is one of Hahn's greatest recordings.

I don't know this, but Rautavaara is usually in my top 5, or at worst, 10.