What are you listening 2 now?

[Traverso]

No, I haven't even heard of Slotchiver.

Thanks for mentioning Hurwitz's review. I haven't seen it but it explains why I'm getting so much stick for listening to these recordings!

In fact, Busoni is becoming more and more important for me, at least some of his music. There was a time when it's as if music had to change in some fundamental way - eventually Schoenberg's way kind of blazed the trail, but so many others were experimenting, including Busoni. I think it's fascinating.

Well,here it is

https://www.classicstoday.com/review/review-3356/

I maybe change my mind in time (what is left of it) about Busoni,definitely feel no need for alternative recordings satisfied as I am,anyway,tomorrow the sonatinas among other pieces.

[Traverso]

Muffat

CD 1

Toccatas (9)

[Brian]

You should try these as well.

I found these Stojowski albums mostly enjoyable and tuneful but with occasional bits of "easy listening" harmonies that annoyed me.

[Karl Henning]

Birthday Boy:

CD 20

Symphony № 3, Op. 44
The Bells (Колокола), Op. 35
Natalia Troitskaya, soprano
Ryszard Karczykowski, tenor
Tom Krause, baritone
Chorus of the Concertgebouworkest
Concertgebouworkest
Vladimir Ashkenazy

[Lisztianwagner]

Arnold Schönberg
String Trio
Phantasy for Violin and Piano accompaniment

Pražák Quartet

[Karl Henning]

I also like Noseda in a lot of things, so I had high hopes. However, I found this hesitant and not terribly convincing, at least in the opening movement. The last movement ends spectacularly well, however. So, a bit of a mixed bag for me. I think I will need at least a second listen before committing to it either way.

Anyway, and with due hatred for the conceit of using Cyrillic script as though it were Latin:

Composer : Aram Ilich Khachaturian
 Recording : Symphony No. 1 (Tjeknavorian - 1993)
Performers : Loris Tjeknavorian, Armenian Philharmonic Orchestra

I know: that "style" gives me eyeache. Too bad about the Shostakovich. A world of competition with that symphony!

[Karl Henning]

Haydn: Symphony #31 "Hornsignal"
Mackerras: St. Luke's

Revisiting this excellent performance of one of my favorite Haydn symphonies. The Hornsignal needs great horn playing, and the horn players of the Orchestra of St. Luke's do a superior job.

I'm in! Big fan of both "Papa" and the band.

[Todd]

The Prazak are in top form in this first Brahms disc of four total.  I have no real reference for the complete set, with the excellent Belcea essentially the default choice.  If the rest of the Prazak set is this good, it will be the new reference set.  The playing is precise, passionate, and light, or at least light for Brahms.  The Clarinet Quintet rates with the best I've heard.  If ever the Ebene record more, they could offer a rival set.  In short, top-tier stuff.

[Karl Henning]

"Papa"
Symphony № 45 in f# minor, « Fare thee well » Hob I:45

And:

Myaskovsky
Symphony № 21 in f# minor, Op. 51 (1940)

[Bachtoven]

This is an excellent new release.


Here's a sample:

[Mapman]

Joining in on listening to Myaskovsky, with Symphony #22
Svetlanov: USSR

This might be the same 1970 recording as in the Alto box that other people have. (This recording may be 10 seconds longer, but that is likely due to silence at the end.)

This symphony was less Modern and more Romantic than I expected. (I have heard several Myaskovsky symphonies before, and am most familiar with the 10th.) The symphony reminded me of Glazunov. There are lots of nice clarinet solos!

[Todd]

Disc 5, Chopin Mazurkas.

[71 dB]

Bax - Symphony No. 6 / Into the Twilight / Summer Music
Royal Scottish National
David Lloyd-Jones
Naxos 8.557144

[vandermolen]

I also like Noseda in a lot of things, so I had high hopes. However, I found this hesitant and not terribly convincing, at least in the opening movement. The last movement ends spectacularly well, however. So, a bit of a mixed bag for me. I think I will need at least a second listen before committing to it either way. I certainly wouldn't be throwing out my Petremnko at this point...

Anyway, and with due hatred for the conceit of using Cyrillic script as though it were Latin:

Composer : Aram Ilich Khachaturian
 Recording : Symphony No. 1 (Tjeknavorian - 1993)
Performers : Loris Tjeknavorian, Armenian Philharmonic Orchestra

Khachaturian's 1st Symphony is one of my favourites. A pity that the best recording (LSO/Tjeknavorian on RCA) was never released on CD.

[Mapman]

For Rachmaninoff's 150th, The Bells
Bychkov: WDR

I especially like the English horn solo in the 4th movement.

[foxandpeng]

Sergei Taneyev
Symphonies 2 and 4
Thomas Sanderling
Novosibirsk Academic Symphony Orchestra
Naxos

More Russians. First serious run at Taneyev with 2 and 4.

[foxandpeng]

Sergei Taneyev
Symphonies 2 and 4
Thomas Sanderling
Novosibirsk Academic Symphony Orchestra
Naxos

More Russians. First serious run at Taneyev with 2 and 4.

Sergei Taneyev
Symphonies 1 and 3
Thomas Sanderling
Novosibirsk Academic Symphony Orchestra
Naxos

Saturday night insomnia. Taneyev 1 and 3.

[Linz]

Mendelssohn Symphony No. 3 and Violin Concerto, Op. 64 - Oistrakh, Konwitschny Gewandhausorchester Leipzig

[Que]

Morning listening on Spotify (after dipping into, and dismissing,  a bunch of other recordings).

[Papy Oli]

Delalande - Super Flumina Babilonis (Christie, Les Arts Florissants)