What are you listening 2 now?

[Mandryka]

I don't remember listening to Howard Skempton or Laurence Crane. Will try, thank you.

Well I'm listening to some Skempton now and I don't think I was right about it being similar to Silvestrov - but it is quiet, and you may well enjoy it.

[SonicMan46]

Bach, CPE - Symphonies - CPE wrote about 20 Symphonies (if several dubious ones are eliminated) - this afternoon, listening to my collection 5 discs which adds up to 17 symphonies; main duplication are the Hamburg Symphonies, six works commissioned by Baron Gottfried von Swieten; the Beyer recording is with period instruments - reviews of Oramo vs. Beyer attached for those interested.  Dave

   

 

CPE Bach's Symphonies (Source)
H 648. Symphony in G major (Wq 173)
H 649. Symphony in C major (Wq 174)
H 650. Symphony in F major (Wq 175)
H 651. Symphony in D major (Wq 176)
H 652. Symphony in E minor (Wq 177) (first version of H 653)
H 653. Symphony in E minor (Wq 178)
H 654. Symphony in E flat major (Wq 179)
H 655. Symphony in G major (Wq 180)
H 656. Symphony in F major (Wq 181)
H 657. Hamburger Sinfonien (1773) – Symphony in G major for string orchestra (Wq 182:1)
H 658. Hamburger Sinfonien (1773) – Symphony in B flat major for string orchestra (Wq 182:2)
H 659. Hamburger Sinfonien (1773) – Symphony in C major for string orchestra (Wq 182:3)
H 660. Hamburger Sinfonien (1773) – Symphony in A major for string orchestra (Wq 182:4)
H 661. Hamburger Sinfonien (1773) – Symphony in B minor for string orchestra (Wq 182:5)
H 662. Hamburger Sinfonien (1773) – Symphony in E major for string orchestra (Wq 182:6)
H 663. Orchester-Sinfonien mit zwölf obligaten Stimmen (1775–76) – Symphony in D major (Wq 183:1)
H 664. Orchester-Sinfonien mit zwölf obligaten Stimmen (1775–76) – Symphony in E flat major (Wq 183:2)
H 665. Orchester-Sinfonien mit zwölf obligaten Stimmen (1775–76) – Symphony in F major (Wq 183:3)
H 666. Orchester-Sinfonien mit zwölf obligaten Stimmen (1775–76) – Symphony in G major (Wq 183:4)
H 667. Symphony in G major

[Pizzicato-Polka]

Very beautiful, all of it. Especially Poradowski's compositions; his caprices are delightful, and the Romance - magical.

[Todd]

Disc four.

[Linz]

Bruckner Symphony No. 7 1885 Version. Ed.Leopold Nowak, Ken-Ichiro Kobayashi, Czech Philharmonic Orchestra

[JBS]

most ezt hívom zenének

ETA: as I listen to the last track, definitely a good purchase. Even though I've heard this music a number of times before, courtesy of Aimard and Driver, I feel like I'm hearing it for the first time, and it's all high grade music.

[KevinP]

Bought this over a year ago (my first Martinu purchase) but it sat on my shelf until a couple months ago. I slowly went through it--slowly as in listening to the first symphony a bunch of times, then moving on to the second, third, etc, given each quite a few listens before advancing. (And of course, also listening to other music, familiar-to-me and not, along the way, including other Martinu works.)

Anyway, I've finally arrived at the sixth and must say I've really become an admirer of his work.

[JBS]

Now this, sort of, from the Ma and Ax Celebration box

At least the Dvorak Piano Quartet and cover art are in the set, but the works for violin and piano are replaced by the Opus 78 from this CD

Which is really the Violin Sonata appropriated for cello.
But confusingly the jacket cover in the set (but fortunately not the track listings) names it as the "Piano Sonata in D Op. 78".
Obviously the proofreader called out sick that day.

[Wanderer]

[vandermolen]

Rimsky-Korsakov Scheherazade, Fritz Reiner, Chicago Symphony

My first classical LP when I was about 14.

[andolink]

Robert Schumann:  String Quartets, Op. 41, nos. 1-3
Eroica Quartet

[Que]

Such a nice recording with some unusual repertoire that I decided to give it another run:

[Irons]

Dvorak: String Quartet Op.51.



Such gorgeous melodies. Music that glows.

[vandermolen]

Walton: Symphony No.1 (1975 recording)
A fine performance although the 'slow' movement is surprisingly fast (sounds like it's being played at 45rpm).
The highlight for me in this excellent set is Sinfonia Antartica by Vaughan Williams (12th October 1977 - VW's 105th Birthday) which was in fact Boult's last concert appearance. Boult's objective way with Vaughan Williams works very well here and it as good as any performance I have heard (his Decca recording made with VW in the studio has always been my favourite):

[vandermolen]

Vaughan Williams: Violin Sonata

[Madiel]

Haydn op.50/4 in F sharp minor.



The andante is one of Haydn's double variation movements. I don't know why other composers didn't follow this idea more often, given how marvellously Haydn gets them to turn out.

[Wanderer]

[Mookalafalas]

   Savall. Doing his thing.

[Todd]

Digging into the FPZ box.  Wanted something new and fresh for me.  I think I have the Poulenc Violin Sonata lurking in a collection somewhere, but everything else is new to me.  Lonquich and FPZ are a killer duo, having recorded arguably the greatest Mozart Violin Sonata cycle extant, so I had high hopes here.  They were met.  The musical personalities - direct and unaffected from FPZ, and more freewheeling yet rigorous playing Lonquich - make the music pop.  Fantastic stuff.

I rarely read liner notes, but the bio of FPZ is well done, but the violinist's self-effacing intro note adds a little something to the release.

I know more good stuff is to come.

[SurprisedByBeauty]

Hey!  You're alive!   

PD

Why thanks, yes, occasionally I *am* still alive! :-) I thought I'd say "Hi", since I was in the neighborhood.

TD:


Richard Strauss
Der Rosenkavalier
Crespin, Minton et al.
Vienna Phil
Decca