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Listening to Symphony No. 4 "The Inextinguishable" right now. Great performance.

[Brahmsian]

35.19
Piano Concerto No.4 in G major, op.58

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James, dude!  You are giving me a heart attack!  Yesterday - Mozart and Brahms (which I knew you kinda liked).  But now, bombastic Beethoven?  ha hah!   

[Brahmsian]

Bach

Cello Suites 1-6

Gendron
Decca

[DavidRoss]

[Brian]

Very little listening time today, and what I did hear was very timid. Mirror Image will be disappointed. Vivaldi's Four Seasons (Shaham + Orpheus) and Mozart's Clarinet Concerto (Sabine Meyer in Dresden).

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Listening to Barber's Violin Concerto. This is still the best performance of this concerto I've heard. I have heard all of the major, or what are generally considered to be major amongst critics/fans, performances of this work: Bell, Shaham, Stern, Takezawa, etc. The Andante movement, in particular, is handled beautifully. The oboist really is front and center and had some of the most gorgeous vibrato I've heard on any performance.

[Que]

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A really fantastic disc!  My only regret is that Baumont didn't record all the concertos after other composers, but admittedly those after Vivaldi are maybe the finest.

Q

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Listening to Choros No. 6 before heading off to bed. Tomorrow, I'm going to try and listen to some recordings that are sitting in my to-listen-to pile. I'm definitely going to try and listen to Mutter's new recording, finish Schonwandt's Nielsen cycle, and attempt to listen to some Xenakis or at least one work. Some Pierne, de Falla, Villa-Lobos, and Schmitt are also on the menu for tomorrow.

[Willoughby earl of Itacarius]

Marco Uccellini.

Works for Violin.

Helene Schmitt, Baroque Violin.
Markus Markl, Harpsichord/Organ.
Karl Ernst Schroder, Theorbe & Guitar.
Arno Jochem, Violoncello.
Recorded in 1999.

A very delightful start in the morning. I have not much from this composer, but this one must surely count as one of the best. The playing is impeccable, and the recording is of demonstration class.

[eyeresist]

Good night, MI. It's mid afternoon here, so plenty of listening left to do!



KABALEVSKY : Symphony No. 4, Piano Concerto No. 3 (Gilels), Violin Concerto (Oistrakh). Conducted by the composer; 1956, 1954, 1949 (remastered 2007).

I haven't listened to this for a while. The symphony's songful material was derived from K's opera "The Family of Taras". It begins with an oboe part reminiscent of the opening of Sibelius's 1st, and as the movement develops it seems strongly to recall the late symphonies of P. Tchaikovsky. Has Kabalevsky forsaken the influence of Prokofiev? No, as you will hear from about the 5 minute mark. The movement ends with a stirringly grim ostinato reminiscent of Prokofiev's 6th. I think now I would definitely like to hear the modern recording of this.

Onward!

[Willoughby earl of Itacarius]

I consider this CD which I bought in 2010, as a very special one. Not at all fond of a recorder, I nevertheless bought this one, since I am a keen admirer of Gordon Jacob, in my view a underrated composer, who writes in a idiom that appeals to me greatly. Coupled with some top notch musicians, and you have pure magic in your ears. Every piece on this CD is a gem. And the sound is great too. Annabel Knight is a player of great gentleness, with no shrill tones at all. As always the Maggini SQ is superb in sustaining a beautiful tone throughout, very much focused on the notes.

[val]

MARTINU:      Two Piano Quintets / Piano Quartet                  / Ivan Klansky, Kocian Quartet

A splendid CD with a masterpiece, the 2nd piano Quintet. The piano Quartet has also great moments, in special the beautiful Adagio. The interpreters are remarkable, as usual.

[mc ukrneal]

Marco Uccellini.

Works for Violin.

Helene Schmitt, Baroque Violin.
Markus Markl, Harpsichord/Organ.
Karl Ernst Schroder, Theorbe & Guitar.
Arno Jochem, Violoncello.
Recorded in 1999.

A very delightful start in the morning. I have not much from this composer, but this one must surely count as one of the best. The playing is impeccable, and the recording is of demonstration class.

That's a new name for me. Will have to look him up when I get the chance.

[Willoughby earl of Itacarius]

Francis Poulenc.

Sinfonietta.

The New London Orchestra, Ronald Corp.
Recorded 1989.

A very unusual and beautiful piece of music, which I do not play often, but when it delights me very much. Tony Faulkner made a excellent recording, and the orchestra feels at home with the music.

[not edward]

Starting off the week with some authentic gloom:

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This performance isn't, to be honest, a match for the world premiere under George Benjamin--which I heard live and subsequently on a now-lost radio aircheck, but it's always been enough for me to conjure up something of the magic at that performance (one of those rare moments where nobody in the audience needs to say anything at the end--they all know).

Following up with something rather more cheerful, my favourite Berg concerto:

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Plus I'm going to give the Rihm another try, since I liked Lichtes Spiel a lot.

[Rinaldo]

Gloomy afternoon.

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First disc, Come ye Sons of Art and the funeral. The jump from joy to sorrow is particularly moving.

[Willoughby earl of Itacarius]

After admiring the second volume of this series, I decided on the basis of that to order the first volume, which came in today.
And it is a good as Volume II, Eichhorn is a fabulous violin player who clearly loves these works very much. It begins with the 7th Violin concerto, and it sets the tone, for this work is a universe in itself, with a gorgeous middle movement so lovingly played by both the violinist and orchestra. The sound is very good too, even on my Streamium by Philips it shines out.

[SonicMan46]

A really fantastic disc!  My only regret is that Baumont didn't record all the concertos after other composers, but admittedly those after Vivaldi are maybe the finest.

Hi Q - assume the same Baumont performance shown below (on the cheaper Apex label) - for myself, I own the 2-CD set of the 'Complete Transcriptions' w/ Elizabeth Farr - some 'mixed' reviews on Amazon (although 5* comments from Scott Morrison), but a superlative review from Fanfare, reprinted HERE, which prompted my purchase! - Dave

     

[Antoine Marchand]

Pièces de clavecin en concerts avec un violon ou une flûte ou un deuxième violon (1741):

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(Not the cover on the "40 Years - Gustav Leonhardt Edition", but same recording)

Frans Brüggen, transverse flute (Huene, Boston, after Hotteterre)
Sigiswald Kuijken, violin (Leclerc, Paris 1772)
Wieland Kuijken, viola da gamba (Anonymous, Tyrol 18th century)
Gustav Leonhardt, harpsichord (Martin Skowroneck, after Dulcken)

Recording location: Amsterdam, January 1971

[J.Z. Herrenberg]

Beethoven - Symphony No. 8 (Vänskä/Minnesota Orchestra)