What are you listening 2 now?

[Dry Brett Kavanaugh]

Francisco Mignone, Maracatu de Chico Rei.

[Pohjolas Daughter]

They're similarly funereal; it's a very consistent album.

Uh, o.k.....  Perhaps I'll pass on it then? 

PD

[Spotted Horses]

Mozart Piano Concerto 17, Brautigam



There is a tendency to assume Mozart's final works are the most profound, but the slow movement of concert 17 is a miracle, elegant, expressive, sublime. Not everyone likes PI recordings of this music, featuring fortepiano, but the performers here take advantage of the unique sonorities at their disposal to make a wonderful performance.

[foxandpeng]

Arthur Honegger
Symphonies 5, 3 and Pacific 231
Neeme Jarvi
Danish NRSO
Chandos

A while since I've played these. I don't see much by way of love for AH, but like his symphonies very much.

Edit: There are 18 pages of thread for him. Ignore my usual ignorance.

[Mirror Image]

A powerful and moving score IMO - in places it sounds more 'tragic' than festive to me. I also hear echoes of Boris Godunov as well.

Yes, the slow movement certainly isn't 'festive' that's for sure. A great piece, though!

[PaulR]

Maybe I should sell my soul to the Devil?

[Mirror Image]

Arthur Honegger
Symphonies 5, 3 and Pacific 231
Neeme Jarvi
Danish NRSO
Chandos

A while since I've played these. I don't see much by way of love for AH, but like his symphonies very much.

Count me as a big fan of Honegger. I love his music, but I just don't listen to him as much as I should. Maybe I'll listen to a few of his works today. Those are all great pieces. By the way, since you've been kind of on a SQ kick, do check out Honegger's (wrote three in all), they are superb.

[Mirror Image]

NP:

Bartók
String Quartet No. 2, Op. 17, SZ 67
Takács Quartet

From this set -

[Biffo]

Schubert: Sonata No 8 in F sharp minor, D571/504/570 - another composite sonata
               Sonata No 16 in D major, D850

Paul Badura-Skoda fortepiano

[Brian]

Just starting this disc which I suspect will appeal to quite a few people here based on the repertoire mix - provided that the new piece is any good:



Enescu - Octet
Shostakovich - Two Pieces for Octet
Martínez Campos (b. 1989) - Serenata (for octet)

[bhodges]

Just starting this disc which I suspect will appeal to quite a few people here based on the repertoire mix - provided that the new piece is any good:



Enescu - Octet
Shostakovich - Two Pieces for Octet
Martínez Campos (b. 1989) - Serenata (for octet)

Definitely got my attention! Always happy to see a new recording of the Shostakovich, and the Enescu ain't bad, either.  Don't know Campos at all, nor the ensemble, for that matter.

--Bruce

[Brian]

The Martinez Campos piece is pretty darn cool. Not sure how it will hold up on repeated listens but it is very kinetic, lively, has some good tunes, and builds to a nice exciting finale. Stylistically there's a little bit of American postromantic composers, a tiny dash of minimalism, a little bit of Hollywood, but a rhythmic insistence which prevents that combination from ever getting too cheesy. Very nice. It's also almost entirely fast music over the course of the 15 minutes, pretty rare these days I think since many composers have become very good at atmospheric slow music.

Ties in with a conversation happening elsewhere on the board, as there's basically nothing recognizably "Spanish" about his style.

[Mirror Image]

Continuing on with this Davis performance of Les Troyens from many weeks ago:

[bhodges]

The Martinez Campos piece is pretty darn cool. Not sure how it will hold up on repeated listens but it is very kinetic, lively, has some good tunes, and builds to a nice exciting finale. Stylistically there's a little bit of American postromantic composers, a tiny dash of minimalism, a little bit of Hollywood, but a rhythmic insistence which prevents that combination from ever getting too cheesy. Very nice. It's also almost entirely fast music over the course of the 15 minutes, pretty rare these days I think since many composers have become very good at atmospheric slow music.

Ties in with a conversation happening elsewhere on the board, as there's basically nothing recognizably "Spanish" about his style.

Thanks, looking forward to it already.

--Bruce

[Traverso]

Froberger

Vol.1

CD 2

[SonicMan46]

Villa-Lobos, Heitor (1887-1959) - Piano Music, V. 1 & 2 w/ Sonia Rubinsky from the 8-CD box - outstanding reviews attached for those interested - not sure if much else is available w/ this degree of completion, i.e. the 'best show in town' likely.     Dave

   

[Mirror Image]

Villa-Lobos, Heitor (1887-1959) - Piano Music, V. 1 & 2 w/ Sonia Rubinsky from the 8-CD box - outstanding reviews attached for those interested - not sure if much else is available w/ this degree of completion, i.e. the 'best show in town' likely.     Dave

   

There have been several recordings of Villa-Lobos' piano music made (some even are multi-disc sets), but none of them reach the completeness of Rubinsky's survey on Naxos.

[vandermolen]

Sauguet: Symphony No.1 'Expiatoire':

[SonicMan46]

There have been several recordings of Villa-Lobos' piano made (some even are multi-disc sets), but none of them reach the completeness of Rubinsky's survey on Naxos.

Hi John - my same thoughts - thanks for your comments.  Dave

[steve ridgway]

Uh, o.k.....  Perhaps I'll pass on it then? 

The Cry Of Anubis might appeal to tuba fans.