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[Scarpia]

Stravinsky Chamber Concerto from this recording.

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[Scarpia]

You mean Berg right? Unless you're talking about Stravinsky's Ebony Concerto that's on there. 

Stravinsky "Concerto for chamber orchestra in E flat major ('Dumbarton Oaks') "

[listener]

BERLIOZ/LISZT Symphonie Fantastique
   and two other collaborative collections: Hexaméron and Un Portrait.. de la Marquise de Blocqueville
Leslie Howard, piano
a change in the Berlioz from Beecham, Golschmann, and Norrington, but not necessarily an improvement.
continuing what appears to be an attempt to list the complete recorded works of Martinů
2 comedy-ballets    Échec au roi  / Sach králi (1930) The Revolt /Vzpoura (1925)  H.186, 151 if you catalogue by those numbers
Prague Sympony O./ Bélohlavek, cond.
and I might as well start on the Martinů Symphonies with number 1 and Inventions -piano and orch.(1934)
Czech Phil./Neumann        Emil Leichner, piano (Inventions)
noted: in the Inventions they take the 11 bar vi-de (cut) in the 1st mvt, 5 bars before to 6 bars after cue 6

[Scarpia]

Brandenburg 7 .... that's a great recording of it.

And I'm shocked to find it is my only recording of it. 

[Brahmsian]

[greg]

That Martinu cover is incredibly hot. 


Now listening to: Wagner- Symphony in C

pretty good stuff! 

[Coopmv]

Here's one I bought mostly, because I liked the cover and the name Butterworth. Turns out the Butterworth is pretty awesome! The Parry is one I am still less convinced about, but had gotten better over time, so perhaps there is hope yet!

I bought this CD a few years ago and it was a pretty rewarding experience in early 20th century English music.  BTW, William Boughton is now the conductor at the New Haven Symphony, about 40 minutes from my house ...

[Coopmv]

Now playing CD2 from this set for a first listen ...

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[Coopmv]

Now playing CD1 - works of Schumann from this recently purchased set for a first listen ...

[karlhenning]

Martinů
Three Madrigals for violin & viola, H. 313 (1947)
Madrigal Sonata for flute, violin & piano, H. 291 (1942)
The Dartington Ensemble

Martinů – Chamber Music

[Conor71]

Martinu: Piano Trios
Haydn: "Tost" Quartets
Dvorak: Piano Trios Nos. 3 & 4



Good morning - Some chamber Music to start the day.
The Martinu disc was a first listen. The Haydn is my second pass through these works as one of my latest listening projects is getting to know the Haydn quartets. The Dvorak Trios are a recent purchase - these are very nice I think, and I will be getting more Dvorak chamber music in future .

[Coopmv]

Now playing CD2 - Chopin Nocturnes from this set for a first listen ...

[greg]

Going through clips of a bunch of German mid-late Romantic composers that I've never listened to. The only one with potential so far is Reinecke...

[kishnevi]

Roussel
Symphony № 3, Opus 42 (1929-30)
Incidental Music to Le marchand de sable qui passe (1908)
Résurrection — Symphonic Prelude after Tolstoy (1903)
RSNO
Stéphane Denève

Roussel – Complete Symphonies

Listened to two different recordings of the Third last night, with score.  The Denève is in many (though not all) ways the better of the two.  The two works this morning from the first decade of the last century are very different to the Third Symphony, of course.  All of it lovely.

This cycle now has the official Hurwitz seal of approval.   

What was the other recording of the Third you listened to?

[Que]

This morning I'm revisiting this set again


"Music at the Reformation"



On second thought I think I have been a bit too harsh before about the necessity of a "complete Tallis" - I wouldn't want to be without this excellent set. The fact that I'm drawn back to have another listening is a good sign.

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[Papy Oli]

good morning 



one of the slowest versions I have (29'42), only second slowest to Sinopoli (32').

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[jlaurson]

Late Morning Scarlatti:

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D. Scarlatti
555+ Keyboard Sonatas
Scott Ross
Erato/Warner