What are you listening 2 now?

[Dry Brett Kavanaugh]

Manolis Kalomiris: Rhapsodies. Fidetzis/Karlovy Vary SO.

[Dry Brett Kavanaugh]

The love child of Debussy and Scriabin. 

Nice!

[Papy Oli]

JS Bach - SJP Part I

[Traverso]

Silvius Weiss

CD 1

[Karl Henning]

Elgar: The Sanguine Fan, Op. 81

Not one of Elgar's strongest pieces. The genius composer appears tepidly regarding structural cohesiveness and melodic wealth.

On listening to the whole CD, I can say the other works convinced me the most.

I do take your point viz. The Fan, Cesar. Although when Froissart cropped up as I survey the Barbirolli box, I found that I didn't think all that much of it.

TD:

Maiden-Listen Monday!

Villa-Lobos
Symphony № 1 « O Imprevisto (The Unforeseen) » (1916)
Symphony № 2 « Ascensão (Ascension) » (1917–44)
São Paolo Symphony
Isaac Karabtchevsky

Or is it the Netherlands Metropole Orchestra led by the newcomer Joh. Brahms?

[Karl Henning]

The love child of Debussy and Scriabin. 

Go, Giorgio!

[Mirror Image]

First-Listen Monday -

Aho
Double Concerto for cor anglais, harp and orchestra
Dimitri Mestdag (cor anglais), Anneleen Lenaerts (harp)
Antwerp Symphony Orchestra
Olari Elts



I've owned this Aho recording since it's release date and I'm just now getting around to listening to it. So far, it's rather impressive. This composer has become a solid favorite of mine and the more I listen to his music, the more I understand its language. After all the Aho that I've heard, I never heard the same piece twice. Every piece is a world of its own and this is no easy feat for a contemporary composer.

[Papy Oli]

A start to Bach's SJP's Part II :

[aligreto]

Bax: Spring Fire [Handley]

[aligreto]

Silvius Weiss

It has often been stated before but that is a wonderful set.

[Traverso]

It has often been stated before but that is a wonderful set.

We agree on that,a wonderful set indeed.

[Irons]

Finishing off this truly wonderful disc with Elegiac Poem for cello and piano.

You have made me think to go back to this CD. So thanks for that.

[Irons]

On listening to the whole CD, I can say the other works convinced me the most.

I love the effervescent Froissart Overture.

[North Star]

Schnittke
Gogol Suite
Labyrinths
Malmö Symphony
Lev Markiz


Panufnik
Tragic Overture
Nocturne
Heroic Overture
Katyn Epitaph
A Procession for Peace
Harmony
Polish RSO
Borowicz

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Schnittke
Gogol Suite
Labyrinths
Malmö Symphony
Lev Markiz


Panufnik
Tragic Overture
Nocturne
Heroic Overture
Katyn Epitaph
A Procession for Peace
Harmony
Polish RSO
Borowicz

And Karlo makes a post! And a table-pounding is also in order for what you're listening to as well.

[SonicMan46]

 

Well, a lot Dowland's Lute Music around - I purchased the Nigel North box from Amazon back in 2009 and enjoy; BUT, I also own lute music w/ Jakob Lindberg in other composers - will be interested in the reviews.  Dave

[classicalgeek]

TD: a wallow in over-the-top sonic splendor:

Richard Strauss
Eine Alpensinfonie
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Andre Previn



One of my top picks for the Alpensinfonie. Its dense scoring comes through with amazing clarity, and the climaxes blow the roof off! And those Vienna horns? Gorgeous!

[Papy Oli]

JS Bach - SJP (2nd half of part II)

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TD: a wallow in over-the-top sonic splendor:

Richard Strauss
Eine Alpensinfonie
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Andre Previn



One of my top picks for the Alpensinfonie. Its dense scoring comes through with amazing clarity, and the climaxes blow the roof off! And those Vienna horns? Gorgeous!

And always a stupendous wallow for me. You should hear this newer recording with Orozco-Estrada on Pentatone --- it will knock your socks off!



This gets a 5/5 from me.

[Traverso]

Vivaldi