What were you listening to? (CLOSED)

[Kullervo]

You like?

Haven't listened yet, but I've loved everything else from this box:

[Christo]

Still in a Richard Hickox in memoriam mood: Ralph Vaughan Williams, The First Nowell (1958), a real gem and one of last year's discoveries, thanks to ickox who brought us this and so many other British large choral works. The piece, by a 85 years old composer, is rather life-affirming, however:

                 

           

           

[Lilas Pastia]

I'm listening to R. Murray Schafer's harp concerto as I type. What a delightfully celestial piece it is!  0:) No artist/recording info I'm afraid...


Me.

It's probably this one:

SCHAFER: Flute Concerto / Harp Concerto / The Darkly Splendid Earth - The Lonely Traveller
Robert Aitken, flute, Judy Loman, harp, Jacques Israelievitch, violin
Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, The Toronto Symphony
Kazuyoshi Akiyama, Andrew Davis, Gunter Herbig, conductors
1992. SMCD 5114 CBC Records

I'm not aware of any other recording. Schafer's Theseus for harp and string quartet is also very interesting.

[hildegard]

 

[Kullervo]

Stravinsky - Les Noces, Renard, L'histoire du Soldat (Stravinsky/Columbia)

First listen 

[Lethevich]

Haydn - "Bear" symphony (Goodman/Hanover Band/Hyperion) before I go to bed.

As much as I enjoy it, referring to No.6 as great is a bit of a giggle

[hildegard]

Haydn - "Bear" symphony (Goodman/Hanover Band/Hyperion) before I go to bed.





As much as I enjoy it, referring to No.6 as great is a bit of a giggle

As is the great Hen! 

[Subotnick]

I recently acquired a very pleasant cd of Leonardo Leo's Cello Concertos on BIS, with Hidemi Suzuki, Makoto Akatsu, and the Van Wassanaer Orchestra.

Excellent! I'll make a note of that. I bought the Josephine Knight/English Chamber Orchestra renditions on ASV, brand new for £3! I love a bargain  Not to belittle those discs (as they are most enjoyable) but as a testament of my new found passion for Leo, I wish to experince as many versions as I can.

TTFN.
Me.

[Subotnick]

It's probably this one:

SCHAFER: Flute Concerto / Harp Concerto / The Darkly Splendid Earth - The Lonely Traveller
Robert Aitken, flute, Judy Loman, harp, Jacques Israelievitch, violin
Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, The Toronto Symphony
Kazuyoshi Akiyama, Andrew Davis, Gunter Herbig, conductors
1992. SMCD 5114 CBC Records

I'm not aware of any other recording. Schafer's Theseus for harp and string quartet is also very interesting.

Thank you! I sort of knew it would be Judy Loman playing harp. Another to add to my Christmas present list then!  My eMusic credits refreshed today. I saw Theseus earlier and made a note of it.

TTFN.
Me.

[Subotnick]

My enjoyment of this was interrupted earlier today by the council digging up the pavement right outside my window!  Time for disc 2 now before bed. I have The Apostles to look forward to in the morning 



TTFN.
Me.

*Disc 2 Track 6 - The  March Triumphal Thunders *

* Morning! Guess I got me the Caractus bug! The Apostles will have to wait  *

[mn dave]

Penderecki

Song of Cherubim (Kheruvimskaya Pesn')

Lege Artis Chamber Choir & Boris Abalyan

[mn dave]

Xenakis

Metastasis, for Orchestra of 61 Instrumentalists

SWR Symphony Orchestra & Hans Rosbaud

[mn dave]

Britten

Sinfonia da Requiem, op. 20

LSO/Previn

[mn dave]

Penderecki

Anaklasis, for strings and percussion

SWR Symphony Orchestra & Hans Rosbaud

[mn dave]

Xenakis

Jonchaies

New Philharmonia Orchestra & Gilbert Amy

[Mozart]

Mozart

String quartet 20 in D Major 'Hoffmeister'
Mosaiques

Love it, Love it, Love it!

[Lethevich]

This is the stuff, wonderful interplay of lines and (as usual on familiar labels) great playing and recording. Possibly my first listen to Fasch, and it seems that I have some purchases to make...

[Que]

See my comments HERE.

And good morning!

Q

[Subotnick]

That's Caractacus listened to for the 2nd time in less than 24 hours. I'm about to get breakfast on the go, then it's time for this gem:



TTFN.
Me.

[Henk]

Excellent!