What are you listening 2 now?

[Linz]

Bruckner Symphony No. 4 in E Flat Major, 1888 Third version, firrst printed edition [published by Albert Gutmann (Vienna 1889)], Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, William Steinberg

[JBS]

... performed by provincial orchestras and less-than-ideal soloists/singers/conductors. Now I come to think, Italian record labels don't have too many great recordings to their credit.

But often it's the only game in town for a particular work: that Wolf-Ferrari opera is a good example. And I don't remember anything negative about the performance.

Tactus has good recordings, but limited mostly to Baroque.

[Symphonic Addict]

But often it's the only game in town for a particular work: that Wolf-Ferrari opera is a good example. And I don't remember anything negative about the performance.

Tactus has good recordings, but limited mostly to Baroque.

It sometimes happens that when a work is being recorded for the first time, they're badly performed (or recorded) and therefore, doing a disservice to the music, making it little attractive to gain new listeners. That label has done some things like that, of course, not always, but I have the impression that most of their recordings suffer from that.

This could be an unpopular opinion, but I prefer that those works that remain unrecorded, remain so if they're not going to be aptly rendered.

[JBS]

It sometimes happens that when a work is being recorded for the first time, they're badly performed (or recorded) and therefore, doing a disservice to the music, making it little attractive to gain new listeners. That label has done some things like that, of course, not always, but I have the impression that most of their recordings suffer from that.

This could be an unpopular opinion, but I prefer that those works that remain unrecorded, remain so if they're not going to be aptly rendered.

You have a point.
And there's also now Youtube, where an ensemble can simply upload its own performances without the intermediary of a label, for those who are curious about something not available via standard recording.

[Symphonic Addict]

You have a point.
And there's also now Youtube, where an ensemble can simply upload its own performances without the intermediary of a label, for those who are curious about something not available via standard recording.

That's really helpful indeed!

[Symphonic Addict]

Gaubert: Symphony in F major

One of those cases where I don't care if the piece in question doesn't possess strong melodic material. This is a voluptuous, sensual, late-Romantic French symphony that has bewitched me and delighted me more than expected. Very good stuff.

[Roasted Swan]

Gaubert: Symphony in F major

One of those cases where I don't care if the piece in question doesn't possess strong melodic material. This is a voluptuous, sensual, late-Romantic French symphony that has bewitched me and delighted me more than expected. Very good stuff.

Never heard of this - it looks right up my street!  I wish someone would licence the timpani back catalogue for re-release - so many interesting discs!!!

[Que]

Overall very nice performances of a relatively unknown master of the Early Italian Baroque.

http://www.musica-dei-donum.org/cd_reviews/Ricercar_RIC406.html

[Spotted Horses]

Never heard of this - it looks right up my street!  I wish someone would licence the timpani back catalogue for re-release - so many interesting discs!!!

As far as I know Naive has the Timpani catalog and it seems to be available for streaming of download, although apparently not on physical media.

I just noticed they have a release of complete chamber music of Magnard.

[Traverso]

Villa-Lobos

String Quartets 7-15

[ritter]

Villa-Lobos

String Quartets 7-15

I always think that composers try to give their best results in string quartets, except for... Villa-Lobos.    I didn't enjoy these works at all.

Esta não é minha xícara de chá. 

Good day to you, Jan.

[Traverso]

Roussel

Symphony No. 1 & 3

Fine picturesque and delicate music from France here in a beautiful performance with Marek Janowski

[Traverso]

I always think that composers try to give their best results in string quartets, except for... Villa-Lobos.    I didn't enjoy these works at all.

Esta não é minha xícara de chá. 

Good day to you, Jan.

And a good day to you as well Rafael 

[André]

One never has too much Brouwer 😁. The Aranjuez concerto is very passionate in this performance. The sleeper here is Arnold's little Serenade.




Splendid chips off the great man's workbench. There seems to be an unlimited supply of Ysaÿe's manuscripts in the Liège and Brussels conservatories' library. Lupu describes a stack 12 ft long and 3 ft high covered by an inch of dust. Methinks the 'Ysaÿe discoveries' bandwagon will be rolling for quite a while.

[foxandpeng]

Miloslav Kabeláč
Complete Symphonies
Symphony #8 'Antiphons' for soprano, mixed choir, percussion & organ, on the words from the Bible
Marko Ivanovic
Prague Philharmonic Choir
Prague RSO

Listening to this again in hope that it will increasingly grow roots in me...

[VonStupp]

Need to check this work by Cherubini.

It appears to be the only recording of the work, at least which I can find. Too bad, for it is hard to listen to the music with these soloists.
VS

[VonStupp]

Gustav Mahler
Symphony 4

Kiri Te Kanawa, soprano
Chicago SO - Georg Solti

VS

[Todd]

[Traverso]

Bach

Longing for music that goes to my heart.....Jesu meine Freude......

[Spotted Horses]

Gaubert: Symphony in F major

One of those cases where I don't care if the piece in question doesn't possess strong melodic material. This is a voluptuous, sensual, late-Romantic French symphony that has bewitched me and delighted me more than expected. Very good stuff.

Based on quick sampling, will definitely have to give it a listen.