What were you listening to? (CLOSED)

[wilhelm]

[karlhenning]

Pettersson landed yesterday. But (a) I don't see Pettersson as first-in-the-morning music, generally, nor (b) am I likely to find it an exception when the date is the eleventh of September.

So, the standby of Morning Music Joy:

Igor Fyodorovich
Threni

Good morning, all!

[Harry]

Haydn.

Complete Masses.

Volume VII.

Missa Cellensis, Missa Sanctea Caeciliae.

Missa sunt bona mixta malis.

Susan Gritton, Soprano.
Pamela Helen Stephen, Mezzo.
Stephen Varcoe, Bass.
Mark Padmore, Tenor.
Collegium Musicum 90/Richard Hickox.

Recorded in 2000, this cd has a better balance as the older recordings, before 2000. Not so closely miked, and more space around the voices, not much though, but better. Couzens is clearly not much experienced in vocal recordings, or the venue is guilty of hardening up the total soundpicture. Whatever, the Mass itself is wonderful, with much good choir writing, and some beautiful solo's.
Susan Gritton still thinks, that she has to chuck her knowledge of non vibrato singing, and adds much unwanted warmth to the proceedings. She can do much better, for I have plenty of recordings from her to prove that. The Mezzo sings fine as long as it is PPP, but above that she tends to swallow the notes, and then give them back to us in a throaty whisper, with much side notes. In toto I have to do with this recording, and compromising is in order. The choir especially the males sounds fine, it is only the soprano's that tend to pipe out the notes. Sort of shouting, but I am not deaf, so that is totally uncalled for!

[karlhenning]

Work-out done, Harry? :-)

Good day, mijn vriend! 

[Harry]

Work-out done, Harry? :-)

Good day, mijn vriend! 

That has yet to begin in about two hours, every day on the same time.
And a good day to you too Karl.

[Harry]

Harry, did you get my e-mail msg yesterday?

See coming PM

[Bogey]

Throughout the day:



Good morning.

[Keemun]

[Harry]

Benjamin Frankel.

Mephistopheles Serenade and Dance opus 25.

Symphony No. 4 opus 44.

Queensland SO/Werner Andreas Albert.

First of all the 1995 recording is stunning, it will blow your ears off in one go. Marvelous. So much detail, and dept in this concerthall.
The Orchestra and conductor understand each other in perfect harmony.
The opus 25 is a fun piece, and full of orchestral gimmicks, well applied.
The Symphony is a different meal altogether, but a rewarding one, at least for me that is.
The "Moderato" introduction sets the tone, in a grave and solemn picture. Again very carefully composed, it is truly of a magnitude awesome in its conception. He cunningly weaves his emotions into the context of the scoring, and that results in the last movement "Lento" a Pettersson elegy, with long strings of mourning, and pain, backed up by sinister percussion, and explosions of Brass combined with the snaredrum. And it ends as abruptly as the movement was introduced.
Stunning.

[Harry]

Benjamin Frankel.

Symphony No. 6 opus 49.

Queensland SO/Werner Andreas Albert.

The more I listen to the works by Frankel, the more my thoughts go back to Pettersson.
Frankel is milder and more civilized in tone, and keeps a good and steady emotional balance.
But Frankel steps out of line ever so often with the same vehemence as Pettersson does.
And this combination is especially appealing to me. Also the writing, which is economical in the extreme, and sometimes bone dry, but effective, very much so. Five movements, and all unsettling, and at the same time reinstates your sense.
The scoring for Brass and wood winds is amazing, and irks me in a positive sense every time I hear it.

[BachQ]

Mozart, Sym 34 (period)
Brahms, Piano Concerto no. 1 (Gilels)
Mendelssohn, Hebrides
Shosty 10 (Barshai)

[George]

[orbital]

Stravinsky - 3 movements form Petrushka
Arapov - Sonata No.1
played by Sokolov

[not edward]

[George]

I have read and heard from the Richter film that people could not tell Richter's performances from Gavrilov's. I have only one explanation: they are deaf. After hearing only the first two, it was as easy as pie to tell them apart. 

[orbital]

I have read and heard from the Richter film that people could not tell Richter's performances from Gavrilov's. I have only one explanation: they are deaf. 

Send me a file from each, and  let me see if I can guess which is which 

[George]

Send me a file from each, and  let me see if I can guess which is which 

When I get a chance, but believe me, you won't have any trouble. 

[BachQ]

Mozart, Sym 34 (period)
Brahms, Piano Concerto no. 1 (Gilels)
Mendelssohn, Hebrides
Shosty 10 (Barshai)

(quoting my own post)

[SonicMan46]

Mozart - Piano Concertos - Gardiner/Bilson set; still enjoying these performances - might have liked the fortepiano a little more up front, but fine w/ the volume turned up! 

Field - Piano Concertos 1 & 2 - Bamert/O'Rourke - this combo recorded a bunch of these works on the Chandos label - other recommendations?   

 

[karlhenning]

(quoting my own post)

-- I'm not the only one anymore!