What are you listening 2 now?

[vers la flamme]

DG presumably wants to push his much more recent set with the Staatskapelle Berlin. And the Teldec BPO cycle is available as a Warner budget box.

Has anyone here heard any of that Staatskapelle set? I don't remember anyone mentioning it beyond references to its existence (such as this post).

TD
High Romantic choral stuff; the Dies Irae is much more meditative and somber in tone than most other settings.
This is a second listen. My attention wandered a lot the first time; this time I've lost track a few times but not as much.

So mixed reaction, I suppose.

I have heard no commentary on it; shame, as I love his Berlin Philharmonic set dearly—it was my introduction to Bruckner. That Stanford looks great, by the way.

[Spotted Horses]

DG presumably wants to push his much more recent set with the Staatskapelle Berlin. And the Teldec BPO cycle is available as a Warner budget box.

Has anyone here heard any of that Staatskapelle set? I don't remember anyone mentioning it beyond references to its existence (such as this post).

I have the Berlin Phil set and have listened to parts of it. No specific memories except that it didn't become my favorite. I also have the Dresden set but haven't listened to any of it yet.

[ritter]

Dipping my toes in the waters of the Robert Craft "Complete Columbia Album Collection" that landed today, with some Schoenberg: Prelude to the Genesis Suite, Three Pieces for Chamber Orchestra, Variations for Orchestra, and Verklärte Nacht. All with the CBC Symphony Orchestra (and the Toronto Festival Singers in the Prelude).



CD 24 of this set:

[Lisztianwagner]

More Craft/Schönberg:

Arnold Schönberg
Chamber Symphony No.1

Robert Craft & Twenty Century Classics Ensemble

[Lisztianwagner]

Dipping my toes in the waters of the Robert Craft "Complete Columbia Album Collection" that landed today, with some Schoenberg: Prelude to the Genesis Suite, Three Pieces for Chamber Orchestra, Variations for Orchestra, and Verklärte Nacht. All with the CBC Symphony Orchestra (and the Toronto Festival Singers in the Prelude).

Interesting, I don't know that composition by Schönberg, what is it like?

[Traverso]

Bach

CD 2 Organ Works

[ritter]

Interesting, I don't know that composition by Schönberg, what is it like?

The Genesis Suite was a collaborative composition devised by Nathaniel Shilkret. Seven composers, including Shilkret himself, Schoenberg (the Prelude), Stravinsky (the final section, Babel) and Milhaud participated. It is for Orchestra, chorus, and narrator. Some details here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genesis_Suite.

TBH, I think this is the first time I've listened to the Schoenberg's prelude (I have known Stravinsky's Babel —decidedly a minor work in his catalogue— for decades). The prelude is "softened down" late Schoenberg, rather mystical —wordless chorus—, quite accessible, and enjoyable.

Here is Craft's first recording (the one I was listening to). I now see he re-recorded it on Naxos —in a CD that also has A Survivor from Warsaw and the Violin Concerto—, and that too is in my collection, but I do not recall ever listening to it.

[Bachtoven]

Disc 4 from this excellent set.

[Lisztianwagner]

The Genesis Suite was a collaborative composition devised by Nathaniel Shilkret. Seven composers, including Shilkret himself, Schoenberg (the Prelude), Stravinsky (the final section, Babel) and Milhaud participated. It is for Orchestra, chorus, and narrator. Some details here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genesis_Suite.

TBH, I think this is the first time I've listened to the Schoenberg's prelude (I have known Stravinsky's Babel —decidedly a minor work in his catalogue— for decades). The prelude is "softened down" late Schoenberg, rather mystical —wordless chorus—, quite accessible, and enjoyable.

Here is Craft's first recording (the one I was listening to). I now see he re-recorded it on Naxos —in a CD that also has A Survivor from Warsaw and the Violin Concerto—, and that too is in my collection, but I do not recall ever listening to it.

Thank you! Sounds cool, a collaboration with composers of very different style, I absolutely have to take a listen to it, then!
I listened to the Craft/Schulte version of Schönberg's Violin Concerto once, but it didn't strongly strike me; I was a little disappointed as I had great expectations on Craft as schönbergian interpreter.

Now:
Genesis Suite

[Traverso]

Disc 4 from this excellent set.

I listened to the whole set a short while ago.

[Todd]

[Mapman]

Simpson: Clarinet Quintet (1968)
Walton, Aeolian String Quartet

An interesting work with surprisingly beautiful sections. I'll need more time to become familiar with this work (and Simpson), but the 2nd and 3rd sections were the most immediately appealing.

[foxandpeng]

Ralph Vaughan Williams
Job - A Masque for Dancing
Old King Cole
The Running Set
Andrew Manze
RLPO
Onyx

New release that works for me. I'm pretty sure this was the live recording at which I was present. Almost always appreciate Manze.

[Karl Henning]

[vers la flamme]

I listened to this about a week ago, cool piece! 

[Que]

On Spotify a newly released recording:

[Harry]

On Spotify a newly released recording:

Interesting! Good morning Que!

[Que]

Another:

[vandermolen]

Debussy: Violin Sonata

[Biffo]

Nielsen: Violin Concerto - James Ehnes violin with the Bergen Philharmonic conducted by Edward Gardiner - a fine new release from Chandos