What were you listening to? (CLOSED)

[Philoctetes]

For the next month or so: ECM

Gurdjieff/Tsabropoulos/Lechner: Chants, Hymns, and Dances
Bjornstad/Rypdal: Life in Leipzig
Dejohnette: Dancing with Nature Spirits
Crispell/Peacock/Motian: Amaryllis
Bobo Stenson Trio: Cantando

[Keemun]

Schumann
Symphony No. 3
Bernstein
VPO

[Harry]

I am going again on a trip with Robert Johnson's The Prince's Almain, and other Dances for Lute.

[Brian]

[jlaurson]

PC No.1


Jo Brahms
Piano Concertos, Symphonies
Carlo Maria Giulini
Claudio Arrau
Philharmonia Orchestra
EMI

French / German release. Don't know why they didn't throw in the Violin Concerto (not that I think it's all that great)... and might have been improved with the Chicago Fourth. Uh well...

[Gurn Blanston]

From the library, a first listen!

Gliere

Bronze Horseman Suite
Concerto for Horn and Orchestra, Op.91

Richard Watkins, horn
BBC Philharmonic
Sir Edward Downes

Chandos

Ray,
What did you ultimately think of this? I thought I would give it a try, new composer to me, but I like horseman suites traditionally....

Listening to Paul Badura-Skoda play Beethoven on a lovely Graf pianoforte. Right now, Op 31 #2...

[Brahmsian]

Ray,
What did you ultimately think of this? I thought I would give it a try, new composer to me, but I like horseman suites traditionally....

Gurn, I much enjoyed this CD.  Was a great intro into Gliere. 

[Gurn Blanston]

Gurn, I much enjoyed this CD.  Was a great intro into Gliere. 

Very good. That's just what I need to have. It will be here shortly, so I guess I left it late to ask about it, but glad that the only person I knew to listen to it, liked it.

[Harry]

I am going again on a trip with Robert Johnson's The Prince's Almain, and other Dances for Lute.
I could listen to this one forever.

Just pushed the repeat.

[Harry]

Very good. That's just what I need to have. It will be here shortly, so I guess I left it late to ask about it, but glad that the only person I knew to listen to it, liked it.

I have the complete set of Orchestral works recorded on Chandos, and I can honestly say, if you like the disc Ray was listening, you will like the others equally well. For me they where a revelation, and it put Gliere firm on my map of fav composers.

[listener]

piano music  4-hands  (no Henry Cowell, he was fore-arm)
and all French, pretty much the standard rep. for the genre, from older Vox recordings originally on lp.
BIZET Jeux d'enfants    RAVEL Mother Goose Suite   
DEBUSSY En blanc et noir (more serious than I remembered)  Petite Suite  (piano version has more "atmosphere than Busser's orchestration IMHO)   Six épigraphes antiques
SATIE   Trois Morceaux en forme de "poire",  En habit de cheval
SAINT-SAËNS   Marche interalliéee, Caprice arabe
MILHAUD  Scaramouche            FAURÉ  Dolly Suite
CHABRIER  Trois valses romantiques, Cortège burlesque, Souvenirs de Munich
The Chabrier Souvenirs.. is a quadrille on themes from Wagner operas and is played like a dance piece, up-tempo and fun.   I've heard other performances that seemed to treat it as a Wagner tribute, disregarding all the quadrille tempos and they are terrible.  Here it is a highlight of a varied and most enjoyable collection, usually at a bargain price.
Walter & Beatrice Klein,   Rena Kyriakou & Walter Klein,
Frank Glazer & Richard Deas,   Marylène Dosse & Annie Petit    are the pianists.

[Marc]

Advent and Christmas on their way:



Scheidemann, Weckmann, Buxtehude, Böhm, Bruhns, et cetera and et al: quality stuff!

[Gurn Blanston]

I have the complete set of Orchestral works recorded on Chandos, and I can honestly say, if you like the disc Ray was listening, you will like the others equally well. For me they where a revelation, and it put Gliere firm on my map of fav composers.

Thanks, Harry. Gliere is my 'new discovery' composer of the week, so I shall see shortly whether he is to my taste or not. I am not nearly as adventurous as you are. You are damned near an omnivore!   

[SonicMan46]

Gurn, I much enjoyed this CD.  Was a great intro into Gliere. 

Guys - thanks for the discussion on Gliere - own nothing by this composer but he was taught by Arensky and sounds like a blend of Mendelssohn & Borodin - in checking Amazon I saw the disc below of chamber works which peaked my interest (and on the MDG label) - might put in an order tonight! 

[AndyD.]

LVB Symphony no.9 (HVK 70's)

First time hearing this version. The orchestra often sounds spectacular.

[prémont]

Advent and Christmas on their way:



Scheidemann, Weckmann, Buxtehude, Böhm, Bruhns, et cetera and et al: quality stuff!

What do you think of Bolliger?

[SonicMan46]

Another listen to a new acquisition, i.e. the Palladian Ensemble, and now an old friend:

 

[George]

LVB Symphony no.9 (HVK 70's)

First time hearing this version. The orchestra often sounds spectacular.

It's damn good, especially the slow movement. I prefer HvK's more raw 1963 recording, though.

[Marc]

What do you think of Bolliger?

I think he's quite good.
But I have to add that I listened to the disc in my 'relaxed' (= less critical) mood.
The advantage of listening to such a beautiful organ like the Schnitger from Hamburg's Sankt Jacobi, is that I don't necessarily have to judge the performer.
But I listened with much pleasure and especially enjoyed the beautifully registrated Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland of Bruhns.

[Keemun]

A pleasant HIP performance. 

Beethoven
Symphony No. 6
Frans Brüggen
Orchestra of the XVIIIth Century
Live: December 3, 2006