What are you listening 2 now?

[Linz]

Bruckner Symphony No.8 in C Minor, 1887/90 Mixed Versions. Ed. Robert Haas, Daniel Barenboim, Chicago Symphony Orchestra

[Traverso]

Mozart

A beacon of hope in these gruesome times.

[prémont]

Her Chopin waltzes are interesting as well. Mozartian, if that makes any sense.

I don't know if I would say Mozartian (I have heard her [Haebler's] waltzes too), but I feel that her nocturnes are somewhat retrospective in their approach, and maybe this is what you name Mozartian. If I can find them somewhere I think I shall re-acquire them.

[prémont]

Unfortunately Haebler's  Chopin nocturnes didn't capture my imagination, so I am taking refuge in one which does

As you said elsewhere : Subjectivity everywhere.
To me they were immediately attractive.

[Lisztianwagner]

Johann Strauss II
Knallkugerln, Op. 140
Dividenden, Op. 252
O schoner Mai!, Op. 375

Richard Edlinger & Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra

[Roasted Swan]

Bruckner Symphony No.8 in C Minor, 1887/90 Mixed Versions. Ed. Robert Haas, Daniel Barenboim, Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Still one of my favourite cycles!

[Bachtoven]

[Florestan]

What did he play?

[Bachtoven]

What did he play?

[Florestan]

Nice, thanks.

[Cato]

I'm watching on TV (channel Yle Teema & Fem) this concert from Helsinki Musiikkitalo:

Mieczyslaw Weinberg: Trumpet Concerto Op. 94*
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Speaking of Weinberg, this work was recommended recently:

[Lisztianwagner]

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Rococo Variations

Mstislav Rostropovich (cello)
Herbert von Karajan & Berliner Philharmoniker

[Bachtoven]

A fine performance and recording.

[classicalgeek]

Watched Hurwitz's review of the Michael Sanderling Shostakovich cycle, and thought I'd sample his way with one of the less-played Shostakovich symphonies:

Shostakovich
Symphony no. 12
Dresdener Philharmonie
Michael Sanderling
(on Spotify)



All in all, quite impressive - they almost make the 12th seem like great music. Not that it's terrible music, just not DSCH at his finest.

[Linz]

C. P. E. Bach The Complete Works for Piano Solo, Ana-Marija Markovina Vol. 15

[Mapman]

Beethoven: String Trio in Eb, Op. 3
Perlman, Zukerman, Harrell

The first movement has some nice melodies, and the first Minuet has quite interesting rhythms (it's a bit Haydnesque). The (live) performance is good, although the strings sound a bit scratchy.

[JBS]

From

[Que]

Morning listening:

[Lisztianwagner]

Jean Sibelius
Luonnotar, Op. 70
Tapiola, Op. 112

Lise Davidsen (soprano)
Edward Gardner & Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra

[Spotted Horses]

Bacewicz, String quartet No 1, Silesian Quartet



A marvelous work in Bacewicz' thorny neoclassical style.