What were you listening to? (CLOSED)

[karlhenning]

I find his stuff heavy, though maybe not the heaviest.

Well, he was no Joh Strauss, Jr, that's for certain ; )

[karlhenning]

Thread duty:

In memoriam Sir Charles

Janáček
Přihody Lišky Bystroušky (The Cunning Little Vixen)
acc. by Wiener Philharmoniker
Sir Chas Mackerras

Janáček – Operas [Box Set]

[Sergeant Rock]

Martinů: Frescoes of Piera della Francesca (Mackerras/Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra) - I hadn't listened to this in awhile, and it's terrific.  And thanks to Sarge for posting the cover photo, which I couldn't find online anywhere.

--Bruce

That's a Sgt Rock original scan 

Coincidently, I'm listening to the disc again. I'm in the third movement of the Double Concerto.

Sarge

[karlhenning]

That's a Sgt Rock original scan 

Coincidently, I'm listening to the disc again. I'm in the third movement of the Double Concerto.

Sarge & Bruce, I cannot believe that I still have never heard the Double Concerto.  Only a matter of time, now, as I pulled the trigger this morning.

[karlhenning]

This forum ain't big enough for two Navs, pardner.

Ooops! Mea culpa.  I hope you & kishnevi will forgive me . . . .

[Lethevich]

[karlhenning]

Sweet, Sara!  How many string quartets did Saint-Saëns compose, I wonder . . . .

[Lethevich]

I think that the quartets and sonatas on that twofer are complete.

2 trios
2 quartets
2 violin sonatas
2 piano quartets
2 cello concertos

consistent felow

[bhodges]

That's a Sgt Rock original scan 

You're the best--I promise not to use it for any shadowy moneymaking enterprises. 

Sarge & Bruce, I cannot believe that I still have never heard the Double Concerto.  Only a matter of time, now, as I pulled the trigger this morning.

Well, I don't want to oversell, but...first time I heard it was in Amsterdam, with the Nieuw Sinfonietta (sorry, conductor escapes me at the moment), during a trip when I went to hear Chailly do the Mahler Eighth.  As great as the latter was (and hearing that piece in the Concertgebouw was one of the greatest musical experiences of my life), it was the Double Concerto that was the bigger revelation.  It was one of those marvelous times when you're completely blindsided by something; I had no idea, before the concert, of what would be in store.  The group saved it for the very end of their program, a great call.

--Bruce

[Sergeant Rock]

I love the Berg Concerto, have several versions, but Miss Chung was, I think, unfairly relegated after I acquired Mutter/Levine, so I'm bringing her out today for another spin.




Sarge

[Opus106]

Ooops! Mea culpa.  I hope you & kishnevi will forgive me . . . .

No biggie.

Thread duty:


Martinů

Piano Concerto No. 4 (FLF)
Ohlsson|CzPO|Mácal

...to be followed by

Symphony No. 5
CzPO|Bělohlávek (Not the recording, but a concert from which, apparently, bits found their way into the recording.)

[karlhenning]

Martinů

Piano Concerto No. 4 (FLF)
Ohlsson|CzPO|Mácal

Mmm. Martinů & Ohlsson!

[karlhenning]

Brahms
Klavierstücke, Opus 119
Håkon Austbø

[Brian]

Dvorak | The Golden Spinning-Wheel
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
Charles Mackerras

Just outstanding. One of the great Dvorak recordings...

[The new erato]

Dvorak op 90 trio from this:

[karlhenning]

Brahms
Intermezzi, Opus 117
Håkon Austbø




Høw did I live without recordings of these gems, for so long?

[Lethevich]

I'm liking this quite a lot. The works are generally quite late (especially the quartets), sometimes turbulent, but any strident qualities (at least, strident compared to his other music, this music is far from rocking the boat) are tempered by a strong sense of balance and perfect ensemble interplay. Really fun and dynamic music, which I find to have more replay value than his piano trios, which were more pleasant than worthy. The only criticism is that some of the hard-driving sections could be a little too notated for their own good, with a lot of virtuoso scampering on display. This denseness was what acted as a pleasant surprise to me, I was expecting something a little more laid back. But S-S is too good a composer to rey too heavily on this device, and it adds character rather than feels like a gimmick.

[The new erato]

Høw did I live without recordings of these gems, for so long?

I was late in discovering them as well, but I beat you by a few years. Late Brahms is some of the most wonderful piano music in the repertory, pensive, melancholy, introspective, yet hopeful and reflective.

[karlhenning]

I was late in discovering them as well, but I beat you by a few years. Late Brahms is some of the most wonderful piano music in the repertory, pensive, melancholy, introspective, yet hopeful and reflective.

Well, I am a little face-palmish in this, because I was introduced to the Opp. 117 & 119 way back when I was an undergrad . . . I inadvertently let them slip by the wayside as I continued pursuing schooling in composition . . . cannot tell just when they fell off my radar entirely.

[karlhenning]

Hey!  You new to this recording? What do you think?