What are you listening 2 now?

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Went nuts on Buxtehude and Lars Ulrik Mortensen in the last year and a half - a few months ago, purchased the 'Six Sonatas' disc, and back in January of 2020, bought the other three shown below; BTW, your CD above was added to my collection a while back.  Dave

     

I was listening to the one with La Capricciosa earlier too. Amazing disc. I love the sound of Mortensen's harpsichord(s).

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Maurice Ravel: Gaspard de la nuit. Louis Lortie

Kind of a cool, calm Gaspard, which is impressive in itself; almost sounds effortless. Lortie is quite the virtuoso. Glad I picked this up on a whim last weekend, not long after saying something in this thread that I already had quite enough Ravel piano music sets 

[Karl Henning]

Listening to a string quartet movement which a virtual acquaintance recently finished.

[Traverso]

De Orto/Josquin

[Que]

De Orto/Josquin

Another winner. 

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Arvo Pärt: Tabula Rasa. Gidon Kremer, Tatiana Grindenko, Alfred Schnittke, Saulius Sondeckis, Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra

This is just an astonishing performance. One of the best discs in my library.

[Karl Henning]

CD 9:
Grieg Fra Holbergs tid, Op. 40 Still the Grieg work I like best
Elegiac Melodies, Op. 34 Very nice, superior filler
Tchaikovsky
Serenade for Strings in C, Op. 48

And again, because it is very good:

https://www.youtube.com/v/gwYNu6vNJdU

[Traverso]

Another winner. 

It sure is, at first I thought the recording was too spatial but that reservation disappears after a few minutes  . Great music that takes you by the hand.

[Mandryka]

I tried to like this, but I just can't! I admire Pace's ability to conquer such difficult music, but for me it's too difficult to enjoy. Qobuz.

Not even the piece he wrote for his pussycat Trifolio? It's called El Rey de Calabria.

https://www.youtube.com/v/tSqkXhtFUxo&ab_channel=IanPace-Topic

[T. D.]

Yeah, I own the whole Crumb Bridge series. I'll definitely give Eleven Echoes of Autumn, 1965 a listen soon.

Some of Crumb's music has a ritualistic/theatrical aspect that doesn't come across in recordings. Maybe Eleven Echoes is one...I recall some of the players moving around, playing into the piano (to create overtones), etc. It made a big impression live. I'll try to hear some more recordings. There are lots of videos on the Internet, I enjoy those more than the CD I posted.

[akebergv]

Albéniz, Issac - Piano Works w/ Miguel Baselga from a Spotify playlist - on my 3rd day of listening and finishing up the last two discs (8 & 9) this morning - the music has been excellent and a relaxing experience - but at BIS' $79 USD price, not a purchase for me - Spotify does quite well.  However, looking on Amazon at the other offerings, the 6-CD box of Spanish Piano Music w/ Jean-Francois Heisser shown below piqued my interest, and just $20 - the attached reviews are excellent - will it replace my 2-CD set of Alicia de Larrocha in Albeniz/Granados?  Not sure but may make an order and then decide?  Dave

May I just add a recommendation: for a few days more you can buy the whole Baselga box as a download from eClassical in Hi-res for $41 (https://www.eclassical.com/performers/baselga-miguel/isaac-albeniz-the-complete-piano-music-1.html).

[Que]

This recording recently came up, I believe that it was Dave that mentioned it:



Still a wonderfull and atmospheric recording, not least by the use of the Pleyel.

[Mandryka]

Now streaming.

[Daverz]

David Diamond: Symphony No. 5, via Qobuz



Listened to the Schwarz recordings of Symphonies 1-4 over the last several days.  I have No. 6 on Naxos (another student orchestra).  Looks like some of the other symphonies may be on Youtube?

[T. D.]

Not even the piece he wrote for his pussycat Trifolio? It's called El Rey de Calabria.

https://www.youtube.com/v/tSqkXhtFUxo&ab_channel=IanPace-Topic

Thanks, this is nice. I more or less threw in the towel on "New Complexity" years ago, but still occasionally listen to solo piano in the genre. Will check out more of the release in bits and pieces.

[SonicMan46]

Hi Que - I have the Michèle Boegner (1941-2021) recording as a MP3 DL w/o a booklet - quoted below suggests that she used an original 1836 Pleyel (of course likely restored?); I do enjoy but not completely happy w/ the 'mechanics' of the piano (probably need to listen again), but I'll be quite interested in this version w/ Alain Planès and which 1836 Pleyel piano (or copy?) he used?  Dave

This recording recently came up, I believe that it was Dave that mentioned it:

 

Still a wonderfull and atmospheric recording, not least by the use of the Pleyel.

Hi Que - part of the posting earlier this month above - a new Pleyel 1836 competitor, i.e. Alain Planès, has appeared to 'challenge' Boegner - just looked for some reviews (attached for those interested); most coming from the Brits who seem to feel that the period 'piano' sounds great but are less enthused w/ Planès playing and interpretation (i.e. 3*/5* ratings) - available on Spotify so I'll take a listen and do some comparisons.  Dave

[Daverz]

Beethoven: Symphony No. 5



Actually includes Symphony No. 1 as well.  From Australian Eloquence's new Markevitch Philips Legacy box.  The set is all on Qobuz as 26 separate albums.  Search term "markevitch australia".

[SonicMan46]

Beethoven, LV - String & Piano Trios, Sextets, Octet, et al w/ the performers on the front cover art.  Dave

 

[SimonNZ]

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Giacinto Scelsi: Hymnos. Hans Zender, Bavarian Radio SO, with Elisabeth Zawadke, organist