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Karl Henning

#26440
October 20, 2020, 03:28:00 PM
Quote from: k a rl h e nn i ng on October 20, 2020, 02:10:13 PM
"Papa"
Symphonies # 101 & 102
ONRF
Markevich

Excellent. Grace & sparkle.
Karl Henning, Ph.D.
Composer & Clarinetist
Boston MA
http://www.karlhenning.com/
[Matisse] was interested neither in fending off opposition,
nor in competing for the favor of wayward friends.
His only competition was with himself. — Françoise Gilot

Cato

#26441
October 20, 2020, 03:38:30 PM
"Meet Miss Ruth Sherwood, from Columbus, Ohio, the Middle of the Universe!"

- Brian Aherne introducing Rosalind Russell in  My Sister Eileen (1942)

T. D.

#26442
October 20, 2020, 03:59:26 PM
Quote from: Cato on October 20, 2020, 03:38:30 PM
I caught this today on YouTube!

UNGAWA!!!   ???  8)

https://www.youtube.com/v/0XOXpWnqXlQ

Yikes! I just watched the video, enjoyed the piece (new to me), but looking at those score pages I see why Taneyev's music has a reputation for being difficult to play.

Symphonic Addict

#26443
October 20, 2020, 04:00:34 PM
Suk: Legend of Dead Victors
Dvorak: Carnival Overture



The Suk is an epic piece, almost 8 minutes of thrill.
The current annihilation of a people on this planet (you know which one it is) is the most documented and at the same time the most preposterously denied. The terror IS REAL!

Symphonic Addict

#26444
October 20, 2020, 04:03:18 PM
Quote from: T. D. on October 20, 2020, 03:12:08 PM


The performance of the Piano Quintet is unbeatable.
The current annihilation of a people on this planet (you know which one it is) is the most documented and at the same time the most preposterously denied. The terror IS REAL!

JBS

#26445
October 20, 2020, 05:06:43 PM


Volume 2 is as good as Volume 2.
Haydn Symphony 39, with arias by Gluck, Haydn, and Myslivevek, and symphonies by Vanhal and J C Bach.

Hollywood Beach Broadwalk

Symphonic Addict

#26446
October 20, 2020, 08:43:10 PM
Sibelius: The Wood Nymph
Korngold: Theme and Variations



It's astonishing how masterly The Wood Nymph is. The middle section with the solo cello is so dreamy and peaceful, before the quite intense ending. I didn't like the volume on this recording, it was too low most of the time.

I don't recall having heard the Korngold before, and it's very nice. There is a cinematic feel to it so characteristic of his style.
The current annihilation of a people on this planet (you know which one it is) is the most documented and at the same time the most preposterously denied. The terror IS REAL!

vandermolen

#26447
October 20, 2020, 10:17:56 PM
Quote from: Symphonic Addict on October 20, 2020, 08:43:10 PM
Sibelius: The Wood Nymph
Korngold: Theme and Variations



It's astonishing how masterly The Wood Nymph is. The middle section with the solo cello is so dreamy and peaceful, before the quite intense ending. I didn't like the volume on this recording, it was too low most of the time.

I don't recall having heard the Korngold before, and it's very nice. There is a cinematic feel to it so characteristic of his style.
Two fine discs IMO.

Early Morning listening:
Bax: Symphonic Variations

"Courage is going from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm" (Churchill).

'The test of a work of art is, in the end, our affection for it, not our ability to explain why it is good' (Stanley Kubrick).

vandermolen

#26448
October 20, 2020, 10:19:06 PM
Quote from: Symphonic Addict on October 20, 2020, 04:00:34 PM
Suk: Legend of Dead Victors
Dvorak: Carnival Overture



The Suk is an epic piece, almost 8 minutes of thrill.

Do you mean 80 minutes Cesar?  ;D
"Courage is going from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm" (Churchill).

'The test of a work of art is, in the end, our affection for it, not our ability to explain why it is good' (Stanley Kubrick).

vandermolen

#26449
October 21, 2020, 12:28:20 AM
I hardly ever listened to 'Spring Fire' before although I must have bought the CD in the 1980s. Following some enthusiasm here I thought that I should re-listen to it and it is indeed a most enjoyable and characteristic score, much better than the early Symphony:
"Courage is going from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm" (Churchill).

'The test of a work of art is, in the end, our affection for it, not our ability to explain why it is good' (Stanley Kubrick).

