What are you listening 2 now?

[Todd]

Sung-Won Yang is one of the rare 1.000 batting average artists in my collection, and this hit keeps that streak alive. His take on Schumann's Cello Concerto emerges as perhaps my favorite version, though I neither listen to it too frequently nor own too many recordings.  His playing is pristine and gorgeous, romantic but not syrupy.  The relative highlight of the recording is clearly Clara Schumann's 3 Romances, Op. 22, transcribed for Piano and Cello.  Joined by fellow Trio Owon member Emmanuel Strosser, the music really works well, has an unabashedly romantic feel, but one tempered by elegance.  I had no real expectations, but man, it really works.  The recording closes out with Brahms' Clarinet Trio, Op 114, and here Han Kim joins in.  The playing is world class, Kim's clarinet playing sounds really quite fine, with a gentleness in quieter music and smoothness throughout. 

SOTA sound rounds out a supremely fine recording.

[ritter]

I'm a bit late to the recent GMG Honegger-a-thon, but we'll, better late than never.



CD3 of this complete set of the chamber music.

[Dry Brett Kavanaugh]

Cziffra.

[ritter]

E. W. Korngold: Sinfonietta, op. 5 and Violin Concerto, op. 35. Ulrike-Anima Mathé (vn), Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Litton (cond.)

[DavidW]

[SonicMan46]

Debussy, Claude - Orchestral & Piano Music - listening to the top two collections; Denène on just 2 discs which covers the highlights (in my collection - Martinon on 4 discs); in addition to the Bavouzet recordings (bought the separate ones as released), also have Ogawa - several of these performers reviewed in the attachments.  Dave

 

 

[Spotted Horses]

Koechlin, Sonata for Viola for Piano.



Repose not required so much here. This is a work with some substantial strife evident. Truly a beautifully conceived work.

At some point, you may even come 'round to Les heures persanes

That is more than anyone can ask of me, I think. 

Then again, there is a Michael Korstick recording of the piece in this set, maybe it will work better for me that the Kathryn Stott recording that I tried to listen to years ago. (Then again, Kathryn Stott has been a long standing favorite of mine.)

[SonicMan46]

Johann Nepomuk Hummel
Sextet in F Major, for winds
Serenade in E-flat Major, for wind octet
Octet-Partita in E-flat Major, for wind octet
Concertino for Oboe in F Major, with wind octet
Consortium Classicum

I have heard the Oboe Concertino with orchestra before; Heinz Holliger and Leppard with the ECO. The work is quite different with chamber winds.

The rest of the music here is nothing but sunshine and smiles.
VS

 

For those interested in this joyous recording, I have another cover art version (inserted above) if you're looking for the CD - Dave

[AnotherSpin]

My listening last night:

Mahler 7 Vanska, really great!  Like wow, he just nails the 7th.  Never a dull moment, every musician brings their A game.


Carter's String Quartets 2-4.  Phenomenally performed, wonderful music that balances dramatic tension with atmosphere.  Pacifica Quartet is one of my favorite ensembles.  Their Mendelssohn and Shostakovich are also great.


This morning Rautavaara Symphonies 5-6.  Heavy on atmosphere and color.

Every performance of Mahler by Vänskä is outstanding in my book. I love that he holds back from the much-vaunted hysterics of so many other conductors when they refer to this composer.

[ritter]

Back to some Hindemith: Concerto for Orchestra, Sinfonietta in E, and Pittsburgh Symphony. Werner Andreas Albert conducts the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra.

[Symphonic Addict]

In the mood for revisiting one of the summits of chamber music from the past century. Today SQs 1 and 2. Simply impressive, above all the 2nd. There's some brilliant and intense music here.

[SonicMan46]

Devienne, Francois (1759-1803) - Bassoon Works on the four recordings below; Danny Bond on a period bassoon (Pieter de Koningh after Prudent, Paris ca. 1765) - short bio below and output (likely not precise - no composition listings of certainty seem available) - own around a dozen discs (see attachment), so will be devoting the next day or so to him and seeing what may be new or different? Dave
 

François Devienne was a French composer and professor for flute at the Paris Conservatory. He was active there as a flutist, bassoonist and composer, and played bassoon at the Paris Opera. His output comprises about 300 instrumental works that are mostly written for wind instruments. There are a dozen flute concertos (plus two posthumously published works), sinfonias for woodwinds, quartets and trios for different ensembles, 12 operas, 5 bassoon concertos, 6 bassoon sonatas and 6 oboe sonatas (Opp. 70 and 71). (Source)

[Traverso]

Mauricio Kagel

[Karl Henning]

[Hindemith] Sinfonietta in E

Don't know that I've ever heard that!

TD:

LvB
Symphony № 4 in B^b, Op. 60
Staatskapelle Dresden
Herbert Blomstedt

[DavidW]

Schoenberg Transfigured Night and Strauss' Alpine Symphony

[Todd]

[Karl Henning]

LvB
Symphony № 4 in B^b, Op. 60
Staatskapelle Dresden
Herbert Blomstedt

And, because I personally always feel Beethoven momentum:

LvB
Symphony № 7 in A, Op. 92
Staatskapelle Dresden
Herbert Blomstedt

[ritter]

Stanislaw Khristenko plays Ernst Krenek's Piano Sonata, No. 4, George Washington Variations, a Prelude (from 1944), and the completion of Schubert's Piano Sonata in C major, D840.

[Bachtoven]

Very beautifully played and well recorded, but it lacks a lttle drama at times for my taste.

[Karl Henning]

A first listen. h/t to @ritter