What are you listening 2 now?

[Harry]

I bought the whole series and remember being very happy with them.

[Florestan]

I bought the whole series and remember being very happy with them.

I've had the whole series for a long time too and thought I might as well start listening to it. 

[VonStupp]

Béla Bartók
Hungarian Pictures, BB 103

Leó Weiner
Hungarian Folk Dance Suite, op. 18

George Enescu
Romanian Rhapsody 1 & 2, op. 11

Philharmonia Orchestra (Weiner & Bartók)
Royal Scottish NO - Neeme Järvi

I saw someone mention Weiner and pulled mine out as a refresher of a composer I don't have much of by way of recordings.
VS

[Harry]

Béla Bartók
Hungarian Pictures, BB 103

Leó Weiner
Hungarian Folk Dance Suite, op. 18

George Enescu
Romanian Rhapsody 1 & 2, op. 11

Philharmonia Orchestra (Weiner & Bartók)
Royal Scottish NO - Neeme Järvi

I saw someone mention Weiner and pulled mine out as a refresher of a composer I don't have much of by way of recordings.
VS

That would have been me I afraid, sorry
That's a fine disc your playing.

[VonStupp]

That would have been me I afraid, sorry
That's a fine disc your playing.

Not at all. In comparison, I find Weiner's suite much more substantial and enjoyable than the Bartok. A pleasure to revisit these really.
VS

[Brahmsian]

I saw someone mention Weiner and pulled mine out

There is a joke in there somewhere...must resist.....

[aligreto]

Strauss: Die Frau Ohne Schatten Act 3 [Böhm]





This is, for me, a very accessible Strauss opera. I struggle with Ariadne Auf Naxos and Elektra. Yes, there are some shrieking soprano scenes hereabouts but they are, thankfully, somewhat restricted. The oftentimes sublime nature of the orchestral music does considerably make up for it.

[aligreto]

Beethoven, 'Archduke' piano trio op.97 (Stern-Istomin-Rose)

I am very fond of that particular performance of the 'Archduke'.

[Harry]

There is a joke in there somewhere...must resist.....

OMG, you opened my eyes, shocking it is, must also resist.    

[Madiel]

None of you are very good at resisting today.

[foxandpeng]

First listen. Hat-tip to @foxandpeng .

Tabakov - Symphony No.7




Pardon my French... but.... bl@@dy Nora....!!!!!     

Haha. Welcome to the maelstrom that is Tabakov 😁

[Traverso]

Debussy

CD 2

L'Apres-midi D'un Faune
Jeux
New York Philharmonic

Gigues ( "Image"No 1)
Iberia    ( "Image"No 2)
Par Les Rues Et Par Les Chemins   
II - Les Parfums De La Nuit   
III - Le Matin D'un Jour De Fête   
Rondes De Printemps (,,Image‟ No. 3)   
Danses Sacrée Et Profane

Harp – Alice Chalifoux
Cleveland Orchestra
Pierre Boulez

[Brian]

Today's work-from-home playlist:

Leon Fleisher + George Szell/Cleveland
Rachmaninov Paganini Rhapsody + Franck Symphonic Variations + Delius "Irmelin" prelude (rather an odd encore)

Leon Fleisher + Yo-Yo Ma, Joseph Silverstein, Jaime Laredo, Joel Smirnoff, and Michael Tree
Chamber music for strings and piano left hand, by Korngold and Schmidt

Leon Fleisher + Boston/Ozawa
Left hand piano concertos by Ravel, Prokofiev, and Britten

Robert Casadesus + George Szell/Cleveland
Mozart 22 + 23

Andre Previn/London SO
Beethoven's Seventh Symphony, the recording with as many French horns as you can handle

[Operafreak]

 



Martin Fröst (clarinet)-Tapiola Sinfonietta, Jean-Jacques Kantorow

   

[Todd]

First time hearing this now ancient recording.  Superb start to finish.  The two sonatas appear to have been more favored by critics at the time, and they really are very fine, but the G Major concerto, imbued with a C Major concerto style elan, with Grimaud doing her light, bright playing thing, is masterful.

[Karl Henning]

Vivaldi: La Stravaganza [Marriner]





Finishing off this 2 CD set with....

Concerto No. 10
Concerto No. 11
Concerto No. 12

For me, a correct presentation of the music of Vivaldi, especially in faster tempo movements, must have a vibrant approach to the music, a continuous forward momentum in the drive of the music and a lyrical approach to the musical lines. These presentations from Marriner and his musicians possess all of my desired attributes. These are very finely delivered presentations.

I'm especially a fan of La Stravaganza!

[Harry]

L'Arte del Madrigale.

Madrigali by Monteverdi, de Wert, Luzzaschi, Agostini, Gesualdo, Gastoldi, de Rore, da Venosa, Marenzio, Piccinini, Gonzaga.

Ensemble Voces Suaves.
Lia Andres, Christina Boner-Sutter sopranos.
Gabriel Jublin, Jan Thomer altos.
Dan Dunkelblum, Raphael Höhn, Paolo Borgonovo tenors.
Tobias Wicky baryton.
Davide Benetti basses.
Orí Harmelin theorbo.
Recorded at the Jujurieux (01), France –13th – 17th April 2016.
Recording Producer, Balance Engineer & Editing Christoph Frommen.
PT= 63 minuten.

This is the third disc by Voces Suaves I have been listening to this week, and only to conclude it is also a winner. The voices are again well balanced, and perfectly recorded by Christoph Frommen, the engineer who records most of the Organ discs of the label Aeolus. He must have absolute hearing, for he captured the music in state of the Art sound. There is a wonderous mix of Madrigali on this disc, all done to utter perfection. Voices without blemish. Instrumental contributions are a match to that. Absolutely recommended, there is no disappointment on this CD. Informative booklet too. So don't walk, run to the online shop.  

[Karl Henning]

TD:

CD 10
Trio élégiaque № 1 (1892)
Trio élégiaque № 2, Op. 9
Beaux Arts Trio
Menahem Pressler, pf
Isidore, Cohen, vn
Bernard Greenhouse, vc

[Papy Oli]

Haha. Welcome to the maelstrom that is Tabakov 😁

Definitely will investigate further!  Thank you again for these initial pointers.

[Papy Oli]

None of you are very good at resisting today.

If even the moderators are at it...  

as many French horns as you can handle