What are you listening 2 now?

[Lisztianwagner]

Alexander Glazunov
Symphony No.7

José Serebrier & Royal Scottish National Orchestra

[Todd]

Schoenberg's Third.  Just cuz.

[hopefullytrusting]

Ernst Karel/Bob Rainey's 47 Gates

[Karl Henning]

Bach: Ich bin vergnügt mit meinem Glücke, BWV 84

The first movement is a lovely duet between Soprano and Oboe.

I'm in! It is entirely too long since I've listened to a Bach Cantata!

[brewski]

Another favorite recording by Christoph von Dohnányi (1929-2025), Bartók's Concerto for Orchestra with The Cleveland Orchestra, from 1990.

[Todd]

5.

[Karl Henning]

Another favorite recording by Christoph von Dohnányi (1929-2025), Bartók's Concerto for Orchestra with The Cleveland Orchestra, from 1990.

Classic! One of the first CDs I remember having ever seen.

[Linz]

Joseph Haydn Symphonies Volume 10  CD 1
Symphony No. 62 in D: major
Symphony  No. 63  in C major, 'La Roxelane'
Symphony  No. 70 in D major
The Academy of Ancient Music, Christopher Hogwood

[Mister Sharpe]

THE CHAMBER MUSIC OF MALCOLM ARNOLD - Volume I.
THE NASH ENSEMBLE.

Surreal, music that confuses, and on the other side of the spectrum, delights. It almost sound experimental, combining melodies, phrases, and odd sound samples, a composer who lost his compass and out of the blue creates magic. Fine sound and performances.

Out of that entire program, the only work I know is the Five Pieces for Violin & Piano, which I regard so highly as to believe anything else on that disc must be extra icing on the cake. 

[Mister Sharpe]

Not much time for listening lately, been busy with association duties and book reviews. Finding it difficult to believe August is departed and we're already a week into September! "And the days grow short when you reach September; And the autumn weather turns the leaves to flame; And I haven't got time for the waiting game..."  Feeling like I desperately need to reaquaint myself with my favorite composer. Symphony Numero Uno

[JBS]

Nicely done and sounds idiomatic, but a bit tiring on the ears by the end of the third suite, so I'll postpone the second CD until tomorrow

[hopefullytrusting]

Prepping for my next big listening project - the quest to find the perfect Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 22 (Op. 54) - the easiest one to play, but the hardest one to get to sound correct due to its, in my opinion, extremely awkward writing:

Tumaini Sango:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ntr5kLpZ_pU
Anastasia Frolova: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6kb0CSs4i0
Marta Czech: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2jfzvS7tc2o
Maroussia Gentet: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lP5t5MVfj5Q

[Symphonic Addict]

You say that like it's a bad thing

Regarding Malipiero, yes, I do. Many of his late works sound too grating and dry to my ears. I don't connect with them.

[Symphonic Addict]

I remember snapping that box set up on Olympia when it first appeared - the coupling of No.5 is pretty great too!  Olympia was too short-lived as a label - it provided such a valuable window into the Melodiya catalogue.

Agreed, many of their recordings filled important gaps back then.

That Glazunov cycle might be the best of all.

[Symphonic Addict]

My favourite of the Marco Polo series

It contains three rather good symphonies indeed. The Sinfonia del mare is such a gorgeous score.

Another disc I like is this one, mostly for the Sinfonie del silenzio e della morte.

[Symphonic Addict]

Weill: Cello Sonata (Jan Vogler, Bruno Canino)
Paderewski: Violin Sonata in A minor

Yes, this is the front cover of the Weill. Odd that neither the music, the performers nor the label (Berlin Classics) were mentioned at all (it includes Shostakovich's Cello Sonata and Falla's Siete canciones populares españolas arranged for cello and piano (six of them)). Regarding the music, not bad, it's not one of his best pieces. After two somewhat languorous first two movements, in the third one Weill tried too hard to sound quirky and humorous, but it sounded a little forced to me.

Things got much, so much better with the Paderewski. This is a first-class sonata in three splendid, tasty movements full of striking material, lyricism galore and virtuosic dexterity. The last minutes are particularly thrilling. A real find, much more so when the music is performed as ardently as on this CPO recording.

[Symphonic Addict]

Gipps: Quintet for oboe, clarinet and string trio

I want to like her music, but whenever I try, it leaves me wanting less. There's too much sameness to the music, little contrast, no audacious gestures. Too pretty and safe for my taste. Sorry if I am harsh by claiming that. I remember liking her symphonies 2 and 4, so at least I hope those impressions remain.

[Symphonic Addict]

The two piano trios by Piston

They couldn't be more different each other. The first piano trio features this unmistakable, cool American flavour combined with contrapuntal rigour. I didn't feel weak spots in this great work. The second piano trio, on the other hand, is very serious. The smiles from the first trio are absent here, but despite that, it has its merits too.

[steve ridgway]

Quattro Pezzi (1959)
Uaxuctum (1966)
La Nascita del Verbo (1948)

Listening to an album of Scelsi's orchestral works while reading a collection of his writings. From the article Sound and Music: "Western classical music has devoted almost all its attention to structure, to what is called musical form. It has neglected the study of the laws of sound energy, of music as energy - which is life itself. In this way, it has produced thousands of magnificent structures that are often empty or meaningless, the products of constructive rather than creative imagination. Melodies move from sound to sound, yet the intervals are hollow abysses, for the notes are devoid of sonic energy. The inner space is empty."

I like that quote - sonic energy certainly appeals to me a lot more than melody .

Coincidentally starting the day with Scelsi - Pfhat ("A flash... and the sky opened!") for mixed choir and large orchestra (Zender, 1987).

[AnotherSpin]

I like that quote - sonic energy certainly appeals to me a lot more than melody .

Coincidentally starting the day with Scelsi - Pfhat ("A flash... and the sky opened!") for mixed choir and large orchestra (Zender, 1987).

Scelsi has rather unconventional views, which is easy to guess from listening to his music. Yesterday, the album of his orchestral compositions mentioned above played three times in a row. Interesting.