What are you listening 2 now?

[VonStupp]

PI Tchaikovsky
5 Secular Male Choruses
4 Secular Female Choruses
9 Secular Mixed Choruses
Moscow Academy of Choral Singing - Viktor Popov (rec. 1997)

I came down ill, so I never was able to finish this until today.

Really, I was surprised at how much I liked Tchaikovsky's secular choral music (mostly a cappella), but the singular Russian chorus style probably helps. Oddly, some of the tracks use trebles instead of adult women, not my preference, although they are trained well.

The whole album appears available to hear on YouTube, courtesy of Brilliant Classics (below). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSRzC09kZr8

VS

https://www.youtube.com/v/xSRzC09kZr8&ab_channel=BrilliantClassics

[Traverso]

Ravel

Rapsodie Espagnole
La Valse
Le Tombeau de Couperin
Tzigane Rapsodie de Concert
Ruggiero Ricci violin
Boléro

[Mandryka]

That was not the house he lived in,this is the one,the Bartolotti House. 

It must be terrible living in one of those Dutch houses as you get older -- not possible. A friend of mine had a three storey townhouse on the Kings Road, lovely little house, but when they hit about 70 they saw that the stairs were going to be a huge problem in the future, so sold it and basically bought a country mansion with the proceeds, they took the ground floor and gave the rest to their kids.

Another friend, late 80s, has installed a lift on the outside of their country house in Umbria, but I guess that wouldn't be possible in the Bartolotti House.

Mind you I've got a recording of Leonhardt playing a Russian organ the year before he died, so he must have been able to climb up to the loft!

[André]

Fine but only mildly interesting works. Vol 2 (with the Schmied Schmerz symphony) was much better than that.


Quartets 1 and 2. First class Gorecki. I look forward to hearing the mammoth 3rd quartet (almost an hour long).

[Traverso]

It must be terrible living in one of those Dutch houses as you get older -- not possible. A friend of mine had a three storey townhouse on the Kings Road, lovely little house, but when they hit about 70 they saw that the stairs were going to be a huge problem in the future, so sold it and basically bought a country mansion with the proceeds, they took the ground floor and gave the rest to their kids.

Another friend, late 80s, has installed a lift on the outside of their country house in Umbria, but I guess that wouldn't be possible in the Bartolotti House.

Mind you I've got a recording of Leonhardt playing a Russian organ the year before he died, so he must have been able to climb up to the loft!

If I remember correctly, it was often quite cool in Leonhardt's house, there was little or no heating.

[Artem]

One of my favourite disks of Debussy

[Mandryka]

https://www.youtube.com/v/06c23GmNrpA

You're good. Very.

[ritter]

One of my favourite disks of Debussy

Splendid idea. I've just put that same disc in my CD player! 

[Traverso]

https://www.youtube.com/v/06c23GmNrpA

An inviting piece,intimate and introspective .

I can clearly hear the influences of the Eastern Orthodox Church but maybe I'm alone in that. 

[Karl Henning]

Bravo maestro!

I thank you!

[Karl Henning]

CD 35

Respighi
Gli uccelli
Antiche danze ed arie, Suites I & III
Trittico botticelliano per piccola orchestra

Where with Stravinsky's adaptations, I find ample value added, I found it rather a chore to listen through all the Respighi Baroque re-tread. On the plus side, when the disc reaches the first mvt of the Botticelli triptych, it sounds stunningly fresh. Of course, we got to that moment of sunlight, because of an excessive accumulation of prior frowst. This global observation/complaint does the OCO a disservice, though. There was a critical mass of enjoyable listening to clean, clear performances, before weariness set in.

[Florestan]

An inviting piece,intimate and introspective .

I can clearly hear the influences of the Eastern Orthodox Church but maybe I'm alone in that. 

You're not.

[SonicMan46]

Albinoni Op. 3 & 8 - quoted (edited) post from Tomaso's Thread left yesterday - the two Opus numbers missing from my collection - now listening from a Spotify playlist - Op. 3 reviews attached which are mixed - the recording is 'acceptable' to my ears but wish others were available; probably my least favorite of Albinoni's instrumental works.  Op 8 has a LOT of flute - not a bad recording (actually several discs) but probably best in 'small doses' - Dave

Albinoni's Op. 3 & 8 - well, I've been searching since my last post and can find just one recordings of Op. 3 (first pic below w/ Ensemble Benedetto Marcello) - these seem to be Italian 'dance suites' and the attached reviews are not too promising; not even in the 16-CD box below are these Opus 3 and 8 works present.  Now just checked Spotify and the EBMarcello disc is there; also, present are 2 recordings of Op. 8 with Claudio Ferrarini (cannot find any reviews in a quick search) - BUT, I'll put together a playlist and listen over the next few days.  Dave

   

[Traverso]

You're not.

[Karl Henning]

Now:


CD 36

Rodrigo
Concierto de Aranjuez
Fantasía para un gentilhombre

Villa-Lobos
Concerto for Guitar & Orchestra

What we might consider The Obligatory Rodrigo Program (good and sweet music, just run into the ground) is nicely filled out with a piece completely new to me.

[Karl Henning]

An inviting piece,intimate and introspective .

I can clearly hear the influences of the Eastern Orthodox Church but maybe I'm alone in that. 

Thank you!

[Harry]

I thank you!

Of course Karl, I know there are strong influences of the Russian Orthodox Church, heck I have sung a few of your compositions in concert, maybe you remember sending me a few scores? Very fine and all that, but you know that, the praise was well meant!

[Karl Henning]

Of course Karl, I know there are strong influences of the Russian Orthodox Church, heck I have sung a few of your compositions in concert, maybe you remember sending me a few scores? Very fine and all that, but you know that, the praise was well meant!

I do remember, indeed. Warm thanks for your kind words, Harry!

[bhodges]

Live now: Klaus Mäkelä conducts the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra in Julia Wolfe, Copland and right now, Dvorák Symphony No. 9. Very impressed, and Mäkelä is just 26 years old.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wMrQDIn6RJU

--Bruce

[Karl Henning]

Live now: Klaus Mäkelä conducts the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra in Julia Wolfe, Copland and right now, Dvorák Symphony No. 9. Very impressed, and Mäkelä is just 26 years old.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wMrQDIn6RJU

--Bruce

Can you imagine opportunities for a 26-year-old American conductor? I'm not sure I can.