What are you listening to now?

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Hovhaness: Harp Concerto, etc.
Yolanda Kondonassis et al.
Telarc

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A very nice CD!

[Irons]

TD. Second listen, CD1.
George Lloyd, Symphony No. 4 in B, (1945-46)
Philharmonia Orchestra, Edward Downes.

I totally forgot how brilliant a composer Lloyd is, but I am now reminded by hearing the Fourth Symphony. What a gorgeous work this is, and the orchestration....sublime! I have the Fifth and the eight still to go, but I now know that I have to collect his other works too. Recommendations are welcome.
Superb sound, it is well engineered.
(I ordered the sixth and seventh symphonies from the same forces as above.) So how are the works on Albany, apart from being very expensive!

I have been listening to the 5th over the past week and found it to be a delight. A sunny work of good humour, angst free and most impressive. The fourth movement is darker but not excessively so.  The only Lloyd symphony I have heard, but the often cited criticism that his music is old-fashioned and retro-Romantic is not the case here. This symphony is fast becoming a personal favourite.

[amw]

I still think this is pretty good, at least of the various recordings I've heard.

[Harry]

I have been listening to the 5th over the past week and found it to be a delight. A sunny work of good humour, angst free and most impressive. The fourth movement is darker but not excessively so.  The only Lloyd symphony I have heard, but the often cited criticism that his music is old-fashioned and retro-Romantic is not the case here. This symphony is fast becoming a personal favourite.

Right, another incentive to buy them all, if I can get them all. Thanks for the thumbs up. 

[Irons]

Yes, I get the leg pulling and that is allowed but I genuinely never did own one. I took a deliberate decision not to invest just like years later I never invested in the Mini-Disc technology.
I can see why someone in the 7th grade would be envious of the above 

I did! And I thought I purchased a cassette deck! Eight track is a fitting name as the sound is interrupted by a clunk eight times. The cartridges were about four times the size of cassettes. Horrible things. I have made some bad hi-fi choices over the last half century but I think eight track was the worst!

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Yvonne Loriod play Mozart: Fantasia (Adagio) in C minor, K 396, Fantasia & Fugue in C major K 394, Fantasia in C minor K 475, Fantasia in D minor K 397, and Rondó in D major K 485.

From the Vega recordings box set:

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Well the 6th and 7th are on their way Jeffrey. I cannot believe I neglected Lloyd for so long.
I will fill the rest with the Albany records, as far as I can get them, some of them are seriously OOP it seems.
He did write how many Symphonies? 12 I guess?

Hi Harry, yes, there are twelve. No.12 is one of my favourites along with 4,5,7, 8 and 11. I recently acquired the new Lyrita with 6 and 7 on as people have spoken highly of 6 here and I don't know it well. The piano concertos are also very good.

[Harry]

Hi Harry, yes, there are twelve. No.12 is one of my favourites along with 4,5,7, 8 and 11. I recently acquired the new Lyrita with 6 and 7 on as people have spoken highly of 6 here and I don't know it well. The piano concertos are also very good.

Good morning Jeffrey
I will try to get the Symphonies first, hopefully that will work out. Some of the works are only available second hand on Amazon, but I have no experience with those vendors at all. Are there any of them I should avoid?
I will also get all other music written by Lloyd,  including the piano concertos.
Quite  a exciting journey.
The Symphonies I ordered from Weigl are on their way to me. Another symphonist who has my attention.

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Good morning Jeffrey
I will try to get the Symphonies first, hopefully that will work out. Some of the works are only available second hand on Amazon, but I have no experience with those vendors at all. Are there any of them I should avoid?
I will also get all other music written by Lloyd,  including the piano concertos.
Quite  a exciting journey.
The Symphonies I ordered from Weigl are on their way to me. Another symphonist who has my attention.

Good morning to you Harry!
I only have the Weigl 'Apocalypse Symphony' so will be curious to know what you think of the others. As for the second hand vendors I think that the best thing is to check the reviews of other customers.

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The lovely Piano Quintet.
The Marco Polo CD had Atterberg's dates as 1837-1914 

[Christo]

The Marco Polo CD had Atterberg's dates as 1837-1914 

Understandable interpolation of the style period he appears to fit best in. 

[Harry]

Madrigals & Songs. English madrigals CD II.
The Silver Swan.
John Wilbye, Second set of madrigals 1609.
Thomas Morley, Ayres and Madrigals.

The Consort of Musicke, Anthony Rooley.

My thoughts about the first CD in this set, match the second. A marvelous journey so far, one back in time.

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Understandable interpolation of the style period he appears to fit best in. 

Haha 

Thread duty:
One of my favourite Bliss CDs

[Harry]

TD. Second listen. CD 10.
Johann Sebastian Bach, Complete Organ Works.
Prelude & Fugue, BWV 548/541/544/545/547.
Trio in D minor, BWV 583.
Andre Isoir plays on a Jurgen Ahrend organ 1956.

The Ahrend organ sounds fantastic, another triumph out of his hands. I consider him such a loss, as a human being and a master organ builder. Isoir does not disappoint, well rarely he does, and delivers a powerful yet a nuanced interpretation, in which every detail is heard. One of my favourite sets.

[Harry]

TD, Second listen. CD II.
George Lloyd, Symphony No. 5 in B flat.
Philharmonia Orchestra, Edward Downes.
Lyrita records.

Again a work of great beauty, passionate, romantic, joyful, and a movement called Lamento, which adds weight to the context of this symphony. I am very pleased with recording and performance alike. and look forward to the Albany recordings, on which the master conducts himself. This sound world is quite a revelation to me.

[pjme]

Stefano Fabri (ca 1606-1657): Vespers for 4 choirs "A San Luigi dei Francesi" in Rome.

The musical splendour of Rome (..is not Respighi's prerogative...)!
These baroque Vespers are composed on a grand and festive scale to celebrate San Luigi's feast on August 25th : 4 choirs (20 singers), 4 organs, 2 violins, 4 theorbes, 2 cornetti,and 2 violones.

Excellent performance (live) in Ambronay / October 1998. Bernard Fabre-Garrus and A sei voci.

[Harry]

TD. Second listen. CD 4.
John Field, Piano concerto No. 7, and other miscellaneous works, piano solo, and accompanied.
London Mozart Players, Matthias Bamert. Miceal O'Rourke, piano.

Of all the piano concerto's I like the 7th the best, but ultimately they are for me not top drawer music. But that's okay, for not all music can be. There is enough to enjoy, and many a fine hour were spend with the delicate but at times also robust music. Would have liked authentic performances, and instead a more intimate recording venue, for the music is sometimes lost in the acoustics Chandos is using.

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J.S. Bach's Brandenburg Concertos 1, 4 & 5, with Rudolf Serkin nat the piano and the Marlboro Festival Orchestra conducted by Pablo Casals.

From this set:

[asin]B07MGJ6T1T[/asin]

[Harry]

TD. Second listen.
Franz Liszt, A Faust Symphony.
Philadelphia Orchestra, Ricardo Muti.
Gosta Winbergh, Tenor. Westminster Choir college Male Chorus.

A magnificent performance of a much loved work by me. Muti finds all the right cues. Sound from 1982 is very good, as is the performance.

[ritter]

RW: Parsifal (Act 3), Daniel Barenboim conducting.

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A summit of Western music, from any point of view...

[Florestan]

Debussy - Jeux (Dutoit, Montreal)

https://www.youtube.com/v/OXSWFlwX9a4

First, or possibly second listen to this work, and ---

--- Sarge, count me in as Pro. I like it very much.