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First listen:

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My favorite performance of A Child of Our Time.

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Even I enjoyed them (heard them preformed live here with the WSO), and that's saying something, since I'm not a huge fan of English vocal works.

Do you like British oratorios, Ray? If you ever get a chance to hear Tippett's A Child of Our Time, then don't hesitate. Possibly my favorite vocal/choral work from any British composer, although Elgar's Sea Pictures is drop-dead gorgeous.

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Listening to Brigg Fair.

[mc ukrneal]

Well, I big surprise discovery for me - I wanted a few CDs from BRO but filled out the order w/ some 'unknowns' to justify the S/H charges - bought this one:

Hoffman, E.T.A. - Chamber Music w/ Masumi Nagasawa (period harp), Beni Araki (fortepiano), Trio Margaux, & Hoffmeister Quartet; works include the Harp Quintet, Keyboard Sonatas, & Grand Trio - Hoffman was most famous as a German Romantic writer - e.g. his life & works inspired Offenbach's The Tales of Hoffman & Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker Ballet along w/ influences on many 19th century writers, such as Poe & Dickens.

BUT, composing was just one of his many talents; he was a lawyer by trade - composed & wrote at night; he was also an artist and an excellent music critic - a later day 'Renaissance Man' - unfortunately, he died in his mid-40s (alcohol abuse & syphilis) - 

This recording was revealing to me reflecting the talents that he had - this CD was picked as a 'Recording of the Month' on MusicWeb (review HERE); also, the rather thorough Wiki Article HERE might be of interest.  As stated, this recording was somewhat of a shocker for me in bringing to reality a name from the 19th century that I knew, but knew little about!  Dave

 

Very interesting post. I have one disc of his, but have not really given him much attention.

[TheGSMoeller]

Preparing myself for some new RVW purchases by listening to Sea Symphony, a piece that never fails to amaze me. It's mostly The Explorers, if I could only live with just one moment of RVW's musical imagery, it would be these 30 minutes. Hickox and the Gang do justice to this work.

[North Star]

Sibelius
Symphony no. 7 in C major, Op. 105
Maazel & Wiener Philharmoniker
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Preparing myself for some new RVW purchases by listening to Sea Symphony, a piece that never fails to amaze me. It's mostly The Explorers, if I could only live with just one moment of RVW's musical imagery, it would be these 30 minutes. Hickox and the Gang do justice to this work.

That is a fine recording, Greg. Think I'll listen to this one as well. I've been appreciating A Sea Symphony more and more as the years go by. Quite an accomplished work for a first symphony.

[TheGSMoeller]

That is a fine recording, Greg. Think I'll listen to this one as well. I've been appreciating A Sea Symphony more and more as the years go by. Quite an accomplished work for a first symphony.

Agreed, John. This a small centimeter away from being my favorite performance, just about everything clicks in this one from the tempi to the soloists.

[listener]

HADLEY   Symphony no. 4 in d        The Ocean, op. 99   The Culprit Fay, op. 62
Ukraine National Symphony Orch.     John McLaughlan Williams, cond.
Well crafted and held my interest
HINDEMITH:  Clarinet Quintet (first version) 
Repetorium für Militärmusik "Minimax" - for string quartet
Overtüre zum "Fliegende Hollânder" wie sie eine schlechte Kurkapellemorgens um 7 am am Brunnen vom Blatt spielt
Buchberger Quartet     with Peter Klaus Löffler, clarinet
The quintet is apparently a major challenge for the clarinetist as it requires a change of instruments, rather like requiring a violin player to switch to the large viola.    The two pieces for string quartet are rather dada in their unconventionality.   (shades of Jonathan and Darlene Edwards)
I am perverse and incorrigible.  This is a favourite disc.

[The new erato]

HINDEMITH:  Clarinet Quintet (first version) 
Repetorium für Militärmusik "Minimax" - for string quartet
Overtüre zum "Fliegende Hollânder" wie sie eine schlechte Kurkapellemorgens um 7 am am Brunnen vom Blatt spielt
Buchberger Quartet     with Peter Klaus Löffler, clarinet
The quintet is apparently a major challenge for the clarinetist as it requires a change of instruments, rather like requiring a violin player to switch to the large viola.    The two pieces for string quartet are rather dada in their unconventionality.   (shades of Jonathan and Darlene Edwards)
I am perverse and incorrigible.  This is a favourite disc.

Being a certified Hindemith nut with an aspiration towards sooner or later having a reasonably complete collection, this is one disc (and works) that has been sleeping around in various wish lists for too long. Will try to remedy that sometime in the coming months. Thamks.

[Conor71]

Ligeti: Etudes, Book 1


Ive been enjoying this set more than I expected - it has some cool stuff not on the Ligeti Project set like the String Quartets and Lux Aeterna. I like the small selection of piano works on Disc 4 as well. I found myself really enjoying the Piano and Violin Concertos today because I never really paid much attention to these works on previous listenings.


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[val]

JOHANNES CICONIA:        Complete Works             / Diabolus in Musica, La Morra

Two recent CD with the complete works of one of the best musicians between the generation of Machaut and the one of Dufay. I preferred the religious works, Motets and parts of Mass. The interpretation is splendid.

[Lisztianwagner]

Bela Bartok
Romanian Dances

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The first disc was definitely brilliant and beautifully played, I really enjoyed it!! Let's continue with the second one now....

[Sergeant Rock]

Shostakovich String Quartets 7, 8, 9 and 10 played by the Emerson Quartet




Sarge

[Opus106]

Maiden Listen Monday (except the Bartók... and I may have heard the Poéme in the original version a long time ago)

Bartók: Sonata for Violin and Piano No.1
Chausson: Poéme
Lyutzian Prigozhin: Sonata burlesca
Shostakovich-Ziganov: 5 preludes (from 24 preludes)
Ernst: Etude No.6 (The Last Rose of Summer)

Gidon Kremer | Vladimir Skanavi

Liszt Concerthall, Pécs, Hungary
31 Oct 1970

[Que]

Towards the closing of 2012: LvB's Triple Concerto.

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[Karl Henning]

'Tis the month!

Дмитри Дмитриевич [ Dmitri Dmitriyevich (Shostakovich) ]
String Quartet № 15 in e^b minor, Op.144
The Mandelring Quartet

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[Sergeant Rock]

Daniel Hogan (MAD) 3 Nocturnes No.3 played by Keiko


Sarge

[Que]

More Van Beethoven:

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[madaboutmahler]

Daniel Hogan (MAD) 3 Nocturnes No.3 played by Keiko


Sarge

Thank you for listening, Sarge! Hope you enjoyed it!