What were you listening to? (CLOSED)

[karlhenning]

. . . Then they have an amazing performance of two of Conlon Nancarrow's Studies, Nos. 1 & 7.  I don't know how these have been orchestrated, but I have no idea how they are played.

The only orchestrations I know of, were done by Yvar Mikhashoff (the booklet for the Metzmacher/Ensemble Modern recording also notes that Yvar's arrangements were "edited by Charles Schwobel").  Yvar was a marvel, no doubt of it.

[ChamberNut]

Shostakovich

Symphony No. 4 in C minor, Op. 43

WDR Sinfonieorchester
Rudolf Barshai
Brilliant Classics

[Keemun]

Bruckner: Symphony No. 7 (Blomstedt/Staatskapelle Dresden)

[ChamberNut]

Shostakovich

String Quartet No. 8 in C minor, Op. 110
String Quartet No. 9 in E flat, Op. 117
String Quartet No. 10 in A flat, Op. 118

Fitzwilliam String Quartet
London

[AnthonyAthletic]

You may already know the answer by now, Tony 

. . . but it was the Bakels recordings of the Fifth, Seventh, Eighth & Ninth which illuminated "Vaughan Williams, symphonist" for me, and I am still fond of them.  I've also since picked up the Daniels disc of the Fourth, Flos campi & one or other of the Norfolk Rhapsodies.  These three discs alone seem to me to justify your outlay, and any value beyond is gravy 

Yes, I had been reading the VW Veranda and other GMG sources Re: the Naxos set and at a silly price of £10 delivered, boxed/jewel case issues then it seems somewhat a bargain.  I shall attack the Bakels symphonies first.

The London, the 5th, the Antartica all adored, now if I could only just appreciate the Sea Symphony a little more then I'd be in heaven.  I have this same feeling when comparing RVW with Mahler, the Sea Symphony adjacent to the Symphony of a Thousand have been so hard to get into over the years, still loved but being fair (the least appreciated).

[bhodges]

Wagner: Parsifal, Act I (Barenboim/Berlin)

--Bruce

[ChamberNut]

Vaughan Williams

Symphony No. 8 in D minor

London Philharmonic Orchestra
Bernard Haitink

[Catison]

Some random stuff I haven't heard in awhile to kill an hour:

Charles Ives - Symphony No. 2
Ernest John Moeran - Sinfonietta

[Bulldog]

York Bowen String Quartets - British Music Society.

[Que]

Concerto no. 22.

Q

[Appy34]

Bruckner: Symphony No. 9
BPO/Karajan

The first time I listened to it, I did not understand it.  I listened to it several more times, and each time, I think I like it more.  I am very surprised.  I remember trying to listen to Bruckner's Eighth soon after I started listening to classical and at the time I thought it was garbage.  I will have to revisit it some time.

[Que]

I have two sets of Lorraine motets, K617 and Christie

     

but you have Lully Grands motets on K617 and I want those (And will order them shortly...)

Do, that Lully by Schneebeli is superb!

Don't go there I just started going through Charpentier Warner box, bought months ago and that Rameau Zoroastre you asked me about is still in shrinkwrap on the shelf.

I found that Warner Charpentier box excellent as well, had a great time exploring it!

Too little time...

Same here, same here, but I really miss it (music listening), so decided to try to create more listening time..(try, mind you.  ) And Vénus et Adonis is now going on top of the pile...

Q

[karlhenning]

The Firesign Theatre, "Forward Into the Past"

[ChamberNut]

Shostakovich

Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 54

WDR Sinfonieorchester
Rudolf Barshai
Brilliant Classics

[Lethevich]

Yes, I had been reading the VW Veranda and other GMG sources Re: the Naxos set and at a silly price of £10 delivered, boxed/jewel case issues then it seems somewhat a bargain.  I shall attack the Bakels symphonies first.

Where from? I did a quick skim of Google Shopping but came up blank (lowest was $22 not inc delivery).

[Keemun]

Langaard: Symphony No. 4 "Løvfald (Fall of the Leaves)" (Ilya Stupel; Artur Rubinstein Philharmonic Orchestra)

[Lethevich]

Schubert - String Quartet Nos. 10, 12, 13 & 15 (Panocha SQ, Supraphon)

Can't find any covers, but this is making me want to hear more. My only other late Schubert quartet recording is the Mosaiques.

York Bowen String Quartets - British Music Society.

Are they any good (and have you heard any of his piano music)? I've been seeing this fellow's name name quite a lot recently, but I know nothing about him..

[Bulldog]

Schubert - String Quartet Nos. 10, 12, 13 & 15 (Panocha SQ, Supraphon)

Can't find any covers, but this is making me want to hear more. My only other late Schubert quartet recording is the Mosaiques.

Are they any good (and have you heard any of his piano music)? I've been seeing this fellow's name name quite a lot recently, but I know nothing about him..

Bowen's string quartets are excellent works.  Concerning his solo piano music, I have the two Chandos discs and enjoy them even more than the quartets.  Bowen's music has a late romantic aesthetic combined with a very mild dissonance.

[Lethevich]

Bowen's string quartets are excellent works.  Concerning his solo piano music, I have the two Chandos discs and enjoy them even more than the quartets.  Bowen's music has a late romantic aesthetic combined with a very mild dissonance.

Yay, that sounds good, thanks I was worried that he may be competent but bland - I'll add him to my wishlist

[Wanderer]