What are you listening 2 now?

[André]

Listening to the Lukas Foss right now on youtube.

It was my first ever Sibelius lp on the old Nonesuch label. Who could resist those psychedelic LP covers ? 

[Todd]

[Symphonic Addict]

Respighi: Church Windows
Bloch: Voice in the Wilderness



I always remember San Gregorio Magno from Church Windows the most, and I forgot how engrossing and lovely the other movements are. This rendition in unmatched IMO.

The Bloch is a pensive score, in a more contemplative and mystical vein than Schelomo.

[SimonNZ]

[Symphonic Addict]

Tavener - The Protecting Veil

The spiritual intensity this work expresses is just heart-wrenching. A marvelous creation.

[Carlo Gesualdo]

Hello guys, my new Lubie is Baltic countries & Scandinavia ancient lore and medieval trough almost early renaissance.

After I would listen to Danish medieval album back than, honest did not thin much, but did not dislike it either.

Now I re-discover, the depth of Baltic foreign lore  old age deep end , as I am deprofundis and his picky as hell..

Here what I'M into:


SACD-TACET Real Surround sound ( the sound is amazing indeed)
Whit volume.Vol.3, Wizlav Von Rugen Danish Ruler and musician  of 13/14 century

The album is called Mare Balticum vol.3

I were so impress I ordered vol2. of thee series and download flac format vol.1 on some distro neato.

Wow awesome Trilogy Peregrina is serving to us.


Than this album Ice and Longboats, Delphian records, sounds super good This is way interesting music of the vikings, the atmosphere is superb

instrumentation very epic, like this a lot...

Do you like early Baltic  countries and Northern Europe ancient music, Like I do now?

Good night this is what I'm listening and purchased so far, thanks to all my friends , followers, kind folks, Op, seignors O.p

[JBS]

NP
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And so to bed...

[springrite]

Tavener - The Protecting Veil

The spiritual intensity this work expresses is just heart-wrenching. A marvelous creation.

Geez, I haven't listen to this for ten years!

Now I am taking out my (Yo Yo Ma) recording...

[vandermolen]

Respighi: Church Windows
Bloch: Voice in the Wilderness



I always remember San Gregorio Magno from Church Windows the most, and I forgot how engrossing and lovely the other movements are. This rendition in unmatched IMO.

The Bloch is a pensive score, in a more contemplative and mystical vein than Schelomo.

Two great CDs. I recall driving to work one Saturday morning c. 1989 and hearing a terrific work on the car radio. Fortunately it finished before I got to work so I heard that it was Respighi's 'Church Windows' conducted by Geoffrey Simon.

[vandermolen]

Listening to the Lukas Foss right now on youtube.

It was my first ever Sibelius lp on the old Nonesuch label. Who could resist those psychedelic LP covers ? 

My favourite version of the Four Legends was conducted by Thomas Jensen. It was one of my favourite Decca Eclipse LPs. It features on a fine Decca Eloquence release, featuring an extraordinary photograph of Eduard Van Beinum looking like he has a hot potato in his mouth:

[Mandryka]

My favourite version of the Four Legends was conducted by Thomas Jensen. It was one of my favourite Decca Eclipse LPs. It features on a fine Decca Eloquence release, featuring an extraordinary photograph of Eduard Van Beinum looking like he has a hot potato in his mouth:

By coincidence I listened to Van Beinum playing Sibelius 5 just a couple of days ago, it's very good despite the sound.

[vandermolen]

By coincidence I listened to Van Beinum playing Sibelius 5 just a couple of days ago, it's very good despite the sound.

I think that he was a very fine conductor. In the set I posted above, his 'Tapiola' in particular and also his Decca Eloquence Bruckner set. I played his recording of Bruckner's 5th Symphony a few months ago and I don't recall being as moved by a recorded performance before.

[Que]

Morning listening  (via Spotify):



https://o-livemusic.com/product/ktc-1900-chantilly-vol-1-tetraktys/

Q

[Maestro267]

Stanford: Piano Concerto No. 2
Binns (piano)/London SO/Braithwaite

[Irons]

That Rozhdestvensky cycle is very consistent.

And much better sound on CD then other LP versions on my shelves. The Fedoseyev 7th has a fine image of the Troitsky Gate on the cover but the sound is unacceptable, I am surprised that EMI allowed it to be issued. I also picked up Rozhdestvensky's 7th CD so consistency is good news.

[aligreto]

I am starting to explore this recent purchase:





Das neugebor'ne Kindelein BuxWV 13
Quemadmodum desiderat cervus BuxWV 92
Nichts soll uns scheiden von der Liebe Gottes BuxWV 77

I was particularly taken with BuxWV77

[aligreto]

I like Berglund in Sibelius. I feel that he has a different take on the interpretation and presentation of the music.

[Irons]

I think that No.5 (especially in Leppard's recording) is the greatest and most cogent of them all. I've always liked No.4 from the days of Handley's Guidford PO LP taken out of my local record library. As with Shostakovich's 12th Symphony it is generally considered the weakest of the cycle and yet I really like it. I much prefer it, for example, to No.6 which is considered by many to be the greatest.

My order of preference for Bax symphonies are: 5,3,4,7,2,1,6

I think that it's a pity that Leppard or Fredman did not record the 6th Symphony for Lyrita as I didn't think much of Del Mar's performance. Actually I never thought much of him as a conductor after he conducted the worst performance I have ever heard of Vaughan Williams's 'A Pastoral Symphony'. However, I did like his Moeran discs for Chandos and I think his recording of Stanford's 'Irish Symphony' is best of all - so maybe I am being unfair.

Out of all British composers I find Bax the most difficult. The 5th, especially the cracking first movement is, I think, the least typical of him and probably the reason I like the most. I pretty much agree with your list but would swap 4 with 3. I quite like 7 too.

I have picked up previously your coolness towards Norman Del Mar, Jeffrey. I don't think you are being unfair at all as you are giving credit where credit is due. I do not have much by him but one album sticks out which includes my favourite recording of Elgar's Serenade.

[Mookalafalas]

I got a huge, cheap set of "download only" files:
Carlo Maria Giulini Great Recordings

   I guess it is about 25CDs worth of material. After about 8 hours, I am firmly of opinion they ARE great recordings.

[aligreto]

Varese:





When I initially found myself interested in the music of Varese through the French Music Exploration thread this CD seemed to get a bit of traction so I have invested in it.


Arcana: This work initially stood out for me on first listen some weeks ago. It feels even stronger now.