What are you listening 2 now?

[Linz]

Bruckner Symphony No. 2 in C Minor, 1872 First concept version. Ed. William Carragan, Altomonte Orchester St. Florian, Rémy Ballot 

[Lisztianwagner]

Benjamin Britten
Simple Symphony
Variations on a theme of Frank Bridge

Benjamin Britten & English Chamber Orchestra

[Todd]

You know it's good.

[Madiel]

Haydn op.74/1.

Currently the menuet. The more I hear Haydn's skill in avoiding regular 2-bar and 4-bar phrases, the funnier the joke in the "Surprise" symphony gets.

[Bachtoven]

I listened to about 2 hours of this 8.5 hour work today. More in the coming days!

[Cato]

SORABJI!!!

I listened to about 2 hours of this 8.5 hour work today. More in the coming days!

Sorabji of the massive piano works!  Let us know how the adventure proceeds!  😇     

[Cato]

Bruckner Symphony No. 1 in C Minor, 1891 1866-1868 Linz version, Markus Poschner, Bruckner Orchester Linz

Bruckner Symphony No. 2 in C Minor, 1872 First concept version. Ed. William Carragan, Altomonte Orchester St. Florian, Rémy Ballot 

Interesting!  Any comments?

[Linz]

It is a bit different in the scherzo is what I noticed

[Bachtoven]

SORABJI!!!


Sorabji of the massive piano works!  Let us know how the adventure proceeds!  😇     

Oh, I've listened to the entire piece at least 4 or 5 times, so I know what I'm in for! Every time I listen to it, I hear new lines and continual to marvel at his contrapuntal ingenuity, not to mention Powell's astounding performance!

[andolink]

Johann Joachim Quantz: Flute Concertos
Greg Dikmans, flute
Elysium Ensemble

[steve ridgway]

Varèse: Amériques

[Que]

Yes, this wacky cover again... 



Disc 2: Missa Maria Zart. The highlight of this set.

[Irons]

Bliss: Quintet for Oboe and Strings.

English music for oboe and strings can be a bit samey farmer's gate. Not Bliss! Definitely a cut above.

[Que]

These are interesting pieces for violin and gamba, accompanied by (chamber) organ or theorbo.

[Harry]

Johann Paul von Westhoff, (1656-1705)

Sonatas for Violin and BC.

LES PLAISIRS DU PARNASSE.
Recorded from 4 to 9 April 2004, at the church of Frasnes-le-Château (France).
DAVID PLANTIER, VIOLIN.
MAYA AMREIN, CELLO.
ANDREA MARCHIOL, HARPSICHORD.
SHIZUKO NOIRI, ARCHLUTE.

A good performance and superb sound. Always had a knack for this composer. These sonatas by Westhoff, published in 1694, I think, are among the most fascinating pieces in the repertoire. Stylistic boldness coupled with inventive scoring. These pieces really belong to the the best that German Violin music of the 17th century had to offer. Each sonata and even each movement tells of the genius this composer possessed. Recommended.

[Harry]

These are interesting pieces for violin and gamba, accompanied by (chamber) organ or theorbo.

I have that in my library, and will listen to it soon. thanks for reminding me.

[Mookalafalas]

 Stumbled onto this by accident. Amazing.

[Maestro267]

A couple of posts in the British Composers thread has inspired me to listen to a bunch of Third Symphonies in my collection that are less trodden on. So far, since yesterday, my journey has taken me through:

Alexander Moyzes
Laszlo Lajtha
Karl Amadeus Hartmann
Hans Werner Henze

Vincent d'Indy (current listening)

[Florestan]

[Mookalafalas]

  Listening to 1st symphony now. I don't understand why this is not more famous.