What are you listening 2 now?

[Harry]

Robert Schumann.
The Complete Piano works.
CD I from 19. Second rerun of the Complete set.
Piano sonata No.3 in F minor, opus 14.
Preliminary studies and deleted movements for the Concert without Orchestra.
Fantasy in C major, opus 17

Florian Uhlig, Piano, Steinway D.
Recorded in 2010, The Music Room, Champs Hill Pulborough, West Sussex.
Engineer: Tony Faulkner.

For me this set is definitive to start with. Tony Faulkner's recordings are SOTA quality, well that was to be expected, for he is one of my preferred engineers in the field. The sound he captured is amazing. Uhlig's playing is exemplary, and his intrinsic understanding of Schumann's piano works is to my ears unique. Jorg Demus holds still a place in my perception, but Uhlig is the recording for which I go now.

[Traverso]

Beethoven

Symphonies  nos. 7 & 8

[DavidW]

[Todd]

A few more Op 18 quartets.

[foxandpeng]

Bo Linde.
Orchestral Works.
See back cover for details.
Recorded in 1993. No PDF file attached to this recording.

I was and will always be a great fan of Bo Linde's music. Sadly he died to early, and still so much promise in what he could have achieved. This recording by BIS is a sublime one, SOTA sound, and such an impressive performance of all the people involved. The second Symphony is a masterwork!

Recently saved to my listening list. Look forward to exploring this.

Thread Duty:

Arnold Bax
Symphonic Poems
Tintagel
The Garden of Fand
The Happy Forest
The Tale the Pine Trees Knew
November Woods
David Lloyd-Jones
Royal Scottish NO
Naxos

Fine music

[Harry]

Hubert Parry.
Orchestral works.
See for details front and back cover.
Recorded in 1991-1992.
No PDF file attached.

Still, listening after many years to this recording , I still think it's captivating,  whilst many listeners find Parry a boring composer, I think otherwise. Bamert delivered a fine performance, and the Chandos recording gave it a proper fundament. I love Parry's way of composing.

[foxandpeng]

Hubert Parry/
Orchestral works.
See for details front and back cover.
Recorded in 1991-1992.
No PDF file attached.

Still, listening after many years thuis recording, I still think captivating. whilst many listeners find Parry a boring composer, I think otherwise. Bamert delivered a fine performance, and the Chandos recording gave it a proper fundament. I love Parry's way of composing.

Yes 

[Cato]

This popped up: there is also a version for two pianos!

Sergei Taneyev: Prelude and Fugue for Piano Opus 29.

Lilya Zilberstein at the piano.

As marvelously expressive as the Prelude is, the Fugue will knock your knickers off!   

[Harry]

Igor Stravinsky (1882– 1971).

Concerto, K 053 (1931) in D major  for Violin and Orchestra.
Violin part in collaboration with Samuel Dushkin.

Scherzo à la russe, K 070 (1945) Symphonic Version of Work for Jazz Band (1943 – 44).

Suite No. 1, K 045 (1925) Arrangement of Nos 1, 4, 2, and 3 from  (Five Easy Pieces), K 025 (1916 – 17) for Piano Four Hands.
Suite No. 2, K 038 (1921) for Small Orchestra Arrangement of  (Three Easy Pieces), K 021 (1914– 15) for Piano Four Hands and No. 5 from  (Five Easy Pieces), K 025 (1916– 17) for Piano Four Hands.

Apollon musagète, K 048 (1927–28, revised 1947) (Ballet in Two Scenes) for String Orchestra.

James Ehnes violin*
BBC Philharmonic, Andrew Davis.
Recording venue MediaCityUK, Salford, Manchester; 2023.

Well there is certainly room for another recording of the music on offer. I am impressed, sonically and performance wise. That's all , I can say about this newcomer at the moment.

[foxandpeng]

Mats Larsson Gothe
The Autumn Diary
The Apotheosis of the Dance
Symphony 2
Frederik Burstedt
Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra

Ah, this is a great First Listen Friday. Eichberg and Pettersson would be proud.

[Linz]

Bruckner Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, 1894 Original Version. Ed. Leopold Nowak, Lucerne Festval Orchestra, Claudio Abbado

[Traverso]

Brahms

Symphony No.1
Tragic Overture
Academic Festival Overture

London Philharmonic Orchestra

[Linz]

Berlioz Te Deum, London Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, Colin Davis

[Lisztianwagner]

Franz Liszt
Valses Oubliée

Pianist: Can Çakmur



The inspiring, elusive and wistful Valses Oubliée, such stunning pieces; I saw that this pianist was talked about some posts above and since I've never listened to his recordings before, I'm curious to hear some of Çakmur's interpretations.

[Harry]

RICHARD STÖHR.
Chamber Music, Vol. 3, Violin Sonatas I.

Violin Sonata No. 1 in G major, Op. 27 (1911).
Violin Sonata No. 2 in A major, Op. 62 (1923).

Ulrike-Anima Mathé, violin.
Scott Faigen, piano.
Recorded 2017 in the Clara-Wieck Auditorium in Sandhausen bei Heidelberg, Germany.
Instrumentarium: Violin – Giovanni Battista Guadagnini, 1776; Piano – Bosendörfer Imperial, 1965.

Absolutely delightful chamber music. I have collected most of the stuff Stohr wrote, and had not a moment regrets of involving myself in this unknown but very capable composer. These Violin sonatas are expertly performed and recorded, and a balm for your ears and soul.

[Bachtoven]

I received this excellent SACD yesterday. HIPster purists will need to be revived, but I love it! Great playing and sound. (It derives from the original 4-channel analog tapes.)

[Cato]

I received this excellent SACD yesterday. HIPster purists will need to be revived, but I love it! Great playing and sound. (It derives from the original 4-channel analog tapes.)

Ah, yes, London Phase-4 Stereo!  I remember those performances!  Excellent in every way!

[Cato]

This popped up: there is also a version for two pianos!

Sergei Taneyev: Prelude and Fugue for Piano Opus 29.

Lilya Zilberstein at the piano.

As marvelously expressive as the Prelude is, the Fugue will knock your knickers off! 

This performance might be taken from a DGG recording of 2019:

[Linz]

Bruckner Symphony No. 5 in B Flat Major, 1878 Version Ed. Leopold Nowak, Altomonte Orchester St. Florian; Rémy Ballot

[Daverz]

I received this excellent SACD yesterday. HIPster purists will need to be revived, but I love it! Great playing and sound. (It derives from the original 4-channel analog tapes.)

Stokowski was born in 1882, so his Wagner is HIP.