What are you listening 2 now?

[Traverso]

Brilliant disc!

+1

[Operafreak]

Telemann: Quatuors Parisiens Volume 1

John Holloway (violin), Linde Brunmayr (transverse flute), Lorenz Duftschmid (viola da gamba), Ulrike Becker (violoncello) & Lars-Ulrik Mortensen (harpsichord)

[Madiel]

Haydn op.76/2, the 'Fifths' quartet in D minor.



There's a more driving feel in the 1st and 3rd movements compared to the Kodaly Qt performance, whereas the 2nd movement is taken a bit slower. Not better, just different, though I have to admit I was particularly taken with the Mosaiques' approach in the Witches' Menuet which felt suitably witchy. It's a marvellous piece in either performance.

[Que]

This is a fine one 

[Haitink/ Bruckner 6/ Dresden]

It is. And I finally got it on disc.  What are your thoughts on it?

[Que]

Morning listening:



But it seems time for some Telemann later....   

[Madiel]

Dvorak. Directly comparing 4 songs from Cypresses (1865) with their revised versions in 1881-2.



And hoo boy, are there some changes! Not just music but words, or word order. And one of the songs is scarcely the same composition. There's a central section that is similar, but on either side of it the music is just completely different. And better.

There's a piano intro and postlude in another song that gets cut out which I rather miss. I'm glad to have both versions.

[vandermolen]

An interesting release featuring Bernstein's Symphony No.2 'The Age of Anxiety' and Shostakovich's 5th Symphony from the Salzburg Festival of 1959. Both fine and deeply felt performances:

[Que]

On Spotify:



Odhecaton in Franco-Flemish repertoire is not a perfect fit, and the forces are rather large (11 singers).

Still, the programming of music from 15th-16th century Picardie, including a mass by Nicolas de Marle, is pretty special.

Interesting reviews on Amazon by Gio and E.L. Wisty HERE.

[Valentino]

The revised revision, with gut strings and Moog. I like it better than the first he did, and I like that one a lot.



Never in my life have I paid so much for 40 minutes of music. A coffee table album sort of.

[Traverso]

[Haitink/ Bruckner 6/ Dresden]

It is. And I finally got it on disc.  What are your thoughts on it?

First of all, Haitink is of course a first-class Bruckner conductor and that too can be heard clearly in this recording. Radiant energy that is not a goal in itself but is nicely balanced with regard to the quiet parts. In my opinion, slightly more convincing than the also beautifully performed  recording with the orchestra from Bavaria. It is compelling and irresistible and makes my appreciation for Haitink as an acclaimed Bruckner conductor audible. Tempos are well chosen and the playing of the orchestra is a joy to hear 

[Que]

First of all, Haitink is of course a first-class Bruckner conductor and that too can be heard clearly in this recording. Radiant energy that is not a goal in itself but is nicely balanced with regard to the quiet parts. In my opinion, slightly more convincing than the also beautifully performed  recording with the orchestra from Bavaria. It is compelling and irresistible and makes my appreciation for Haitink as an acclaimed Bruckner conductor audible. Tempos are well chosen and the playing of the orchestra is a joy to hear 

I also prefer it slightly over the Bavarian performance, which has a more drive to it but is less delicately balanced and not as translucent as the Dresden. It's a rather special recording

[Traverso]

I also prefer it slightly over the Bavarian performance, which has a more drive to it but is less delicately balanced and not as translucent as the Dresden. It's a rather special recording

Indeed,well put,enjoy your Bruckner...

[Lisztianwagner]

Witold Lutoslawski
Concerto for Orchestra

[Traverso]

Trauerkantaten / Funeral Cantatas


 

[Operafreak]

Beethoven: Complete Piano Concertos

Nos 3 and 4- Krystian Zimerman (piano), London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle

[Madiel]

Medtner

Two Skazki, op.14



And then streaming what might be the only complete recording of the Goethelieder, op.15, though the Brilliant Classics series of songs ought to change that.

[Iota]

Brilliant disc!

+2


Here:



Ravel: Miroirs
Beatrice Rana (piano)


I've followed BR with interest ever since I first heard her in an impressive live recital from Perth on the radio many years ago, but I've never heard her reach these heights, this is quite brilliant playing. Kaleidoscopic contrasts of tone and mood, an imagination on fire, hypnotic phrasing and an Olympian technique. It goes straight into the top tier of great Miroirs recordings for me, piano playing really doesn't get much more vivid or evocative.

[vandermolen]

Bartok/Lutoslawski concertos for orchestra.
I enjoyed both of these performances (Andrew Davis, Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra)

[Papy Oli]

Nielsen
Symphony no.3
(Dausgaard)

[Que]

I promised myself some Telemann!