What are you listening 2 now?

[MusicTurner]

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And a symphony for 4 pianos (supposedly evoking Also Sprach Zarathustra ! 

By Ivan Wyschnegradsky!

The Scherzo at 9:30 or so is not to be missed!

https://www.youtube.com/v/eAS5hWrZBjE

(Yes, Mrs. Cato is occupied elsewhere, thus may Wyschnegradsky be played!)   

[foxandpeng]

Gavin Bryars
String Quartets 1, 2, and 3
The Lyric Quartet

I'm really impressed by these quartets...

[Traverso]

Dufay

Returning to this beautiful recording,The singer,Lena Susanne Norin effortlessly takes you into her approach, sensitive and tasteful with an accompaniment by Fidel and Rebec.
Wonderful world that apparently only exists in our imagination. Dreams may I say and that certainly seems in these delicately performed songs.

[The new erato]

NP:

Milhaud
Violin Concerto No. 2, Op. 263
Arabella Steinbacher, violin
Münchner Rundfunkorchester
Pinchas Steinberg

Superb disc, and a great violin concerto. I'm not a great Milhaud fan, but this work belongs in the big league (even though being small in scale). Andre Gertler on Supraphon turned me on to it once upon a time.....

[Mirror Image]

From 'must-hear' to have-heard! And thanks, an excellent recommendation. Both Zimerman and Rattle are natural highlighters of detail which works really well here. Some things I preferred in the Bernstein/Entremont and others in the Zimerman Rattle, but both really enjoyable recordings.

Great to read and, yes, I like both of these performances a lot.

[Mirror Image]

Superb disc, and a great violin concerto. I'm not a great Milhaud fan, but this work belongs in the big league (even though being small in scale). Andre Gertler on Supraphon turned me on to it once upon a time.....

I have to say I have a lot of love for these violin concerti, but, more importantly, for Milhaud who has become a firm favorite of mine through the years. I agree the 2nd VC deserves mainstream concert exposure.

[Mirror Image]

Via the YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lc8X_n_OWzQt8Vz3vuP9n-CpLiXaIJHCI

I have to say I'm digging these Tansman works!

Keep a lookout on the 'Purchases' thread.

This is a case where I was wrong and guess what, folks, I'll continue to be wrong. It's easy for any of us to make snap judgements and, unfortunately, my own about Tansman was from years ago.

[Mandryka]

The opening song is a bit grizzly - 20 minutes of 14th century strophic German hunting song. But after that, this CD is bliss, not least because of two excellent singers - Eberhard Kummer (bass) and Markus Forster (countertenor), and some lovely instrumental work on flutes and all sorts of twangy keyboard things and the inevitable hurdy-gurdy. This is well worth hearing I think, a little hidden gem.

Most of the music is by Hadamar von Laber - a minnesinger, but there are a couple of nice things from Gherardello da Firenze too.

[Brian]

The Record Collector Who Must Not be Named said that this might be Herbie's best ever recording, so I had to listen and see.



It surely is amazingly exciting and virtuosic and clear. The orchestra is definitely at its best and most alive.

[Karl Henning]

These are the recordings I am thinking of:

Thanks, I was especially smitten with the Stèle in memoriam Igor Stravinsky, and that set me to listening to more Tansman.

[vandermolen]

Arthur Bliss: 'The Lady of Shalott' (first listen to the new recording):

[Karl Henning]

Via the YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lc8X_n_OWzQt8Vz3vuP9n-CpLiXaIJHCI

I have to say I'm digging these Tansman works!

Keep a lookout on the 'Purchases' thread.

This is a case where I was wrong and guess what, folks, I'll continue to be wrong. It's easy for any of us to make snap judgements and, unfortunately, my own about Tansman was from years ago.

Spoken like a gentleman.

[The new erato]

The Record Collector Who Must Not be Named said that this might be Herbie's best ever recording, so I had to listen and see.



It surely is amazingly exciting and virtuosic and clear. The orchestra is definitely at its best and most alive.

I don't think you refer to me, but not being a big Karajan collctor I have been thinking the same (and probably also mentioned it in some thread or another) even though "best" is a problematic term.

[Karl Henning]

Not coincidentally:

https://www.youtube.com/v/Pe8vMO6NXB8

[Mirror Image]

Spoken like a gentleman.

Thanks, Karl. I certainly have been enjoying these chamber pieces for violin/piano so far.

[Brian]

I don't think you refer to me, but not being a big Karajan collctor I have been thinking the same (and probably also mentioned it in some thread or another) even though "best" is a problematic term.

Nope, referring to a non-GMG collector who, if his name is mentioned on GMG, some members have to jump in and let everyone know that they don't like him.

[Brian]

First listen time!



The cover is actually not complete, Symphony No. 7 is here too but not listed. There are a total of seven CDs on two discs, five are one movement, three are 12 minutes or less, only one is more than 20 minutes. Plenty of room for more music - CD1 is only 42 minutes long.

[Harry]

First listen time!



The cover is actually not complete, Symphony No. 7 is here too but not listed. There are a total of seven CDs on two discs, five are one movement, three are 12 minutes or less, only one is more than 20 minutes. Plenty of room for more music - CD1 is only 42 minutes long.

Yes I noticed that too today when listening to the first disc.

[Harry]

First listen time!



The cover is actually not complete, Symphony No. 7 is here too but not listed. There are a total of seven CDs on two discs, five are one movement, three are 12 minutes or less, only one is more than 20 minutes. Plenty of room for more music - CD1 is only 42 minutes long.

Funny, made me laugh.

[Karl Henning]

Here's a first listen:

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