What are you listening 2 now?

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By the way, what is the Blue-Ray disc of in your Sibelius set?

PD

There isn't a blu-ray disc included, PD. This is from the Sibelius Barbirolli Warner Classics set.

[vandermolen]

Max Richter: 'Voyager' - a response to my wife's request:

'CAN'T YOU PUT ON SOMETHING NICE?'

(so much for Tapiola...  )

[Traverso]

Hindemith

Symphony "Mathis der Maler"

[Symphonic Addict]

Max Richter: 'Voyager' - a response to my wife's request:

'CAN'T YOU PUT ON SOMETHING NICE?'

(so much for Tapiola...  )

[Pohjolas Daughter]

There isn't a blu-ray disc included, PD. This is from the Sibelius Barbirolli Warner Classics set.

Hmm...I was thinking that you just received a boxed set of Sibelius that had been remastered and included a Blu-ray disc?

PD

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[Symphonic Addict]

Percussion Concerto Sieidi

Quite cool work. Aho combines the instruments cleverly in the different sections of the work so that the overall effect of the percussion doesn't feel too overloaded or saturated. This composer is really amazing.

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A trio of first Piano Concertos from these recordings:

[Harry]

Bruckner: Symphony No.2

Mario Venzago, Northern Sinfonia


When a composer makes noises as beautiful as these, and a conductor as fresh as the music turns up to wave the baton, the world's a better place.

100% agreed!

[Harry]

Max Richter: 'Voyager' - a response to my wife's request:

'CAN'T YOU PUT ON SOMETHING NICE?'

(so much for Tapiola...  )

I will not visit you at your house, lets agree on a nice pub somewhere far away from your wife, she scares the hell out of me

[VonStupp]

Sergei Prokofiev
Cantata for the 20th Anniversary of the October Revolution, op. 74
The Tale of the Stone Flower, op. 118 (excerpts)
Gennady Rozhdestvensky - speaker
Philharmonia - Neeme Järvi

The cantata is a bit of Soviet dreck, with the 6th movement full of yelling, klaxons, and an orchestra of accordions. The 2nd choral movement is memorable in a good way (I also remember it from Red Heat with Jim Belushi and Arnold Schwarzenegger).

Stone Flower is gorgeous. Per recommendations from Karl and Mandryka, I will be looking for the full work. Thanks all!

[Pohjolas Daughter]

Augh!  She doesn't like Tapiola?  I do realize that it's not the most calming/serene/happy sort of works (to be fair to her), bbbbuuuuuutttt?    Now, you didn't put it on a 6 a.m. now did you? 

PD

EDIT:  Whoops!  Sorry, the original quote was from Jeffrey (Vandermolen)!

PD

[Dry Brett Kavanaugh]

First listen:



There's the historical curiosity (the aborted collaboration with painter turned film director Fernand Léger on Ballet mécanique), but now that I've heard it, it seems to me that George Antheil's ambition (at least at this early stage of his career) by far exceeded his talent. No intention of exploring this composer's output further...

I've been wondering about the disc.....

[SonicMan46]

Stanford, Charles Villiers (1852-1924) - Symphonies w/ Vernon Handley and the Ulster Orchestra recorded 1987-1991 - I've been listening to Stanford's chamber works most of the week; will spend the afternoon and tomorrow on his symphonies, composed between 1876-1911 - listening on headphones - sound is excellent for these 30+ year old recordings (DDD) - the main competition is shown below, right, i.e. David Lloyd-Jones and the Bournemouth SO on Naxos in 4 volumes - I could find numerous reviews of the Naxos recordings (attached) but virtually none searching Fanfare, MusicWeb, AllMusic, and ClassicsToday for Handley; BUT, the reviews virtually always make mention of comparisons to Handley, which in my reading seems to be a 'toss up' although the more recent Naxos sound may have an edge at times?  Just made a Spotify playlist of the 4 Lloyd-Jones recordings and will give a listen.  Dave

P.S. Naxos should box these up in a 'thin' package, but likely if done will just put 4 single jewel cases together, their usually approach!

 

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NP:

Shostakovich
Viola Sonata, Op. 147
Lawrence Power, Simon Crawford-Phillips

[ritter]

Revisiting the Ginastera string quartets...

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Revisiting the Ginastera string quartets...

Great stuff, Rafael. I particularly like the 3rd SQ with the soprano part.

[Karl Henning]

Rzewski
Coming Together

[Brahmsian]

Rzewski
Coming Together

Karl, an inquiry awaits you in the Twirlbing Tones office. 

[ritter]

Great stuff, Rafael. I particularly like the 3rd SQ with the soprano part.

Indeed, John. I'm in the middle of the 2nd String Quartet, so the best is yet to come (but tonight, so far, these SQs are as good as I remember them).

Good evening to you!