What were you listening to? (CLOSED)

[George]

My 41st birthday morning music is centered around the most majestic, ecstasy-inducing piece I've ever heard:


Mozart's 41st Symphony, aka the Clarion Call of Angels.

Dude, you're a Virgo?! 

Sweet!! Happy birthday!!! 

[Harry]

Busoni.

Orchestral Works

Lustspiel Overture, opus 38
Tanzwalzer, opus 53.
Rondo Arlecchinesco, opus 46.
Nocturne Symphonic, opus 43.
Berceuse elegiaque, opus 42.
Gesang vom Reigen der Geister, opus 47.

NDR SO/Werner Andreas Albert.

The recording made in 1992, sounds fabulous. Good front to back, great detail.
All unknown music for me from Busoni, but after hearing this three times now, it has grown on me. Fantastic music, as you may expect from this composer. A wide variety of tonal colors, that will cover human emotion quite nicely. Opus 53 & 38 & 42 are my favourites, but frankly all is swell.
He is a painter this guy, with a good line in his brush.

[Hector]

Liszt
Tasso
Gewandhausorchester
Masur

The very performance the Beeb played for me on the way home in the car the other day.

Today, Ponchielli's 'warhorse' as opposed to 'whorehouse' 'La Gioconda.'

Blood and thunder with one of the best villains in all opera (I just want him to 'slake his lust').

Poor old Ponchielli, never quite made the bigtime but this gets the occasional airing in the world's opera houses.

I have a French live recording of his generally-agreed-to-be-his-greatest-opera 'Marion Delorme.' Lower body  count and the real villain hardly makes an appearance.


This is the (in)famous EMI recording with Callas (better than some would have you believe) under Votto.

[karlhenning]

Liszt
Orpheus
Gewandhausorchester
Masur

Dolcissimo!

[karlhenning]

Doomsday prophets, Karl.

Grazie!

[BachQ]

My 41st birthday morning music is centered around the most majestic, ecstasy-inducing piece I've ever heard:


Mozart's 41st Symphony, aka the Clarion Call of Angels.

Andy, your music selection for your 41st birthday was compelled ....... it had to be Mozart's 41st.  We are now, however, very curious as to what you will ultimately select for your 42d birthday in one year ..........  

[Harry]

Georges Onslow.

Symphony No. 2, opus 42, in D minor.

Radio Philharmonie Hannover des NDR/Johannes Goritzki

A stunning recording from 1999, not often that one hears a true audiophile recording like this.
The Orchestra under Goritzki play fabulous, extraordinarily good. All reviews were smashing.
Is there a composer that can stand alongside Beethoven? I think so, and his name is Onslow!
Just sample the first movement, and see how cleverly Onslow constructed this D minor symphony, every note is a brick tightly cemented in the total framework. And he impresses even more with the second movement, so well written, that I forgot to drink my single malt, next to me. The 6th symphony from Beethoven comes to mind. But really after buying a lot of his Chamberworks, these symphonies are throwing me out of orbit. What a wealth of melodies, and finely constructed scoring. He has made it in my my realm of can't live without his music. Beautifulllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll

[Kullervo]

Curb Your Cheers

Now:

Ives
Orchestral Set No. 1: Three Places in New England
Cleveland / Dohnanyi

Is good, yes?

[karlhenning]

I hate that thread, now I can't listen to anybody else...

Love-hate, eh?

Is good, yes?

Si!

[BachQ]

Just sample the first movement, and see how cleverly Onslow constructed this D minor symphony, every note is a brick tightly cemented in the total framework. And he impresses even more with the second movement, so well written, that I forgot to drink my single malt, next to me. The 6th symphony from Beethoven comes to mind.

OK.  You've got my attention ........

[Kullervo]

Past listening...

Debussy - En Blanc et Noir (Jacobs/Kalish)
    "         La Mer (Boulez/Cleveland)
Brahms - 1st sym (Karajan/Berlin)

Today, Liszt - Sonata, Deux Légendes, "Gretchen" (Jandó)

[Harry]

Georges Onslow.

Symphony No. 4 opus 71 in D minor G major.

Radio Philharmonie Hannover des NDR/Johannes Goritzki

I can only repeat my earlier review of the second symphony, this 4th fits in perfectly with the music from Beethoven. The G major is so jubilant, and the melodies are captivating.

[bhodges]

Randall Hall (saxophone): Neither Proud Nor Ashamed - Interesting works by Berio and many composers new to me: Christian Lauba, Nicholas Scherzinger, Kevin Ernste, Jonathon Kirk and Hall himself. 

--Bruce

[Lethevich]

Liszt - Sonata; Valse impromptu; Liebesträume: 3 Nocturnes; Grand Galop Chromatique (Bolet, Decca)

[Harry]

Turina.

Piano Works Volume IV.


The recording from 2006, is very good.
And the interpretation? Well I have nothing to compare this with, but to my ears this is capturing the essence of Spanish piano music in the tradition from Falla/ Granados/ Mompou/ Albeniz. And Turina I most admire. I heard the other volumes also, and can say that Jordi Maso is consistent in the quality of playing.
And that I rather like the outcome.

[wilhelm]

[Haffner]

Dude, you're a Virgo?! 

Sweet!! Happy birthday!!! 

WOW! Thanks, George!


Schnittke Viola Concerto (Bashmet)

[Haffner]

Andy, your music selection for your 41st birthday was compelled ....... it had to be Mozart's 41st.  We are now, however, very curious as to what you will ultimately select for your 42d birthday in one year ..........  

I know, Mozart's out of the running after this year (laughing and mourning at the same time).


Cheers!

[Que]

So as said, I ordered yesterday the Bruno Weill recordings, with a boy's choir, and a soprano that has disappointed me in the past, but since Que is insistent on this, I bought it anyway.

Just tell we when to run for cover, Harry! 

Q

[karlhenning]

Joly Braga Santos
Symphony No. 3 (1949)
Portuguese Symphony Orchestra
Álvaro Cassuto