What are you listening 2 now?

[Florestan]

Here goes nothing.



Is this cover design maybe like a semaphore flag?

No, the cover is strictly on topic with the music. The orange triangle is part of the cliff's edge, the blue one is part of the sea. I'm astonished that nobody noticed that when the cover was discussed earlier. 

[Irons]

I seem to remember having read that one London studio was afflicted with rumble from the London Metro.

I think that maybe the renowned recording venue used by both Decca and EMI, Kingsway Hall. The London Underground travelled directly underneath and rumble of the trains was clearly heard. The situation was saved from which otherwise a perfect location for making recordings by a carpet warehouse sandwiched between the two. A multitude of great recordings made at The Kingsway Hall all down to rolls of carpets. Eventually the carpet firm went out of business and Kingsway Hall followed. It was pulled down and in it's place stands a hotel. 

[Irons]

It's a fine disc. No 5 was just reissued on Alto:

Survey of RVW 5th in the current issue of Gramophone.

[SonicMan46]

Sor, Fernando (1778-1839) - Complete Guitar Studies (3 CDs) w/ Enea Leone performing on two 'historic' guitars, one original (presume restored) by Louis Panormo (1784-1862) and the other a copy of a Gennaro Fabricatore (c. 1750-1832) guitar by Gioachino Giussani; I assume these guitars date to the first third of the 1800s but not stated in the booklet. Reviews attached for those interested.  Dave

 

[bhodges]

Listening to some of this year's Gaudeamus Award winners, starting with Aruah by Saad Haddad, performed by the International Contemporary Ensemble.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QamJOUnIR0g&t=5s

The five winners are listed here: https://gaudeamus.nl/en/nieuws/gaudeamus-award-2023-genomineerden/

-Bruce

[Roasted Swan]

I think that maybe the renowned recording venue used by both Decca and EMI, Kingsway Hall. The London Underground travelled directly underneath and rumble of the trains was clearly heard. The situation was saved from which otherwise a perfect location for making recordings by a carpet warehouse sandwiched between the two. A multitude of great recordings made at The Kingsway Hall all down to rolls of carpets. Eventually the carpet firm went out of business and Kingsway Hall followed. It was pulled down and in it's place stands a hotel.

I had it in my head that it was costumes stored in the rooms under the Kingsway Hall!  Here's a picture of it being used in a Boult/RVW session



the very last recording in the hall was DG's Manon Lescaut in 1984 - genuinely the end of an era.......

[vandermolen]

Survey of RVW 5th in the current issue of Gramophone.

Many thanks Lol. I'll look forward to reading it.

[Linz]

Albert Lortzing Der Wildschuetz CD 1 and CD2

[SonicMan46]

Bach, CPE - Violin & Keyboard Works w/ Tamsin Waley-Cohen (violin) and James Baillieu (piano) on modern instruments - 3 disc set (153+ mins) - I own a LOT of CPE's music but these were not in my collection - the works, Wq. 71-78+ were written over a period of 32 years (1731-1763) so much 'transitional' variety - performances well done in excellent sound (recordings from 2018); reviews attached - NOW, there is a PI 2-disc set (second pic below), also well reviewed - just put together a Spotify playlist w/ both sets.  Dave

ADDENDUM: - well, I had forgotten about the Beyer-Stern recording, just one disc w/ only half of the works but on PIs, and after an afternoon listen, well done!

   

[Traverso]

It's a fine disc. No 5 was just reissued on Alto:

Indeed Jeffrey....

[j winter]

Starting a revisit through this box, symphonies 1 & 2...

[Linz]

Carl Nielsen Violin Concerto,  Prelude and Theme with Variations and  Preludio e Presto, Cecilia Zilliacus violin, Daniel Blendulf with Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra

[Lisztianwagner]

Some Nielsen for me too:

Carl Nielsen
Symphony No.4

Herbert Blomstedt & San Francisco Symphony

[Linz]

Rued Langgaard Symphony No, 1

[Symphonic Addict]

Starting a revisit through this box, symphonies 1 & 2...

Some Nielsen for me too:

Carl Nielsen
Symphony No.4

Herbert Blomstedt & San Francisco Symphony

Good stuff!

[Symphonic Addict]

Kabalevsky: Piano Sonata No. 2

[VonStupp]

Howard Hanson
Symphony 1 in e minor 'Nordic', op. 21
Symphony 2 in D-flat Major 'Romantic', op. 30
Elegy in Memory of Serge Koussevitsky, op. 44

Howard Hanson
Symphony 3, op. 33
Fantasy Variations on a Theme of Youth

Not having heard a Hanson symphony since Schermerhorn's Nordic in 2000, I found the two early symphonies almost too saccharine, although I still love specific parts.

The 3rd in contrast was perfect for me though; a complete symphonic experience for a listener's journey, at least to these ears.

For tonight:

Howard Hanson
Symphony 4 'Requiem', op. 34

Seattle Symphony - Gerard Schwarz

VS



From this set:

[Todd]

[bhodges]

Listening to Mahler 7, live from Carnegie Hall, with Kirill Petrenko and the Berlin Philharmonic. All forces seemed aligned tonight; hope the concert will be archived for later.

-Bruce

[Dry Brett Kavanaugh]

Rued Langgaard Symphony No, 1

Nice cover art!

How do you like them, Todd?