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[AnotherSpin]

Sylvestrov: Violin Concerto
Janusz Wawrowski (violin), Lithuanian National Symphony Orchestra, Christopher Lyndon-Gee

This disc popped up on the thread recently and I thought why not. I opted for the violin concerto which feels at times like a kind of meditation, with wafts of sensation and musical colour drifting through the endless lyricism, that seems to spill effortlessly from Silvestrov's pen. He really conjures up some highly beautiful textures and melodies, in a way there is hardly anything else in the piece, but my interest didn't wane for a moment. And I very much liked the impression I had of gentle compassion emanating from music, however much that might be a projection of mine.
So a very lovely thing indeed. Thanks to whoever posted it previously.

Yes, compassion. When it becomes clear beyond the slightest doubt that nobody has a choice, only compassion is left, for others and for oneself.

[AnotherSpin]

Andrea and Giovanni Gabrieli

Luigi Ferdinando Tagliavini
Liuwe Tamminga

[Lisztianwagner]

William Alwyn
Violin Concerto

Lydia Mordkovitch (violin)
Richard Hickox & London Symphony Orchestra

[Karl Henning]

Stravinsky: Capriccio for piano and orchestra, Concerto for piano and winds and Movements for piano and orchestra

I waited too long to give these pieces a listen (neither do I have any notes about them nor I remember having heard them before). Glad I remedied that because this is seriously engrossing stuff, except for the Movements for piano and orchestra which didn't resonate with me that much (too serialistic and sparse for my taste). But the other two works are top-drawer Stravinsky.

Cesar & @Brian  while logistically this program makes all apparent sense, and I don't fault either of you for this response: the Movements absolutely suffers from serving as a kind of appendix to two more nearly conservative concertante works. Imagine listening to Webern's Op. 21 Symphony not on its own, but following a Mozart and Tchaikovsky Symphony all together. If you're game, I suggest listening to the Movements on its own. Maybe you still won't care for it, or, hey, you might. I'd be interested in your report.

[Linz]

Jean Sibelius Complete Recordings on DG CD5
Finlandia Op. 26
The Swan of Tuonela Op. 22/2
Valse triste Op. 44/1
Tapiola Op. 112
Pellas et Malisande
Berliner Philharmonicker, Herbert von Karajan

[Dry Brett Kavanaugh]

Paul Paray conducts Wagner.

[Dry Brett Kavanaugh]

Joaquin Turina: Sinfonia sevillana / Ritmos / Evangelio / El castillo de Almodovar.
Adrian Leaper, Orquesta Filarmonica de Gran Canaria.

[Karl Henning]

William Alwyn
Violin Concerto

Lydia Mordkovitch (violin)
Richard Hickox & London Symphony Orchestra

Tangentially, there's some Alwyn in the sacks of CDs my friend Dan brought me. Will get to it at some point.

[Symphonic Addict]

Cesar & @Brian  while logistically this program makes all apparent sense, and I don't fault either of you for this response: the Movements absolutely suffers from serving as a kind of appendix to two more nearly conservative concertante works. Imagine listening to Webern's Op. 21 Symphony not on its own, but following a Mozart and Tchaikovsky Symphony all together. If you're game, I suggest listening to the Movements on its own. Maybe you still won't care for it, or, hey, you might. I'd be interested in your report.

Yes, most of pieces need several listens so that one can grasp them better, more so when works like the Stravinsky are concerned. It has helped me to listen to certain work in isolation in order not to be influenced by previous ones in a session.

[Symphonic Addict]

The piano sonatas by Creston, Flagello and Giannini

This is a very neat program that gathers together the sonatas by these American composers, and the music is terrific, namely the Flagello and Giannini. The Creston was a sort of a let-down. Not bad, but not properly inspired either.

[Karl Henning]

The piano sonatas by Creston, Flagello and Giannini

This is a very neat program that gathers together the sonatas by these American composers, and the music is terrific, namely the Flagello and Giannini. The Creston was a sort of a let-down. Not bad, but not properly inspired either.

Nice

[Linz]

Anton Bruckner Symphony No. 3 in D Minor, 1890 Thorough revision Bruckner with Joseph and Franz Schalk Ed. Theodor Raettig
Das Südfunk-Sinfonieorchester, Georg-Ludwig Jochum

[Daverz]

The piano sonatas by Creston, Flagello and Giannini

According to Wikipedia, Paul Creston was born Giuseppe Guttoveggio in New York to Sicilian immigrant parents.

[steve ridgway]

Scelsi - Riti: I Funerali Di Alessandro Magno

[steve ridgway]

Ives - Orchestral Set No. 3

[AnotherSpin]

A quiet morning, several nights now without drones. A page from Osho read, the visiting semi-feral cat given her favourite treat, chicken liver cooked in advance the night before, and Bach playing softly while the household still slumbers on, all save the cat and myself.

[steve ridgway]

Scelsi - Elohim

[AnotherSpin]

Scelsi - Riti: I Funerali Di Alessandro Magno

I see you often listen to Scelsi. He's closed off to me. About thirty years ago, when I first came across his name, I found a few of his recordings on the internet and prepared myself for major discoveries. It seems I didn't get anywhere back then. Since then, I've tried a couple more times, without success. If I happen to try again, could you recommend one or two works that you consider the most important or accessible?

[steve ridgway]

I see you often listen to Scelsi. He's closed off to me. About thirty years ago, when I first came across his name, I found a few of his recordings on the internet and prepared myself for major discoveries. It seems I didn't get anywhere back then. Since then, I've tried a couple more times, without success. If I happen to try again, could you recommend one or two works that you consider the most important or accessible?

Sue, I'll think of a few contrasting pieces. I wasn't very keen on the recordings I found on archive.org , they weren't his typical orchestral compositions.

[steve ridgway]

Currently listening to Berg - Violin Concerto