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Quote from: Papy Oli on Today at 09:09:24 AMI have enjoyed his No.1 and No.50 earlier, his Cello concerto on the other hand didn't really work for me. I'll need to try his 2nd symphony as well. Thank you again for those pointers.

I know next to nothing about Hovhaness, but isn't there a Whale Symphony?

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Quote from: foxandpeng on Today at 08:47:11 AMI love both of these pieces. Great choices. I have a deep affection for 22, in particular.

I have enjoyed his No.1 and No.50 earlier, his Cello concerto on the other hand didn't really work for me. I'll need to try his 2nd symphony as well. Thank you again for those pointers.

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Last post by Papy Oli - Today at 09:07:32 AM

A first listen to Peteris Vasks with his Oboe Concerto.

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Quote from: Harry on Today at 06:35:02 AMWilliam Byrd.
Clarifica Me.
Organ Music.

Leon Berben plays on th the Historical Organ At Oosthuizen (C.1521)
Recorded in May 2007 in the Grote Kerk, Oosthuizen, The Netherlands.

DISPOSITION
Bourdon 16
Prestant 8
Octaaf 4 (doubled from a' onwards)
Quint 3
Woudfluit 2
Mixtuur II – III
Sexquialter Diskant II
Compass: F, G, A – g'', a''
Mean-tone temperament, a' = 465 Hz.

During the 2002-3 restoration, the pipe-work was
carefully re-examined and restored with great care. The
note markings on the pipes bear the handwriting of
organ-makers that suggests the assembly was the work of
Pieter Backer, active around 1670. He seems to have
used and combined parts of other organs, perhaps those
previously in the churches of Monnickendam, Hoorn
and Medemblik.

Frankly I never heard many of the recorded works on this disc played on the Organ, but it works, maybe not in all the works, but as a whole its reveling and well argued. The Organ is a beautiful instrument, pure and well tuned. The Pitch: a'= 465 Hz, so it will be a bit strenuous on the ears, albeit not in such a way that it bothers me much, but it can bite in a few pieces on this disc. Berben makes a feast out of it, by playing Byrd's music almost lovingly on this Renaissance organ.

I like it very much actually - not just the organ but also the incisively articulated interpretations. He makes Byrd's keyboard music sound as bold and exciting harmonically and rhythmically as Bull's!

Be sure to check Berben's Bull CD, a concert recording at Lanvellec. It's on Qobuz and Spotify.

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Quote from: Papy Oli on Today at 08:08:52 AMHovhaness - Cello Concerto (Starker)

I love both of these pieces. Great choices. I have a deep affection for 22, in particular.

Now playing:

Antonin Dvorak
Complete Symphonies
Symphony 1 'The Bells of Zlonice'
Neeme Jarvi
Royal Scottish NO

Following Harry's mention of this cycle earlier, I thought I would continue to prod music that I have very much loved, but not revisited for many years. I like Jarvi in every place I find him, so this is good.

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Quote from: SonicMan46 on Today at 07:44:33 AMCruise now at 60 y/o looks pretty good!

His painting on the other hand...

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Last post by Papy Oli - Today at 08:08:52 AM

Hovhaness - Cello Concerto (Starker)

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Last post by Traverso - Today at 08:04:00 AM

Schubert

CD 1 Lieder

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