What were you listening to? (CLOSED)

[karlhenning]

Probably not much influence on each other, but both studied together under François Marmontel and Augustin Savard at the Paris Conservatoire.

Well, there you go; a lot of what is important and distinctive in Debussy's music, is where he is scoffing at his Conservatoire training ; )

[Harry]

Niels W. Gade.
Complete Symphonies.
CD III.

Symphony No. 3 in A minor, opus 15.

A brooding beginning of this symphony, "Presto" has dark undertones well captured by Jarvi, with tempi not impaired, the urgency is driven by the strings and the excellent brass.

[Christo]

Does it mean Beautiful Gift, or something to that effect?

No. 

Well, almost. Schoon = [ant. meaning of the word] `beautiful' + woerd = [also antiquated] `river dune'. In the case of the landscape of Holland (= flat coastal area of the Netherlands) a river dune looking like this:

         

[Harry]

Mozart.
Complete sonatas for Fortepiano and Violin.
CD III

The sense of authenticity is amazing.

[Brahmsian]

"Papa"
String Quartet in G Major, Hob III:81 (Opus 77 № 1)
String Quartet in F Major, Hob III:82 (Opus 77 № 2)
String Quartet in d minor, Hob III:83 (Opus 103)
L'Archibudelli

I like this even better than the Naxos disc (of whose quartet I don't recall the name . . . .)

This disc seems familiar Karl? 

[Keemun]

Beethoven
Symphony No. 9
Karajan
BPO
1962

[Coopmv]

Bach: Cello Suite No. 1 In G Major, BWV 1007



Have become interested in these works - they are quite a bit more expressive than I first thought .

Yo Yo Ma over-romanticized Bach Cello Suites IMO.

[mahler10th]

Robert Syph
Robert Schumann
Symphony 1
Kubelik BPO

Nice big opening theme, setting everything up a la Beethoven.
The playing by Kubelik is as expected, a poetical epic, nice tempo, I could come back to this again and again.  DG Recording quality stands up with bright clarity.
It is said his Schumann cycle with the Bavarian RSO (which was recorded in exactly the same building!)  is warmer and somehow 'better' because oif this.  Well, the BPO recordings here were a little earlier, and it's Kubeliks poetics with a bit of bite.

Ich denke, dass diese Aufnahme sehr gut ist.
Danke.
Aye.

[karlhenning]

This disc seems familiar Karl? 

Aye; many thanks, Ray!  (The G Major quartet was my "wound-dressing music" last night.)

[karlhenning]

I heard it first on a Saturday:

Scelsi
Natura renovatur for 11 strings (1967)
Münchener Kammerorchester
Christoph Poppen

Scelsi – Natura Renovatur Frances-Marie Uitti, vc Münchener Kammerorchester Christoph Poppen, conductor

[Maciek]

Smoking wreaks havoc on the voice. I am very surprised to learn that FDD smoked. 

Hm, that doesn't look like FDD to me ( 0:)), but, FWIW, he did (does?) smoke (similarly to Chaliapin, James Morris, Cesare Siepi, Caruso, Scotti, Rene Pape etc.). I've read that Domingo sometimes smokes a cigar!

(Bjorling, Fritz Wunderlich and Hermann Prey - heavy drinkers! )

[karlhenning]

I heard it first on a Saturday:

Scelsi
Alleluja for violoncello solo (from Three Latin Prayers for solo voice)
Frances-Marie Uitti

Scelsi – Natura Renovatur Frances-Marie Uitti, vc Münchener Kammerorchester Christoph Poppen, conductor

[SonicMan46]

Niels W. Gade.  Complete Symphonies. CD III.  Symphony No. 3 in A minor, opus 15.

A brooding beginning of this symphony, "Presto" has dark undertones well captured by Jarvi, with tempi not impaired, the urgency is driven by the strings and the excellent brass.

Harry - I have a couple of discs w/ Hogwood doing the Gade Symphonies; per chance have you heard any of those performances, and if so, do you have an opinion of the performances, i.e. Hogwood vs. Jarvi?  Thanks - Dave 

[SonicMan46]

Haydn, Joseph - Masses - still working my way through this 8-CD box set which has been excellent - this morning:

CD4 (Missa Cellensis, 'Mariazellermesse' & Missa in tempore belli, 'Paukenmesse')

CD5 (Missa in honorem BVM, 'Grosse Orgelsolomess' & Missa Sancti Bernardi von Offida, 'Heiligmesse') - 

[Harry]

Harry - I have a couple of discs w/ Hogwood doing the Gade Symphonies; per chance have you heard any of those performances, and if so, do you have an opinion of the performances, i.e. Hogwood vs. Jarvi?  Thanks - Dave 

Dave I had 2 of the recordings with Hogwood on Chandos, but eventually decided against them, first of all because of the big boned recording, and secondly because his interpretation let me stone cold after a while. Jarvi's tempi are better, and his sense for Gade is more acute, recordings are better too. Somehow he drives more of the composer out of the notes as Hogwood does.

[Coopmv]

Now playing CD1 from this set, which arrived early this week ...

[Coopmv]

Just finished with CD2 of this set.  Great virtuoso performance by Monica Huggett ...

[Harry]

Georg Philipp Telemann.

Overture TWV 55:Es2 for Flute Pastorelle, Strings and BC.
For Two Oboes, Strings and BC, TWV 55:F 14.
For Recorder, Strings and BC. TWV 55:a2.

L'Orfeo Barockorchester, Carin van Heerden

Absolute top notch. It doesn't come better as this.

[Que]

Schumann cello concerto with Sir Macolm Sargent and the Philharmonia Orchestra (rec. 1956)

Q

[Coopmv]

Schumann cello concerto with Sir Macolm Sargent and the Philharmonia Orchestra (rec. 1956)

Q

Q,  It is rare to see you listening to non-baroque works ...