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[Karl Henning]

First-Listen Fridays! Not the first I have heard the opera, but the first listen to the suite . . . .

Дмитри Дмитриевич [ Dmitri Dmitriyevich (Shostakovich) ]
Сюита из оперы «Нос» для тенора и баритона с оркестром, соч. 15а (1928) [ Suite from the opera The Nose, Opus 15a ]
Vladimir Kazachuk, tenor
Stanislav Suleimanov, bass
Cologne Radio Symphony
Mikhail Jurowski

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[The new erato]

What amazing music - is there anything more moving than the end of 'Abschied'? 

I do agree.

[Karl Henning]

First-Listen Fridays! Not the first I have heard the opera, but the first listen to the suite . . . .

Дмитри Дмитриевич [ Dmitri Dmitriyevich (Shostakovich) ]
Сюита из оперы «Нос» для тенора и баритона с оркестром, соч. 15а (1928) [ Suite from the opera The Nose, Opus 15a ]
Vladimir Kazachuk, tenor
Stanislav Suleimanov, bass
Cologne Radio Symphony
Mikhail Jurowski

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Had to go back and repeat the all-percussion Entr'acte. Sheer genius!

[bhodges]

What amazing music - is there anything more moving than the end of 'Abschied'?  This is a decent performance overall - I didn't find Villars' singing much to my liking, but DeYoung is excellent (and something of a Mahler specialist, as I recall).

I do agree.

And further agreement here. PS, I heard DeYoung in Das Lied in 2011 with the MET Orchestra, and she was fantastic:

http://www.musicweb-international.com/SandH/2011/Jan-Jun11/met2301.htm

--Bruce

[SonicMan46]

Some new Rheinberger arrivals over the last few days:

 

[mc ukrneal]

Some new Rheinberger arrivals over the last few days:

 

I have a Carus disc (below), but will still be interested to hear what you think of the choral disc. The Organ Concerto looks very cool, and I am inclined to get that one unless you say it's a dud.
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[Conor71]

Milhaud: Symphony No. 8, Op. 362, "Rhodanienne"


Good morning all - listening to some new Orchestral music at the moment. Currently playing Disc 4 of the Milhaud set and then I will play Disc 1 of the Martinu. I like the tempo marking of the 1st movement of the Milhaud Symphony: Avec Mystere Et Violence! 

[Fred]

Presently listening to Dvorak Qts 13 and 9 played by the Vienna String Quartet (on the Japanese Camerata Label).  Total control and wonderful unforced lyricism from the principals of the Vienna Phil.  If there is a better Dvorak recording out there, I haven't heard it.  Quickly rushed off to buy the rest of their Dvorak.

[Lisztianwagner]

Alexander Glazunov
Violin Concerto

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[Lisztianwagner]

Ottorino Respighi
Belkis, Queen of Sheba

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[Wakefield]

This magnificent recording:



Mozart - The Piano Quartets
Quartet for Piano, Violin, Viola & Cello in G minor K. 478
Quartet for Piano, Violin, Viola & Cello in E-flat major K. 493

Arthur Rubinstein, piano
Members of the Guarneri Quartet
John Dalley, violin - Michael Tree, viola - David Soyer, cello

Rec. RCA Studio A, NYC, USA, 1971, April 8-9 (K. 478); April 20 (K. 493)

So highly recommended... 

[Lake Swan]

Holmboe: Chamber Symphonies
Storgards

http://open.spotify.com/album/4qGIIqiQHPQuMSuWLXcdnW

[Wakefield]

Unfortunately the voice of Monserrat Figueras, deteriorated when she was around 50. Most of the recordings before lets you hear a fine clear and lucid soprano, with non of the sharpness that got to plague her later recordings, with some exceptions.
Still, she is missed much.

I agree in both aspects, Harry.

In addition, I believe your favorite soprano performing "La Musica" is also the heavenly Mrs. Kirkby. 

[Johnll]

I'm previewing it here:

http://www.youtube.com/v/6jmzoIdiLKY

It takes one aback, certainly.




Paaaaaarty!

I do not believe Ligeti wrote this based on the CD version I heard but maybe he should have. It is refreshing to see some late c20 pretensions striped away.

[listener]

for piano and orchestra:
LISZT; Malediction   BERWALD Piano Concerto  CZERNY: Divertissement de Concert op.204
ALKAN: Concertino no. 2 in c#
Michael Ponti, piano    SW German Chamber Orch.,   Paul Angerer cond.
and lute music by BAKFARK, BESARD, MOLINARO, MUDARRA et al.   
played by Julian Bream

[kishnevi]

That was the piece some of my friends made me listen to. After 30 seconds I made a jump for the door and made a run for it!

Heavens!  Even I like Ligeti's solo piano works and string quartets--and I have a very low tolerance of his orchestral/choral output!

Thread duty:
Now on CD 2 of this three CD set (which is arranged not quite chronologically with the admitted purpose of making sure they wouldn't need a fourth CD).
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Immerseel plays a 1988 copy of an Anton Walter made by Christopher Clarke in 1988; Seiler plays an anonymous 18th century violin partially reconstructed in 2000 to return it to its original form (if I'm translating the French at the back of the liner notes correctly).

Amusingly, while the outer box gets it correct, the individual CD sleeves assign the violin to Immerseel and the piano (they don't use the term fortepiano, or any French equivalent, here) to Seiler.

So far, it's a solid set whose main virtue is that it's a PI performance.  But my favorite of these works is the Kreutzer, which comes last of all in this set, so I'll withold final judgment until then.

[PaulR]

Some Berlioz for the evening....

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Harold in Italy

[Conor71]

Next up I will play some Shostakovich for the listening month - First Jansons version of Symphony No. 1 and then Disc 4 of the popular Fitzwilliam Quartet box which features quartets Nos. 8, 9 & 10.

[Wakefield]

Schubert - Sonata in C minor, D958 Op. posth.
Michel Dalberto, piano (Steinway)


CD12 (D946, D958)

Superb Dalberto's playing and great sound quality provided by Denon. A winner.

Maybe our European fellows should take advantage of the asking price on JPC; mere EUR 19 for a super-complete 14-CD-set:

http://www.jpc.de/jpcng/classic/detail/-/art/Franz-Schubert-1797-1828-S%E4mtliche-Klaviersonaten-Klavierwerke/hnum/1141805

[Coopmv]

Now playing the following CD, which just arrived today for a first listen ...