What are you listening 2 now?

[Harry]

Second run at this today. Taking a few days away in the English Lake District, and enjoying this symphony in the garden of our holiday let, wrapped up warm and dry against the evening's light rainfall.  Mountains, dusk, brooding music...

Enjoy your holiday in the Lake district. I envy you for the peace and quiet. Fitting music too! Take care.

[foxandpeng]

Enjoy your holiday in the Lake district. I envy you for the peace and quiet. Fitting music too! Take care.

Thank you, my friend. Sitting outside in the rain may not be everyone's cup of tea, but this evening has been utterly peaceful and connective to the natural world with wild rabbits a few feet away, bats circling overhead (surprising to me because of the rain), and the serenity of being a little more remote than usual.

We did ponder Amsterdam, originally...

[Symphonic Addict]

Second run at this today.

Do not miss his Fifth Symphony by any means! 

[foxandpeng]

Do not miss his Fifth Symphony by any means! 

I look forward to it! Have heard 1 & 2 today, both of which have been very much my kind of thing. I anticipate reaching #5 before the end of the week 😊

[Lisztianwagner]

My favorite recording of the Cello Concerto.

Agreed, that is my favourite for Lutoslawski's Cello Concerto too, absolutely haunting and thrilling recording; but also the composer's own performances with Rostropovich and Schiff are very beautiful.

[Todd]

[foxandpeng]

Viktor Kalabis
Symphonies and Concertos
Symphony 2
Czech PO
Zdenek Kosler

Today is being brought mostly by the letter 'K', it seems

[Karl Henning]

Prokofiev: Sonata for Cello Solo, Op.134

New to me!

[Daverz]

Viktor Kalabis
Symphonies and Concertos
Symphony 2
Czech PO
Zdenek Kosler

Today is being brought mostly by the letter 'K', it seems

John Alden Karpenter

Fun Ragtime-insprired ballet music from the 1920s.

[SonicMan46]

Franck, Eduard (1817-1893) - German composer, pianist, music pedagogue, and father of Richard Franck - studied w/ Mendelssohn and most respected as a pianist and teacher; he was not a prolific composer and many of his works went unpublished which impacted on his reputation. So, I decided to pull my dozen or so recordings (attached), several MP3 DLs, for a listen the next few days - perusing Amazon briefly - does not show much new? Now listening to the DLs and will continue tomorrow w/ some of the rest - Dave

 

[André]

Viktor Kalabis
Symphonies and Concertos
Symphony 2
Czech PO
Zdenek Kosler

Today is being brought mostly by the letter 'K', it seems

👍 A most excellent set, that one.

[Symphonic Addict]

In the mood for something special:

[Karl Henning]

[Symphonic Addict]

Two piano sonatas and Fantasy for solo piano. The First Sonata in E major, especially, contains the most charming music in the disc. Pure naivety.

[Bachtoven]

Stunning playing and sound. (24/96 FLAC download)

[JBS]

From the Mitropoulos set:

Prokofiev Violin Concerto 2
Francescatti/Mitropoulos/NYPO

The ad hoc arrangements of this set then give us its original coupling, in which only the soloist is the same:

Bach Violin Concerto 2
Francescatti/Szell/Columbia SO

Followed by a recording that was originally coupled with a performance of Shostakovich Piano Concerto 1 (Eileen Joyce piano Leslie Heward conducting the Halle) but is tacked on here because it's also Prokofiev. And for the only time in this set (I think) Mitropoulos appears as pianist and conductor. It was recorded in 1946, but the sound is so good it seems to be in stereo.

Prokofiev Piano Concerto 3
Mitropoulos/Mitropoulos/Robin Hood Dell Orchestra of Philadelphia..

[JBS]

Continuing on with the Francescatti/Mitropoulos partnership, the perennial powerhouse pairing of Mendelssohn and Tchaikovsky

[AnotherSpin]

CD2

[Harry]

Thank you, my friend. Sitting outside in the rain may not be everyone's cup of tea, but this evening has been utterly peaceful and connective to the natural world with wild rabbits a few feet away, bats circling overhead (surprising to me because of the rain), and the serenity of being a little more remote than usual.

We did ponder Amsterdam, originally...

Stay away from Amsterdam, this city is, due to the massive influx of tourists, no fun anymore. Besides quiet and peace is an alien thing in Amsterdam, its noisy and filthy. No, in this respect the Lake District is heaven, it was the right choice, and I would have done and enjoyed the same things as you experienced. Sitting outside in the rain, yes, and wildlife in front, serenity all that and more.

[vandermolen]

Thank you, my friend. Sitting outside in the rain may not be everyone's cup of tea, but this evening has been utterly peaceful and connective to the natural world with wild rabbits a few feet away, bats circling overhead (surprising to me because of the rain), and the serenity of being a little more remote than usual.

We did ponder Amsterdam, originally...

Sounds lovely Danny - have a good time.