What are you listening 2 now?

[Karl Henning]

Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Sonata No.8
Piano Sonata No.14

Pianist: Maurizio Pollini

This box, too!

[Symphonic Addict]

Atterberg: Symphony No. 5 'Sinfonia funèbre'

A solid account of this work, although I prefer Rasilainen's more impactful take of it. Atterberg's sense of melody and orchestration is phenomenal.

[SurprisedByBeauty]

Two one act comedies (although Larmes de couteau is a very dark comedy) that lean into theater of the absurd.

Performed in the original languages--French and English--with excellent liner notes by @SurprisedByBeauty

Thanks Jeffrey (?!)! :-)

[Dry Brett Kavanaugh]

ŞEYH GALİBE SAYGI - YALÇIN TURA'YA ARMAĞAN.  Ayangil Turkish Music Orchestra and Chorus.

[vandermolen]

I'm still to hear this, but look forward to doing so. Valedictory works carry special poignancy, I think. Same kind of thing as Clive James' poem Japanese Maple.

The Clive James poem is very moving. I never saw it before.

[Todd]

Kind of a dud.  Grimaud favors a slow approach, which can work, but her playing sounds merely slow, and the orchestral contributions lack bite and sufficient dynamic contrast.  The whole thing sounds flattened out.

[vers la flamme]

Ralph Vaughan Williams: Te Deum in G major; Mass in G minor. Martin Baker, Westminster Cathedral Choir

First listen. For a committed atheist, RVW wrote some beautiful and convincing sacred music.

[Lisztianwagner]

First listen to this performance:

Erkki Melartin
Symphony No. 3

Sakari Oramo & Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra

[JBS]

NP


I've never heard anything by Vine before now.

[foxandpeng]

Reinhold Glière
String Quartets 1 and 2
Pulzus SQ

First listen to wind down the day. Good choice of tuneful and soothing music thus far. I don't know Glière at all.

[vers la flamme]

Anton Bruckner: Symphony No.3 in D minor, WAB 103. Eugen Jochcum, Staatskapelle Dresden

First listen to this recording of the most problematic (for me) Bruckner symphony. It sounds amazing. Could this be the performance to make the music click for me? We shall soon find out.

[Madiel]

NP


I've never heard anything by Vine before now.

Thoughts?

[Madiel]

I had time for the DRD/Stuttgarters recording before heading off to church choir duty. Thoroughly charming piece, and I'm glad your post inspired a fresh listen, even if non-combustible of hosiery.

I'm having another listen to no.78 today (it being the next day here), and I'm finding my clothing is being rustled somewhat. I knew I quite liked the 1st movement, but the 2nd is also appealing to me this time.

[Mapman]

Oh how cool! In that case, I won't go on and on, other than to say that Detroit has a damn fine ensemble, and Bignamini was new to me before seeing some of the orchestra's streams.

I have heard George Li before, mostly in smaller works—nothing like the extravagance on display here. The audience clearly enjoyed him and the Rach a LOT, and he responded with a lovely encore (which I didn't recognize).

Anyway, have a great time!

-Bruce

It was a good concert, and close to full. It's the best crowd I've seen at a Sunday afternoon concert in the past 2 years. The audience was also enthusiastic today, and Li's encore was La Campanella.

I was impressed with Coleridge-Taylor's Ballade. I also especially enjoyed the clarinet solo in the 2nd movement of Rachmaninoff's 2nd Piano Concerto, and the ending of the 2nd movement of Brahms 4 (perhaps my favorite moment in Brahms' orchestral music).

[brewski]

It was a good concert, and close to full. It's the best crowd I've seen at a Sunday afternoon concert in the past 2 years. The audience was also enthusiastic today, and Li's encore was La Campanella.

I was impressed with Coleridge-Taylor's Ballade. I also especially enjoyed the clarinet solo in the 2nd movement of Rachmaninoff's 2nd Piano Concerto, and the ending of the 2nd movement of Brahms 4 (perhaps my favorite moment in Brahms' orchestral music).

Fantastic. (PS, the hall looks like a lovely room, too.) I also liked Ballade, and want to give it a re-listen. And yes to all the other bits. I also have a deep emotional connection to No. 4, which was one of the first classical records I recall, probably at age 10 or 12.

Now listening to Hugh Wolff and the Frankfurt Radio Symphony in a sparkling version of Holst's The Planets, uploaded just yesterday. Later from the same concert, Britten's Violin Concerto, with soloist Carolin Widmann.

-Bruce

[JBS]

Thoughts?

Meaty. In a good way.
Will definitely need more listens.

Meanwhile
Back to the Warner Ballets Russes box
CD 18
Saison 1922
Stravinsky Renard
Saison 1923
Stravinsky Les Noces

Saison 1924
Poulenc Les Biches

[Keemun]

Lyapunov: Etudes d'execution transcendante (Vincenzo Maltempos)



I just discovered this work and it's wonderful. 

[Baxcalibur]

Good to know there are more fans of this composer. His 3rd Symphony in C major is his best achievement in the form, a noble and epic work that should be recorded more often. It's a crime that there's only one recording of it, but fortunately it is pretty good. Do you know his exotic ballet Lackschmi? Another real stunner.

I haven't heard "Lackschmi" yet, but I'll be sure to listen to it soon. And yes, I fully agree with your thoughts on the third symphony.

[Madiel]

Haydn symphony randomiser: no.20 in C major



A very early symphony, probably but not definitively from the Morzin period. And, as presented by Hogwood, sparkling and delightful. The Andante is a very simple accompaniment to a melody, but it's utterly charming when done like this.

[Dry Brett Kavanaugh]

Granados: Danzas Espanolas. Emili Brugalla.