What are you listening 2 now?

[Wanderer]

[VonStupp]

Antonín Dvořák
String Quartet 12 in F Major 'American', op. 96
Panocha Quartet

Applying the right amount of vibrato at the right speed, with a certain amount of expressiveness, the cello almost sounds like a singing voice in the 2nd mvt.
VS

[Harry]

Ellen Taaffe Zwilich.

Symphony No. 1, Three movements for Orchestra.
Prologue and Variations.
Celebration.

Indianapolis SO, John Nelson.

I am a great fan of Zwillich since many many years. Got this CD from a friend in New York, for at that time it was not available in Europe. I got over the years a few CD's with her music together, but frankly she is totally forgotten. The recordings on Naxos were meant to revive this extraordinary composer on the map again, but that failed altogether. Well then, she is worth to be discovered, and worth the effort. Good performances and recording. This recording seems to be OOP.

[Papy Oli]

Nino Rota - Nonet

My, his music is entertaining and fun!

[Todd]

Disc two.  More old timey playing.

[aligreto]

Adam: Giselle Act II [Bonynge]





In general, I am not a lover of the Ballet Music genre. I just do not find it engaging as standalone music without the theatre and spectacle of the dance, notwithstanding any great orchestration, drama, tension and original melodies contained therein. It is the essential and inherent episodic nature of the genre that I have an issue with as standalone music. This CD set however, is delightful.

[aligreto]

I know that Lol (Irons) is another admirer of Symphonie Marine Fergus - an atmospheric work. I'm currently enjoying the exotic and atmospheric 'Escales' (the middle movement of which reminds me of Holst's 'Beni Mora'). I'd like to discover more of his work but this CD seems like a good place to start.

Cheers, Jeffrey.

[aligreto]

The French Music Exploration Thread - Page 1 

Ah, a spot of self promotion eh?     

Actually I should have thought of that myself 

[DavidW]

Run don't walk!  Another entry in the Haydn 2032 series is out.  And this time it has one of my favorite symphonies, the Hornsignal.  Exceptional, fresh and transformative as always.



Belcea Q Beethoven SQs are odd but enjoyable.  While I like them, nobody should be introduced to Beethoven via this unusual performances.

[Harry]

"For two Violins".
Eugène Ysaÿe, Sonata for 2 Violins, solo.
Darius Milhaud, Duo for 2 Violins & Sonatine.
Arthur Honegger, Sonatine.

Thomas Christian & Daniela Preimesberger, Violins.

[aligreto]

Poulenc: Eric Le Sage Plays Poulenc From CD 6:





Elégie pour cor et piano [Koster/Le Sage]

This relatively short work has a variety of tones and moods. I find it to be predominantly dark hued but in a wonderfully expressive way. The musical language is wonderful. The work is a delight.

[Traverso]

Deutsche Barock Kantaten (II)

Buxtehude

[Papy Oli]

Ah, a spot of self promotion eh?     

Actually I should have thought of that myself 

It is all for the greater good   

[Florestan]

Trying Sabaneev.

Not hating. Also not getting Fauré vibes.

No problem at all. It's fascinating how different people hear different things in the same music.

[Florestan]

His piano works are well worth checking out--have a strong Scriabin and Rachmaninoff influence.

Thanks for that, sounds enticing.

[Papy Oli]

Hi Jan,

By any chance, Would you have a picture of the back cover for that set please ? I can only find a few of the single releases on Discogs.

I think I have 2 discs worth of Bruhns, 2 of Buxtehude, 2 of Weckmann from this already, I am curious to see the remaining works/CD's I am missing. Thank you. 

[Harry]

Japanese Classics.

Kazuo Yamada.
A song of young people-Little Symphonic Poem.
Kiso, Old Japanese Melody.
Symphonic Suite "India". (Spellbinding)
Grand Treasure.
Russian PO, Dimitry Yablonsky.

I collected almost all the CD's in this series, and with good reason, for it is most of the time extremely well composed music, and the performances are a match to that.
This CD is a State of the Art recording.

[Karl Henning]

I do not know much about the music of Ibert. I must investigate sometime.

It's a peculiar thing: Ibert is one of those composers I don't generally think of, yet I always enjoy his music when I do hear it.

[Papy Oli]

Novak - In the Tatra Mountains

[Wanderer]