What are you listening to now?

[Biffo]

I like both versions.

Having got to know the work in the chamber version, when I first encountered the orchestral version I found it too heavy, possibly even unnecessary. As a result I have rarely listened to it. Perhaps it deserves a re-visit.

[Sergeant Rock]

I must say that if, when I was in the All-State Band as a high school student, we played a piece like this, I should immediately have formed a lifelong respect for and enthusiasm for Toch

Yes, a great symphony. I was prepared to be lectured but was disappointed in that respect

Sarge

[Mirror Image]

The other ones by Harris I think highly of are Nos 6 ( I find it very moving but partly for personal reasons - I discovered it not long after my dad died) also nos 1,5,7 and 11.

Very nice, Jeffrey. I'm sure I've got all of those symphonies somewhere --- probably in storage.

Thread duty -

Barber
Prayers of Kierkegaard
Various soloists
Schenck
Chicago SO & Chorus

[Baron Scarpia]

To be fair, I only noticed one member expressing displeasure with Toch's music ...     

Two, actually. How many people have expressed any familiarity with Toch's music at all?  0:)

I will probably revisit at some point, now I have an allergic reaction to it.

[Mirror Image]

I enjoy every work on this CD:
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Now on to this:
A wonderful CD and my current favourite performance and recording of On Wenlock Edge - the opening deeply felt and taken slower and with more gravitas than on some other recordings:
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The last piece 'Clun' also taken more slowly and even more movingly eloquent.

The Piano Quintet from 1903-5 is an early work, subsequently withdrawn by the composer but Ursula Vaughan Williams lifted the ban on its performance. I'm so glad that she did as it is a beautiful work and, as the booklet says, VW never forgot it as he resurrected the theme of the finale in his late, craggy Violin Sonata fifty years later.

My biggest quibble with that Piston recording is the low-level volume. I really have to crank it up to hear everything. The other Piston Schwarz recordings don't suffer from this however, which makes me wonder what happened.

[Maestro267]

Lloyd: Symphony No. 1 in A major
Albany SO/Lloyd

[Biffo]

Two, actually. How many people have expressed any familiarity with Toch's music at all?  0:)

I will probably revisit at some point, now I have an allergic reaction to it.

For some reason, a few years ago the complete Toch symphonies appeared in my Amazon recommendations and I was mildly intrigued but the set seemed rather expensive so I didn't bother. Eventually I obtained Symphony No 3 in the Steinberg Icon box. I did listen to it but it didn't make a big impression or prompt me to explore further but then I didn't dislike it either. Perhaps it needs a re-visit but it is at the end of a long queue.

[Baron Scarpia]

For some reason, a few years ago the complete Toch symphonies appeared in my Amazon recommendations and I was mildly intrigued but the set seemed rather expensive so I didn't bother. Eventually I obtained Symphony No 3 in the Steinberg Icon box. I did listen to it but it didn't make a big impression or prompt me to explore further but then I didn't dislike it either. Perhaps it needs a re-visit but it is at the end of a long queue.

The Steinberg recording is the only Toch I really enjoyed. You've got the best of it, I think.

[Karl Henning]

Two, actually. How many people have expressed any familiarity with Toch's music at all?  0:)

I will probably revisit at some point, now I have an allergic reaction to it.

Take your time, of course.

[Baron Scarpia]

Take your time, of course.

(Mental note, calculate life expectancy, add 5 years) 

[Judith]

Had a repertoirethon today.

Started with

Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto
Joshua Bell
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Conducted byMichael Tilson Thomas

Beethoven Symphony no 5
Mahler Symphony no 1
(Separate CDs)
Riccardo Muti
Philadelphia Orchestra

Beethoven Piano Concerto no 1
Murray Perahia
Royal  Concertgebouw Orchestra
Conducted by Bernard Haitink

Walton Cello Concerto
Steven Isserlis
Philharmonic Orchestra
Conducted by Paarvo Jarvi

Saint Saens

Organ Concerto
Berlin Philharmonic
James Levine

Piano Concerto no 2 in G Minor
Stephen Hough
CBSO
Conducted by Sakari Oramo

Couple of symphonies but mainly concertos today

[amw]

Beethoven Op.132.

The slow movement is about as slow as possible without falling apart, but quite beautiful, if you don't mind small amounts of vibrato.

[Traverso]

Bach

English Suites  Bob van Asperen  Cembalo

[Karl Henning]

Игорь Фëдорович
Sonata for Two Pianos
Benjamin Frith & Peter Hill

[Moonfish]

Vaughan Williams: 'Sinfonia Antartica'                  Ritchie/Gielgud/Boult/London PO

I always feel a chill listening to this symphony. Hot coffee, please! 
Marvelous playing by the London PO and Gielgud's voice certainly adds to the experience.

[Karl Henning]

Игорь Фëдорович
Symphony in C
LSO
MTT

[Mahlerian]

Игорь Фëдорович
Sonata for Two Pianos
Benjamin Frith & Peter Hill

素晴らしい。

[Baron Scarpia]

Игорь Фëдорович
Symphony in C
LSO
MTT

I see you've relapsed into giving only name and patronymic in Cyrillic. 

[Karl Henning]

Stravinsky recidivism. It's my curse.

[Baron Scarpia]

My recollection the Cyrillic alphabet (particularly the letters stolen directly from Greek) is good enough to sound out Igor and Fedor-something-vich. But who the hell is Igor Fedor-something-vich? Do you think we all have time to look this stuff up in the Groves dictionary of music to decipher your posts?