What were you listening to? (CLOSED)

[Harry]

From this beautiful box came  Gluck's The Chinese. Well its nice but it doesn't get me on the table. Its well recorded and performed, but it will not be on my favorite's list. Anne Sofie von Otter, Isabelle Poulenard, Gloria Banditelli, and Guy the Mey, sing the stars from heaven, and the Orchestra of the Schola Cantorum conducted by Rene Jacobs do their utmost, so in that respect this is a success.



CD 22.

[Franco]

I just heard Notturno live a few months ago; it is very popular with new music groups here, and shows up on programs maybe once a year.  Don't know much of his other music, though!

--Bruce

His music is very well written and this looks like a disc I will purchase next:

Donald Martino: Later Works
1. Trio for Violin, Cello & Piano 
2. Fifth String Quartet   
3. Trio for Clarinet, Cello & Piano 
4. Sonata No. 2 for Violin & Piano 

[Harry]

Another Glossa recording that rocks my boat, although I never heard of the fellow, he has written some darn good music. And the name alone  " Bernardo Storace" had a thing with ostinato bass figures, almost a passion of this guy as I can read in the notes. Well applied, and absolutely well played by Fabio Bonizzoni,. Part harpsichord/Organ this CD is a winner for me.

[bhodges]

His music is very well written and this looks like a disc I will purchase next:

Donald Martino: Later Works
1. Trio for Violin, Cello & Piano 
2. Fifth String Quartet   
3. Trio for Clarinet, Cello & Piano 
4. Sonata No. 2 for Violin & Piano 

That's supposed to be an excellent CD.  I'm familiar with almost all of the performers, who are among the best musicians in NYC.

--Bruce

[SonicMan46]

I hope you will enjoy those discs, Dave. Tonight, I will listen to those Goldbergs (on clavichord) and the Sinfonias and Inventions, also by Jaroslav Tůma.    RE: Bach JS - Goldbergs & WTC on clavichord!

Hi Antoine - enjoyed the Goldberg Variations yesterday; excellent 'big-sounding' clavichord - modeled after an original of 1761 built by David Tannenberg; he was primarily an organ maker and came to Salem in the mid-18th century to build an organ which was recently restored completely (pic below) - heard it played last year in a celebration concert in the visitor's center of Old Salem, a part of our town of Winston-Salem.

Starting on the WTC today w/ Tuma again on the clavichord - Dave

[Sergeant Rock]

Brahms A minor Trio for Cello, Clarinet and Piano




Sarge

[Henk]

Op.127



S. 4

I don't like this set at all.




S. 4

NP:

[Franco]

Brahms: Clarinet Quintet in B Minor



I love this work and this recording is becoming my favorite performance of it of the ones I've heard.

[listener]

RAVEL:  Sonatine, Miroirs, La Valse         Ruth Laredo, piano
ROSSINI: L'Occasione fa il ladro    a.k.a. Il Cambio della valigia
1-act comic opera from 1812
LINDEMAN (1812  - 87) Chorale Variations, 3 Fugues on B-A--C-H
Magne Elvestrand           organ of St. Margaret's Church, Oslo

[Franco]

Henryk Gorecki: Symphony 3 "Sorrowful Songs"



I haven't listened to this since I first got it - but decided to put it on and I'm really glad I did.

[karlhenning]

Should listen to the whole thing now, really:

Mahler
Symphony № 7 (1904-05)
LSO
MTT

Very nice.  Gosh, that last movement, all that timpani . . . Gustav was like a kid.  Not . . . bad, you understand, just quite its own entity.  Cannot help thinking whenever I read it, how Allegro ordinario is one of the . . . most peculiar tempo designations I've ever seen.

[Franco]

Elliott Carter: Chamber Music for Winds



After the Gorecki I felt like something "thorny".

[not edward]

Very nice.  Gosh, that last movement, all that timpani . . . Gustav was like a kid.  Not . . . bad, you understand, just quite its own entity.  Cannot help thinking whenever I read it, how Allegro ordinario is one of the . . . most peculiar tempo designations I've ever seen.

I think the last movement is terribly tough to bring off successfully--so easy to turn it into Kapellmeistermusik.

A different M here: the superb Pilate from this disc:



and the classic Ansermet recording of In terra pax from this one:

[Marc]

Celebrating Bach's Memorial Day (with Bach AND Liszt):



To me, BWV 548 is still a marvel!

[Henk]

Tharaud --> disc 1
De Leeuw --> Gnossienes, Ogives

[karlhenning]

Schuman
Symphony № 5 for strings (1943)
Seattle Symphony
Gerard Schwarz

Schuman – Complete The Symphonies [Symphonies nos. 1 & 2 remain withdrawn from the public]

[Henk]

[bhodges]

Henk, how do you like the Murail?  I can't believe it came out in 2007 and I haven't heard it yet!

--Bruce

[SonicMan46]

Dowland, John - Lute Works w/ Nigel North - wonderfully relaxing which was needed this morning - I've decided to RETIRE next June! 

So, we met w/ our retirement representative from TIAA-CREF (USA teacher's fund) for nearly 3 hours - seems that we are in pretty good shape for this CHANGE in our lives - the music was in the background and quite pleasant!   

[bhodges]

Dowland, John - Lute Works w/ Nigel North - wonderfully relaxing which was needed this morning - I've decided to RETIRE next June! 

Congratulations!  I trust it will mean "More Listening Time."



--Bruce