What are you listening 2 now?

[North Star]

Mendelssohn
Solo piano works (selection)
Chamayou

[Harry]

Louis Glass.
Complete Symphonies, Volume III.
Symphony No. 4, opus 43 in E minor.
Staatsorchester Rheinische Philharmonie, Daniel Raiskin.

So far one of the best works I heard of this composer. An outstanding performance and superb recording.

[Papy Oli]

JS Bach = Art of the Fugue (Isoir)

[pjme]

Anyone willing to help Bom Cabedal?

It sounds quite Russian to me.
I really have no clue. Any suggestions?

[71 dB]

MATTHIAS WECKMANN - Organ Works Vol. 1 - Wolfgang Zerer - Naxos 8.553849

[Todd]

Mahler 4.  Really rather excellent.

[Klavierman]

[Que]

200 Ans de Musique a Versailles.
Yoyage au Coeur du Baroque Francois.
CD II.
Musique de Cour au Temps de Louis XIII.
Il Seminario Musicale. Gerard Lesne.



Over the years, I have removed from my collection virtually all of Gerard Lesne's recordings in his capacity as a conductor and solo singer. I was never much of an admirer of his, it must be said, so this box of 15 CDs is heavily indebted to Lesne. That's a problem for me on one side of the medal, but if I want this music I can't ignore him, and that's the other side of the medal. Having said this, not all the soloists are of a high standard, notably the soprano Chantal Santon, a shrill voice with little expression, and an irritating declamation. The balance in this ensemble is rather low key, and none of the singers are really good. The instrumental part is more than adequate, no complaints about that. Works by eight different composers on this CD, many of which I appreciate, but all in all I would wish for much better performances. I very much doubt that I will play this music ever again in this interpretation.

I thought that the whole set was somewhat of a mixed blessing, with a lot of live recorded bits and pieces and rather random programming.

Perhaps I should cash in on high prices on the market? 

[Traverso]

Mozart


Symphony No.41 "Jupiter


Rossini Overtures

La Gaza Ladra
Il Signor Bruschino
Il Barbiere di Siviglia
L'Italiana in Algeri

The london Symphony Orchestra

[vandermolen]

Isn't there a story behind the Lyrita/Bax LP's covers?  I seem to recall that Richard Itter of Lyrita approached Ken Russell for financial support recording these LP's.  Russell was in the first flood of his enthusiasm for Bax (which eventually saw fruition in his AWFUL dramatised documentary in which he cast himself as the composer......) but he wanted the LP's cover(s) to be of a naked woman riding a horse.  Itter demurred, Russell did not fund and the rest is .... as they say ... history.  Consequently Lyrita stiuck with the variously coloured iterations (pun intended) of the abstract patterned LP cover.

That has the ring of truth about it and offers a convincing explanation for those dreary covers. The LP featuring Tintagel, Northern Ballad etc was much better, as was the Moeran/Bax/Holst LP featuring November Woods.

[Linz]

Mendelssohn Symphony no. 3 "Scottish" and  Violin Concerto in E minor, Igor  Oistrach and Franz Konwitschny

[Pohjolas Daughter]

Gaspard de la Nuit by Ravel from a 2-CD set on MDG "Maurice Ravel:  Complete Piano Works" with Jean-Efflam Bavouzet. 

PD

[Dry Brett Kavanaugh]

ŞEYH GALİBE SAYGI - YALÇIN TURA'YA ARMAĞAN. Ayangil Turkish Music Orchestra and Chorus.
Nice album recommended by our friend, Roy Bland.

[Linz]

Volkmann, Dietrich, Gernsheim, Schumann Cello Concertos Alban Gerhardt, cello, Rundfunk-sinfonieorchester Berlin, Hannu Lintu 

[SonicMan46]

Fasch, Johann (1688-1758) - Overtures, Concerto Corni da Caccia, & Oboe Sonatas on the two recordings below - middle pic shows a corno da caccia - some reviews attached for the interested.  Dave

   

[j winter]

Shostakovich 5, 8, & 10 - Kurt Sanderling  Powerful stuff....

[Lisztianwagner]

Anton Webern
Passacaglia
Five Movements for String Quartet
Six Pieces for Orchestra

Herbert von Karajan & Berliner Philharmoniker

[Pohjolas Daughter]

The rest of the first CD of Ravel's piano music...exquisite playing--and sound!

Something that might help Karl to start feeling better too. 



Made me think of summer in France; a nice thing to think of on a chilly winter's day.

PD

[Lisztianwagner]

The rest of the first CD of Ravel's piano music...exquisite playing--and sound!

Something that might help Karl to start feeling better too. 



Made me think of summer in France; a nice thing to think of on a chilly winter's day.

PD

Bavouzet's set is very expressive and atmospheric, I appreciate it very much too; especially Miroirs, such a colourful, suggestive performance.

[Todd]

The BAZ.