What are you listening 3 now?

[Symphonic Addict]

Sibelius: Six Impromptus for piano, op. 5

After Malipiero, now I want to focus on Sibelius' piano music, and there's a lot of it. Judging by the quality of these fantastic pieces, I don't doubt I'll come across many impressive works ahead.

[Linz]

Dmitri Shostakovich Symphony No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 65
Concertgebouworkest, Bernard Haitink

[Iota]

Rachmaninov: Cello Sonata in G minor, Op. 19
Yo-Yo Ma (cello), Emanuel Ax (piano)

What a beauty this work is, wave upon wave of sweeping lyricism, rolling on and on through the bars, the movements, Rachmaninov's muse was certainly burning bright as he wrote this. Yo-Yo Ma is stunning.

[Todd]

[Lisztianwagner]

Johannes Brahms
Clarinet Sonata No.2

András Schiff (piano), Jörg Widmann (clarinet)

[Linz]

Anton Bruckner Symphony No. 4 in e Flat Major, 1878/80 Version (1880 with Bruckner's 1886 revisions) - Ed. Leopold Nowak
Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra, Eliahu Inbal

[brewski]

An unusual Curtis Institute graduation recital from Alexander Erlich-Herzog on clarinet, livestreamed last night, with help from:
Emily DeNucci, flute
Tzu-Yi Yu, clarinet
Thomas Weaver, piano

Connesson: Techno-Parade (2002)
Widor: Introduction and Rondo
Mendelssohn: Konzertstück No. 2, Op. 114
Donatoni: Clair I (1980)
Brahms: Sonata in E-flat major, Op. 120, No. 2
Belá Kovács: Sholem-alekhem, Rov Feidman! (2021)

[Linz]

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Concertos for Piano and Orchestra Vol. 5
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra KV 246 in C major
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra KV 488 in A major
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra KV 175 in D major
Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne, Christian Zacharias

[SonicMan46]

Well, another clarinet composer, same era but longer lived than Weber:

Crusell, Bernhard (1775-1838) - Clarinet Quartets & Concertos, period and modern instruments; also remember my last post, Pay on a 2-CD bargain w/ both Weber & Crusell clarinet concertos on period instruments.  Clarinet is one of my favorites classical/jazz instruments so always receptive to these performances.  Dave

   

[Symphonic Addict]

Reicha: Symphonies in D major and F major

[Bachthoven]

I decided to buy the CD after enjoying the Qobuz version. The sonic differences among the 5 different harpsichords is more obvious in the CD version. Chesky Records always provides excellent sound. Fun fact: I'm trying to learn K.30 "The Cat's Fugue" in a guitar transcription in honor of my recently deceased kitty Zeus. Lordy, I hope it's easier to play on a keyboard instrument!

[brewski]

Shostakovich: Violin Concerto No. 1 (Sayaka Shoji, violin / Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor / San Francisco Symphony, live recording from October 2024). My first time hearing Shoji, and wonderful.

[Karl Henning]

[Linz]

Anton Bruckner Symphony No. 1 in C Minor, 1866 Original unrevised Linz version prepared by William Carragan
[1998]
Philharmonie Festiva, Gerd Schaller

[JBS]

What do you think of it?

[Traverso]

Bach

Vol.5 CD 6

[Roasted Swan]

Not being a member of the Wind/Military Band fraternity I have no idea if any of this repertoire is "standard" or not;



They play:
An Original Suite for Brass Band
Overture - Alexandra Palace
Fantasia for Euphonium & Concert Band
Concerto for Band
Music for a Festival
The National Anthem(!)

I love the sound this kind of ensemble makes - all mellow low brass with perky high winds.  Very well played here and fine recording..  Not necessarily the greatest band music I've ever heard but with Jacob you can rely on well-crafted attractive music.  A genuine pleasure from first to last.

[foxandpeng]

Hans Werner Henze
Henze Collection
Symphonies 6 and 2 (For Large Orchestra)
Berliner Philharmoniker
Henze
DG

Still running Henze through the grind of the working week.

[Iota]

Bach: Cantata BWV115 'Mache dich, mein Geist, bereit'
Le Banquet Céleste

Bach always seems to me a portal to a world of evergreen beauties, whichever way you go. This latest as joyous as ever. Le Banquet Céleste put in a very attractive shift at the helm.

[Traverso]

CD 3