What are you listening 2 now?

[Irons]

I have that CD and, as it happens, I also live relatively near to Glencree. The music is evocative of the landscape.

 


Perhaps via streaming but I have been unable to get a hard copy of any more of Boyle's music on CD other than a few songs on a compilation.

An upload on YT of "The Magic Harp"  https://youtu.be/PFOlvtPFRkg

I find it interesting that you find Boyle's symphony evocative of Glencree. RVW will always enter a discussion of her music and nothing wrong with that. But in the finale it was not for me that RVW  came to mind but the bigger and more rugged terrain of the homeland of Novak.   

[Carlo Gesualdo]

Hello folks, Yesterday was an awesome day, we drank Stout beer in all varieties, and my uncle gave me Portuguese fruity red vine, we had a wonderfull meal beside Pennes grill in mozzarella and  red Florentine sauce, We eaten some ''Cassoulet'' French meal whit duck and beans, so my birthday was super Mega Giga Zilla  .

Now for what I'm currently listening, three new purchases, one is  medieval Turkish music called: Cinuçen Tannkorur, Ocora, Rardio France (Label), Archive Series, The Art Of Ud:

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Than also now after listening to the first C, now listen to  Court music of Burgundy, Studio DE musique anciennes DE Montreal, Andrew Mcanervey, ATMA CLASSICAL MISSA

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Finally  will listen to Carles Magraner:

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sound's & look's super fine.
Have a great day fellas , whit lost of sun, thanks for reading, to be follow in a next episode...

[kyjo]

Is it sacrilege to say I never much cared for Beethoven's 9th Symphony? I can't quite place my finger on why, either. Maybe too much anticipation for the big event?

FWIW, I don't particularly care for the work either, no doubt in part because it's annoyingly over-glorified. I can't deny that the finale is remarkable, but I don't think the first three movements contain some of Beethoven's best music. There's many Beethoven works I would rather listen to than the 9th.

[kyjo]

Ulvi Cemal Erkin, Symphony No. 2.

I have fond memories of this work. His 1st Symphony (on YT only) is excellent as well. I love the "exotic" flavor that Erkin brings to his music.

[Karl Henning]

Good day, Karl!

I was listening to that same CD just a couple of days ago (I bought it recently). I only listened to the Sinfonietta (the first piece on it), and must confess I wasn't impressed by the piece. I should move on to the rest of the compositions that appear on the disc...

Cheers, Rafael! I've not yet listened to the Sinfonietta, FWIW.

[Traverso]

Ligeti

Études pour piano (premier livre)
Études pour piano (deuxième livre)
Musica ricercata
Études pour piano (extrait du troisième livre

Pierre Laurant Aimard , piano

[Florestan]

Rheinberger, Josef (1839-1901) - Chamber Works with multiple performers - a 6-CD box - listening to the first 3 discs in the morning, which include the String/Piano Quintets, String Quartets, and first two Piano Trios - he has a thread (one page only!); a prolific Romantic composer writing nearly 200 works w/ Opus numbers, much for the organ and vocal/choral compositions - his organ oeuvre is his current claim to fame and is considered one of the top organ composers of his time - not being an organ collector, cannot comment, BUT there is an excellent attached review of this chamber pieces, for those interested.  Also, anyone who is a fan of his organ output, please comment and bring his thread alive!     Dave

 

Hi, Dave! This box has been love at first sight hearing for me and I concur with the review. Highly recommended with official Florestan's Stamp of Approval.

[aligreto]

Bach: Musical Offering [Goebel/Musica Antiqua Koln]





Papy Oli has me on the Bach trail. I have not heard this CD in quite some time.

[aligreto]

An upload on YT of "The Magic Harp"  https://youtu.be/PFOlvtPFRkg

I find it interesting that you find Boyle's symphony evocative of Glencree. RVW will always enter a discussion of her music and nothing wrong with that. But in the finale it was not for me that RVW  came to mind but the bigger and more rugged terrain of the homeland of Novak.

Today Glencree is a semi wilderness set in rolling hills. However, back in Boyle's time it would have been much more rugged and inaccessible so there is validity in your sentiment.

Thank you for the link. I will look at that later. 

[Florestan]

Sorry, Que, for this very belated comment.

