What were you listening to? (CLOSED)

[Sergeant Rock]

I'm listening to Bruckner's Seinfeld Symphony, a symphony about nothing, die "Nullte" 




Sarge

[J.Z. Herrenberg]

I'm listening to Bruckner's Seinfeld Symphony, a symphony about nothing, die "Nullte"

George - small, bald - is Bruckner with glasses (with a bit of imagination).

[springrite]

George - small, bald - is Bruckner with glasses (with a bit of imagination).

Let's name the Symphony #00 the George Symphony then.





Now listening: "Piano Favorites" (Lympany, Seraphim)

Guilty pleasure music. Lympany is a very good pianist.

[lukeottevanger]

Now listening: "Piano Favorites" (Lympany, Seraphim)

Guilty pleasure music.

Yeah, yeah. 'I only listen to it for the liner notes, honest'. Heard that one before... 

[springrite]

Yeah, yeah. 'I only listen to it for the liner notes, honest'. Heard that one before... 

Of course. Oh, BTW, did you read that fantastic article on global warming in Penthouse?

[J.Z. Herrenberg]

Of course. Oh, BTW, did you read that fantastic article on global warming in Penthouse?

Local warming, more likely.

[Harry]

CPE Bach.

Concerto for Flute and Orchestra in A major, D minor, & A minor.

Eckart Haupt, Flute.
Kammerorchester CPE Bach, Hartmut Haenchen.

Coming from the big super budget box, these concertos must belong to the top recommendations at all. Played with vigor, and extremely well judged tempi, it spatters from the cd, with Sturm und Drang. Haupt makes the most of it and pushes even beyond that, to get fine tuned details to the fore. That Bach knew this instrument is clear from the outset. And he wasn't a miser if it comes to good well crafted melodies. One after the other tumbles out, as if it was no effort at all. The Kammerorchester shows itself in full glory, with these lively performances that where recorded in 1999, and excellent they sound.
Recommended! 12 cd's for 13,- euro's lol!

[Harry]

Of course. Oh, BTW, did you read that fantastic article on global warming in Penthouse?

Ehhh, no, did you?

[Harry]

I'm listening to Bruckner's Seinfeld Symphony, a symphony about nothing, die "Nullte" 




Sarge

I consider Chailly's recordings with this orchestra as extremely good.
It time I purchase them!

[Harry]

Local warming, more likely.

Ahhh, that's the reason I feel so heated today.

[Dundonnell]

I suppose that some people might think that I am obsessed with obscure composers and their deservedly forgotten compositions

Well, I probably am but that does mean that I do buy the occasional dud and I am afraid that this cd does rather fall into that category :

It is not even as if I hadn't already bought Brun's 3rd and his 9th symphonies!

The performance of the 5th sounds as though the Moscow players are sight-reading the work The 10th is better both as a composition and as a performance but not even the obviously passionate(ie fanatically obsessed) advocacy of Adriano can rescue these pieces from being pale, Brahmsian, sub-Brucknerian also-rans.

Oh..I should say that Brun(1878-1959) was a Swiss composer and the long-time conductor of the orchestra in Berne. He was a good friend of composers like Schoeck and conductors like Mengelberg and Hermann Scherchen. He was obviously a good musician but...

Sorry

[Harry]

I suppose that some people might think that I am obsessed with obscure composers and their deservedly forgotten compositions

Well, I probably am but that does mean that I do buy the occasional dud and I am afraid that this cd does rather fall into that category :

It is not even as if I hadn't already bought Brun's 3rd and his 9th symphonies!

The performance of the 5th sounds as though the Moscow players are sight-reading the work The 10th is better both as a composition and as a performance but not even the obviously passionate(ie fanatically obsessed) advocacy of Adriano can rescue these pieces from being pale, Brahmsian, sub-Brucknerian also-rans.

Oh..I should say that Brun(1878-1959) was a Swiss composer and the long-time conductor of the orchestra in Berne. He was a good friend of composers like Schoeck and conductors like Mengelberg and Hermann Scherchen. He was obviously a good musician but...

Sorry

May I apply for taking this cd from your hands into mine.
I am sure I could find you something in return, also unknown, for which I am known.

[karlhenning]

. . . for which I am known.

Not to say, legendary  0:) 

[Dundonnell]

May I apply for taking this cd from your hands into mine.
I am sure I could find you something in return, also unknown, for which I am known.

Let me think about that

[Harry]

Paul Wranitzky.

Symphonies opus 31 & 52.

Grande Sinfonie caracteristique pour la paix avec la Republique Francoise in C minor, opus 31.
Symphony in D minor, opus 52.
NDR Radiophilharmonie, Howard Griffiths.
SACD recording, budget price.

Well the music is mildly interesting at first hearing, and not much of innovation is coming out of it, certainly not in the opus 31, but let me listen to it a bit more. Needs a lot of power though to sparkle. The NDR orchestra is not really inspired in this one, as it is to big to uphold the quality of this work. This clearly needs a authentic sized orchestra, with gut strings.
So performance and sound like this is on the brink for me, although the timpani in the third movement are awesome. (opus 31)

[Harry]

Let me think about that

Well if the stress gets too much just let it go....

[Haffner]

Everybody's got something to hide, except for Beckmesser and his monkey.

I just read this, and now I'm smiling and laughing out loud. Thanks, Karl.


For now, a favorite (#2):

[Opus106]

And on the other side of the world, another of EMI's "Great Recordings..." is being played.



Listening to the Beethoven. After a very long gap, I must add.

[Harry]

Symphony #6 in D minor (1923) for orchestra (28'36)

That is certainly one of my favorites!

[Haffner]

And on the other side of the world, another of EMI's "Great Recordings..." is being played.



Listening to the Beethoven. After a very long gap, I must add.

Love that Beethoven, have it here:




The Romances are terrific on this cd as well.