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[not edward]

Hartmann 6/Fricsay. My touchstone version. Might be slightly less wild than Leitner in the finale, but it's better played and the first movement packs a hell of a wallop in this one. Now I just need to hear the Scherchen....

[Bogey]

Tim Handly made a very good recording, and this Orchestra makes a good show of it.
I love the music by Copland, and this recording does him proud.

I do not have these last two pieces Harry....just put this on my wish-list.

[George]

Like his Chopin Nocturnes, this is excellent! The price is certainly right. 

[Mozart]

Mozart's 39th symph, life's philosophy without any words.

[Lady Chatterley]

Earlier,I listened to an old recording of Christopher Parkening playing Bach.Lovely.

[Kullervo]

Dutilleux - Symphony No. 2, "Le Double"; Metaboles; Shadows of Time (Graf, Bordeaux Aquitane National Orchestra)



This is my introduction to this composer. He definitely has a unique sound — the three works here are all very texturally interesting and colorfully orchestrated.

More comments to come with further listening...

[Valentino]

Again Arturo Benedetti 



The D minor. A rainy and gray morning by Lake Mjøsa, but: God morgen til dere alle!

[Harry]

Tis nait anders, morgn komt altied. Goat goet al joe leut?

Luka Sorkocevic. (1734-1789)

Complete instrumental Works.

Symphonies.

Salzburger Hofmusik/Wolfgang Brunner.

Well to be honest, this is bloody fabulous music. How could one expect that, having such a unknown name? Lively well written symphonies, with a nice cheerful jolt to it, a cloudbreaker, that with gentle ease brings you up to scratch before you can say dickerdidap. Burkhard Pitzer Landeck made a excellent recording of it, and these musicians know their instruments extremely well.
A good and healthy beginning of the day.
Recommended!

[Florestan]

Tis nait anders, morgn komt altied. Goat goet al joe leut?

Da, Harry, asa-i cum zici tu! Hai noroc si tie! Salutare tuturor!

Bartok

Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta

Bernstein / New York PO

[Que]

Disc 30: Kk 485 - Kk 500

Q

[Harry]

Da, Harry, asa-i cum zici tu! Hai noroc si tie! Salutare tuturor!



Bartok

Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta

Bernstein / New York PO

Bartok, this early, outch, you must have a strong stomach Andrei!

And I get some coffee! 0:)

[Florestan]

Bartok, this early, outch, you must have a strong stomach Andrei!

Ooops... I forgot to specify it was yesterday night.

[Harry]

Ooops... I forgot to specify it was yesterday night.

O, good, you had me worried there!

[Harry]

I do not have these last two pieces Harry....just put this on my wish-list.

This cd is great fun Bill.

[Harry]

Enrique Granados.

Piano Works, Volume VIII.

Douglas Riva, Piano.

This disc begins with with a delightful Caress Waltz, and that in the morning.
The rest of the music is happy go round, and quite a assembly of goodies.
Recording and performance is fine, as always in this series.
A pity that Naxos thought 44 minutes of music enough.

[Florestan]

Enrique Granados.

Piano Works, Volume VIII.

Douglas Riva, Piano.

This disc begins with with a delightful Caress Waltz

I just love the piano music of Granados and that Carrezza Waltz is my favourite of all. I could listen to it the whole day without getting tired.

[Harry]

I just love the piano music of Granados and that Carrezza Waltz is my favourite of all. I could listen to it the whole day without getting tired.

Well yes that is exactly what I mean with this disc, you can listen to it without getting tired.
The Album of Melodies is so beautiful, reminds me of Paris, Faure, Debussy, Mompou, even Turina.

[Harry]

Hugo Alfven.

Symphony No. 4,  "From the Outermost Skerries", opus 39.

Festival Overture, opus 52.

Arndis Halla, Soprano Vocalise.
Johann Valdimarsson, Tenor Vocalise.
Iceland SO/Niklas Willen.

First I have to say that I rate Alfven high as a composer, and that these compositions are a joy for me to listen to. but I have some argument with the vocalise parts, not that I get the trembles listening to the soprano, but first because I dislike the voice part in the symphony, nay, find it ugly in the extreme, and secondly the voices aren't that good. That said the music is extremely beautiful!
The sound is idiosyncratic, but I miss in the dense orchestration the details, and the somewhat slow tempi robs it occasionally of its magic.
I am satisfied, at least its better as the Early BIS recordings with Jarvi, those recordings were lethargic.

[wintersway]

Good morning/day to all! TGIF!

[Harry]

Good morning/day to all! TGIF!

Goodmorning Wintersway.
And by the way fine music and good recording.
Its staring me in the face for a while now!