What are you listening 2 now?

[Papy Oli]

Good afternoon all,

First Listen to Edmund Rubbra's third symphony Op.49 (Philarmonia / Del Mar).

The third movement is superb and powerful.

Having a second listen to the symphony straight away.

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[Harry]

Just kidding...

https://www.ebay.com/p/225591303

Amazon new 1200 dollar,are there really people who would pay this much? 

Good gracious, what an absurd amount of money!
I cannot imagine that anyone would pay such a sum.

[Karl Henning]

Pounds the table!

The Concord Orchestra will give a concert performance of Duke Bluebeard's Castle, looking forward to it!

[Karl Henning]

Martinu: Three Czech Dances for Two Pianos.



As they do Hindemith the Labéque sisters play the Dances with great vim and dexterity.

Nice!

[Madiel]

Shostakovich, 24 Preludes op.34 (1932-33)



I don't know other performances, but in Mustonen's hands these pieces are just slightly more restrained and less acidic than what Shostakovich was writing earlier.

Mind you there's still plenty of zing in some of them, and Mustonen's fingerwork in rapid passages is incredibly good.

[Papy Oli]

First Listen to the rest of the Rubbra CD:

A Tribute Op.56
Overture Resurgam Op.149
Symphony No.4

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First Listen to the rest of the Rubbra CD:

A Tribute Op.56
Overture Resurgam Op.149
Symphony No.4

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That's a fabulous CD!
The opening of Symphony No.4 is very special as is the redemptive ending. One of my favourite symphonies.

Thread duty:
Symphony No.4

[North Star]

G'day, all!

Thread-duty - Test-drive Tuesday
Melartin
Symphonies Nos. 1 & 2
Tampere Philharmonic
Leonid Grin



Madetoja
Symphonies Nos. 1 & 3
Okon Fuoko Suite Op. 58
Helsinki Philharmonic
John Storgårds
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[Mirror Image]

The Concord Orchestra will give a concert performance of Duke Bluebeard's Castle, looking forward to it!

Very nice, indeed. I'd love to see a major conductor and orchestra perform this work in concert someday, but I won't hold my breath. I really don't know how often it gets performed and most performances these days are just concert performances without elaborate stage designs, costumes, etc. that you would get with an opera company. I'd definitely want to see a full production of it.

[Papy Oli]

That's a fabulous CD!
The opening of Symphony No.4 is very special as is the redemptive ending. One of my favourite symphonies.

Yes Jeffrey, really pleased with that purchase.I enjoyed the 4th also. The Tribute and Overture Resurgam are good quality fillers as well.

TD: some lighter fare :

Mozart - Sonata in D Major K.284 (Uchida)

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[ChopinBroccoli]

An old favorite... nobody compares, for me ... pure magic

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Mahler
Rückert-Lieder
Thomas Hampson, baritone
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
Wiener Philharmoniker

[Papy Oli]

G'day, all!

Thread-duty - Test-drive Tuesday
Melartin
Symphonies Nos. 1 & 2
Tampere Philharmonic
Leonid Grin

Madetoja
Symphonies Nos. 1 & 3
Okon Fuoko Suite Op. 58
Helsinki Philharmonic
John Storgårds

Good afternoon Karlo,

Melartin is a composer lingering on my to-explore list. I have now added Madetoja to it as well.

Oh and Happy Birthday !! 

[Mirror Image]

G'day, all!

Thread-duty - Test-drive Tuesday
Melartin
Symphonies Nos. 1 & 2
Tampere Philharmonic
Leonid Grin



Madetoja
Symphonies Nos. 1 & 3
Okon Fuoko Suite Op. 58
Helsinki Philharmonic
John Storgårds
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Happy Birthday to you, Karlo!

[North Star]

Good afternoon Karlo,

Melartin is a composer lingering on my to-explore list. I have now added Madetoja to it as well.

Oh and Happy Birthday !! 

Thank you, Oli! Both are well worth exploring for sure!

Happy Birthday to you, Karlo!

Thank you, John!

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King's College Choir Cambridge

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G'day, all!

Thread-duty - Test-drive Tuesday
Melartin
Symphonies Nos. 1 & 2
Tampere Philharmonic
Leonid Grin



Madetoja
Symphonies Nos. 1 & 3
Okon Fuoko Suite Op. 58
Helsinki Philharmonic
John Storgårds
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Melartin and Madetoja seem the perfect 'Birthday choices'!
Happy Birthday from me too Karlo! (I nearly wrote 'Kaljo' but, as we know, that is the first name of that fine Estonian composer Mr Raid).

[pjme]

Some unknown, light &sweet neo-stuff for a dull, rainy afternoon:

https://www.youtube.com/v/xNbd_-XIeUQ

https://www.youtube.com/v/PH_baX92SSY

P.

[North Star]

Melartin and Madetoja seem the perfect 'Birthday choices'!
Happy Birthday from me too Karlo! (I nearly wrote 'Kaljo' but, as we know, that is the first name of that fine Estonian composer Mr Raid).

Thanks, Jeffrey!
Yes indeed, and these Haydn sonatas with Brautigam aren't half bad either!
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Music in the Courts and Cloisters of Northern Italy

CD 3