Florestan

#26450
October 21, 2020, 12:56:14 AM
Quote from: vandermolen on October 20, 2020, 10:19:06 PM
Do you mean 80 minutes Cesar?  ;D

He meant The Legend of the Dead Victors. Pay close attention to the text, teacher!  >:D
"Beauty must appeal to the senses, must provide us with immediate enjoyment, must impress us or insinuate itself into us without any effort on our part." - Claude Debussy

vandermolen

#26451
October 21, 2020, 01:07:15 AM
Quote from: Florestan on October 21, 2020, 12:56:14 AM
He meant The Legend of the Dead Victors. Pay close attention to the text, teacher!  >:D

Ah, of course! My mistake. Thank you Sir  ;D

Now playing:
Erik Norby 'Cortège' (1973)
A brooding and dearly atmospheric work - in a more approachable language that expected.
My grateful thanks to André for this discovery:


"Courage is going from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm" (Churchill).

'The test of a work of art is, in the end, our affection for it, not our ability to explain why it is good' (Stanley Kubrick).

Florestan

#26452
October 21, 2020, 01:07:50 AM


Second listen, disc 2.

I'm still rather dissatisfied with this set but this time I think I know exactly why: the greatly reverberating recorded sound. For such
essentially tuneful, lyric and nostalgic music it doesn't work well at all. The melodic contours are blurred and overall it gives a feeling of coolness and detachment, highly detrimental to the works. Not quite a dud, but almost. I wish this wonderful music were recorded in much better sound.
"Beauty must appeal to the senses, must provide us with immediate enjoyment, must impress us or insinuate itself into us without any effort on our part." - Claude Debussy

Christo

#26453
October 21, 2020, 01:22:25 AM
Quote from: vandermolen on October 21, 2020, 12:28:20 AM
I hardly ever listened to 'Spring Fire' before although I must have bought the CD in the 1980s. Following some enthusiasm here I thought that I should re-listen to it and it is indeed a most enjoyable and characteristic score, much better than the early Symphony:

I even heard it live in the Concertgebouw, about seven years ago. For me it represents the most 'approachable' Bax.
... music is not only an 'entertainment', nor a mere luxury, but a necessity of the spiritual if not of the physical life, an opening of those magic casements through which we can catch a glimpse of that country where ultimate reality will be found.    RVW, 1948

vandermolen

#26454
October 21, 2020, 01:25:14 AM
Quote from: Christo on October 21, 2020, 01:22:25 AM
I even heard it live in the Concertgebouw, about seven years ago. For me it represents the most 'approachable' Bax.
Must have been fun hearing it live. I agree that it is a most approachable work. I'm interested to hear that it was played at the Concertgebouw. Who conducted it?
"Courage is going from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm" (Churchill).

'The test of a work of art is, in the end, our affection for it, not our ability to explain why it is good' (Stanley Kubrick).

Christo

#26455
October 21, 2020, 01:29:25 AM
Quote from: vandermolen on October 21, 2020, 01:25:14 AM
Must have been fun hearing it live. I agree that it is a most approachable work. I'm interested to hear that it was played at the Concertgebouw. Who conducted it?
If I'm not mistaken it was Mark Elder - whom I hardly knew at that time.
... music is not only an 'entertainment', nor a mere luxury, but a necessity of the spiritual if not of the physical life, an opening of those magic casements through which we can catch a glimpse of that country where ultimate reality will be found.    RVW, 1948

Madiel

#26456
October 21, 2020, 01:30:46 AM Last Edit: October 21, 2020, 01:43:46 AM by Madiel
I needed musical therapy.



EDIT: I always think the 1st movement of op.89 is one of the most beautiful things ever... usually until a few seconds after the 2nd movement starts.
Nobody has to apologise for using their brain.

Judith

#26457
October 21, 2020, 01:33:30 AM
Just listening to my monthly focus Brahms Sonata no 3 with a lovely performance by Stephen Hough .  What a beautiful sublime 2nd movement it has. The rest of sonata beautiful also🎹🎹🎼🎼

vandermolen

#26458
October 21, 2020, 01:37:38 AM
Quote from: Christo on October 21, 2020, 01:29:25 AM
If I'm not mistaken it was Mark Elder - whom I hardly knew at that time.
Interesting - thanks.

Now playing:
'Jeanne d'Arc' by Ole Schmidt
"Courage is going from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm" (Churchill).

'The test of a work of art is, in the end, our affection for it, not our ability to explain why it is good' (Stanley Kubrick).

Florestan

#26459
October 21, 2020, 01:57:20 AM
"Beauty must appeal to the senses, must provide us with immediate enjoyment, must impress us or insinuate itself into us without any effort on our part." - Claude Debussy
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