What are you listening 2 now?

[Cato]

This morning...

and...

I believe the Musical Heritage Society in the 1980's helped to revive the works of Heinichen, but another company or two (mail-order houses?) may have also been involved.

While researching that, I came across this gem by Heinichen from a "Serenata" called Diana su l'Elba.

[Madiel]

Lalo: Piano Trio no.2 in B minor



No opus number, despite it being published at the time. Lalo's opus numbers are a bit odd that way. It's certainly worthy of standing alongside the first trio.

[Papy Oli]

Other countries made her famous. We just basked in the glory.

I mean, she had a gorgeous voice. Just no diction.

Just to show how little I know of the Operatic world, I didn't know she was Australian, I thought she was British. 

Anyway, reactions to voices are very personal. Maybe one day, I'll hear an aria that I like and find out it's her singing. Weirder things can happen 

[Traverso]

Alexandre Lagoya





 

[Madiel]

Beethoven: String quartet in B flat, op.18/6



I particularly love what they do with the first movement.

[Cato]

Schubert: Piano Sonata No. 21 in B flat major, D960
Mitsuko Uchida (piano)



I can't imagine the quiet despair of the Andante sostenuto more beautifully done, the opening melody seems without time and utterly heartbreaking. The first movement is like a song coming from beyond the clouds ineffably lovely and glowing with feeling, and the quick movements are both judged to perfection. A very special performance indeed.

Wow!  I will need to listen to this later: many thanks for the review!

Unfortunately, spread over 4 different screens....

[Traverso]

Schubert

Octet

This recording is full of nostalgia for me; it's always been one of my favorite performances. I haven't no longer on LP; most of them are gone, but I'm happy with this fine box set featuring recordings by the Melos Ensemble.

[Papy Oli]

A bit of Goldberg.

[SonicMan46]

Bach, CPE - Keyboard Concertos - now listening to Spanyi (V.4/5) & Rische (V.5/6) - Miklos Spanyi on BIS has recorded 20 volumes of these works (about 64 pieces) on mainly harpsichord and tangent piano; Michael Rische on Hanssler performing on a modern piano has recorded 8 volumes with about 24 pieces (and according to the liner notes of V.8, is calling it quits!).

According to the Helm catalog, CPE's 'concerto catalog' numbers H 403 - H 479, but there are 9 transcriptions for other instruments (mainly winds) - so making Spanyi's output more or less complete; Rische just over a third of the way.  Dave

P.S. works from H 480 - H 501 (nearly all KB concertos) are listed as 'inauthentic compositions'.

     

[Papy Oli]

A bit of Goldberg.

@Bachthoven was right, this is special!! 

According to the booklet, both guitars were made from the same tree, to the request of the players,  to ensure their sonorities are matching.

[Dry Brett Kavanaugh]

Poulenc orchestral works. Georges Prêtre.

[Linz]

Anton Bruckner Symphony in D Minor, 1869 Ed. Leopold Nowak
Wiener Philharmoniker, Christian Thielemann

[Spotted Horses]

Bacewicz, Concerto for Orchestra, Borowicz.



Not destined to be a favorite of mine among Bacewicz' output. Maybe the production (performance and recording) are not bringing out everything in the music. It all seems a bit recessed and uncommitted. A recording is available in the competing Chandos series of Bacewicz orchestral music, and I should listen to that to see if it makes a greater impression.

[Linz]

Ludwig van Beethoven  Die Weihe des Hauses Overture, Op.124
Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67
Franz Joseph Haydn Symphony No. 101 in D major, "The Clock"
Philharmonia Orchestra, Otto Klemperer

[Dry Brett Kavanaugh]

Andrej Bielow.

Skoryk: Complete Violin Concertos, Vol. 1.

[Dry Brett Kavanaugh]

Does anyone have this recording? Thank you.

[Linz]

Anton Bruckner Symphony no. 9 in D Minor, 1894 Original Version. Ed. Leopold Nowak
Kölner Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester,  Günter Wand

[Brian]

Breaking up my Mozart solo piano listening in honor of @Brian to listen to Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducting the WP in Bruckner's Symphony No. 9:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wcCamtD5ufs

What command and control of the brass!

Happy to help   

[Bachthoven]

Stunning guitar arrangements of Bach violin, lute, and keyboard works. I used the word "arrangements" rather than "transcriptions" since he adds so many notes--even in the fugue from the 3rd violin sonata--a ballsy move!

[Linz]

Antonín Dvořák  Symphony No. 9 in E Minor, Op. 95, B. 178 "From the New World"
Cleveland Orchestra, George Szell
Cello Concerto in B Minor, Op. 104, B. 191, Pablo Casals
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, George Szell