What were you listening to? (CLOSED)

[Florestan]

[J.Z. Herrenberg]

Ralph Vaughan Williams, Ninth Symphony (Previn, LSO/RCA)

[Harry]

Luigi Boccherini.
Six sonatas in Three parts. (1781)

Galimathias Musicum, on period instruments.
Tactus Recording 1991.

Wonderfully done in all respects, and worth every penny.
Boccherini may be futile to some people, but in these Sonatas you clearly hear, that that's a lie.

[Harry]

Ralph Vaughan Williams, Ninth Symphony (Previn, LSO/RCA)

That is a set I had for years, and still think the best!

Goodmorning to all and everyone!

[J.Z. Herrenberg]

That is a set I had for years, and still think the best!

Goodmorning to all and everyone!

Morning, Harry! Yes, Previn is excellent. And what a haunting work RVW's Ninth is!

Now listening to

Vaughan Williams, Fifth Symphony (Thomson/Chandos), a work I always had difficulty liking. So - trying again, after Luke's very illuminating comments on the RVW thread...

[Harry]

Festive Hanseatic Music.
Works by: Weiland/Rautenstein/Albert/Hakenberger/Dulichius/Bernhard/Becker/Weckmann/Obrecht/Di Lasso/Pevernage/Clemens non Papa.

Weser Renaissance/Manfred Cordes

This is a fine recording from this ensemble and made in 2000.
The music is a surprise in terms of quality, and the consistency of it all throughout the recording.
It is a well thought out concept, that works well for me!

[J.Z. Herrenberg]

Lovely music, but without much individual character.

[Harry]

Lovely music, but without much individual character.

I was told by someone on this forum to stay clear of this recording Johan!
Bad sound and performance they said.
The violin Concerto is better represented on CPO anyway....

[J.Z. Herrenberg]

I was told by someone on this forum to stay clear of this recording Johan!
Bad sound and performance they said.
The violin Concerto is better represented on CPO anyway....

I know - you can't judge a work on the strength of only one performance... Still, I don't like Atterberg as much as Alfvén or the early Rangström, who IMO have more power.

[karlhenning]

Any good?   

Well, pretty good, I do think. The clarinetist might have done better, and there was one phrase which began after an almost-imperceptible hesitation.  Still ways in which the performance might be improved upon, but on the whole, listenable.

[karlhenning]

Depends. The three things beginning with C could be Caring, Cuddling and Chocolate, or Carnage, Cowpies and Crap. 

In this case, though, Cats, Clouds & Canaries.

[Sergeant Rock]

Vaughan Williams, Fifth Symphony (Thomson/Chandos), a work I always had difficulty liking. So - trying again, after Luke's very illuminating comments on the RVW thread...

I see from your comments in the RVW thread that you've been converted! I think I'll give it a try too.




Sarge

[karlhenning]

In the key of... ?   

Well, the Cats and the Clouds don't settle onto any traditional cadence.  The Canaries cadences in G . . . .

[Harry]

I know - you can't judge a work on the strength of only one performance... Still, I don't like Atterberg as much as Alfvén or the early Rangström, who IMO have more power.

Well what about his fantastic Symphonies?
I bought this box on CPO, and still marvel about it.

[Harry]

In the rerun

Festive Hanseatic Music.
Weser Renaissance/Manfred Cordes.

[ChamberNut]

Good morning!

Part of my standard repertoire   

Beethoven - Horn Sonata in F major, Op. 17

Daniel Barenboim, piano; Myron Bloom, horn

Beethoven - Sextet in E flat major, Op. 81b

Gerd Seifert & Manfred Klier, horn
Drolc Quartett

DG Complete Beethoven Edition, Volume 14

[Harry]

Sergey Ivanovich Taneyev.

Symphony No. 3 in D minor. (1884)
Novosibirsk Academy SO/Thomas Sanderling.

Well I would like to say this is a wonderful performance, but it simply is not. It fails on many counts, actually almost all, that constitutes a good performance. The tempi are ill chosen, there is no real distinction between Sanderling's, Allegro con spirito, or a Allegro vivace, or con brio. No drive, no inspirational input. That has partly to do with Thomas Sanderling, who clearly has no clue, where the music should be headed. He is lost amongst the notes, and dutifully plods along a path, which is utterly unknown to him. The genial writing by Taneyev is nowhere to be found. The Orchestra shows no signs that it is any better a provincial orchestra filled with amateurs. So many details are missing in the strings, especially in the celli. The long legato treatment makes for dead ends, and there is no sharp turn anywhere, its as smooth as a shot of morphine, lethal to your senses. The recording is so, so. Woolly, and rather misty at times.
There was need for a new cycle of Taneyev's Symphonies, but this one should be avoided.

[ChamberNut]

Beethoven

Quintet for piano, oboe, clairnet, horn and bassoon in E flat major, Op. 16

James Levine, piano
Ensemble Wien - Berlin

Serenade for flute, violin and viola in D major, Op. 25

Karlheinz Zoeller, flute
Thomas Brandis, violin
Siegbert Ueberschaer, viola

4 Pieces for Mandolin and Piano, Wo0 43 and Wo0 44

Erhard Fietz, mandolin
Amadeus Webersinke, piano

DG Complete Beethoven Edition, Volume 14

[karlhenning]

Vaughan Williams
Symphony No. 9
London Phil
Haitink

[longears]

d minor