What are you listening 2 now?

[Linz]

Gustav Mahler Symphony No. 5 in C sharp minor
Concertgebouw Orchestra, Riccardo Chailly

[Todd]

[brewski]

Mozart: Exsultate, jubilate (Benita Valente / The Cleveland Orchestra / James Conlon, conductor, live recording). Another great, who left us last Friday.

[JBS]

Don't know. Her homepage may perhaps give some answer:

https://www.hjlim.com/

So an emphasis on concerts and writing, not recordings.  Although I'm not quite sure of what is meant by "intellectual bulimia". Did she overindulge in Dostoyevsky?

[brewski]

Gustav Mahler Symphony No. 5 in C sharp minor
Concertgebouw Orchestra, Riccardo Chailly

Sometimes, my favorite Mahler recording.

[JBS]

Martin, 12 Esquisses, Book 1, H203, Koukl



This is the sort of Martinu piano music I like, a suite of miniatures, zany kaleidoscope music.

But a puzzle, 12 Esquires, Book 1, and there are six of them. The other 6 are nowhere to be found in Koukl's "complete set," and don't seem to have been recorded by anyone else. What happened to the other 6. Did Martinu's cat eat them? It's almost enough to send me to reading the booklet included with the CD.

Note added:

The notes to the recording mention that Volume 4 was originally planned as the final volume of the Koukl series. Volumes 5-6 are previously unknown, unperformed or lost works unearthed by Georgio Koukl. The second part of 12 Esquisses has been lost.

IOW the cat did eat them.

TD

[Mapman]

I heard most of the first movement of Rachmaninoff's 3rd Symphony on the radio in the car today, so as soon as I got home I put on Ormandy and Philadelphia to finish the piece!

[Wanderer]

[AnotherSpin]

[Harry]

Marin Marais.
Pieces du second livre viol.

Markku Luolajan-Mikkola, viola da gamba.
Varpu Haavisto, viola da gamba.
Eero Palviainen, lute.
Elina Mustonen, harpsichord.


A fabulous interpretation, which both Marais and Luolajan- Mikkola and his very flexible accompanists in the best possible light. To start with. Marais is recorded extensively, and not much is overlooked in his oeuvre, so the only thing to be surprised about is hearing an interpretation that makes your ears prick up, and this one certainly does it in more than one way. Mikkola's art is expressive, lively but without overdoing it, but with just the right amount of energy and spot on tempi. It never gets boring, and added to this bounty is the rest of the musicians who walk in the same footsteps as Mikkola, and with that the synergy is complete. Given the fact that this recording is made in 1997 the sound is superb. An interpretation to seek out for all lovers of Gamba music, this one will certainly surprise and delight to be sure.

[Que]

A bit early for Advent music perhaps...

[Wanderer]

[Irons]

Fauré: Cello Sonata No.1



No.2 and Elegy planned for later today. Fauré wrote most of his chamber works with piano in pairs (except this one ).

[Harry]

Apostle of Ireland - A Medieval Office for St.Patrick.
Canty, Rebecca Tavener, Cappella Nova, William Taylor (Clarsach).

This CD is dedicated to Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland, as is the music itself. With texts newly translated from the original sources, this is a program of 15th century chant that actually originated in Ireland and has been recorded here for the first time after extensive scholarly research. An important addition to the repertoire of early sacred music. Performed by Canty, the renowned female voice ensemble of Cappella Nova, with William Taylor (Clarsach). Superb performance and pristine sound, It deserves ones attention, very special indeed.

See also this link
https://www.musicweb-international.com/classrev/2008/aug08/Apostle_DDA25065.htm

[Que]

I agree with the reviewer: this sounds even a bit better than the 1st volume in this series.

https://www.musicweb-international.com/classrev/2017/Mar/Baldwin_v2_SIGCD474.htm

[Harry]

I agree with the reviewer: this sounds even a bit better than the 1st volume in this series.

https://www.musicweb-international.com/classrev/2017/Mar/Baldwin_v2_SIGCD474.htm

I have listen to the first volume and did not like the recording, a bit jarring on the female voices, which irritated me after a few tracks, so I stopped listening to it. I will try the second volume soon.

[Harry]

Johanna Senfter (1879–1961)
Chamber Music.
CD II.
Else Ensemble.

A couple of days ago, I was interrupted while listening. I managed the first CD, and now finish the second CD featuring the Quintet for Clarinet and SQ opus 119, Sonata for Clarinet and Piano, opus 57, and Small, and Light Trio for violin, Cello, and Piano, opus 134. Although she has her own voice, Max Reger is never far away. Her music is a continuation of Reger with a more modern twist. She is an excellent orchestrator, with amazing counterpoint abilities. There is a lot to gain by listening to her works, unknown as she might be, the music is mesmerizing and convince and solidifies her stature as composer. Well performed and recorded.

[steve ridgway]

Ligeti - String Quartet No. 2

[Madiel]

Vivaldi: the concerto for oboe and bassoon (RV545)



A very interesting and effective piece. The two instruments go so well together, it makes me wonder whether other composers have seen fit to pair them.

The tone of the oboe was a trifle less annoying this time - partly I've probably adjusted a little, partly the thicker texture helps hide the honking qualities. But it's still not ideal.

[Harry]

POSTCARDS FROM UKRAINE.
Volume One, Violin Miniatures.


This is the first volume in this series, the second volume is bookmarked. This CD offers musicality and a huge array of creativity, all packed in some superb compositions beginning with a detailed and finely constructed piece by Mykola Lysenko, the Ukrainian Rhapsody op.34. And from there on its clear sailing captured by the winds of freedom.