What are you listening 2 now?

[Papy Oli]

Oh, thank you for that extra information. The first one is definitely the right film, but they also definitely have the name wrong. It's a card partway through that has that text.

As for the 2nd one... I'm a little scared now that I know more about it than the author of a catalogue of Poulenc's music...

No worries, your post initially made me curious to find out who the advertising was for (a now big French chain of wine retailers).

[Mirror Image]

NP: Berio Formazioni (Chailly/Concertgebouw)



Eccellente!

[Madiel]

No worries, your post initially made me curious to find out who the advertising was for (a now big French chain of wine retailers).

I hadn't heard of Nicolas, they're not in this part of the world. I wonder if they have a copy of the film?

[Karl Henning]

CDs 14 & 15

"Papa"
Symphonies nos. 41 in C, 43 in E^b« Mercury », 44 in e minor « Trauersinfonie », 48 in C « Maria Theresa », 65 in A
DRD
Stuttgarters

A prime example of a detail in a Haydn piece which made an immediate impression upon first hearing, but at the time, I failed to take note of just which symphony (&c.) was in the tray at the time:  The A Major symphony includes one of my favorite Haydn jokes ... a deliciously subversive Menuet which drops into 4 so subtly, you don't notice for a few steps — rhythmic genius!

[Symphonic Addict]

It's a pity that this disc is the only recording of Zygmunt Noskowski's thoroughly accomplished Symphony No. 3 in F major From Spring to Spring, but fortunately it leaves nothing to be desired. To my ears it's the most interesting Polish symphony prior Szymanowski's ones. It partly reminds me of Glazunov's The Seasons because of its inspirational topic and the joyful and tuneful material, and also Dvorak comes to my mind.

[Carlo Gesualdo]

I'm listening to the new Cypriano de Rore: Madrigales, 2019 release La compagnia del madrigale , pretty sweet offering and Luca Marenzio :Sacred Cantationes Tactus too quite strong name to reckon whit if you like renaissance polyphony.

What do you thinkk and I pre order Josquin de Prato new CD on Brabant ensemble

[Madiel]

I've just found out that the little Poulenc-scored film I saw is apparently available on a DVD!

It's called Le cinéma épinglé.

EDIT: And then I think the same thing was re-released in English-language form as The Animation of Alexeieff .

[André]

The Variations is a large-scale concertante work for two pianos written in 1949, two years after the 4th concerto. Maybe because it's based on a folk tune the idiom is entirely approachable. The concerto is thornier but still eminently enjoyable.

[Mirror Image]

NP: Martin Petite symphonie concertante (Jordan/Suisse)



Why this work isn't programmed more often or a part of the mainstream repertoire is beyond me.

[Symphonic Addict]

The Variations is a large-scale concertante work for two pianos written in 1949, two years after the 4th concerto. Maybe because it's based on a folk tune the idiom is entirely approachable. The concerto is thornier but still eminently enjoyable.

One of my favorite Tveitt discs, mostly because of the magical variations.

[Symphonic Addict]

This performance of Moeran's riveting Symphony in G minor has nothing to envy from others. It's in great sound too.

[Symphonic Addict]

NP: Martin Petite symphonie concertante (Jordan/Suisse)



Why this work isn't programmed more often or a part of the mainstream repertoire is beyond me.

Count me as another fan of this work.

[Benji]

Some Messiaen piano, the 6th Prelude. The gentle arpeggiation is suitably soothing for this time of night.

And then Igor Levitt playing the 5th of the six chorale preludes by Brahms via Busoni. I have fallen for this little piece in a big way - it has a wonderful driving energy and logic about it that does a great job of realigning my sensibilities... If that makes any sense at all. It is late.

[Benji]

This performance of Moeran's riveting Symphony in G minor has nothing to envy from others. It's in great sound too.

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Good choice, I have a lot of time for the symphony... But my one gripe is that the finale wears its influences a little blatantly (it really is the love child of Tapiola and RVW's 4th!).

[Mirror Image]

Count me as another fan of this work.

I think Frank Martin is underrated in general. You just don't see his name too often, but, man, he composed some fantastic works.

[Daverz]

NP: Martin Petite symphonie concertante (Jordan/Suisse)



Why this work isn't programmed more often or a part of the mainstream repertoire is beyond me.

Because it's "for harp, harpsichord, piano and 2 string orchestras"?  And the intended type of harpsichord is the big Pleyel type.

'Fearing that the unusual instrumentation of the "Petite symphonie concertante" might limit performances, Martin later rescored the work for a conventional large orchestra (without solo instruments) as the "Symphonie concertante".' (from Wikipedia)

The original work is much more interesting, though.  I'm only aware of one recording of the "Symphonie concertante" by Bamert on Chandos.

[Todd]

Disc three, the neverending string quartet.

[DavidW]

Shostakovich's 7th, perhaps one of the greatest recordings I've ever heard.  btw I listened to the 1st symphony last night.

[DavidW]

Disc three, the neverending string quartet.

Oh that must be one of the early ones.  After listening through his non-string quartet chamber music I recalled how I used to listen to a string quartet of his that was about as long as a Mahler symphony!  That must be the one.  Haven't listened to that one in a very long time.

[Karl Henning]

Shostakovich's 7th, perhaps one of the greatest recordings I've ever heard.  btw I listened to the 1st symphony last night.

A stunner!