What are you listening 2 now?

[Harry]

"An English Fancy"
Trio Settecento.
See back cover for details,
Recorded: 2011, in Nichols Concert Hall at the Music Institute of Chicago,Evanston, Illinois.

A 80 minutes ultimate wake up call. What better to start the day with? Trio Settecento plays on copies of original instruments, and do that quite well. Tranquil at times, and certainly contemplative. Excellent sound.

[steve ridgway]

Xenakis: Eonta (Wurtz)

[Mandryka]

I just cheked that Schubert--stunning. Schlime's recording "On Early Music"--I'm not sure what to make of that! Yes, his playing is great, but I have never heard a piano so closely recorded, and it sounds more like a digital than an acoustic piano. I read that it's a Yamaha CFX, but it certainly doesn't sound like one.

PM me if you want the Frescobaldi - I don't think I've heard "On Early Music"

The Pedroni D960 is a bit iconoclastic too, less successful IMO. There's also a Goldberg Variations.

[Harry]

Jacopo da Bologna. (ca.1339-1360)
Madrigali e Cacce.
La Reverdie.
Recorded: l'Abbazia di Rosazzo, (Udine) October 2003.
See back cover for detail.

As almost always La Reverdie does not disappoint. This album is extremely well done., even hard to topple by other recordings. The measure is quite high. There is not much we know about this composer, but due to the detective work by the members of this ensemble, they managed to decode the manuscripts in such a way, that the "Madrigali e Cacce" shine it all its glory. And while the compositions are for three voices only, the balance is nevertheless perfect, and reveals the manifold colours of his compositions. I am duly impressed.

[Traverso]

Mozart & Beethoven

An ad hoc ensemble but what a fantastic interplay.

[vandermolen]

Khachaturian: Symphony No.1 USSR Radio and TV SO, Gauk

[foxandpeng]

Ralph Vaughan Williams
Complete Symphonies
Symphony 2 'London' 1913 version
Richard Hickox
LSO
Chandos

My preferred version of this symphony. Also a great recording.

[Harry]

JOHANN PETER PIXIS. (1788 –1874)
Piano trios
See for details back cover.

Fascinating chamber music, by a for me unknown composer. His style lies a bit in the wake of Hummel's music, but he has unmistakably his own voice. Pixis a german composer, is largely forgotten, and the only thing I could find is also a Hyperion recording with his Piano concerto, coupled with Thalberg. On the basis of his trios I selected that one too. For those who like the second quarter of the 19th century, this music is certainly of interest. I for one like the music, perfectly performed and as usual excellently recorded.

[Harry]

Ralph Vaughan Williams
Complete Symphonies
Symphony 2 'London' 1913 version
Richard Hickox
LSO
Chandos

My preferred version of this symphony. Also a great recording.

Have that box selected on Qobuz for some time now, but still did not find time to listen to it. On the basis of your post I must start soon. If there wasn't so much fine music to stream......

[foxandpeng]

Have that box selected on Qobuz for some time now, but still did not find time to listen to it. On the basis of your post I must start soon. If there wasn't so much fine music to stream......

This is my set of choice, really, so I do recommend it. As you say, so much music ....

[Traverso]

Haydn

Heiligmesse



The Choir of st John's College Cambridge

George Guest

 

[Mandryka]

JOHANN PETER PIXIS. (1788 –1874)
Piano trois.
See for details back cover.

Fascinating chamber music, by a for me unknown composer. His style lies a bit in the wake of Hummel's music, but he has unmistakably his own voice. Pixis a german composer, is largely forgotten, and the only thing I could find is also a Hyperion recording with his Piano concerto, coupled with Thalberg. On the basis of his trios I selected that one too. For those who like the second quarter of the 19th century, this music is certainly of interest. I for one like the music, perfectly performed and as usual excellently recorded.

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/away_with_the_pixies

[Traverso]

Haydn

CD 5 Scottish Songs

[Harry]

George Lloyd (1913-1998).
Symphony No. 7 'Proserpine' (1957-59).
Symphony No. 9 (1969).
BBC Philharmonic, George Lloyd.

Symphony No. 7 BBC Philharmonic, Recorded by arrangement with the BBC in Studio 7, New Broadcasting House, Manchester on 19 & 20 June 1986.
Symphony No. 9 BBC Philharmonic. Recorded by arrangement with the BBC in Studio 7, New
Broadcasting House, Manchester on 13 December 1984.

The second box of this fantastic series. I am totally hooked on every note this composer produced.
Fantastic performances and sound. Tony Faulkner is the star behind. the sound console.

[foxandpeng]

George Lloyd (1913-1998).
Symphony No. 7 'Proserpine' (1957-59).
Symphony No. 9 (1969).
BBC Philharmonic, George Lloyd.

Symphony No. 7 BBC Philharmonic, Recorded by arrangement with the BBC in Studio 7, New Broadcasting House, Manchester on 19 & 20 June 1986.
Symphony No. 9 BBC Philharmonic. Recorded by arrangement with the BBC in Studio 7, New
Broadcasting House, Manchester on 13 December 1984.

The second box of this fantastic series. I am totally hooked on every note this composer produced.
Fantastic performances and sound. Tony Faulkner is the star behind. the sound console.

Agreed. I'm completely taken with the symphonic releases, but pianos might take longer. Lloyd is a big favourite and #7 is amongst the pinnacles.

[foxandpeng]

Ralph Vaughan Williams
Complete Symphonies
Symphony 3 'Pastoral'
Richard Hickox
LSO
Chandos

Brilliant. RVW still sits at the very apex, or very near, of all British composers, as far as I am concerned.

[Harry]

Agreed. I'm completely taken with the symphonic releases, but pianos might take longer. Lloyd is a big favourite and #7 is amongst the pinnacles.

Agreed too, Piano concertos are not my favourites, but because for the love of his Orchestral works, I will endure this considerable pleasure

The second movement of the 7th Symphony is out of this world, gorgeous.

[Harry]

Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872– 1958)
Complete Symphonies.
Disc II.
A London Symphony (Symphony No. 2) (1911 – 13) Original 1913 version.
London Symphony Orchestra, Richard Hickox.
Recorded: All Saints Church, Tooting, London, 18 and 19 December 2000.

Following in the footsteps of @foxandpeng starting with this set, whilst another set with Bryden Thomson has to wait a bit. I always loved the second symphony, and it evokes many images. I heard many interpretations, and in this Andre Previn is still pivotal. It was my first complete set. The sheer vigour and energetic interpretations are to this day close at my heart. So now the present set.

[Florestan]

One of his better efforts. Nevertheless. Half the reason I said anything is that I consider Dvorak a greater melodist, more consistent, than the fabled Schubert. Opinions will of course vary.

Both were born melodists, they simply oozed melody like a squeezed sponge.

[Madiel]

Both were born melodists, they simply oozed melody like a squeezed sponge.

That sounds very messy.