What were you listening to? (CLOSED)

[Lethevich]

Can't sleep etc.

I've noticed that the Europeans often tend to have much stranger sleeping habits than the Americans of the forum - another 4am-sleep-ruination basket-case here.

[listener]

C.P.E. BACH   6 Symphonies for String Orchestra   Wq.182
The English Consort        Trevor Pinnock
BRUCH  Concerto for Clarinet, Viola and Orch. in e  op. 88
             Romance for Viola and Orch in F  op.85
             8 Pieces for clarinet, viola and piano  op. 83
Gérard Caussé  viola      Paul Meyer, clarinet   François-René Duchable, piano
Lyon Opera Orch.    Kent Nagano, cond.

[kishnevi]

Symphony No. 3 in C Major Op. 22 (1911)

Does this mean I've found yet another c. 1900 sort of German sort of late Romantic featured on CPO composer?  They've been showing up with alarming frequency lately (alarming to my checkbook, not my ears, to be precise).   Is this one worth investigating?

Meanwhile, devoted myself to Bach this evening, with CDs 7-11 of this set, focused on the Concertos, the Schubler and Leipzig Chorales, the Organbuchlein, and Clavier Ubung III.


The one bad thing about this particular issue is the way it's organized--lots of things which might have been put together on one CD are spread over two--even the Schubler Chorales (two on CD 7 and four on CD 8 ) and the Chorale Partitas are split up.  This pains my obsessive compulsive side, since I like to listen to an entire CD at one go and also listen to one work or group of works at one go, and to accomplish that with this set required the sort of marathon I did tonight--and will need to do with the last four CDs whichever evening I decide to devote to that purpose.

Not that I minded listening, to be sure....

[Mirror Image]

Now:



A new acquisition. Listening to Sebastopol Symphony. My goodness this really is something else. Gorgeous so far.

[Que]

This seemed like a good idea this morning.

Q

[Willoughby earl of Itacarius]

This seemed like a good idea this morning.

Q

So tell me what you think Que, for its in my basket too:)

[Willoughby earl of Itacarius]

I will devote myself again to this excellent box that has quite some goodies played by Andreas Staier. 10 CD'S to be exact, everyone of them a adventure in itself. The versatility of this guy is amazing and his range of expression huge. Especially CD I and II with Harpsichord works by Domenico Scarlatti. Sparkling, fast, bubbling with energy, and expressive ardour. Not a dull moment, he keeps you with his playing alert and involved. The Keith Hill instrument sounds gorgeous. Almost all his builds is a resounding success.  Recommended.

Volume II

[Conor71]

Bellini: Norma


A rare Opera listen!

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[Opus106]

Michael Endres plays Schubert's sonata in G major,  D. 894. The second theme with that lovely, seemingly never-ending melody has Schubert's name written all over it. The bass part reminds of one of the impromptus I think.

[Florestan]

Does this mean I've found yet another c. 1900 sort of German sort of late Romantic featured on CPO composer?  They've been showing up with alarming frequency lately (alarming to my checkbook, not my ears, to be precise).   Is this one worth investigating?

He was Danish (no kinship with Carl Nielsen though). The symphony is not bad and it has a particularly lovely & lyrical slow movement, but I find it a bit overindulgent and, frankly, too long. Here is the whole thing.

http://www.youtube.com/v/m1aFpTPUTOU&feature=plcp&context=C3a0ea61UDOEgsToPDskJMmDwRWJgENrdkWv_x5zNw

[Willoughby earl of Itacarius]

A composer that we do not encounter everyday, but is worth every second you listen to him, must be Charles Stanford. I always loved his orchestral works, against the tide, for a lot of GMG ers find him to be a dull composer. I think the contrary! And this disc with chamber music beautifully performed proves it once again, what a versatile composer he actually is, brimful with melodic ideas, packed in gorgeous notes. The sound is very good too!
Recommended.

[North Star]

Sibelius - Symphony No. 6
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[prémont]

This seemed like a good idea this morning.

Q

Hope so, because it is on its way to me from JPC. 

[nesf]

I've noticed that the Europeans often tend to have much stranger sleeping habits than the Americans of the forum - another 4am-sleep-ruination basket-case here.

Yeah til 5.30am spent with an audiobook last night. Got to sleep in until 10am though, so not too bad.

[nesf]

Symphony No. 1, to go with my coffee



Rar, my 24 month old asked for the second movement to be put on again.

[Sadko]

Good, but not as good as his DG recording.

I agree.

[Sadko]

Boris Tchaikovsky: Andersen Fairy Tales

Ershov

[nesf]

Symphony No. 8

[Florestan]

That's a very fine recording.

[Willoughby earl of Itacarius]

This is really a fine disc, with some amazing Violin concertos on it, which are well played and recorded. Ostrovsky's playing is superb, warm and yet boldly romantic. With some very nice spurges of introverted feelings, hidden in the score of Conus his violin concerto. Recommended!