What are you listening 2 now?

[Biffo]

Villa-Lobos: Uirapuru - Sao Paolo Symphony Orchestra conducted by Isaac Karabtchevsky - colourful ballet based on a legend of a bird that lives deep in the Amazon rain forest

[Operafreak]

[Traverso]

Mahler

Das Lied von de Erde

It is a very long time ago that I listened to this recording,it's always good to hear Christa Ludwig.

[Papy Oli]

Frescobaldi - Various organ works

René Saorgin / Organs of Brescia and Bastia

[Harry]

Thomas de Hartmann.

Orchestral works.

Koliadky Noels Ukrainiens.
Symphonie Poeme.
Concerto Andaluz for solo Flute, Strings and Percussion.
Une Fete en Ukraine, Suite for Large Orchestra.

Bulent Evcil, Flute.
Lviv National PO of Ukraine, Theodore Kuchar.

Also one of the best CD'S I bought this year. Many of those musicians are fighting or dying for their country, lets never forget that. Hartman his music was neglected and forgotten for many years, but this fine orchestra shows us that this was not deserved. The music is expertly written, and clearly shows his genius. I for one hope on many sequels, in which all his music will be on offer for our ears and heart. Really good performances and ditto sound.

[vandermolen]

Erwin Schulhoff's String Quartet Concerto
    Roland Kluttig, Deutsches Symphonieorchester Berlin, Leipzig String Quartet

No.5 is a masterpiece IMO - very moving in the circumstances of its creation.

[vandermolen]

Still working through them, but enjoying them, yes! Thank you again.

[vandermolen]

Thomas de Hartmann.

Orchestral works.

Koliadky Noels Ukrainiens.
Symphonie Poeme.
Concerto Andaluz for solo Flute, Strings and Percussion.
Une Fete en Ukraine, Suite for Large Orchestra.

Bulent Evcil, Flute.
Lviv National PO of Ukraine, Theodore Kuchar.

Also one of the best CD'S I bought this year. Many of those musicians are fighting or dying for their country, lets never forget that. Hartman his music was neglected and forgotten for many years, but this fine orchestra shows us that this was not deserved. The music is expertly written, and clearly shows his genius. I for one hope on many sequels, in which all his music will be on offer for our ears and heart. Really good performances and ditto sound.

You make a very good point Harry and thank you for introducing me/us to this fine composer.

[Mirror Image]

NP:

Arnold
Viola Concerto, Op. 108
Rivka Golani, viola
London Musici
Mark Stephenson

From this set -

[DavidW]

The last one is only symphonies 6-8.

The first three are favorites from my flac archive.

[Operafreak]

Disc 1

[Spotted Horses]

Henze, Symphony No 5




I forgot that I was had a little project of listening to the Henze symphonies a few years ago which I didn't complete. Listened to the fifth symphony today, in Henze's own recording and in the Janowski recording. I found it more difficult to absorb than some other works by Henze. The Janowski recording benefited from more opulent sound, the Henze recording was more focused. I will have to return to it at some point.

[aligreto]

Glazunov: Raymonda, Suite from the Ballet [Serebrier]





This is really wonderful music. It has everything; wonderfully expansive and engaging music, wonderful orchestration, an abundance of lyricism and wonderful atmosphere.

[Mirror Image]

NP:

Panufnik
Sinfonia Sacra
Conertgebouw
Panufnik

[Mirror Image]

Henze, Symphony No 5




I forgot that I was had a little project of listening to the Henze symphonies a few years ago which I didn't complete. Listened to the fifth symphony today, in Henze's own recording and in the Janowski recording. I found it more difficult to absorb than some other works by Henze. The Janowski recording benefited from more opulent sound, the Henze recording was more focused. I will have to return to it at some point.

Nice! I dig a lot of Henze's music. He was a true musical chameleon, too. You never know what kind of piece you're going to hear.

[Harry]

"Venise, Vivaldi et les Sonates", opus 1.

CD II.

Sonate VII-XII.

Suonate da Camera a tre, due Violini e violone o Cembalo (1705)

Enrico Gatti & Ensemble Aurora.


Really top notch. It has no competition. This is it, do not look further.

[Papy Oli]

Holst - The Planets
(Gardiner, Philarmonia)

[Mirror Image]

NP:

Vaughan Williams
Five Variants on 'Dives and Lazarus'
London Philharmonic
Thomson



This recording is a compilation that includes works not included in the following set (w/ the exception of The Lark Ascending, which is in the concertos set):



There is also a recording of Dona nobis pacem and Five Mystical Songs:



I have to say that Thomson's Vaughan Williams is outstanding and, IMHO, an essential acquisition for those who love this composer's music.

[Dry Brett Kavanaugh]

Arthur Bliss: Discourse for Orchestra. Queensland SO.

[SonicMan46]

Gernsheim, Friedrich (1839-1916) - Symphonies, Piano Quintets, & Piano Quartets - four of the half dozen discs in my collection - all enjoyable; short bio quoted below; list of his compositions HERE; although Brahms and Bruch often come up as influences, Gernsheim was gifted w/ his own composing skills.  There are alternate recordings of some of his works, esp. on CPO - reviews attached of those shown (impressive Fanfare comments).  Dave

Gernsheim, Friedrich was a German composer, conductor, and teacher. Born in Worms, he was a child prodigy, both as performer and composer. He taught and conducted at Cologne and Rotterdam, and from 1890 in Berlin. Finally he became director of a master class in composition at the Prussian Academy of Fine Arts. During his early years as conductor he promoted the works of Brahms. His own compositions, which number over a hundred, include piano and chamber works, four symphonies, cantatas, choral compositions, and songs. Their idiom is generally conservative, although innovations appear in his late period. His attitude to Judaism seems to have been passive although he gave the subtitle Mirjam to his third symphony, op. 54, in which he depicted Miriam's song of triumph at the Red Sea; and he also wrote an Elohenu for cello and orchestra or piano (1882). The greater part of his papers and manuscripts were donated in 1966 to the Jewish National and University Library in Jerusalem. (Source)