What are you listening 2 now?

[Papy Oli]

Good morning all,

From the Samuel Barber / Marin Alsop set:

A Hand of Bridge
Mutations from Bach
Intermezzo from 'Vanessa'
Canzonetta for Oboe & Strings
Fadograph of a Yestern Scene

[Papy Oli]

And the main work of that same Barber CD - Capricorn Concerto

[Harry]

A couple of Charity Shop recent acquisitions.  First;

Then;



which I had on a cassette but nothing else.  Goodness me these Jarvi/SNO/Chandos discs were just superb in every respect.  Great sound, great playing and firey characterful interpretations.  Apart from the familiar Kije this is a bit of a pick-up programme filling in gaps in the rest of the Chandos/Prokofiev series.  But what tremendous gaps!  The whole programme is excellent; the String Andante and the early Autumn are really worth hearing.  And The Stone Flower deserves to be much better known - a worthy companion ballet to sit alongside Romeo & Juliet or Cinderella I reckon......

I very much agree with you!

[foxandpeng]

Wojciech Kilar
Lament
September Symphony
Warsaw Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra and Choir

Insomnia companion for the small hours. These are very satisfying.

Kilar's September Symphony really is excellent. The largo, in particular, struck me greatly during the night. Another listen before braving the great outdoors for a while!

[vandermolen]

Kilar's September Symphony really is excellent. The largo, in particular, struck me greatly during the night. Another listen before braving the great outdoors for a while!

Don't get lost 

[Papy Oli]

On Idagio, "Music of George Barati" (hat-tip @Daverz )

Concerto for Violoncello and Orchestra

finishing the remaining works on this Barati CD.

The Quartet for Harpsichord, Flute, Oboe and Double Bass was good fun, even if borderline for my atonal tastes.

the chamber concerto is pretty entertaining right now too! 

[vandermolen]

Dyson. I enjoy every work on this CD.
Now playing 'In Honour of the City'
I was born and grew up in Central London, so London-themed works like this and VW's 'A London Symphony' have a special nostalgic appeal for me apart from their intrinsic musical worth.

[vandermolen]

Finally I got around to listening to the whole disc. Death on the Pale Horse drew my attention the most.




Lyatoshynsky: Symphony No. 2

Intensity and lushness galore: a gripping combination. My favorite Lyatoshynsky disc.

Two great works. I smiled when I saw that all your 'likes' were from 'the usual suspects' 

[Florestan]

[Florestan]

Third listen


I assume @Florestan has this on his shopping list already.

I wasn't aware of this, thanks for the tip.

[Lisztianwagner]

Maurice Ravel
Jeux d'eau
Valses nobles et sentimentales

Pianist: Bertrand Chamayou

[Madiel]

Chopin

Rondo in E flat, op.16
4 Mazurkas, op.17
Bolero, op.19



The Rondo and the Bolero are interesting to hear in close proximity because they are both virtuosic showpieces with a lengthy introduction, a type that features a lot in Chopin's early career. The Rondo in particular goes for maximum glitter.

[Madiel]

Chopin: Ballade no.1



For my money, the first total masterpiece in Chopin's career, the point where his mature style is fully formed. The power of its rhetoric is just incredible.

[Todd]

Revisiting.  Dazzling dexterity, as per usual from Ms Chochieva.  I await her new release.

[Florestan]

Years ago I've been rather dismissive of this work as being too bombastic for both the subject matter and my taste but this time I found nothing objectionable. This is one of the most moving Stabat Mater I've ever heard and the orchestration is just about right. Maybe my taste in the subject matter has changed? Be it as it may, Pergolesi's still remains my favorite setting.

Btw, besides Rossini and Dvorak, I am not aware of any other major 19th-century composer who wrote a Stabat Mater.

[Papy Oli]

David Baker - Sonata for Cello & Piano

[Spotted Horses]

Available time is limited, but managed to listen to the first two movements of Howell's String Quartet No 3.



Will need a period of repose to really appreciate this, but first impression is that it is a fine work, perhaps not as intense as his single movement fantasy quartet (listened to earlier this week).

[pjme]

Btw, besides Rossini and Dvorak, I am not aware of any other major 19th-century composer who wrote a Stabat Mater.

There must be more versions, ofcourse - i'm thinking of Verdi (Quatro pezzi sacri), Rheinberger, Stanford, Gounod, and probably a host of lesser known composers.
My favorite versions remain those by szymanowski and Poulenc - and some older ones, incl. Pergolesi, of course.
I found this website + chronological list:
https://stabatmater.info/stabat-mater-composer/chronologically/

More than 350 Stabat maters....

[DavidW]

Mozart-- Clarinet Concerto and Flute & Harp Concerto.  Excellent performances.  The Staatskapelle Dresden are in their usual fine form for the clarinet concerto.  Let it not be said that brilliant classics cheaped out on the performers for their big boxes.

[Papy Oli]

John Adams - The Wound-dresser