What are you listening 2 now?

[vandermolen]

What a beautiful piece!

Re: Bridge's 'Oration' - yes, it is indeed Karl, one of Bridge's orchestral masterpieces (along with 'Enter Spring' and 'The Sea' which had a lardge influence on his pupil Benjamin Britten). Oration is a threnody to those lost in the First World War, including a number of the composer's friends. The beautiful and haunting Epilogue was apparently an afterthought - a really inspired late addition to the score.

[SonicMan46]

Crusell, Bernhard (1775-1838) - Clarinet Concertos & Quartets w/ Frost on a modern instrument and Hoeprich on reproduction period clarinets after Gresner ones used by Crusell (also I assume that Hoeprich made the instruments himself).  Dave

[Mapman]

Crusell, Bernhard (1775-1838) - Clarinet Concertos & Quartets w/ Frost on a modern instrument and Hoeprich on reproduction period clarinets after Gresner ones used by Crusell (also I assume that Hoeprich made the instruments himself).  Dave

I've been meaning to listen to the Crusell Quartet Op. 7 again for several weeks, so now seems like a good time! Hoeprich does a great job: I can barely tell that he isn't playing a modern clarinet. (I'm normally not a fan of period clarinets. It seems like the lack of keys makes them unnecessarily difficult to play.) The quartet seems like it would be fun to play. I still haven't listened to the other quartets on that disc yet. Maybe soon!

[Kontrapunctus]

No.41. A wonderful performance and the recording is excellent, too.

[VonStupp]

Chuckle. I was waiting for what would happen with numbers 2 to 4. The Panocha actually play the heavily revised version of no.1 which is much shorter than the original.

M- Good to hear from you again. I hope life is treating you well!

I didn't know that the first was cut down, but I did notice the timings seemed comparatively different. I liked the first, so I may search for another recording of it.

I enjoy the early symphonies well enough, so I was surprised to be indifferent regarding No. 2 here - and it looks like maybe the next few as well from your expectations...

Antonín Dvořák
String Quartet 3 in D Major
Panocha Quartet

Whoo baby, a 57-minute SQ! I do appreciate composers who learn concision.
VS

[Todd]

13 & 14.

[Madiel]

M- Good to hear from you again. I hope life is treating you well!

I didn't know that the first was cut down, but I did notice the timings seemed comparatively different. I liked the first, so I may search for another recording of it.

I enjoy the early symphonies well enough, so I was surprised to be indifferent regarding No. 2 here - and it looks like maybe the next few as well from your expectations...

Antonín Dvořák
String Quartet 3 in D Major
Panocha Quartet

Whoo baby, a 57-minute SQ! I do appreciate composers who learn concision.
VS

Yeah. 57 minutes is short. There are recordings that go for much longer. I can't remember whether this is because the Panocha cut repeats, cut anything else, or are just speed demons.

Dvorak's Wagnerian period was short, but the pieces weren't and he destroyed quite a few of the results. I feel comfortable not being that fond of the accidental survivors.

[Mapman]

Korngold: Suite For 2 Violins, Cello & Piano Left Hand, Op. 23
Fleisher, Silverstein, Laredo, Ma

Korngold seems to have a reputation of being a non-serious film music composer. This work shows that that is unfair. This is as serious as any other composition for piano and strings. The first movement has a fugue on BACH. I don't have much to say about the rest of the piece, as it wasn't particularly memorable. It does seem like a work worth returning to, though.

[Karl Henning]

Korngold: Suite For 2 Violins, Cello & Piano Left Hand, Op. 23
Fleisher, Silverstein, Laredo, Ma

Korngold seems to have a reputation of being a non-serious film music composer. This work shows that that is unfair. This is as serious as any other composition for piano and strings. The first movement has a fugue on BACH. I don't have much to say about the rest of the piece, as it wasn't particularly memorable. It does seem like a work worth returning to, though.

That looks mighty tasty!

[Karl Henning]

A first listen:

Tansman
Capriccio for Orchestra

[classicalgeek]

Last week:

Stravinsky
Violin Concerto
Alexander Kerr, violin
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Riccardo Chailly
(on CD)


Sibelius
Symphony no. 2*, Symphony no. 5**
*Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
**Hallé Orchestra
Sir John Barbirolli
(on CD)


George Whitefield Chadwick
Symphony no. 2
Symphonic Sketches
National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine
Theodore Kuchar
(on Spotify)

[classicalgeek]

And this week so far:

Max Reger
String trio in A minor, op. 77b
Piano quartet in D minor, op. 113
Aperto Piano Quartet
(on Spotify)


Malcolm Arnold
Symphony no. 7
Symphony no. 8
National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland
Andrew Penny
(on CD)


Gustav Holst
The Planets
Boston Symphony Orchestra
William Steinberg
(on CD)

[Karl Henning]

@classicalgeek, what do you think of the Reger?

[Karl Henning]

A first listen:

Tansman
Capriccio for Orchestra

Oh, I like this!

[Mapman]

@classicalgeek, what do you think of the Reger?

Seconding this question. I found that trio to be more approachable than Reger's string quartets. (I have the Mannheim Quartet recording on MDG.)

[Karl Henning]

Another first listen:

Korngold
Suite for two violins, cello and piano left hand, Op. 23 (1930)

[Mapman]

Beethoven: Romance in G Major, Op. 40
Stern, Ozawa: Boston

I thought I'd heard this before, but I actually listened to Op. 50, as the tracks are mislabeled on the CD. Op. 40 is beautiful, but less interesting than the Violin Concerto. (The romances use a smaller orchestra with only 1 flute and no clarinets.)

[Symphonic Addict]

Oh, I like this!

I have yet to hear the entire CD.

[Keemun]

Sibelius - Symphony No. 6 (Karajan/BPO)

[Symphonic Addict]

These quartets sound promising and with a certain rustic feel to it, but unfortunately the renditions are not up to the expectations.