What are you listening 2 now?

[Symphonic Addict]

Good idea, I'll join with this recording:

Paul Hindemith
String Trio No.1

Arnold Schönberg
String Trio

Trio Zimmermann

The same recording but in different presentation I see.

[Symphonic Addict]

Britten: Les Illuminations

This is vocal music I really like. A great marriage between human voice and strings.

[Bachtoven]

A new composer for me. She has her own sound, but broadly I'd say edgy neo-romanticism would cover it. Great playing and sound--lots of powerful bass drum whacks!

[Dry Brett Kavanaugh]

Ibert: Diane de Poitiers & La Licorne. Moscow Symphony Orchestra, Adriano.

[Karl Henning]

Béla Bartók
The Miraculous Mandarin

Pierre Boulez & Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Superb!

[Linz]

C.P. E. Bach Oboe Concerto in E-Flat major, H. 468, Wq. 165, Sinfonia for winds, strings and basso continuo in F major, H. 656, Wq. 181, Oboe Concerto in B-Flat major, H. 466, Wq. 164 and Sinfonia for 2 oboes, 2 horns, strings and basso continuo in G major, H. 655, Wq. 180, Xenia Löffler, Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, Georg Kallweit

[foxandpeng]

Why is it peculiar? I mostly avoid them too. It's just a question of taste. I'm a big admirer of RVWs symphonies but I doubt I will ever listen to his first due to the vocals. In general I think it's because the singers sound more like they are yelling to compete with the instruments and the result is cacophonic. RVW's 7th with vocals is fine because they add to the atmosphere of the piece without overwhelming the music.
I have a ticket for a performance of Daphnis & Chloe on Friday, it was supposed to be the Planets but they changed for some reason... I'm not going to bother going despite the fact that I love Ravel's music. The suite No.2 is just so much more enjoyable for me.

I rarely reach for symphonies with vocal content. I appreciate that it is a personal preference or peculiarity, but like you, RVW #1 does little for me. Same with Pettersson, DSCH, Holmboe... I love their music, but I am less interested in choral/vocals styles.

Not always, just usually.

[foxandpeng]

Peter Maxwell Davies
Strathclyde Concertos 7 and 8
PMD
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Naxos

Funny how multiple listening opens up works. I found all of these Strathclydes really hard going at first, but familiarity transforms them.

[Le Buisson Ardent]

Now playing a Shakespeare program of works based on Macbeth:

Strauss
Macbeth, Op. 23
SWR Sinfonieorchester Baden-Baden und Freiburg
François-Xavier Roth

Verdi
Macbeth
Sherrill Milnes, Fiorenza Cossotto, Ruggero Raimondi, José Carreras et. al.
New Philharmonia Orchestra
Ambrosian Opera Chorus
Riccardo Muti

From these sets -

[Cato]

Today Schubert's String Quartet #15 D. 877, whose last movement seems to be a massive theme and variations of Beethoven's Fate motif from the Fifth Symphony.

Then on to Martinu's aptly named "Incantations," the Piano Concerto #4.

Finally the experimental soundscapes of The Polish School c. 1950's-1960's: Kazimierz Serocki's Symphonic Frescoes.

[Bachtoven]

This is an excellent collection of Bach and Bach-inspired works played on the piano.

[classicalgeek]

Brahms
String Quartet, op. 67
*Piano Quintet
Prazak Quartet
*Ivan Klansky, piano
(on CD)



Outstanding performance as usual - though if I'm being honest, in the Piano Quintet, I much prefer the Takacs Quartet with Stephen Hough on Hyperion!

[Karl Henning]

Today Schubert's String Quartet #15 D. 877, whose last movement seems to be a massive theme and variations of Beethoven's Fate motif from the Fifth Symphony.

Then on to Martinu's aptly named "Incantations," the Piano Concerto #4.

Finally the experimental soundscapes of The Polish School c. 1950's-1960's: Kazimierz Serocki's Symphonic Frescoes.

The Martinů is brilliant, especially!

[Symphonic Addict]

Two Nordic symphonies very different each other:

von Koch: Symphony No. 2 'Sinfonia dalecarlica'
Soderlind: Symphony No. 4 'Sedimenti musicali'

[Symphonic Addict]

Other two works (in this case, string quartets) that offer an accented contrast:

Dutilleux: Ainsi la nuit
Fauré: String Quartet

[Le Buisson Ardent]

NP:

Villa-Lobos
Piano Concerto No. 3
Cristina Ortiz, piano
Royal Philharmonic
Miguel Gómez Martinez

From this OOP 2-CD set -



It's been more than decade since I've listened to any of Villa-Lobos' PCs. I remember being disappointed initially, but I have say that time does wonders for one's perspective. This is gorgeous! You also won't find a better advocate of this repertoire than pianist Cristina Ortiz.

[Symphonic Addict]

NP:

Villa-Lobos
Piano Concerto No. 3
Cristina Ortiz, piano
Royal Philharmonic
Miguel Gómez Martinez

From this OOP 2-CD set -



It's been more than decade since I've listened to any of Villa-Lobos' PCs. I remember being disappointed initially, but I have say that time does wonders for one's perspective. This is gorgeous! You also won't find a better advocate of this repertoire than pianist Cristina Ortiz.

I must admit that I've had these works in low esteem for whatever reason, so I should revisit them (after many years, actually).

[Le Buisson Ardent]

I must admit that I've had these works in low esteem for whatever reason, so I should revisit them (after many years, actually).

You and I were certainly in the same boat, but I must admit I'm enjoying his 3rd PC very much at the moment. I can't speak of the others. I'll get around to them at some point.

[steve ridgway]

R. Strauss: Vier Letzte Lieder

From a decent rip on archive.org .

[Le Buisson Ardent]

I blame @Symphonic Addict for this...

NP:

Braunfels
Piano Concerto
Victor Sangiorgio, piano
BBC Concert Orchestra
Johannes Wildner



As far as I know, this is the only recording of this PC. Thank goodness it's a great performance. A gorgeous work with a slow movement that really pulls on my heartstrings.