What were you listening to? (CLOSED)

[Brian]

The obscure music party is over

RACHMANINOV | Symphony No 2
National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland
Alexander Anissimov

[mn dave]

My first listen. Off to an ear-catching start.

[mn dave]

[mn dave]

MOZART Symphony No. 24 in B flat - ASMF/Marriner

[Kullervo]

Tonight my best friend and I decided not to watch a movie as we usually do every week — instead I played him several pieces that he hadn't heard before (he isn't a classical listener). It's always interesting to hear an intelligent outsider's opinion.

The playlist:

Boulez - Dérive I (Ensemble Intercontemporain)
Nørgård - Terrains Vagues (Dausgaard/Danish NSO)
Stravinsky - Le Sacre du Printemps (Stravinsky/Columbia)
Nielsen - Symphony No. 5 (Leaper/NSO Ireland)

[The new erato]

Vierne, Louis (1870-1937) - Piano Quintet & String Quartet w/ the Spiegel SQ (plus Levente Kende on piano) - my first disc of this French organist/composer - quite famous in his day as an organ virtuoso; he was a 'disciple' of Franck, and was most well known for his organ compositions, which I'd like to explore - suggestions? 

I've listened to a very few (a couple) of discs of Vierne and Pierne lately, including the disc you mention here. So far Pierne seems like a more promising bet. I plan to expand my knowledge of both composers slightly over the winter, so we will see if this early asessment pans out.

[Que]

Q

[Florestan]

Good morning!

Gabriel Faure

Complete Piano Music, vol. 1

Impromptus
Theme et variations
Romances sans paroles
Valses-caprices

Kathryn Stott

[val]

MOZART:        Sonata K 330
BEETHOVEN:    Sonata opus 31/3
SCHUBERT:      Sonata D 960

/ Clara Haskil  (SALZBURG, 1957)

Recorded live in the Festival, this CD became legendary. I ask myself why. Except for the remarkable version of Beethoven's Sonata, Haskil did much better in her recordings in studio.
Live, in her late years, she shows some problems of technique. Her greatest qualities, the natural phrasing and articulation and the perfect balance, only appear in some moments, like the Andante of Schubert's Sonata.

[Wanderer]

This just arrived...

I try to like this recording, but for some reason Prometeo makes me physically ill when listening.  Maybe I'll have to ease into it more, because I want to like Nono.  His later, quieter works are easy listening for me, but this abrasive stuff hurts.

I too find Nono's Prometeo equally unpleasant to listen to. Whereas mere unpleasantness in music may be forgiven, this gives me the further impression of being (or only trying to be) pointless, monotonous, cacophonous rambling. No sense of direction or any kind of artistic vision. Surely Prometheus could stir more interesting things in a composer? 

[Harry]

KOMEI ABE | Symphony No 1; Divertimento for Alto Saxophone and Orchestra
Aleksey Volkov, sax; Russian Philharmonic Orchestra; Dmitry Yablonsky

The obscure music kick continues with this awesome CD!

That composer has thumbs up with me also Brian!

[Harry]

From this box, CD 6.

Hoboken XV, No. 15,16,17.
Van Swieten Trio.
Violin is replaced by Flute, played by Marion Moonen.

Well played and recorded. Each is a jewel on its own.

[Que]

More Haydn: 

Q

[karlhenning]

The obscure music party is over

There's always next week . . . .

[karlhenning]

Tonight my best friend and I decided not to watch a movie as we usually do every week — instead I played him several pieces that he hadn't heard before (he isn't a classical listener). It's always interesting to hear an intelligent outsider's opinion.

The playlist:

Boulez - Dérive I (Ensemble Intercontemporain)
Nørgård - Terrains Vagues (Dausgaard/Danish NSO)
Stravinsky - Le Sacre du Printemps (Stravinsky/Columbia)
Nielsen - Symphony No. 5 (Leaper/NSO Ireland)

How was the response?  Was it what you anticipated?

[karlhenning]

Mennin
Symphony No. 6 (1953)
Albany Symphony
David Alan Miller

[Harry]

From this box:

Symphony No. 5 in C sharp minor.

A well defined reading.

[mn dave]

[Sergeant Rock]

Sarge

[karlhenning]

Mennin
Symphony No. 5 (1950)
Albany Symphony
David Alan Miller