What are you listening 2 now?

[Mirror Image]

Have a good Birthday John, and let your hair down, once a year that is mandatory.

Hah! Thank you, Harry!

[DavidW]

Bach-- cd 1 of the Koopman organ set.

Amy Beach-- Gaelic Symphony.

That was last night.  This morning, an old classic.

[SonicMan46]

Bach JS - Flute Sonatas, BWV 1030-1035 w/ Michala Petri on recorder, Hille Perl, & Mahan Esfahani - new acquisition to add to the ones shown below - each different, i.e. period flute, modern flute, and modern flute w/ guitar transcriptions - now a recorder!  Well, as expected Petri performs beautifully - these 6 works are on one disc (74+ mins long), while the others span 2 discs w/ extra pieces added; several reviews attached for those interested (note that Petri recorded these works w/ Keith Jarrett a while back - I've not heard that performance but may look on Spotify).  Dave

     

[Traverso]

Beethoven


piano concerto No.1
piano sonatas No.5

[North Star]

First listen to Amazon's #1 New Release in Christian Pop & Contemporary  0:)

And the sun darkened: Music for Passiontide

Compère
Officium de Cruce (motet cycle)
Crux triumphans
Josquin
Tu pauperum refugium
Willaert
Pater Noster & Ave Maria
de la Rue
O salutaris hostia
Cyrillus Kreek (1889-1962)
Taaveti laul 22
Andrew Smith (1970-)
Salme 55
New York Polyphony

[Mirror Image]

NP: Schumann Fantasiestücke, Op. 88 (Tetzlaff/Tetzlaff/Andsnes)

[j winter]

CPE Bach Piano Concertos, from this excellent box set.  Modern instruments but very HIP-style in approach (i.e. lack of string vibrato etc.) 

I picked this up a year ago back when all of the lockdowns started, and have been slowly working my way through it...

[Todd]

[Stürmisch Bewegt]

Happy Birthday, Mirror!

[Stürmisch Bewegt]

In honor of the occasion : 

[DavidW]

In honor of the occasion :

One of my favorite recordings.

[Mirror Image]

Happy Birthday, Mirror!

Hah! Thanks a lot!

[Mirror Image]

In honor of the occasion :

Nice! Love that recording. Speaking of birthdays and this recording, in particular, Isabelle Faust's is a bit later on this month. Bartók's is also this month, the 25th.

[bhodges]

Mahler: Symphony No. 2 - Don't recall ever seeing (or hearing) this particular event, recorded live in Ely Cathedral in September, 1973. Interesting to "turn back the clock" a bit, and recall a time when these symphonies were rarely performed. That said, it's easy to see why they became more popular, partially because of Bernstein's advocacy and charisma. Excellent sound, chorus, and soloists.

Leonard Bernstein
London Symphony Orchestra
Edinburgh Festival Chorus
Soprano - Sheila Armstrong
Mezzo-soprano - Janet Baker

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6IKqcI-5dak
(posted January 2021)

--Bruce

[Mirror Image]

NP: Schoenberg Die glückliche Hand, Op. 18 (Nimsgern/Boulez)

[Daverz]

Krenek: Symphony No. 1 (1922)



I'll just quote Universal Edition as their description is quite good:

"restless music with harsh harmonies, strong gestures – frequently recalling mime – and brief lyrical passages in which the sound gains in transparency and brightness. According to Krenek's autobiography, the score for Symphony No. 1 was influenced by in-depth studies of Mahler's Symphonies, as well as Arnold Schönberg's first two String Quartets and Chamber Symphony."

Very entertaining, particularly for those who like German symphonic music from this period (e.g. Hindemith, Toch).

[Todd]

[Irons]

Vladimir Sommer: String Quartet No.1.



I pulled this LP for the Viktor Kalabis string quartet (1962). A bleak work and I wasn't in the mood for music representing the realism of living under the yoke of Soviet rule. Sommer in his quartet (1955) writes an altogether lighter work with infectious rhythmic drive with echoes of Janacek which cheered me up, no bad thing!

[André]

Happy birthday, John ! 🥳   

[Todd]