What were you listening to? (CLOSED)

[Karl Henning]

Does that CD include Release Me? 

Sarge

(* chortle *)

This morning's sonic hurly-burly:

1. Frescobaldi: Toccata avanti Messa della Domenica from Fiori musicali (Roberto Lorreggian)
2. Beethoven: Piano Sonata № 1 in f minor, Op.2 № 1 – i. Allegro (Wilhelm Kempff)
3. Beethoven: String Quartet № 12 in E-flat, Op.127 – iv. Allegro (Vermeer Quartet)
4. Allegri: Miserere mei, Deus, Ps 51 (Oxford Camerata, Jeremy Summerly)
5. Copland: Organ Symphony, i. Prelude. Andante (Simon Preston, St Louis Symphony, Leonard Slatkin) (Ben? You out there, Ben?)
6. Debussy: Sonata for cello & piano, i. Prologue. Lent (Nash Ensemble)
7. Hindemith: Das Marienleben (new version), Stillung Mariä mit dem Auferstandenen (Soile Isokoski, Marita Viitasalo)
8. Doc & Merle Watson:  "Stormy Weather" from Pickin' the Blues
9. Toch: Symphony № 3, Op.75 – ii. Andante tranquillo (Berlin Radio Symphony, Alun Francis)
10. Frank Zappa:  "Filthy Habits" from You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore, vol. IV
11. Prokofiev: L'enfant prodigue, Op.46 – L'enjoleuse (Cologne Radio Symphony, Mikhail Jurowski)
12. Monteverdi: Vespro della Beata Vergine, viii. Motet, Audi coelum (Boston Baroque, Martin Pearlman)
13. Vivaldi: Concerto in E for violin ("L'amoroso"), RV271 – iii. Allegro (The English Concert, Trevor Pinnock)
14. JS Bach: Art of Fugue, Canon alla decima in Contrapunto alla Terza (Fretwork)
15. Jethro Tull: "Living in These Hard Times" from 20 Years of Jethro Tull

[SonicMan46]

Some new arrivals featuring the Baryton:

Lidl, Andreas - Divertimenti - Baryton Trios w/ the Esterhazy Trio (same group who put together the BIG BOX of Haydn's baryton works)!

Haydn, Joseph - Divertimenti - Baryton Trios w/ the performers on the cover art; of course, all of these are in the BIG BOX mentioned above, but if you want just 1 disc of these works, this one is excellent -

 

[Que]

CD III from this set, most rewarding in many ways!

Indeed a delightful and hugely rewarding set, Harry!

One of the most important musical (pleasant) surprises of the year.

Q

[Conor71]

Bruckner: Symphony No. 0 In D Minor, WAB 100, "Die Nullte"


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[Karl Henning]

First listen! (this recording)

Сергей Васильевич [ Sergei Vasilyevich (Rakhmaninov) ]
Симфония № 2 ми минор, соч. 27 [ Symphony № 2 in e minor, Opus 27 ]
San Diego Symphony
Jahja Ling

[Lisztianwagner]

Alban Berg
Three pieces from "Lyric Suite

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[Conor71]

Bruckner: Symphony No. 2 In C Minor, WAB 102, "Symphony Of Pauses"


About half-way through my Bruckner playlist - I think its going to take me all week to get through it as I plan to spin some non-classical Music as well. Should be a good week!

[The new erato]

Does that CD include Release Me? 

Sarge

That would be the Boorish Rhapsody, eh?

[North Star]

Gil Shaham, Jian Wang, Abbado & BPO - Brahms: Double Concerto
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[Sergeant Rock]

That would be the Boorish Rhapsody, eh?

...you nailed it 

Although I sheepishly confess a love for Engelbert's "Les Bicyclette De Belsize"

Sarge

[listener]

HAYDN  symphonies 15 in d, 16 in B^b, 17 in F
Vienna State Opera Orch.     Max Goberman, cond.
using scores edited by H.C. Robbins Landon who wrote the liner notes also
Three symphonies in major keys!
WAGNER  Die Meistersinger - overture     The Flying Dutchman - overture
Parsifal - prelude and Good Friday Spell
Columbia Symphony Orch.    / Bruno Walter

[Mirror Image]

Now listening:

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Listening to Schoenberg's Pelleas und Melisande.

[Que]

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Disc 3 with the 2nd volume of published suites, from 1733. These suites actually more or less predate the ones in the volume from 1720, which had been reworked by the composer in view of the (official) publication.

Q

[Florestan]

When I want to feel like "God's in His Heaven, all's right with the world" I always resort to JS Bach. I know of no other composer who can convey such powerful and immediate feelings of calm serenity, of tranquil joy and of unshakable inner peace. That such sentiments can be aroused by music which is as intellectualist, abstract and mathematical as Musikalisches Opfer is a testimony to the man's true genius. But no less geniuses, mutatis mutandis, are Jordi Savall and his team who has judged extremely well the instrumentation and tempi, resulting in a marvelous performance. As always with Alia Vox, sonics are impeccable. A magical disc.

[Willoughby earl of Itacarius]

Good morning my friends, and some Christmas cheer for ya all

[Willoughby earl of Itacarius]

A two far that makes me very happy must be the complete Harpsichord Concerti from Wilhelm Friedemann Bach. Certainly if you get such outstanding performances and good sonics. The Harpsichords used sound deliciously! This second CD has Marco Facchin on the Harpsichord.

[Marc]

[....]
When I want to feel like "God's in His Heaven, all's right with the world" I always resort to JS Bach. I know of no other composer who can convey such powerful and immediate feelings of calm serenity, of tranquil joy and of unshakable inner peace. [....]

Beautiful description.
Bach is my comfort, too.

[....]
That such sentiments can be aroused by music which is as intellectualist, abstract and mathematical as Musikalisches Opfer is a testimony to the man's true genius. But no less geniuses, mutatis mutandis, are Jordi Savall and his team who has judged extremely well the instrumentation and tempi, resulting in a marvelous performance. As always with Alia Vox, sonics are impeccable. A magical disc.

Bach by Savall is still rather unknown territory for me, except for his disc with Ton Koopman.
BWV 1079 is now on the wish-list.

[Florestan]

Bach by Savall is still rather unknown territory for me, except for his disc with Ton Koopman.

It's on my wish list. What do you think about it?

BWV 1079 is now on the wish-list.

Well, it has my thumbs up. 

[Karl Henning]

Groovy! (Though a Contrapunctus from the Fretwork version did crop up on yesterday's shuffle, and it strikes me as unimpeachable : )

[Willoughby earl of Itacarius]

The second CD of these wonderful melodious concerti by Francesco Durante.

No 6-8.
Harpsichord concert in B flat major.

Gerald Hambitzer, Harpsichord in the B flat major concerto. There is no info in the booklet which instrument. The recordings sounds well, and the performance is near perfect.