What are you listening 2 now?

[foxandpeng]

Dmitri Shostakovich: Symphony No.13 in B-flat minor, op.113, "Babi Yar". Vasily Petrenko, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra & Choir, w/ Alexander Vinogradov (baritone)

This symphony has taken a long time to get to know. But I'm starting to really admire it. This is such a damn good Shostakovich cycle; I'm completely satisfied with it.

My usual first choice of cycles...

[Traverso]

Kaija Saariaho


CD 1

[foxandpeng]

Emil Tabakov
Symphony 1
Tabakov
Bulgarian
NRSO
Toccata

I call your Pettersson and raise you a Tabakov. Winning hand.

[Linz]

C. P. E. Bach The Complete Works for Piano Solo, Ana-Marija Markovina Vol. 20

[vers la flamme]

Emil Tabakov
Symphony 1
Tabakov
Bulgarian
NRSO
Toccata

I call your Pettersson and raise you a Tabakov. Winning hand.

I have this Cd too. Maybe I'll listen today.

[Leo K.]

For Nielsen's birthday anniversary:

Carl Nielsen
Symphony No.4

Fabio Luisi & Danish National Symphony Orchestra

The complete set is the release of the year for me, so far. Incredible sound in Dolby Atmos on iTunes. And I am half deaf!

[Lisztianwagner]

The complete set is the release of the year for me, so far. Incredible sound in Dolby Atmos on iTunes. And I am half deaf!

It is certainly an impressive set, marvelously played! Blomstedt/SFSO is still  my point of reference for Nielsen's symphonies, but Luisi/DNSO was a splendid surprise.

[Traverso]

Charpentier

I have an uncontrollable urge to listen to the recording below. The music is all exuberance that rejuvenates the mind It is the piece from which the ensemble took its name.

[Traverso]

I have this Cd too. Maybe I'll listen today.

you have a pm

[Linz]

Shostakovich The 15 Symphonies (Disc 3), Symphony No.3 In E Flat Major, Op.20 'The First Of May', and Symphony No.15 In A Major, Op.141, Gennady Rozbdestvensky, Ussr Ministry Of Culture Symphony Orchestra

[vandermolen]

Well you should have, but obviously not I have a PM waiting for you, so you would oblige me by making a bit of space.

Hi Harry,
I've cleared a few out.
Jeffrey

[Linz]

Mahler Symphony No.2 in C minor, 'Resurrection' Gary Bertini, Kölner Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester 

[San Antone]

I saw that one in the new releases on Qobuz, so what do you make of it?

I generally like her music, but these are new works, and I want to live with them a bit more.  But on first listening to Anchora, I liked it and hear it as a positive evolution of her primary style.

[vers la flamme]

Allan Pettersson: Symphony No.5. Christian Lindberg, Norrköping Symphony Orchestra

First listen to this recording and the symphony itself. First impression, stunning sound quality. As for the music, for some reason what I'm reminded of is Robert Simpson's 9th symphony (which I ought to revisit soon).

[Harry]

Hi Harry,
I've cleared a few out.
Jeffrey

Well something must be wrong for I still get the message that your inbox is full!

[Lisztianwagner]

Luigi Dallapiccola
Partita
Three Questions with Two Answers

Gianandrea Noseda & BBC Philharmonic

[Todd]

Disc six of six.  Need to explore this rep some more.

[vers la flamme]

Allan Pettersson: Symphony No.5. Christian Lindberg, Norrköping Symphony Orchestra

First listen to this recording and the symphony itself. First impression, stunning sound quality. As for the music, for some reason what I'm reminded of is Robert Simpson's 9th symphony (which I ought to revisit soon).

Now No.7. The sound on this recording is just phenomenal. I really, really need to hear more recent BIS recordings.

[Todd]

[Keemun]

Sibelius: Symphony No. 3 (Bernstein/NYPO)



Having just finished, I can say that I really did not like that performance.