What were you listening to? (CLOSED)

[Maciek]

Staying with the Shostakovich theme:

From Jewish Folk Poetry opus 79
Urszula Kryger, Jadwiga Rappe, Jerzy Knetig, Tomasz Herbut (DUX)

one of my favorites

[Dundonnell]

If you like really large-scale Romantic, virtuoso piano concertos you ought to like York Bowen's 4th

It is 42 minutes long and was described by the eccentric composer, pianist and critic Sorabji as the greatest work for piano and orchestra ever written by an Englishman!

I am not going to start a thread(whew!) about York Bowen(1884-1961) but there has been a recent splurge of interest in this extremely old-fashioned romantic British composer recently with recordings of all four of his piano concertos, the violin, viola and horn concertos and the 2nd symphony. The late Vernon Handley was going to record the 1st and 2nd symphonies for Chandos but the sessions had to be cancelled owing to his deteriorating health.

Frankly, Bowen's music is too conservative even for me! I don't particularly care for romantic piano concertos anyway and have bought the Bowen discs because I collect British orchestral music(or am clinically insane ) but if you like that sort of thing then you will like this sort of thing

[mn dave]

Elgar: Introduction & Allegro Op. 47

Christopher Warren-Green & The London Chamber Orchestra

[mn dave]

Elgar: Serenade for String Orchestra in E Minor, Op. 20

Same as above.

[karlhenning]

Elgar: Serenade for String Orchestra in E Minor, Op. 20

Same as above.

Very nice!

You haven't been listening to Henning lately, have you? . . .

[mn dave]

Very nice!

You haven't been listening to Henning lately, have you? . . .

It is!


No. But thanks for the reminder. Is there anything new out there?

[karlhenning]

Still working on new 'releases'.

[mn dave]

Henning

The Mousetrap, op. 91

[karlhenning]

 

I got a very nice letter this week, and that very piece figured in't.

[mn dave]

Shostakovich

Symphony No. 1 in F minor, op. 10

Philadelphia/Ormandy

[Lilas Pastia]

Has anyone Heard of this Kraus guy? He is fantastic!

If I look at the list of works included, I find a couple that appear on the Musica Sveciae issue I have (by the Lysell Quartet), but the rest seems to be different. And Quartet 2 is in B Major, whereas the Lysell play it in B Flat. I'm a bit confused here.

In any case, they are quite good, if not up to the level of Haydn's contemporary Op. 33 set.

[mn dave]

Schumann

Cello Concerto in A minor, op. 129

Ma/Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks/Davis

[Brian]

If you like really large-scale Romantic, virtuoso piano concertos you ought to like York Bowen's 4th

It is 42 minutes long and was described by the eccentric composer, pianist and critic Sorabji as the greatest work for piano and orchestra ever written by an Englishman!

I am not going to start a thread(whew!) about York Bowen(1884-1961) but there has been a recent splurge of interest in this extremely old-fashioned romantic British composer recently with recordings of all four of his piano concertos, the violin, viola and horn concertos and the 2nd symphony. The late Vernon Handley was going to record the 1st and 2nd symphonies for Chandos but the sessions had to be cancelled owing to his deteriorating health.

Frankly, Bowen's music is too conservative even for me! I don't particularly care for romantic piano concertos anyway and have bought the Bowen discs because I collect British orchestral music(or am clinically insane ) but if you like that sort of thing then you will like this sort of thing

I have Bowen's viola concerto and may give it a try - I figure that a romantic concerto for viola is already pushing at least one envelope, so it may be worthwhile...?

[Que]

Listening to this disc:                                       From the 15-CD Leonhardt set:

       

Q

[Wanderer]

Korngold's exquisite chamber music for this beautiful - sunny yet rather misty - morning. A good day to everyone! 

[val]

MOZART:     Serenades K 375 & 388        / Soloists of Europa Chamber Orchestra, Alexander Schneider

One of the best versions I know of this two masterpieces. The soloists have not the same quality of those of Brymer with his London Wind Soloists, but Schneider gives a perfect articulation and there is a life in this version that we never find in the one of Brymer.

[The new erato]

MOZART:     Serenades K 375 & 388        / Soloists of Europa Chamber Orchestra, Alexander Schneider

One of the best versions I know of this two masterpieces. The soloists have not the same quality of those of Brymer with his London Wind Soloists, but Schneider gives a perfect articulation and there is a life in this version that we never find in the one of Brymer.

To bring your posts up to 1000 val, what label is this?

Me; I'm having a first listen to vol 27 of the Gardiner Bach Cantatas on SDG. The previous volume I listened to, vol 5, was superb.

[Harry]

Korngold's exquisite chamber music for this beautiful - sunny yet rather misty - morning. A good day to everyone! 

That is a excellent start for the morning especially when it is misty!

[Harry]

Good morning to you Tasos, and all of good will.

I start this morning with some miscellaneous works from the Composer Luigi Boccherini.

String Quintet opus 30, No. 6. "La Musica Notturna delle strade di Madrid".
String Quartet opus 44,4, No. 65. "La Tiranna".
Notturno, No. 7, "La Bona Notte".
String Quintet opus 36, No. 6. "Quintetto dello Scacciapensiero".

Musicians: Mayumi Seiler, Silvia Walch, Diemut Poppen, Richard Lester, Howard Penny.
Recorded in 1993.

Again no negative remarks, it is well played, and recorded, and shows Boccherini in most showy colors, without loosing the sense of the quality of the works presented here.

[Harry]

This is a disc you simply would not want to miss! The second volume already, and keeping the same quality in his composing. No. 4 in C minor is a very strong work, that gives you many hints to Dvorak & Tchaikovsky, but without loosing his identity over it. A worthwhile addition to any collection. Well recorded and performed.