What are you listening 2 now?

[Karl Henning]

I think of "a few" and "several" as being numerically indistinguishable (both mean a small number more than two but fewer than many) but with a different emphasis. If you say you have "a few" questions you are emphasizing they they are not many, if you say you have "several" questions you are emphasizing that the questions are significant. (At least, that's how I interpret it.) It boils down that few emphasizes less than many and several emphasizes more than a two.

Several does seem to underscore variety.

[Karl Henning]

To be precise it was 2009:
https://www.good-music-guide.com/community/index.php/topic,14462.0.html

Edit: it took likes Karl took a whopping two years to actually start the discussion, so we didn't actually have it until 2011.

Agon was the discussion and this was my introduction to Craft's Stravinsky:

Gosh, I'd forgotten the Agon discussion!

[Mapman]

I listened to Beethoven's 4th symphony last night, with Harnoncourt and the Chamber Orchestra of Europe. I wasn't impressed. The 2nd movement especially was disappointing: the playing is somewhat imprecise, and I didn't like the clarinet soloist. I listened to several performances of the 2nd movement afterward, and found Szell/Cleveland much better. (Robert Marcellus was great!) Skrowaczewski's recording is a good modern one. One problem with most recordings is that the timpani solo at the end is inaudible, at least through my IEMs.

[Dry Brett Kavanaugh]

Bartók And Virtuosity : Takuya Otaki.

[Bachtoven]

Glacial tempos, bizarre accents, and glassy piano sound. Awful, just awful. Fortunately,, it's easily deleted on Qobuz. (I should add that he was once one of my favorite pianists.)

[classicalgeek]

With such a name, it would be surprising if he didn't. 

Hahaha! Very true!


TD: tried today's Dave Hurwitz 'Fabulous Concert Program'. A very interesting mix!

Allan Petterson
Symphony no. 4
Norrkoping Symphony Orchestra
Christian Lindberg

Walter Piston
Three New England Sketches
St. Louis Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin

Xavier Montsalvatge
Concierto Breve
Alicia de Larrocha, piano
Royal Philharmonic
Rafael Fruhbeck de Burgos

      

[Todd]

[Dry Brett Kavanaugh]

Rhapsody in Blue, George Gershwin. György Cziffra, Hungarian State Orchestra, Zoltan Rozsnyai.

[Daverz]

A fine performance.

[SimonNZ]

[Linz]

Brahms Ein deutsches Requiem (A German Requiem), for soprano, baritone, chorus & orchestra, Op. 45, Janet Williams soprano, Thomas Hampstand baritone, Chicago Symphny Chorus, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Barenboim

[Que]

Excellent!

[Harry]

Milano Spagnola.
Tecla y Vihuela.

Maurizio Croci, Harpsichord, and Organ.
Evangelina Mascardi, Vihuela.
Instruments
Harpsichord: Andrea Restelli, Milan, 2020, (after Domenico da Pesaro, Venice, 1531 – Museum of
Musical Instruments of the University of Leipzig) Organo di legno: Walter Chinaglia, Cermenate, 2017,
Vihuela: Francisco Hervàs, Granada, 2019.
See for further details back cover.
Recording 2020, Lugano (Switzerland), RSI Auditorio Stelio Molo.

Very good this is! Beautiful music, excellently recorded in a intimate acoustic, and performances that take your breath away, from start to the end. Very much recommended.

[Harry]

Excellent!

It's good to read that you have so much pleasure in these recordings!

[steve ridgway]

Webern: Symphony

After a load of songs that were gone before I had time to post .

[Harry]

L'ARTE DELLA VIOLA BASTARDA

Song and dance in the music for Viol in Italy.

MUSICIANS:
Katelijne VAN LAETHEM, Soprano/ Pablo VALETTI, Violon/ Sophie WATILLON, Violes de Gambe/ Frank LIEGEOIS, Viole de Gambe, Basse renaissance/ Piet STRYCKERS, Grande Viole de Gambe basse renaissance/ Detmar LEERTOUWER, Cello/ Hannelore DEVAERE, Harpe Espagnole/ Shizuko NOIRI, Luth renaissance,  Archiluth,  Herman STINDERS, Harpsichord, Organ.

Recorded in the Church of Franc-Warêt, Namur, Belgium, 1994.
Could not find a back cover for the composer details.

One of the primary artists on this disc died very young. She was a very talented musician, and it is deeply regrettable she had to leave this earth.
Sophie Watillon (07/12/1965-31/08/2005).
The level of performance is very high (Diapason 5) and so is the recording. A well chosen selection of music ranging from Diego Ortiz to Corelli. Vocal contributions are done with taste. Well worth our attention.

[Harry]

Rerun of this fine disc.

[Que]

It's good to read that you have so much pleasure in these recordings!

Sofar the series is a mixed bag with hits and misses.....
But these Cantiones Sacrae are sung OVPP and sound excellent.

[Ian]

I don't think I've listened to the Fourth. I started the cycle, but then got sidetracked.

Well I didn't like it much more on the second listening. The Fifth is IMO even worse.
Moving on I did listen to 6 and it seemed to be a much needed improvement. I'll listen to it again soon but after the dreadful 4 & 5 I need a break.

[Traverso]

Sweelinck-Scheidemann-Pachelbel-Butler and others

It is a pleasure to once again dip into this mighty collection  .

Theo Jellema,Bernard Winsemius,Remy Syrier and Vincent van Laar