What were you listening to? (CLOSED)

[Harry]

Aulis Sallinen.
Sunrise Serenade, opus 63.

That's it!

[Harry]

Einojuhani Rautavaara.

Melancholy from Cantus Arcticus.

That's bloody awesome!

[Harry]

There are places in the Trois Esquisses Ouvertes by Mion that sound just like some sort of shoot out from the first Star Wars movies - lasers zapping and all!

I've got check out Sallinen one of these days - he's mentioned very often on GMG, so he must be excellent!

Started a topic about it on great recordings, maybe you want to join in?

[Maciek]

Just did.

[Harry]

Madetoja.

Open plain.

Prisoners song from the Ostrobothnians opus 52.

What a bunch of goodies! I knew his symphonies, and have them, albeit bad sounding Finlandia records, so that I liked this came as no surprise.

[Harry]

Aare Merikanto.

Largo Misteriosos from Ten pieces for Orchestra.

Thanks to Robert who lend me these recordings, a world is opening up for me.
Behold the Scandinavians are coming!
Fine music this.

[Harry]

Joonas Kokkonen.

3rd movement from his cello concerto.

Again, marvelous.

[Drasko]

Franck - Prelude, Chorale et Fugue - Grigory Sokolov

[Harry]

Erik Bergman.

1 st movement from Birds in the Morning opus 89
Solitude from Dreams. A vocal work I actually like!

Its right in my street!

[George]

Review:
http://www.classicstoday.com/review.asp?ReviewNum=2540

[karlhenning]

Steamroller morning! 

[Harry]

Steamroller morning! 

Afternoon my friend, Dutch afternoon!

[karlhenning]

Milhaud
Concerto for Percussion and Small Orchestra, Opus 109
Faure Daniel, percussion
Orchestra of Radio Luxembourg
Milhaud, conducting

What a fun piece!

[Harry]

Einar Englund

1 st movement from his clarinet concerto.

Also in my realm of liking!

[Harry]

Uuno Klami.

The deserted Three master.
Sea pictures.
The Sprout of Spring.
Forging of the Sampo from Kalevala Suite opus 23.

Beautiful!

[Bogey]

Mozart Flute Quartets K285; 285a; 285b; 298 Kuijken/Kuijken/VanDael/Kuijken

Hmmmm, I wonder why this bus came to mind after typing in the performers' names?



And a good "Partridge" morning to you all.

[PaulR]

Piston:  Symphony #2 Schwarz/Seattle Symphony Orchestra

[Harry]

John Blackwood McEwen

Quartet No. 16 "Quartette provencale" (1936) in G major.

Quartet for Strings No. 7 "Threnody" (1916) in E flat major.

Quartet No.4 (1905) in C minor.

Fantasia for String Quartet No. 17.(1947) in C sharp minor.

Premiere recordings.

Chilingirian Quartet

Quite a discovery for me, brought to me by Sarge, and still grateful for it, for this is exceptional music from a calibre not heard often.
The concentration and dedication in this music is remarkable.  Played it for the third time now, and still I discover new things not heard before. Its hard to compare him with a composer from his time, and I would be hard pressed if forced to answer that!
The performance is very good, as is the sound.

[karlhenning]

Milhaud
Concerto No. 1 for Viola & Orchestra of Soloists, Opus 108
Ulrich Koch, viola
Orchestra of Radio Luxembourg
Milhaud, conducting

The piece, if I remember aright, which Milhaud wrote for Hindemith to perform.

[Florestan]

Now, that cover, Harry! Marvelous. I've always thought that no flesh-and- blood Playboy centerfold could match the eroticism of a painting by Bouguereau.