What are you listening 2 now?

[Que]

[Karl Henning]

An afternoon with Part



It helps that Tabula Rasa and Fratres are probably the two works by Part I like best.

Good choices!

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Good morning.
There is a city called St Petersburg in Florida.

Definitely going to make it a point to listen to the Leningrad next time I'm in St. Pete, and post about it, to piss off Madiel 

[SonicMan46]

Bach, JS - still going through my collection of the Papa - now of some (have many more) of the lute/guitar recordings - Dave

   

[Mirror Image]

Continuing on with this set:

Debussy
Images, Books I & II
Alain Planès



Again, this is some beautifully performed Debussy.

[Karl Henning]

CD 9

Corelli
Concerto grosso after Op. 5 Vn Sonatas arr, Barbirolli)

Elgar
Elegy, Op. 58
Vars on an Original Theme, Op. 36
Introduction and Allegro for strings, Op. 47
Lullaby from Bavarian Dances, Op. 27

RVW
Fantasia on "Greensleeves" (arr. Greaves)

Trad.
Londonderry Air (arr. Grainger)

Delius
Two Aquarelles

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Franz Schubert: Symphony No.2 in B-flat major, D 125. Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

I don't know what it is but Harnoncourt really has a way of getting the most out of his timpani section. Scherzo sounds awesome.

[Symphonic Addict]

Toch: String Quartet No. 10, op. 28

One of the greatest sets from CPO IMO. I can't but be marveled by such exquisite, witty and elegant craftsmanship. Just exhilarating. The 2nd movement, though, is the core of the whole piece. Magnificent. The work of a genius as a conclusion.

[Klavier1]

A 106 minute GBV? Yep! I was curious, so I bought the 24/192 FLAC from Presto Classical (it's on sale) and it's quite enjoyable. Yes, some of the variations are slow, but he plays so expressively that it doesn't bother me. He does include lengthy pauses between some of the variations, which is a little off-putting. Excellent sound.

[Linz]

Erich Korngold Sinfonietta Op. 5 with the BBC Philharmonic

[Florestan]

Franz Schubert: Symphony No.2 in B-flat major, D 125. Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

I don't know what it is but Harnoncourt really has a way of getting the most out of his timpani section. Scherzo sounds awesome.

I used to think Harnoncourt was great but then came Manacorda --- my current go-to set.

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Ryuichi Sakamoto: Piano works from film scores, etc. Jeroen van Veen

This is just beautiful :')

I would love to hear van Veen play piano music by Joe Hisaishi.

[Dry Brett Kavanaugh]

Ryuichi Sakamoto: Piano works from film scores, etc. Jeroen van Veen

This is just beautiful :')

I would love to hear van Veen play piano music by Joe Hisaishi.

Nice! I wonder why/how you know about Hisaishi. Via Hayao Miyazaki?

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Nice! I wonder why/how you know about Hisaishi. Via Hayao Miyazaki?

Of course! 

We Americans of my generation (millennials) love Miyazaki's work... my first date with the woman I'm seeing was to Spirited Away when it was in theaters again recently 

[Dry Brett Kavanaugh]

Of course! 

We Americans of my generation (millennials) love Miyazaki's work... my first date with the woman I'm seeing was to Spirited Away when it was in theaters again recently 

Yes, I was thinking about generational things. In my job, I deal with tons of millennials and we get along very much with similar interests/values. Weird (and wonderful).

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Yes, I was thinking about generational things. In my job, I deal with tons of millennials and we get along very much with similar interests/values. Weird (and wonderful).

One of the things I love about this place is it allows me to connect with older folks about common interests, something I don't get much of elsewhere in life. (Not to say that you're old, my friend )

[Symphonic Addict]

Stanford: Irish Rhapsodies 2, 4 and 6

Stanford at his best orchestrally and melodically. The No. 4 is what I call truly epic and glorious music. That ending is eargasmic! Concert halls, you're losing a gold mine by not programming this! 

These older Chandos cover arts are more captivating than the most recent.





Pierné: Concertstück for harp and orchestra, op. 39

I've seen this composer being mentioned recently, so I wanted to give a spin to this wonder of a piece, which has all the elements to be considered a phenomenal creation for both the soloist and the orchestra.

[Karl Henning]

First-Listen Fridays!

CD 54

Fred Lehrdahl
Waves (1988)

Jacob Druckman
Nor Spell Nor Charm (1988)

Wm Bolcom
Orphée-Sérénade (1984)

Michael Gandolfi
Points of Departure (1988)

Only the second or third Druckman piece I've ever listened to.

Definitely only the second Bolcom or Gandolfi piece I've heard.

[André]

Of course! 

We Americans of my generation (millennials) love Miyazaki's work... my first date with the woman I'm seeing was to Spirited Away when it was in theaters again recently 

A superb movie, unlike anything else. Like dreaming awake.

[Florestan]

dreaming awake.

Chopin!