What are you listening 2 now?

[Que]

Morning listening:



Inspired by Mandryka! Though one remedy is not the same as the other...

I've always had slightly mixed feelings about this recording. Great performances, sung with an authentic French feel. But some songs are presented in instrumental version. A big no-no in my book....Fortunately this habit is slowly getting out of fashion. Once considered a good idea for the sake of "variety" and to "help" the listener get through all this ancient stuff... 

Another specific feature of this recording that the few texts in the manuscript that were not set to music (textes dits), are included in recited form.

Presentation by Cantus is examplary with full texts and informative notes.
If you can't be bothered with all of that - and the price tag: this was reissued as part of a 3CD Machaut set by Brilliant.

[Tsaraslondon]

The third and final disc from Karajan's New Viennese School box set is all Webern. Sound and performances are just as superb as the Berg and Schoenberg discs.
 

[Que]

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The music is absolutely amazing and profound in it's melancholy, the performances flawless and touching.

[Papy Oli]

Good morning all,

Guitar music by Albeniz to start the day, courtesy of Julian Bream.

[aligreto]

JS Bach: Three Motets BWV 225/226/227 [Thomas]





Recorded in 1958/59 these are old school presentations but are still, nonetheless, fine interpretations throughout.

[aligreto]

Good morning all,

Guitar music by Albeniz to start the day, courtesy of Julian Bream.

Nice! 

[Papy Oli]

Nice! 

Morning Fergus!

That it is, perfect for a Sunday morning 

[Papy Oli]

Sticking with Bream, this time on Idagio with 20th C. guitar music.

[Mandryka]

Hagen Wigmore Hall, concert now. Hoffmeister and 590. Lots of oldies in the audience for some reason.

Lights going down, under starters orders, turn off mobile announcement. Bye.

[Operafreak]

 Kim Andre Arnesen: Holy Spirit Mass

Kim André Arnesen

[Mandryka]

Hagen Wigmore Hall, concert now. Hoffmeister and 590. Lots of oldies in the audience for some reason.

Lights going down, under starters orders, turn off mobile announcement. Bye.

This was an excellent Hoffmeister -- more than that, a revelation. What it revealed was a sort of bitter sweet quality to the music, a cheerful melody in one voice being modified emotionally by things going on in other voices. Hagen have the hang of this quartet, which I'm convinced is a major high point of 18th century chamber music. 

590 doesn't interest me as much, and Hagen did nothing to change that. Mozart's late faux naive style isn't my cup of tea.

[Todd]

[aligreto]

Schoenberg: Verklärte Nacht [Prometheus Ensemble]





I find this to be a terrific presentation and arrangement. It is very intimate and emotion laden. It is also wonderfully conversational in nature. There is also great tension to be felt throughout.

[VonStupp]

Antonín Dvořák
Heroic Song for Orchestra, op. 111
Scottish NO - Neeme Järvi (rec. 1987)

VS

[Que]

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[Roasted Swan]

Schoenberg: Verklärte Nacht [Prometheus Ensemble]





I find this to be a terrific presentation and arrangement. It is very intimate and emotion laden. It is also wonderfully conversational in nature. There is also great tension to be felt throughout.

There is a new version of these pieces by the Het Collectief on Alpha records.  The steuermann/Transfigured Night has been recorded quite a lot - it's a fine transcription I think.

[pjme]

Earlier today, on radio and TV, live from the Koncertgebouw/A'dam:

Radio Filharmonisch Orkest
Groot Omroepkoor
Marcus Creed, dirigent
Rowan Pierce, sopraan
Guy Cutting, tenor

R. Vaughan Williams - Serenade to music
G.F. Händel - Ode for St. Cecilia's Day, HWV 76

Lovely! even,if I do prefer RVW's Serenade with 16 soloists.

[pjme]

Bohuslav Martinů's
Bouquet of Flowers

Karel Ančerl, Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Czech Philharmonic Choir, Kühn Children Chorus,
Libuše Domanínská (soprano), Soňa Červená (alto), Lubomír Havlák (tenor) Ladislav Mráz (bass)

Yes! another firm favorite work by Martinu.

[Linz]

Bruckner Symphony No. 6 in A Major, 1881 Version. Ed. Leopold Nowak Ceasre Cantieri and the Suddeutsche Philharmonique. It is the download of the Month Berky's site and the name of the conducter is a Pseudonym it is also one of the fastest recordings of this synphony and he says if anyone can link this particular performance to an actual one they would be rewarded

[Operafreak]

Beethoven: Symphony  No 5

    Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
    Bernard Haitink