What are you listening 2 now?

[Madiel]

Decided to try the Beethoven piano concerto WoO 4.

[vandermolen]

Better than the Lenard and the Brabbins? 

Not sure about that Johan, although there's a terrific atmosphere and urgency about it. I like the accompanying work as well.

[vandermolen]

Here's a Christmas-themed program I devised for tonight's listening session:

Bax: Christmas Eve
Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on Christmas Carols

---Intermission---

Britten: A Ceremony of Carols

Encore -

Delius: Sleigh Ride

From these recordings:

What a great concert!

[vandermolen]

NP:

Bernstein
Symphony No. 2, "The Age of Anxiety"
Zimerman
Berliners
Rattle

Great performance of a work that I have come to increasingly appreciate.

[Que]

A gorgeous Christmas recording by the Huelgas Ensemble:



Q

[vandermolen]

A splendid performance of this magnificent work. Lemminkäinen in Tuonela is my favorite movement.

Totally agree with both points Cesar. I like Thomas Jensen and Segerstam's Ondine recordings as well, but Gibson was a great Sibelian!

[Harry]

Christian Westerhoff.

Viola Concerto No. 1 in G major & 3 in C major.
Flute Concerto in D major.

Barbara Buntrock, Viola.
Gaby Pas van Riet, Flute.
Symphonieorchester Osnabrück, Andreas Hotz

Well defined and articulated music, not of a earthshattering dimension, but very pleasant to listen to. And besides there are not that many Viola concertos around. Both soloists are excellent in delivering the goods, and the orchestra is an active participant in this. Sound is superb, as might be expected from Stephan Reh.

[Traverso]

William Boyce

[Harry]

Joseph Marx.
Orchestral Works, Volume I.

Nature Trilogy.
(Symphonic Night Music-Concertino on a Pastoral Fourth-Spring Music)

Bochum SO, Steven Sloane.

For most Marx is a minor musical figure, but he was one of the finest Austrian composer the country brought forth. "Richly impressionistic it is, brimming over with lyrical passion, and with a magical feel for Harmonie and Orchestration", sums up the genius of his music. He is largely forgotten, and as so often, there is no justifiable reason for this. That his music did not make the coupling to the modernism of his time, does not make him a bad composer, but one that dwells in tradition, and glorifies in it. Originally an ASV recording, it has fine detailing, but the sound can be a bit too diffused, No matter I am happy to have this music at all.

[Biffo]

Bach: Christmas Oratorio For the 2nd Day of Christmas - Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists & Soloists directed by John Eliot Gardiner

[Que]

[Christo]

[pjme]

Edmund Pascha : Harmonia pastoralis / Hirtenmesse and Christmas carols



https://www.youtube.com/v/gejB7ob2EHU

https://www.youtube.com/v/r7xQWwboc6Q

Sweetly naïve, fun & highly evocative . Music that smells of hay and sheep's droppings, burning candles and incense.

[Que]

More seasonal listening:

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Christmas music from the Early Italian Baroque in a wide range of composers, with gorgeous singing by Amaryllis Dieltiens, niece of Flemish HIP cellist Roel Dieltens. (Her father Koen plays the recorder in the ensemble).

Q

[Biffo]

Haydn: Symphony No 100 in G major Military - Orchestra of St. Luke's conducted by Sir Charles Mackerras - fine vigorous performance of my favourite Haydn symphony

[Traverso]

Chansons Française de la Renaissance

[Harry]

George Lloyd.

Symphony No. 1 in A major & No. 12.

Albany SO, George Lloyd.

It goes without saying that I love the symphonies by Lloyd very much, and it pains me therefore that this CD is the original PDO pressing, which means bronzing. The effects are already adamant. I have tried to get the reissues on Conifer, but failed twice. So I appeal to members that have the Conifer release and kindly ask for a CDR to be made for me. Or even better, point me towards a webshop that can supply me with a secondhand or new conifer CD.
I have bought twice a CD through Amazon UK, and twice got a PDO pressing. After the Brexit that will get very expensive for me. So anyone kind enough??

[Mirror Image]

What a great concert!

It sure was a fun listen, Jeffrey. The Bax was mightily impressive to me as it has probably been 10 years since I've heard this work. The rest of the works were also quite good.

[Mirror Image]

Great performance of a work that I have come to increasingly appreciate.

Indeed. I think this work deserves to be in the standard repertoire. I think it would thrill many listeners.

[The new erato]

One of my favorite Schutz discs.

Now playing a superb continuation to the series ogfStanford quartets on the same label:



I cannot see anybody liking Brahms not loving this disc! Strongly recommended if you do.