What were you listening to? (CLOSED)

[Willoughby earl of Itacarius]

This year I managed again to get two volumes of the Jeno Hubay series of Hungaroton, in the Abeille sale for half the price as they normally are. Next year again maybe?
Anyway this time Volume 10, with again some fabulous beautiful works, and yes I love the music by Hubay
Perfectly performed and recorded.

[nesf]

I used to be pretty sour towards the Classical Symphony, but I've warmed up to it. It still holds no candle to the 5th, 6th, and 7th, but it's a nice work.

Have you heard any of Prokofiev's ballets or concerti?

No, I'm just starting to get into him so I just have symphonies and string quartets at the moment. The 7th is a better symphony I think but the 1st still has its charms, I've yet to give the 5th and 6th a serious listen. I've a friend whose Prokofiev collection is becoming unwieldy apparently so I'm being strongly encouraged to give this composer time.

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String Quartet No. 1. Gewandhaus Quartet.

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[Karl Henning]

Happy birthday! : )

“Wolferl”
Violin Sonata № 32 in B^b, K.454
David Oistrakh, vn
Vladimir Yampolsky, pf

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[Florestan]

Who else today?

Ein Musikalischer Spass KV 522

Jordi Savall / Le Concert des nations

ROTFL

[Florestan]

PC 24

Oh, that second movement...

[Sergeant Rock]

Havergal Brian Symphony #22 "Symphonia brevis" (at nine minutes fifteen seconds, the shortest symphony since the 18th century?)




Sarge

[Lethevich]

tried something new (Elgar's Cello Concerto) and couldn't get into it at all.

Are you familiar with the violin concerto? Other than the chamber-like section in the finale, it is a little more conventional than the CC.

Edit:

I didn't know this existed - how can it be so obscure?

[Karl Henning]

Birthday boy! : )

“Wolferl”
Violin Concerti nos. 4 & 5
David Oistrakh, vn

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[The new erato]

Havergal Brian Symphony #22 "Symphonia brevis" (at nine minutes fifteen seconds, the shortest symphony since the 18th century?)




Sarge

Milhaud wrote a series of "Short Symphonies" with running times down to 6 minutes IIRC.

[Sergeant Rock]

Milhaud wrote a series of "Short Symphonies" with running times down to 6 minutes IIRC.

Ah, thanks. It was a question brought up in the HB thread today. I could only think of Webern's Symphony (which is less than a minute longer than HB 22 in the performances I own).

Sarge

[Lisztianwagner]

Arnold Schönberg
A survivor from Warsaw Op. 46

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-CFnJiElpks

[nesf]

Are you familiar with the violin concerto? Other than the chamber-like section in the finale, it is a little more conventional than the CC.

No, it was my first time listening to Elgar. I don't think it was the unconventionality of the piece, I think I was just in a mood that precluded new music from being enjoyed. I'll seek out the VC on spotify though, thanks for the recommendation.

[Lethevich]

Ah, I see. The Enigma Variations never fail to please, and the first symphony is high on the crowd-pleaser list too Good luck with the VC, I don't listen to it as much as I ought to.

[Opus106]

Havergal Brian Symphony #22 "Symphonia brevis" (at nine minutes fifteen seconds, the shortest symphony since the 18th century?)

4'33"? It could be a symphony, you know.

[Sergeant Rock]

4'33"? It could be a symphony, you know.

Cage, composing a symphony? Perish the thought 


Sarge

[DavidW]

Bought it for the 3rd, stayed for the 8th...

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Szell's lvb 8 has to be the best I've heard!!!

Wonderful performance from Kubelik in the Mahler 3:

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[Sergeant Rock]

Bought it for the 3rd, stayed for the 8th...Szell's lvb 8 has to be the best I've heard!!!

Definitely one of the best parts of his Beethoven cycle, along with 2.

Sarge

[mahler10th]

Arnold Schönberg
A survivor from Warsaw Op. 46
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-CFnJiElpks

I listened to that very same thing last week.  My honest opinion is that the severely strict looking Shoenberg was a writer of such good music that narration wasn't necessary.  He could use pure music to tell the same story.

Meanwhile...

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I got this from my local Library - when I saw it I swooped upon it like a large predatory Eagle on a terror stricken wide eyed mouse...er...yes, anyway, playing it now...

[Sergeant Rock]

Havergal Brian, his gorgeous Psalm 23 ("The lord is my shepherd...")



Sarge

[jlaurson]

Wonderful performance from Kubelik in the Mahler 3:



G. Mahler
Symphony No.3
Kubelik, M.Thomas, BRSO
Audite

Not disappointed then?! Good.

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E.P. Salonen
Helix, Piano Concerto (WP rec.), Dichotomie (piano solo)
Bronfman, EPSalonen, LA Phil
DG

diggit!



J.S. Bach
Cantatas vol.2, Paris, Zurich
Cantatas BWV 2, 10, 76, 21, 135
Concerto BWV 1044
+ Schuetz, SWV 386,
Gardiner, EBS, Monterverdi Choir
SDG

Lovely but humm-ho disc no.1