What were you listening to? (CLOSED)

[Franco]

Henri Pousseur: Rimes pour différentes sources sonores for orchestra and tape (1958)
Rome Symphony Orchestra, Bruno Maderna (cond.)

[bhodges]

Henri Pousseur: Rimes pour différentes sources sonores for orchestra and tape (1958)
Boston Symphony Orchestra, Bruno Maderna (cond.)

0:)  I get a charge every time I see this cover--one of the first LPs I ever heard.

(And thanks for visiting the blog!)

So what do you think of the piece?

--Bruce

[Franco]

Yes, it is also one of my old LPs that I converted to CD and been listening to after a lapse of several decades.  But I should have typed Rome Symphony Orchestra, not Boston.

Now, Shostakovich: Symphony No. 4 in C Minor
Neeme Jarvi, Royal Scottish National Orchestra

[bhodges]

Yes, it is also one of my old LPs that I converted to CD and been listening to after a lapse of several decades. 

I haven't heard it in probably that long.  The Penderecki Threnody was what drew me in...and the others followed.  It was a seminal recording in getting my interest in contemporary music off and running.

--Bruce

[karlhenning]

Now, Shostakovich: Symphony No. 4 in C Minor
Neeme Jarvi, Royal Scottish National Orchestra

What do you think of the sound of that 'un, Franco?

[The new erato]

Assorted orchestral works. Good stuff!

[Franco]

What do you think of the sound of that 'un, Franco?

This symphony is not well represented in my collection, I only have one other recording, Ormandy/Philidelphia, and think Jarvi's is recorded beautifully by Chandos but I probably prefer the Ormandy performance.  Their takes are different enough, though, it is hard to make a meaningful comparison.

Do you have any personal favorites I might check out if I were going to add to my very short list of 4ths?

[karlhenning]

Do you have any personal favorites I might check out if I were going to add to my very short list of 4ths?

I have hardly found any not to like, but my short list of favorites must be:

Maksim Dmitriyevich/Prague Symphony
Previn/Chicago
Kondrashin/Moscow Phil

[SonicMan46]

For the early afternoon, some music from composers 'across the pond', although one did spend a brief sojourn to Florida and Danville, VA - 

Arnold, Malcolm - Sinfoniettas + Flute/Oboe Concertos w/ Ross Pople & the London Festival Orch!

Delius, Frederick - Violin & Piano Concertos et al w/ many, including Tasmin Little on the violin - 


 

[Papy Oli]

Good evening all



No.4, op.7

[Franco]

Re: SonicMan's post

I recently bought Delius's Mass of Life (coupled with his Requiem) and although neither are masses proper, they are fascinating works nonetheless.

[jlaurson]

Listening to what the cat dragged in:


Paul Kletzki (!)
Piano Concerto
3 Preludes, 3 Piano Pieces,
Fantasie

Terrific! Especially the concerto. Starts out a little clumsy and becomes one of those fabulous romantic 20th Ct. concertos like von Einem's (http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_7533/is_200907/ai_n32329537/?tag=content;col1 ) and a few others. (Which all sound a bit like Ravel.)

[Scarpia]

Good evening all



No.4, op.7

Curious what you think of that set.  I have it and listened to it and found that it started off well in the early sonatas but was very unsatisfying for the late sonatas.

[Papy Oli]

Curious what you think of that set.  I have it and listened to it and found that it started off well in the early sonatas but was very unsatisfying for the late sonatas.

I do like it.... but then again bear in mind :

- this is the only Bethoven sonatas set I own (bar a couple of sonatas by Pires and Michelangeli)
- I have purchased it a few months ago as an actual 1st introductory step into solo piano music
- I wanted a modern recording for sound quality reasons...
- from the samples, I found the playing very "neutral" and not aggressive, which was exactly what I was looking for.

so for that sole introductory purpose, it fits the bill very nicely (at a low cost to boot  ).

[Scarpia]

I do like it.... but then again bear in mind :

- this is the only Bethoven sonatas set I own (bar a couple of sonatas by Pires and Michelangeli)
- I have purchased it a few months ago as an actual 1st introductory step into solo piano music
- I wanted a modern recording for sound quality reasons...
- from the samples, I found the playing very "neutral" and not aggressive, which was exactly what I was looking for.

so for that sole introductory purpose, it fits the bill very nicely (at a low cost to boot  ).

Well, an "introduction" is a critical purchase, although no one can agree on what the correct "introduction" is.   My feeling about this set is that has a sense of wit which is more characteristic of the French style of pianism than the German.  This pleasantly diffuses some of the bombast of the early and middle sonatas, but does not make for such a compelling presentation of the transcendent late works.  If  you're so inclined you might supplement it with a set of "late" sonatas, such as are available by Pollini or Kempff. 

[Papy Oli]

If  you're so inclined you might supplement it with a set of "late" sonatas, such as are available by Pollini or Kempff.

Ok noted.

At the rate my piano collection has grown since then, mind you, there's a distinct possibility i might look around for alternate approaches to those sonatas anyway at some stage 

[Scarpia]

Ok noted.

At the rate my piano collection has grown since then, mind you, there's a distinct possibility i might look around for alternate approaches to those sonatas anyway at some stage 

Goes without say, there are some threads on this board where you won't be taken seriously if you have less than two dozen complete Beethoven Sonata cycles on your shelf.   

[Sergeant Rock]

Listening to Maazel and his Wiener Jungen playing Mahler 3



Sarge

[Scarpia]

Listening to Maazel and his Wiener Jungen playing Mahler 3



Sarge

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[Sergeant Rock]

Gag me with a spoon!

I try, and try, but I just can't please you today 

Sarge