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[brewski]

A well-conceived recital by violinist Ari Streisfeld and pianist Phillip Bush of works by UK composers, live from the University of South Carolina.

Britten: Three Pieces from the Suite for Violin and Piano
George Benjamin: Three Miniatures for Solo Violin (2001-2002)
Rebecca Saunders: Hauch (2018)
Elgar: Sonata for Violin and Piano

[JBS]

CD 1 of 3


Richard III
Wallenstein's Camp
Hakon Jarl
String Quartet "From My Life" as orchestrated by George Szell

CD 2 is devoted to the 41 minute Festive Symphony, and CD 3 to Ma Vlast.

[brewski]

"Effortlessly" by Taylor Scott Davis from To Sing of Love, sung by VOCES8, with text by Mechthild of Magdeburg (1207-1282). This vocal group is really something.

[JBS]

Total time for two CDs is 106 minutes.
Rondo in D Major D608
Eight Variations on an Original Theme in A Flat Major D813
Divertissement a l'Hongroise in g minor D818
Rondo in A Major D951
Fantasie in F minor D940
Three Landler from D366 (arranged by Brahms)
Andantino Varie D823 no 2
Duex Marches characteristiques D 886
Militarmarsch D733 no 1 in D Major

Live recordings. D940 was recorded in Paris on October 6, 2007. Everything else was recorded in Vienna on January 6, 1978.

[Dry Brett Kavanaugh]

Stravinsky: Petrouchka (1947).  Minnesota Orchestra · Antal Doráti.

[steve ridgway]

Pierre Henry - Messe De Liverpool

[steve ridgway]

Kagel - Vox Humana?

[Baxcalibur]

Schmidt: Symphonies Nos. 1-4
BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Jonathan Berman



Just finished this set, streaming as usual. There's no shortage of good recordings of these symphonies, and from what I've listened to, this orchestra has also made wonderful recordings of Glazunov and Elgar. Maybe I should give their Rubbra another listen; I wasn't keen on the music but they make a great case for it.

Some of the most bizarre cover art I've seen in a while...

[steve ridgway]

Boulez - Le Marteau Sans Maître

[steve ridgway]

Berio - Chemins II (Su "Sequenza VI")

[steve ridgway]

Nono - .....Sofferte Onde Serene...

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[Irons]

Fauré: Piano Quartet Op.15 in C Minor

Jacqueline Eymar piano, Gunter Kehr violin, Erich Sichermann viola, Bernhard Braunholz cello.

[Wanderer]

[Que]

I noticed this 1986 recording online, so I thought to give it a try:



Of course, Herreweghe is Herreweghe and the singing is great.
But it is an odd experience... Herreweghe makes it sound  almost like Baroque music?

[Que]

I was happy with the music but less satisfied with the performances. Though the poor way it was recorded did not help either... I was much happier with the recordings by Mario Raskin (Pierre Vérany), both are available streaming. 

[Que]

Although I later became captivated by Bob van Asperen's complete Froberger edition (Aeolus), this recording by Enrico Baiano was my 1st encounter with Froberger.

The influences on Froberger's music were French, through his close friend Louis Couperin, and Italian, through his teacher Frescobaldi. Baiano's take is a touch idiosyncratic and very Italian. 

[Madiel]

Beethoven: Piano sonata in C minor, op.10/1



There's nothing wrong as such with Goode's take on the first movement. But it does seem rather... well-behaved after listening to Kovacevich's rocket-fuelled version yesterday. Where Goode does gain something with his more classical, less radical approach is that he can make the silent pauses register.

There's probably a lot less difference between the two recordings in the Adagio, though Kovacevich ends up with a greater sense of contrast because of how the 1st movement went.

As for the finale, Goode has just as much as 'prestissimo' as you could wish, but he's willing to be a bit more playful with it than Kovacevich is. Goode throws in pauses at the end of certain phrases in a way that makes a great deal of musical sense.

I think I like both of them. It just would depend on what mood I'm in. Which is kind of emblematic of why I have these two different sets in the first place.

[Madiel]

Vivaldi trio sonatas.



For 2 violins and continuo in F, RV 70 (I was particularly taken with this one, relatively long at over 12 minutes)
For violin, cello and continuo in C minor, RV 83
For 2 violins and continuo in G, RV 71

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