What were you listening to? (CLOSED)

[Christo]

Again I realize what a magnificent composer Martinu is!

He is. And he was.

Now playing: Julius Röntgen's remarkable Bitonal Symphony (1930)

           

[Sergeant Rock]

Listening to competing recordings of Schmidt's Second, both are great performances:

 


Sarge

[mozartsneighbor]

I have just discovered Leonardo Leo and am devouring his work with a passion. I acquired this disc for the sake of his concerto which comprises only 4 out of the 22 tracks! It must be love... 

I recently acquired a very pleasant cd of Leonardo Leo's Cello Concertos on BIS, with Hidemi Suzuki, Makoto Akatsu, and the Van Wassanaer Orchestra.

[Harry]

From this Box CD I.
Symphony No. 1 in D major.

Well recorded and a wonderful sense of live feeling. Concentrated, full of expectancy, and teeming with creative vigour.

[mozartsneighbor]

Schumann, Piano Quintet, Argerich & pals

[karlhenning]

Sergei Sergeyevich
Concerto for Violin No. 2 in G Minor, Opus 63
Jascha Heifetz
BSO
Charles Munch

[Lethevich]

Giving him another shot with different performances:



Enjoying them more than last time. The opening movement of No.4 is very interesting, and leads almost seamlessly to movement 2 in a way that I haven't often heard in this time period. Lots of woodwind on show!

Hello Sara - in the Cello set, 3 discs are devoted to Boccherini, and include 12 cello orchestral works - you can read the comments and see the listings @ the MusicWeb link; now if you checkout this excellent Boccherini Catalog, 10 Cello Concertos (G. 474-483) and 2 other cello works (G. 484 & 573) are also listed - so, looks like an 'even dozen' compositions for cello and orchestra, and all included on the Brilliant Box set (and at a ridiculous price!) - of course, the performances are quite good (a slight reservation by the reviewer) and the 'admission price' unbeatable!  Dave 

Thanks - it was lazy of me not to look the catalogue up This does seem like a very good buy, especially as I have some single discs of his CCs (usually mixed with something else, either Haydn or Boccherini's own sinfonias) and they leave me wanting more...

[Sergeant Rock]

Remembering and mourning Hickox this afternoon and evening. Listened to the Delius Requiem earlier:



Just finished this Rubbra disc



and am about to listen to Tippett's Third Symphony:




Sarge

[Bogey]

[Dundonnell]

Remembering and mourning Hickox this afternoon and evening. Listened to the Delius Requiem earlier:



Just finished this Rubbra disc



and am about to listen to Tippett's Third Symphony:






Sarge

Ah....Rubbra! No.6 has the most beautiful slow movement! But then all Rubbra's slow movements are just wonderful

[Sergeant Rock]

Ah....Rubbra! No.6 has the most beautiful slow movement! But then all Rubbra's slow movements are just wonderful

Indeed...listening to this today makes me regret I haven't listened to Rubbra more often.

Sarge

[karlhenning]

Joly Braga Santos
Symphony No. 6, Opus 45
Lisbon San Carlos National Theater Chorus
Portugese Symphony Orchestra
Álvaro Cassuto

[Valentino]

Rather wonderful:



Pardon the small picture.

[Valentino]

They don't come any better than that, James. Or as M would say it (he told me so when I bought it or maybe hat was 3): You choose wisely.

[Opus106]

Rather wonderful:

[Image: Bach Keyboard Concerti/Hewitt]

Was listening to BWV 1053, and now listening to 1055
Perahia/ASMF.

Wonderful, indeed.

And I have Mahler's 6th in mind, but I don't know if I will go with that.

[Opus106]

Was listening to BWV 1053, and now listening to 1055
Perahia/ASMF.

Does anyone know if they used a harpsichord in this recording (in the "background" with the orchestra)? Or if they are used in piano transcriptions of the concerti in general. I'm listening to this on the computer, and for the first time I'm hearing a distinct twanging sound in the background.

[Valentino]

I have Perahia too, and haven't noticed. I'll give him a spin. If there is a harpsichord continuo I'll hear it.

[Kullervo]

Fauré - Piano Quintets (Jean-Philippe Collard/Quatuor Parrenin)

[mn dave]

Fauré - Piano Quintets (Jean-Philippe Collard/Quatuor Parrenin)

You like?

[rickardg]

WA Mozart
Symphonies Nos 35 "Haffner" & 36 "Linzer"
The Prague Philharmonia/Jiri Belohlávek