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[Cato]

Klezmer Dreams.

Recorded Salle Françoys-Bernier, Domaine Forget, Saint-Irénée, (Québec), Canada 2016.

An unusual programm but interesting nevertheless. Good performance and recording.

That looks GREAT!


Some free time today...another listen to this Late-Romantic symphony by Mathilde Kralik von Meyrswalden:

The composer's descendant has sent me the text for the song at the end: I will work on a translation soon.


Also...



IVAN WYSCHNEGRADSKY!

[SonicMan46]

Today, going through my Boccherini String Quintets - seems to be Luigi's forte in chamber music usually using two cellos, as evident by the list below, i.e. about a 125 opus numbered works and 30 or so WoO numbers - I own a dozen discs of these quintets shown below (8 on the Brilliant label w/ La Magnifica Comunità who have put out 10 volumes for the label - I suspect more are to come?). So, the ones in bold are in my collection, about 3 dozen works - more?  Dave :

   

 

String Quintets (Source)
 Op. 10 (1771): G 265-270 (6)
 Op. 11 (1771): G 271-276 (6)
 Op. 13 (1772): G 277-282 (6)
 Op. 18 (1774): G 283-288 (6)
 Op. 20 (1775): G 289-294 (6)
 Op. 25 (1778): G 295-300 (6)
 Op. 27 (1779): G 301-306 (6)
 Op. 28 (1779): G 307-312 (6)
 Op. 29 (1779): G 313-318 (6)
 Op. 30 (1780): G 319-324 (6)
 Op. 31 (1780): G 325-330 (6)
 Op. 36 (1786): G 331-336 (6)
 Op. 39 (1787): G 337-339 (3)
 Op. 40 (1788): G 340-345 (6)
 Op. 41 (1788): G 346-347 (2)
 Op. 42 (1789): G 348-351 (4)
 Op. 43 (1790): G 352-354 (3)
 Op. 45 (1792): G 355-358 (4)
 Op. 46 (1793): G 359-364 (6)
 Op. 49 (1794): G 365-369 (5)
 Op. 50 (1795): G 370-375 (6)
 Op. 51 (1795): G 376-377 (2)
 Op. 60 (1801): G 391-396 (6)-only 3
 Op. 62 (1802): G 397-402 (6)
 WoO (Date?): G 378-390 (13)*
 WoO (Date?): G 403 from Op. 10 (6)
 WoO (Date?): G 404 from Op. 11 (6)
 WoO (Date?): G 405 from Op. 18 (6)
 WoO (Date?): G406 E-flat major (lost)
 *WoO from Piano Quintets G 407-418
 

[Todd]

Closing out the set with Schwanengesang.  The set is most excellent, as I remembered it, though I don't know how many more times I may work my way through the whole thing.

[Henk]

There's quite a number of discs in these series. Am I old age? Considering the age-related ailments I have I can confirm. This music helps me to keep a taste for living, I plan to spin them often. 

[DavidW]

Switching to piano:



I've also noticed that Leonhardt recorded the English Suites... should give a listen!

[classicalgeek]

I played Armenian Dances Part 1 and (an arrangement of) El Camino Real in high school. It was a lot of fun to play, especially Armenian Dances. This performance on YouTube is excellent:

El Camino Real is a real tour-de-force - I'm impressed you played it in high school! Certainly my small-town high school band (I played euphonium) wouldn't have been nearly competent enough to tackle that, or the Armenian Dances.. I agree, it would have been a blast to perform! Just out of curiosity, what was your instrument?

No BIS recordings anymore on Qobuz, it makes me sick, and really angry.    

They're still on Spotify - but I wonder for how much longer?    My guess is Apple Music is going to make BIS exclusive to their streaming service... 

Switching to piano:



I've also noticed that Leonhardt recorded the English Suites... should give a listen!

Speaking of Angela Hewitt...

TD:
Domenico Scarlatti
Keyboard Sonatas, vol. 1
Angela Hewitt, piano
(on Spotify)



I'm liking that I can stream Hyperion releases now! These performances are quite nice.

[Linz]

Bruckner Symphony No. 7 in E Major, 1885 Version. Ed.Leopold Nowak, Symphonieorchestre des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Bernard Haitink

[vandermolen]

How is this? Love both works enormously, but don't know this recording.

-Bruce

On the Testament label. Yes, the combination of works appealed to me.

[Mapman]

El Camino Real is a real tour-de-force - I'm impressed you played it in high school! Certainly my small-town high school band (I played euphonium) wouldn't have been nearly competent enough to tackle that, or the Armenian Dances.. I agree, it would have been a blast to perform! Just out of curiosity, what was your instrument?

I play clarinet. I think the version of El Camino Real we played was somewhat simplified (I'm not sure by how much, though). Both pieces were in honor bands; I don't think my school's band could have succeeded either. Armenian Dances was still a stretch, especially since we lost almost half our rehearsal time due to snow.

[Todd]

Disc one.  Mr Foster's Enescu is always fun to listen to.  Amazon shows that I bought this a dozen years ago.  A dozen. 

[vandermolen]

Per Norgard: Sinfonia Austera (Symphony No.1)
I've heard a few of Norgard's symphonies and this is my favourite. Some Nielsen influence I think:

[Brian]

Since there is discussion recently of Qobuz streaming issues...here's one that really is their fault! I was listening to the Segerstam/Helsinki recording of Lemminkainen Legends today when "The Swan of Tuonela" came on twice in a row...they uploaded it instead of "Lemminkainen in Tuonela"! So I am substituting the Sakari recording for this movement and creating my own hybrid of two recordings 

[Linz]

Mendelssohn, Shostakovich Violin Concertos, Hilary Hahn, violin, Oslo Philharmonik Orchestra Marek Janowski

[foxandpeng]

William Schuman
Symphony 4
David Miller
Albany SO
Albany

There are a great many gaps in my knowledge of American music, despite a growing grasp in the last few years. Schuman is one of those gaps, as I really don't know him well enough. Probably overdue in putting that right.

I know Symphony 4 a little, as along with #3, I guess they are the ones most people know.

[foxandpeng]

Kamran Ince
Symphony 2 'The Fall of Constantinople'
David Miller
Albany SO
Argo

I really enjoy the drama and serenity of Ince #2. He may not be a major American symphonist but I like him very much.

[Cato]

Kamran Ince
Symphony 2 'The Fall of Constantinople'
David Miller
Albany SO
Argo

I really enjoy the drama and serenity of Ince #2. He may not be a major American symphonist but I like him very much.

For your consideration:

[Bachtoven]

[steve ridgway]

Messiaen: Cinq Rechants

[Que]

Excellent! 

https://www.classicstoday.com/review/review-5864/

[Harry]

Jean Philippe Rameau.
Pieces de Clavecin en Concerts, 1-5.
London Baroque.
Recorded 2002, at St Martin's East Woodhay, Hampshire.


Decently played and recorded. A bit stiff in the loins I would say, conservative if you please, would be another thought. Recording could be better.