What were you listening to? (CLOSED)

[Gurn Blanston]

CD III

Three Sonatinas for the Piano Forte, opus 37, dedicated to Miss Harriot Compertz.

Most excellent. See review 10-3-2012.

Harry, I agree, most excellent. I have had the first 5 volumes for quite some time now, any clues when the series will continue? I am figuring on 2 more sets of 3 disks each...

Thread duty:
Shostakovich Op 147 Sonata for Cello (Viola) & Piano 2nd mvmt - Allegretto
Petr Prause (Cello) \ Yakov Kasman (Piano)
on Calliope.

Superb little disk.

[Karl Henning]

Gurn's listening to Shostakovich! Hurrah!

[Gurn Blanston]

Gurn's listening to Shostakovich! Hurrah!

Good stuff, too.

[North Star]

Mahler
Symphony no. 1
Rattle & BPO (2010-2011 Season opening)

[Karl Henning]

Good stuff, too.

Bien sûr!

And now:

Langgaard
Nemo contra deum nisi deus ipse, fantasy for organ BVN217
Ulrik Spang-Hanssen

[Karl Henning]

First-rate early morning listening:

Nielsen
Violin Concerto, FS61 Op.33 (1911)
Jno Carney, vn
Bournemouth Symphony
Kees Bakels

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[Karl Henning]

Keeping it Danish this morning:

Langgaard
Som Lynet er Kristi Genkomst (As the Lightning, Christ Cometh Again) BVN341
Ulrik Spang-Hanssen

[hadimd]

Beethoven: Symphonies / Overtures

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[Willoughby earl of Itacarius]

Harry, I agree, most excellent. I have had the first 5 volumes for quite some time now, any clues when the series will continue? I am figuring on 2 more sets of 3 disks each... :

Well they recorded them all, but when I called they did no know when the rest would be released.

[Leon]

Today is all-Telemann day; right now Sonata No. 5 in D Minor for recorder and continuo, Saskia Coolen, Peter Watchorn & Margriet Tindermans:

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[Karl Henning]

Symphony № 1 in g minor FS16 Op.7 (1892-94)
Royal Scottish Orchestra
Bryden Thomson

[springrite]

For the upcoming 4 day lecture trip starting tomorrow, I am bringing:

Michelangeli playing Beethoven sonatas #3, #4, #32
Mozart Requiem K626 (Thielemann, Munchner)
6 Haydn Late Symphonies (Concertgebouw, Davis)
Mozart Sonatas (Yudina)
Bach Cello Suites (Second recording)
Bach Partitas (Gould)

[Karl Henning]

Bon voyage, Paul! : )

[Lisztianwagner]

Quite a natural successor to some Nielsen, yes, Ilaria?  I can easily pass between the respective works of those two composers!

Yes, actually Nielsen's style shows several assonances with Russian music. Haha, I may do that too, Nielsen and Prokofiev are definitely amazing composers!

You seem to dive into Nielsen quite a lot these days, Karl

[Karl Henning]

Yes, actually Nielsen's style shows several assonances with Russian music. Haha, I may do that too, Nielsen and Prokofiev are definitely amazing composers!

You seem to have dived into Nielsen quite a lot these days, Karl

I have long been a Nielsen fan, mi amica, but certainly I am enjoying an unusual degree of immersion this week : )

[Lisztianwagner]

Alexander Glazunov
The Seasons

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[springrite]

Alexander Glazunov
The Seasons

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This reminds me that I have not listened to PDQ's Seasonings in ages. I should add that to my list...

[Willoughby earl of Itacarius]

What a feast it is to listen to the fourth Symphony, with is ravishing beautiful third and fourth movement, so well conducted and played by this orchestra. Suitner gets to the heart of the music, without frills, and gyropractics, just basic Dvorak, in all its rawness, and beauty. I never heard it better played, different yes, but not more to my satisfaction. For more details see review 8-9-2010.  LOL found it myself.
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Without false sentiment I declare that this is the finest set of complete Symphonies that ever came my way. This is really high school conducting, and many things happen in this fourth symphony that escapes other conductors. It is a question of internal balance in the orchestra, and the careful handling of dynamics, plus a thorough understanding of Dvorak's Symphonies. I hear without exaggeration, so many details, especially in woodwinds, second and third strings, alto's and celli, that I am lead to think I hear a totally new symphony, and which essence escape most conductors. Not with Otmar Suitner. If one can make it sound  so detailed, yet never looses sight of the total picture, is considered by me a genius. The second movement "Andante sostenuto e molto cantabile" is a dream come true, cantabile indeed, it sings so fluently, and with such a gentle force behind the brass, that my heart leaps every time when the leit motiv returns. All tempi are spot on, and the recording does the conducting proud. I strongly recommend this set, which is dead cheap anyway, so what you have to loose? Grab it.

[Leon]

Today is all-Telemann day; right now -

Twelve Fantasies for Solo Violin
Rachel Podger

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[Gurn Blanston]

Well they recorded them all, but when I called they did no know when the rest would be released.

Thanks for the info, Harry. I hate to be confident where a record company is involved, but at least I can think "they're in the can, they'll be on the shelf soon".