What were you listening to? (CLOSED)

[Lilas Pastia]

Joseph Leopold Eybler (1765-1846):  String Quartets op. 1, nos 1-3. The Eybler Quartet, on Analekta.

This is the composer Constanze Mozart turned to for help when Wolfie left the Requiem Mass unfinished. Mozart had engaged him as vocal coach for the premiere of Cosi, and they were close friends until Mozart's death. Eybler was able to finish the Sequenz but was overcome by awe for his departed friend's genius. He started work on the Lacrimosa but couldn't complete it. His professional life was replete with court positions, eventually reaching the pinnacle in 1824 as Hofkapellmeister to the Emperor. Eybler suffered a stroke in 1833 while conducting...Mozart's Requiem .

These 3 quartets are from the pen of a composer of strong credentials and much ability. Youthful works, "infectiously lyrical and harmonically adventurous" (as per the fine album's notes), they make for pleasant, intelligent but undemanding listening. No masterpieces, but they remind us once more that there was much talent beyond Haydn and Mozart. Beautifully played and solidly engineered. Recommended.

[Bogey]

A very good morning (day) to you all.


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Disc 1
Henry Du Mont: "Motets pour la Chapelle de Louis XIV"
with Hervé Lamy, Peter Harvey, Howard Crook, Peter Zajicek
Conducted by Olivier Schneebeli

See my earlier comments HERE

Q

Morning Q.  Thank you for the samples....it started my day off on a "good note".

[Harry]

Sigfrid Karg-Elert.

Works for Harmonium Volume II.

Johannes Matthias Michel, playing on a Harmonium d'art by Victor Mustel Comapany, Paris 1913.

Opera selections by Wagner in Transcription for Harmonium.

Nobody seems to like this instrument, and I am quite sure no GMG member has any of these recordings.
I still find this music very much to my liking, present volume no exeption.

Could not find a image of this CPO recording which seems to be OOP.

[Kullervo]

Alfred Hill. (1869-1960)

String Quartets Volume I.

No. 1 in B flat major, "Maori".
No 2 in G minor, "A Maori Legend in four movements".
No. 3 in A minor, "The Carnival".

That looks interesting. I've never heard any classical music inspired by the Maori.

[Harry]

That looks interesting. I've never heard any classical music inspired by the Maori.

Well see it as a invitation to dance my friend!

[Haffner]

Interesting.

Hail Mary...

[Harry]

Sigrid Karg-Elert.

Piano works, Volume IV.

Exotische Rhapsodie, opus 118.
Zwielicht-impressionen.
Heidebilder, opus 127.
Zwei Klavierstucke, opus 22.
Nachtlicher Regen.
Mosaik, opus 146.

Ernst Breidenbach, Piano.

Apart from his Harmonium music, his Piano music is fabulous too. Unjustly forgotten. The first notes of opus 118, makes you realize what a formidable composer he was. He talks in images so colorful, that you can actually see the pictures before you, while listening.
Breidenbach is a strong advocate for Elert, and he clearly believes in him, for the performance is gorgeous, and the recording first class.

[longears]

[George]

This music fits how I feel today like a glove. Looks like it will be a Schubert-fest today!

[Drasko]

[Kullervo]

[Que]

Morning Q.  Thank you for the samples....it started my day off on a "good note".

Good to hear, Bill!



Q

[beclemund]

My wake up call...



I tried Cage's 4'33" as my wake up call last Saturday which surprisingly did not work. This one was much more effective.

[Robert]

Corey,
I have never seen this one..whats the verdict ?

[not edward]

How's the Petrushka on this one? I've heard the Honegger pieces and am most impressed by Scherchen's way with them.

I'm listening to the Adams Century Rolls from the Proms with Olli Mustonen and the composer conducting the BBC Symphony.

[rubio]

Wagner "Rheingold" by Keilberth ++ (on Testament). I'm not a big Wagner fan, but this recording is very atmospheric, dramatic and includes several Wagner singers caught in their prime. The recording favours the singing over the orchestral playing, but with singing like this it is nice enough for me. There are some stage noises to be heard, but for me it only adds to the atmosphere.

[paul]

Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau and Daniel Barenboim performing Brahms's Vier Gesange Op.70 and Funf Gesange Op.71 from the Brahms edition box by DG:

[Kullervo]

Corey,
I have never seen this one..whats the verdict ?

I've been listening to it a lot. The two chamber pieces are the most "modern" Langgaard pieces I've heard apart from his Sfærnes Musik, and the two song cycles are (to risk sounding trite) absolutely haunting and autumnal.

[Kullervo]

Disc 3: Op. 18 nos. 3 and 5, Serioso

[Haffner]

Disc 3: Op. 18 nos. 3 and 5, Serioso

I like their "Serioso".

Listening/watching the Latin Mass:


http://www.fisheaters.com/massvideo.html