What were you listening to? (CLOSED)

[Coopmv]

Saturday evening here, one item for the season, had to pick among this one, Beecham, Mozart/Mackerras and McGhegan.
HANDEL    Messiah       original instrumentation, but doesn't have the nasal sound of period instruments. The notes (by Igor Kipnis) confirm modern instruments,  A Bach D trumpet that looks to be 4 ft. long is used in "The Trumpet Shall Sound"
London Symphony Orch. & Choir
Heather Harper, Helen Watts, John Wakefield, John Shirley-Quirk  SATB
Colin Davis  cond.    1966 recording   brisk tempi, but doesn't feel rushed.

I have the same LP set but it has a very different cover ...

[Coopmv]

Some cantatas for this morning on White Sunday, starting with Erschallet, ihr Lieder, erklinget, ihr Saiten! BWV 172

Happy Easter 

Q

I think I have another 55 CD's to go with this set ...   

[Coopmv]

Stimulated by the renewed activity on the Charles Stanford thread:

In celebration of the Battle of Trafalgar?

[Coopmv]

Listening old school this afternoon: my vinyl copy of Haydn Symphony 99, Jochum




Sarge

aka the Long March Symphony ...

[Sadko]

Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Nos 7, 23, 26 (Igor Chetuev)



He is SO good, I need more of him.

[Que]

Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Nos 7, 23, 26 (Igor Chetuev)



He is SO good, I need more of him.

I sampled him, I think because Verena posted about him. Very impressive indeed IMO, but regretably not on period instruments (while the label Caro Mitis does do PI recordings) though obviously (at least to my ears) HIP influenced.

Q

[Sadko]

I sampled him, I think because Verena posted about him. Very impressive indeed IMO, but regretably not on period instruments (while the label Caro Mitis does do PI recordings) though obviously (at least to my ears) HIP influenced.

Q

Yes, he could be HIP influenced, but it could also be his way, I had to hear more of him. For me the modern instrument is an advantage though.

BTW I liked him especially in sonata no. 7 (I wrote my comment then), the later ones impressed me a bit less, but still enough to want to hear more.

[listener]

HANDEL
La Resurrezione
Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra,  Nicholas McGegan  cond.

[Conor71]

Is Antoni Wit and the Polish National Orchestra regulars on the Naxos label?

Yes - I think so Coop, not sure about these days but Wit has made a ton of recordings for Naxos afaik?

[Conor71]

Satie: Piano Works

[Lethevich]

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[Conor71]

Im Generally not that enthusiastic about Lieder/ Art Song but I do like this Disc below - May even give 4 last songs and Wintereisse a spin later on as well if the mood stays! 

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[Sadko]

Mikael Tariverdiev: Graf Cagliostro (Lemesheva, Pekelis, Agronsky et al.)

[Mirror Image]

Now:

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Listening to Metaboles. What a remarkable work.

[Scarpia]

Inspired by Schnittke enthusiasm on the boards recently

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Listened to the concerto No 1, written before Schnittke developed his own style, so there is a lot of influence of Shostakovich, perhaps Bartok, and the Soviet style, generally.  Still, a wonderful work, with a vigorous opening movement and a wonderful slow movement containing a lot of tenderness and exaggerated pathos.  Very worthwhile.

[Mirror Image]

Now:



Koechlin has always been a composer that interested me very much. His music cannot be pigeonholed. This is the only recording I know of that contains the complete cycle of The Jungle Book. Is there another one? This music is sometimes challenging, other times completely mesmerizing, I think Koechlin is severely underrated. His music, though, is for the patient listener who appreciates fine orchestral textures and orchestration.

[Conor71]

Just finished enjoying a Jazz album so now for a change of pace!  The 10th is one of my favourite Shostakovich Symphonies (though I like them all really!) and the Haitink Cycle below is just awesome I think (well, apart from the 1st and 2nd which are a bit shabby perhaps!).

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Shostakovich: Symphony No. 10

[listener]

Koechlin has always been a composer that interested me very much. His music cannot be pigeonholed. This is the only recording I know of that contains the complete cycle of The Jungle Book. Is there another one?

Two others, both still available, [asin]B0000045ZG[/asin], and at ridiculous prices [asin]B00004Y9W6[/asin] There's a Dorati EMI recording of Les Bandar-Log coupled with Boulez Le Marteau sans Maître and Messiaen Chronochromie. - worth looking for the LP of that for the extensive annotation.
Thread duty:  Michel CORRETTE Laudate Dominum - based on The Spring section of Vivaldi's Seasons, and DESMARETS Mystères de Notre Seigneur Jesus-Christ
Lyon Vocal and Instrumental Ensemble      Guy Cornuit, cond

[Sadko]

Sullivan: The Yeomen of the Guard (Pro Arte Orchestra, Sargent)

[Scarpia]

A bit more orchestral Liszt. 

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The Heroide Funebre and Hungaria were superb, although not the most sophisticated symphonic music.  The two episodes from Lenau's Faust and Prometheus overture were superb.  The Hamlet overture is the only piece that did not convince, at least on first exposure.