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[Keemun]

Now:



Still one of my favorite Sibelius symphony sets next to Vanska, Berglund, Segerstam, and Ashkenazy.

That is one of my favorite sets as well, next to Maazel and Blomstedt.

[karlhenning]

First-Listen Fridays!

Ginastera
String Quartet № 1, Opus 20 (1948)
Ensō Quartet

Ginastera – Complete String Quartets

No really good reason why I have waited so long to get to know these works . . . I knew of his Variaciones concertantes and the Concierto para arpa from my studies at Wooster;  and one of my instructors at the University of Virginia, Walter Ross, had himself studied in Argentina with Ginastera.  I am liking these quartets even better than the Chávez disc (there we go, comparing composers again . . . .)

[mc ukrneal]

Some curious programming, though . . . Katerina Izmailova was no ballet, but an opera . . . and the effervescent Festive Overture was written as a last-minute musical commemoration of the 37^th anniversary of the October Revolution.

The 5 ballet suites are about 90 minutes of music, so they needed something. As presented here, Katerina Izmailova is a suite from the opera, presenting all (several of?) the entr' actes and about 15-20 minutes of music. At least it is a suite. The festival overture I cannot explain, but it is the only version I had of the piece for a time (and it is well played).

[karlhenning]

The 5 ballet suites are about 90 minutes of music, so they needed something. As presented here, Katerina Izmailova is a suite from the opera, presenting all (several of?) the entr' actes and about 15-20 minutes of music. At least it is a suite. The festival overture I cannot explain, but it is the only version I had of the piece for a time (and it is well played).

Makes sense; certainly need to fill out a second disc.

[Harry]

I've really enjoyed the Noseda/BBC Phil recordings of Dallapiccola, Harry.

Yes those are on my ordering list already, which is terribly long, and my credit card is, or never was amused by my actions.

[AnthonyAthletic]

After overdosing on this symphony a couple of years ago while playing M Forever's listening quiz, I am finally able to enjoy it again.

LOL, Classic...those were the days!!

Wonder where "M" - "M Forever" went too....and if he is still around haunting the various forums 

[Sergeant Rock]

Listening to that famous "snoozefest" Siegfried, Act I. Solti, Vienna, Windgassen, Stolze, Hotter. I can barely keep my eyes open...




Sarge

[AnthonyAthletic]

Par Excellence, Indeed.

[Drasko]

LOL, Classic...those were the days!!

Wonder where "M" - "M Forever" went too....and if he is still around haunting the various forums 

He posts over at r.m.c.r. It's non-moderated newsgroup so that fits him like a glove. For instance this recent thread. You can notice there some other old-timers, remember Heck, bassoonist whose every recommendation was unmistakably Chicago Symphony only if they recorded the piece.


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[Franco]

Spent the first part of this morning listening to Paul Hindemith's Ludus Tonalis (John McCabe) and now I am moving to Shostakovich's 24 Preludes & Fugues (Tatiana Nikolaeva).

My feeling is that the Shostakovich work is deservedly considered a major work of the 20th century, but that Ludus Tonalis is underservedly overlooked (sadly, as is much of Hindemith's music).  If you check on Amazon, you will find many recordings of the Shostakovich but only three of the Hindemith.

Both works were written as homages to J.S. Bach and both works are extremely well executed.   I have to say that there is a fondness in my heart for the Hindemith, probably because I am an unreconstituted and sentimental rooter of underdogs - that, and it is a very good work.

[karlhenning]

He posts over at r.m.c.r. It's non-moderated newsgroup so that fits him like a glove. For instance this recent thread. You can notice there some other old-timers, remember Heck, bassoonist whose every recommendation was unmistakably Chicago Symphony only if they recorded the piece.

Oh, that was a fun browse, thank you!

[Keemun]

LOL, Classic...those were the days!!

That they were, for good or bad. . . 

Now:

[Harry]

Marin Marais.
Fantaisie Champestre
Pieces en Trio.
In D major/G minor/C major.

Ensemble Rebel, consisting of Jorg Michael Schwarz, Karen Marie Marmer, Violins, Gail Ann Schroeder, Viola da Gamba, Pieter Dirksen, Harpsichord.
Recorded in 1998. CD 29 of this box.

This is a fine example of how beautiful Marais can sound. This ensemble plays these works with a genuine honesty and verve that is beyond what you normally may hear, and infuse the music with jocular playfulness that is infectious on your mood. Well done also in the recording, very natural sound.

[Brahmsian]

Some curious programming, though . . . Katerina Izmailova was no ballet, but an opera . . .

Is this the original or revised version of Lady Macbeth of.....?

[Sergeant Rock]

Is this the original or revised version of Lady Macbeth of.....?

It's the Teresa-approved version of Lady Macbeth.

Sarge

[Sergeant Rock]

I was having a great nap listening to Siegfried but then all that damn banging during the Forging Scene woke me up. Such a noisy lad, that Siegfried. Curling up now with Act II. This should put me back to sleep...at least until the dragon scene.

Sarge

[Brahmsian]

Mahler

Symphony No. 7 in E minor

Tennstedt
London Philharmonic Orchestra
EMI Classics

[Henk]

S. 10, 9, 8

[karlhenning]

Spent the first part of this morning listening to Paul Hindemith's Ludus Tonalis (John McCabe) and now I am moving to Shostakovich's 24 Preludes & Fugues (Tatiana Nikolaeva).

My feeling is that the Shostakovich work is deservedly considered a major work of the 20th century, but that Ludus Tonalis is underservedly overlooked (sadly, as is much of Hindemith's music).  If you check on Amazon, you will find many recordings of the Shostakovich but only three of the Hindemith.

Both works were written as homages to J.S. Bach and both works are extremely well executed.   I have to say that there is a fondness in my heart for the Hindemith, probably because I am an unreconstituted and sentimental rooter of underdogs - that, and it is a very good work.

Yes, I need to check out the Ludus tonalis.

[mc ukrneal]

Is this the original or revised version of Lady Macbeth of.....?

I believe it is the other way around. Lady Macbeth was the original and widely praised at first. At some point, this changed, and it was banned. Katerina Ismailova was the sanitized version (the original appearing again only in the 1980's). That is my understanding.