What are you listening 2 now?

[ritter]

A wonderful programme recorded by Ingo Metzmacher and the Bamberger Symphoniker. Karl Amadeus Hartmann's Misersae and Gesangszene (with baritone Wolfgang Schöne), and Luigi Dallapiccola's Canti di liberazione (with the South German Radio Chorus and the RIAS Kammerchor).

[Linz]

Luigi Cherubini Mass for the coranation of Charles X
Kölner Rundfunker
Cappella Coloniensis, Gabrielle Ferro
MichaeL Haydn,, Te Deum in D major MH 829:
Kammerchor Cantemus
Deutsche Kammerakademie Neuss am Rhein.  Werner  Ehrhiardt

[Symphonic Addict]

Alwyn: Lyra Angelica

A sumptuous rendition of a sublime work in stupendous sound quality. One of my favorite pieces of all time.

[Dry Brett Kavanaugh]

Fiesta Criolla - Latin American Orchestral Works. It's a little secular music.

[ritter]

And now, on to some Krenek: Sestina (with soprano Bethany Beardslee, and an instrumental ensemble conducted by the composer) and excerpts from Lamentatio Jeremiae Prophetae, op. 93 (Choir of the State School for Church Music in Dresden, directed by Martin Flämig).



CD 5 of this set:

[Linz]

Ernst Boehe Tragic Overture op. 10
From Odysseus Voyages
Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pflaz, Werner Andreas Albert

[Dry Brett Kavanaugh]

Moriz Rosenthal - The Complete Recordings (Recorded 1928-1942).

[Linz]

Anton Bruckner Symphony No. 8 in C Minor
Saarbruckern Radio Sinfonie Orchester, Hans Zender

[Symphonic Addict]

Prokofiev: Symphonies 3 and 4, op. 47

It's always rewarding and satisfactory when you find, detect new details or simply marvel at the pieces' uniqueness by your favorite composers. These two symphonies have elicited that on me.

[Dry Brett Kavanaugh]

@Dry Brett Kavanaugh  -- since you like Scriabin, you may well like this.

The music is too progressive for me!

[Dry Brett Kavanaugh]

Prokofiev: Symphonies 3 and 4, op. 47

It's always rewarding and satisfactory when you find, detect new details or simply marvel at the pieces' uniqueness by your favorite composers. These two symphonies have elicited that on me.

Nos. 3 and 4(-2nd) are my favorites.

[VonStupp]

FJ Haydn
Symphony 88 in G Major
Symphony 89 in F Major
Symphony 90 in C Major
Austro-Hungarian HO - Ádám Fischer

The 4th movement of Hob. 1:88 is one where I can't unsee Leonard Bernstein's face conducting the Vienna Philharmonic.
VS

[Symphonic Addict]

Nos. 3 and 4(-2nd) are my favorites.

Looking forward to revisiting the second version of the 4th tomorrow.

[Symphonic Addict]

Gál: Piano Sonata, op. 28 and two Piano Sonatinas, op. 58

The larger work of these pieces, the Piano Sonata, sounds light-hearted compared to the shorter piano sonatinas, which are more serious in expression. Very interesting works. The 2nd movement 'Quasi minuetto' from the Piano Sonata is worth the price of admission. So fun and witty!

[AnotherSpin]

Frescobaldi: Toccate e partite d'intavolatura di cimbalo et organo, libro primo

Sergio Vartolo

[steve ridgway]

Takemitsu - Bryce (For Flute, Two Harps, Marimba And Percussion)

I like the combination of instruments in this airy chamber piece.

[AnotherSpin]

Takemitsu - Bryce (For Flute, Two Harps, Marimba And Percussion)

I like the combination of instruments in this airy chamber piece.

Lovely image. A promotional poster for French umbrellas, designed by an Italian, on the cover of a Japanese composer's album. And not a hint of contradiction, it comes together rather seamlessly.

[steve ridgway]

Crumb - Makrokosmos, Volume II

More fairly sparse and open music .

[Harry]

Georg Philipp Telemann.
Chamber Music.
Quatuors Parisiens, No. 4 & 6 (1738).
20 Kleine Fugen TWV 30:14; Sonata No. 2 in F major; Concerto No. 1 in G major (1730).
Ensemble Nevermind.
Recorded: 2017 at MC2, Grenoble, France.
Streaming: 96kHz/24 bit.

One of the fruits of Georg Philipp Telemann's eight-month stay in Paris in 1737–38 was a series of quartet compositions collectively referred to as the Quatuors Parisiens. These works for flute, violin, viola da gamba, and harpsichord are performed here with irresistible freshness—as the pinnacle of artistic and yet always entertaining baroque chamber music.

You immediately feel and hear passion and technical perfection, but also wit and daring. Because—and I have to be honest—this is nothing less than brilliant music-making, just as I've come to expect from this ensemble. Alert to every detail, played with such inward artistry and perfect timing, they effortlessly form the music into small masterworks simply by interpreting what Telemann wrote with understanding and instinct.
Telemann knew precisely what he was doing—painting with the brush of his creativity an image that pleases ear and eye alike, and frankly, all the senses. For me, the Quatuors Parisiens represent Telemann at the very summit of his compositional abilities, and even the short "20 Kleine Fugen," portrayed in just over three minutes, is a small marvel of invention—something only he could have pulled off with such charm and command.
The recording itself is very natural—warm and embracing. It flows like a little stream, onwards without haste. There's intimacy here, the sense that the chamber music is truly playing in your room. It is the fourth CD I've listened to by this ensemble, and it never stops to amaze me how they deliver the music with such gorgeous interpretations, caressing their instruments into life with uncommon beauty.

To listen to this recording is to be reminded how chamber music, at its finest, is not a display of individuals but a communion—where sound and silence, gesture and grace, intermingle as naturally as candlelight in a paneled salon. Telemann, ever the cosmopolitan craftsman, offers not just refined entertainment, but music that smiles with intellect and hums with soul. And in the hands of Nevermind, this legacy does not gather dust—it breathes, dances, and lives anew.

[Que]

This just arrived:



Rare surviving music by early Franco-Flemish composer Johannes Brassart (ca. 1440/05 - 1455). Very pretty! 

PS Thnx to Mandryka for the reminder - this recording wasn't available for a very long time but now there are (used) copies on Amazon.

PS II This was issued back in the day that (Belgian) Ricercar still provided liner notes in Dutch. A grant from the Ministry of the Flemish Community undoubtedly helped...