I've listened to this twice. Very good performances, both from the soloist and the orchestra --- but nothing truly revelatory or unheard of (pun). Not going to displace my current favorite, Freire/Chailly/Concertgebouw, which I also listened for comparison --- and tbh I find Schiff's comment in the booklet that he aimed at "detoxifying" this music quite presumptuous. I mean, does he really think that all pianists and conductors before him had it all wrong, nay, toxic even, and he is the only one to play these concertos right and wholesome? If yes then he is a lunatic, if no then he is disingenuous. Either way, I was unpleasantly surprised by his remarks, all the moire so as he is one of my favorite pianists.

My two cents: enjoy the performance, which is very good (just like many others are); ignore Schiff's pretentious liner notes.

[Karl Henning]

Bach: Musical Offering [Goebel/Musica Antiqua Koln]





Papy Oli has me on the Bach trail. I have not heard this CD in quite some time.

Very nice!

[Papy Oli]

Papy Oli has me on the Bach trail. I have not heard this CD in quite some time.

...said the egg to the chicken 

[SonicMan46]

Hi, Dave! This box has been love at first sight hearing for me and I concur with the review. Highly recommended with official Florestan's Stamp of Approval.

1+ Andrei - finishing up the chamber box this afternoon, and glad that you enjoy Rheinberger too! - also own the slightly larger box of his Piano Works, which I'll spin tomorrow.  Not being much of an 'organ' listener (mainly Bach JS and a few others from the Baroque), I was curious since he was probably the premier composer for the instrument in the last half of the 19th century; so, I ordered the Concerto disc below, a cheap used copy from the Amazon MP, and made a playlist on Spotify of the Organ Sonatas (an astounding 20 on 6 CDs in the set shown below - for some weekend listening) - for those who may be interested, excellent reviews are attached.  Dave

 

[aligreto]

An upload on YT of "The Magic Harp"  https://youtu.be/PFOlvtPFRkg

Boyle: The Magic Harp

This is a relatively short orchestral work at just over 10 minutes but it is a fine composition. She was a fine orchestrator.


I also found Elegy, a short work for cello and orchestra which is also very fine.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8WeODniPMMM



There is also a string quartet which I will investigate later. One needs to concentrate fully on a string quartet.

[aligreto]

Very nice!

It is, Karl, but one must confess to being rather partial to anything performed by Musica Antiqua Koln 

[aligreto]

...said the egg to the chicken 

I merely follow your lead, Sir 

[vandermolen]

Havergal Brian Symphony No. 1 "Gothic" part 1, Groves conducting




Sarge

An excellent CD!

[vandermolen]

Ralph Vaughan Williams: Symphony No.5 in D major. André Previn, London Symphony Orchestra

I think I'm enjoying this symphony more than usual. With the London and Sea symphonies, this was always one of my least favorite RVW symphonies—to say the following will endear me to no one here, but I've always found the slow movement of the 5th somewhat cloying. Today I am finding it less so and getting somewhat more out of it. Maybe the work is growing on me with time and space; it's been well over a year since I've listened to it last. Great performance from Previn and the Londoners.

Previn's is arguably the greatest performance of the work, which certainly helps. No.5 is not one of my favourites, great as it is.

[Karl Henning]

Good day, Karl!

I was listening to that same CD just a couple of days ago (I bought it recently). I only listened to the Sinfonietta (the first piece on it), and must confess I wasn't impressed by the piece. I should move on to the rest of the compositions that appear on the disc...

Skalkottas
Sinfonietta in B^b, AK 10
Athens Phil
Byron Fidetzis

[Que]

Sorry, Que, for this very belated comment.

I've listened to this twice. Very good performances, both from the soloist and the orchestra --- but nothing truly revelatory or unheard of (pun). Not going to displace my current favorite, Freire/Chailly/Concertgebouw, which I also listened for comparison --- and tbh I find Schiff's comment in the booklet that he aimed at "detoxifying" this music quite presumptuous. I mean, does he really think that all pianists and conductors before him had it all wrong, nay, toxic even, and he is the only one to play these concertos right and wholesome? If yes then he is a lunatic, if no then he is disingenuous. Either way, I was unpleasantly surprised by his remarks, all the moire so as he is one of my favorite pianists.

My two cents: enjoy the performance, which is very good (just like many others are); ignore Schiff's pretentious liner notes.

Thank you, much appreciated!