What are you listening 2 now?

[Karl Henning]

Honegger
Symphony № 4
Cz Phil
Serge Baudo

[VonStupp]

Alexander Scriabin
Symphony 3 in C minor 'Divine Poem', op. 43
Philadelphia Orchestra - Riccardo Muti

I certainly hear Scriabin's 3rd as a transitional work.
VS

[Linz]

François Couperin La Sultane Jay Bernfeld, Viola da gamba, Capriccio Stravagante, Skip Sempé

[ritter]

And to round off tonight's listening, some piano music of André Jolivet, played by Yusuke Ishii. Mana and the Second Sonata.

[Bachtoven]

[André]

I have the Complete Warner Recordings set, or whatever it's currently called.  Rather strange that they didn't include any of his Debussy or solo Chopin in your set. They did put in the film score he composed, which was well worth hearing.

François' complete Chopin recordings have been issued separately. It's wonderful. This set apparently brings together long out of print or never released material, hence the set's title 'Les Introuvables'.

[DavidW]

[Dry Brett Kavanaugh]

Villa-Lobos Uirapuru & Prokofiev Cinderella.

[JBS]

François' complete Chopin recordings have been issued separately. It's wonderful. This set apparently brings together long out of print or never released material, hence the set's title 'Les Introuvables'.

I noticed there's a 3 CD set of his Debussy recordings. For reference the box I have is




TD

The overture is merely the first 6 minutes of not quite 90 minutes of Rossinian pop and fizz.

[André]

Very much niche repertoire even for me. It grew on me as I listened till the end, but I don't think I'll put this in the machine often.



The symphony gets a fresh, unsentimental reading. Walter was a great mahlerian (a heart wrenching #9 counts among my favourite recordings of the work), but this symphony has been done to death by better orchestras, singers and yes, conductors. The songs are rather forgettable.

[ritter]

Very much niche repertoire even for me. It grew on me as I listened till the end, but I don't think I'll put this in the machine often.
...

Exactly my feelings, André. Much as I love much of Florent Schmitt's music, these a capella pieces for women's choir are not something I really enjoy...

Good evening to you!

[Daverz]

Eschenbach takes over 70 minutes for the symphony, but the performance does not drag. 

I'd never heard of Ryabov before Hurwitz mentioned him in one of his "overflow room" videos.

[foxandpeng]

Johan De Meij, "Lord of the Rings" Symphony



Coming rather late to this fantastic work for symphonic wind band.

Love it. De Meij's symphonies are big favourites of mine.

[Linz]

Bruckner Symphony No. 5 in B Flat Major, 1878 Version Ed. Leopold Nowak, Gewandhausorchester, Herbert Blomstedt

[foxandpeng]

Peter Mennin.
Orchestral Works.
See back cover for details.
Albany SO, David Alan Miller
Recorded in 1996 at the Troys Saving Bank Music Hall.

Mennin is a fine composer and this SOTA recording clearly sets out a standard if it comes to interpretation. Very enjoyable.

Very enjoyable music!

[Harry]

Very enjoyable music!

Oho quite a bit more than that me thinks. I was to tired to write in depth about it, still am, as a matter of fact, but his music I consider as brilliant, a composer unique!

[Symphonic Addict]

this is an excellent version of this elusive work - and the coupling is very good too.  I preferred it to the version in the Holliger set.

Same here. The best recording of anything by Koechlin in the last years IMO.

[Symphonic Addict]

I know it is used in the seven stars symphony. In the coupling?

No, it isn't, and I don't want to imagine since the "artificial" sound of the ondes martenot would spoil the nature of that poignant work.

[foxandpeng]

Oho quite a bit more than that me thinks. I was to tired to write in depth about it, still am, as a matter of fact, but his music I consider as brilliant, a composer unique!

Mennin is top drawer, IMO. Predictably, #7 is my most played of his symphonies.

[Symphonic Addict]

Hartmann: Piano Sonatina and Piano Sonata No. 1