Today I listened to these two CDs:
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When the CD with Symphony No. 5 was released around 2002 I read a review in Gramophone (a translation was edited here for a while) saying there was this striking gesture of radicalism of beginning with the orchestra tuning but otherwise it was disappointingly mild for an "apocalyptic symphony". Nothing spectacular indeed, but the Adagio is beautiful and overall it's an enjoyable ride, though I liked better No. 6; I found it more powerful, concentrated and absorbing. Old Vienna was a lot of fun and considering its personal and historic circumstances its nostalgia is touching, but my favorite of all four works was the extremely enjoyable, sparkling Fantastic Intermezzo. It makes me eager to listen more of his music back in Vienna, so I think I will fo gor this:
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What do you think of Weigl's music?
Quote from: Popov on June 17, 2010, 04:49:30 PM
I think I will fo gor this:
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What do you think of Weigl's music?
Please do let me know if I'll like them! ;D
I have No 5 which I quire enjoyed but tend to agree that after the fun opening it is less apocalyptic than expected. Please can you tell me a bit more about Symphony no 6.
Quote from: snyprrr on June 17, 2010, 09:45:09 PM
Please do let me know if I'll like them! ;D
What do you like? :P
Weigl is very much in that Viennese style of Zemlinsky, Berg, Webern etc.
The Artis Quartet are superb. These renditions are the best I've heard.
I wouldn't say it was indispensible music. Interesting, yes.
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Ionarts-at-Large: Involuntary Exclusivity
At Mozart's Home
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Violist Julia Rebekka Adler and pianist Axel Gremmelspacher presented a program—
and their latest CD—in the sub-basement of the Mozart House in Vienna, just in
the shadow of St. Stephen's Cathedral. The program and disc are titled "Viola in
Exile", concocted of composers, threatened, prosecuted, and eventually forgotten,
that they all huddled at the very back of the alphabet: Leo Weiner, Karl Weigl,
Mieczysław Weinberg, and Erich Zeisl.
I've followed the projects of Mme. Adler (assistant principal viola of the Munich
Philharmonic, in her day job) with keen interest ever since writing a feature interview
about her and her Weinberg solo viola project for the pages of Fanfare, some years
ago. As part of that project, she had found and arranged Weinberg's Sonata for
Clarinet and Piano for the viola, one of the catchiest piece of this often thorny
composer and the opening work of this evening's proceedings.
Viola in Exile:
It was an unusual concert in that it took place before an audience of seven or—
deducting the record producer, his wife, the music critic, friends of the performers
and the page turner...
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I remember really enjoying Sym 5. Time for a followup.
I have the cd of the String Quartets. I'll have a listen to it as soon as possible. I actually bought it,at the time,because I was looking for lesser known,ambitious and very long,String Quartets. It seemed to fit the bill. I found it intriguing;but I would need another listen.
His string quartets have been a revelation to me lately, which I much prefer over the symphonies. Today I listened to the String Quartet No. 3 in A major and it confirms my admiration for these works: refined, exquisite, with very attractive gestures. The beginning of the 4th mov. has a slight resemblance to the one on Beethoven's 4th mov. from his Symphony No. 7. I think the Artis Quartett understand his style and play with gusto and real interest.
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Quote from: Symphonic Addict on July 06, 2023, 06:19:16 PMHis string quartets have been a revelation to me lately, which I much prefer over the symphonies. Today I listened to the String Quartet No. 3 in A major and it confirms my admiration for these works: refined, exquisite, with very attractive gestures. The beginning of the 4th mov. has a slight resemblance to the one on Beethoven's 4th mov. from his Symphony No. 7. I think the Artis Quartett understand his style and play with gusto and real interest.
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That's good to know, Cesar, because I tried his 5th Symphony the other day and found it to be very disappointing and uninspired, especially in light of its subtitle
Apocalyptic! I enjoyed its coupling on the BIS CD, the colorful tone poem
Phantastisches Intermezzo, much more.
Succulent stuff! The inspiration in these quartets shines effortlessly, some wonderful music here. The 2nd mov. from the 7th is rather catchy and peculiar and the slow movement is to die for, love this! This is one of my favorites, just great from the very beginning. The No. 8 is not far behind in substance, this is what I call very seasoned music.
Now we need a modern recording of the No. 6 in C major and better performances of Nos. 2 and 4.
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Quote from: Symphonic Addict on July 10, 2023, 08:31:56 PMSucculent stuff! The inspiration in these quartets shines effortlessly, some wonderful music here. The 2nd mov. from the 7th is rather catchy and peculiar and the slow movement is to die for, love this! This is one of my favorites, just great from the very beginning. The No. 8 is not far behind in substance, this is what I call very seasoned music.
Now we need a modern recording of the No. 6 in C major and better performances of Nos. 2 and 4.
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Just to prove Cesar and I are not the same person ( ;D)...I listened the 7th quartet the other day and was rather underwhelmed. I very much enjoyed the folksy scherzo (which, oddly enough, reminded me of some of Magnard's symphonic scherzi!), but the other movements were generally too introverted and not melodically well-defined enough for my tastes. Certainly not a bad work, but not one I'll feel compelled to return to very soon. SQs in a similar late-romantic/chromatic idiom which I rate more highly would include those by Franz Schmidt (specifically their sublime slow movements) and Volkmar Andreae.