What are you listening 2 now?

[Que]

Try her Weiss recording also, its every bit as special.

Will do! 

[Madiel]

Speaking of the Prague Quartet on DG...

Quartet no.9 in D minor, op.34

[Madiel]

Haydn (probably): keyboard sonata no.35 in A flat



I haven't done a new sonata for 9 days. Silly me. And then there are some slight doubts about the authorship of this one, the liner notes do a good job of explaining the circumstances. Assuming it's genuine, it's the first of 3 that were published without Haydn's authority by a publisher in London. To be honest on a first hearing it's not one of his best, which is maybe one reason the authorship has been doubted.

[vandermolen]

Walton: Henry V Concert Suite (first recording of the Malcolm Sargent version).
I prefer this edition to the better known Suite arranged by Muir Mathieson as it includes the inspiriting opening, depicting the Globe Theatre. As the notes say 'A playbill announcing the production at the Globe Theatre of a new drama The Chronicle of Henry V, flutters in the breeze. Then begins a magnificent tracking shot from south to east across a stylized 16th-century London panorama and Walton's broad, majestic ostinato bass and wordless choral fanfares set the epic, heroic, life-enhancing tone'(Christopher Palmer):
Carl Davis conducts the LPO and Chorus.

[Iota]

I listened to the Anda recording of the Davidsbündlertänze, but for whatever reason it didn't reveal the poetry of the music for me. I returned to Kempff this morning and there is an indescribable quality of Kempff's performance that I connect with. Part of the reason may be that the Anda recording has a very dry accoustic, which I didn't find attractive.

Ah well, further evidence that one man's meat etc. For me practically the moment Anda starts his playing radiates that innocent charm laced with adult regret that characterises so much of the music, and when the music is more overtly heart-tugging, I'm yanked right in. Full of sudden little impulsive changes and spontaneity too. I'm streaming it and quite happy with the sound.
I think Kempff is wonderful too btw, a calmer and less impulsive reading than Anda, but right inside the music too. I wouldn't want to be without either.

This morning:



Monteverdi: Madrigals Books 1 & 2
La Venexiana

Excellent as always. Like a rich series of 17th century oil paintings.

[Madiel]

Pejacevic: Violin Sonata no.1 in D major, op.26



Apparently it's 3 years since I last listened to this work. Which is scary because I didn't know it was that long since I bought most of my Pejacevic albums.

[ChamberNut]

Continuing on with Presto streaming Mozart orchestral serenades......

Mozart

Serenade No. 3 in D, K185 "Antretter"
Serenade No. 4 in D, K203 "Colloredo"

These recordings are truly wonderful!

[Hitch]

Beethoven
Coriolan Overture, Op. 62
Gewandhausorchester Lepizig (sic)/Franz Kowitschny (again, sic)
UR



Konwitschny has the orchestra on a string. The opening tutti chords are so abrupt that the orchestra almost barks.

EDIT: In looking up the correct spelling of his name (the image may have been the work of AI as there are two errors), I read his Wikipedia entry. Goodness me.

[vandermolen]

Ruth Gipps
Very enjoyable so far - she has quite a distinctive style:

[Harry]

Georg Muffat.
Florilegium Secundum.
Academy of Ancient Music, Christopher Hogwood.
Recorded in 1981.


To my ears still the best version available of this music, and that goes for the recording also, as if it was recorded yesterday. What a joy to hear this again after so many years.

[Harry]

Ruth Gipps
Very enjoyable so far - she has quite a distinctive style:

I was the first on GMG to hear it, and found it to be fabulous.

[vandermolen]

I was the first on GMG to hear it, and found it to be fabulous.

Indeed you were Harry! First listen (for me) today 

[Traverso]

Bach

[Duke Bluebeard]

Walton: Henry V Concert Suite (first recording of the Malcolm Sargent version).
I prefer this edition to the better known Suite arranged by Muir Mathieson as it includes the inspiriting opening, depicting the Globe Theatre. As the notes say 'A playbill announcing the production at the Globe Theatre of a new drama The Chronicle of Henry V, flutters in the breeze. Then begins a magnificent tracking shot from south to east across a stylized 16th-century London panorama and Walton's broad, majestic ostinato bass and wordless choral fanfares set the epic, heroic, life-enhancing tone'(Christopher Palmer):
Carl Davis conducts the LPO and Chorus.

This is one of those CDs you have graciously sent to me several years ago. It's such a fantastic disc. I ended up duplicating it whenever I bought the Walton Collector's Edition on EMI, but such great music. I agree with you about this particular arrangement of Henry V. It's stunning. My favorite piece on the disc, however, is the Suite from "As You Like It" with my favorite movement, surprisingly or not so surprisingly, being the Waterfall Scene with it's Ravel-like orchestration and later the Respighi-like brass writing that come to ahead in the climatic section. Truly gorgeous.

[Traverso]

Point and Line

Debussy and Hosokawa  Études

[Irons]

Handley is widely regarded as Sir Adrian Boult's successor in this kind of music: solid, confident, trouble-free, just plain good. And: I know that the significance of conductors is exaggerated (much more than setting the beat and laying accents, they cannot bring in).

Still, there are a handful of conductors I would prefer in this Fifth. Among them Thomson and Previn -- not Hickox, that is slapdash IMHO (a side view of RVW that more conductors indulge in: that leaves only a softie, without the inner drive that characterises the 'pastoral' composer so much).

Not to forget Barbirolli.

[Dry Brett Kavanaugh]

I love those works. Do you know the old Olympia recordings Manabu? I've been pestering Alto to reissue them.

TD
Auric again - I don't think that I've listened to this CD since buying my new Cambridge Audio amplifier - it makes a considerable difference to the sound - everything is much clearer:

Happy new year, Jeffrey! I have the cds below and love them tremendously. Would you please talk to Alto for the RCA Khachaturian Symphony no. 1 as well? 😄

[Dry Brett Kavanaugh]

Paul Creston SY2.

[SonicMan46]

Koželuch, Leopold (1747-1818) - Keyboard Sonatas, V. 9-11 w/ Kemp English (see pic in attachment) on three different fortepianos - new arrivals on sale from JPC (about $4 each) which completes my 12-disc collection of his recordings. Now, Jenny Kim has also recorded 12 CDs of the same works on fortepianos; Brilliant has them in a box now (below) although I bought them in combo jewel boxes as released - probably don't need two sets for this composer but enjoy both performances - reviews are attached for those who may want to explore this Haydn/Mozart contemporary?  Dave

Leopold Koželuch was a Czech composer and music teacher. He was born in Velvary and moved to Prague to further his musical education, before coming to Vienna in 1778, where he was based for the rest of his career. In Vienna he achieved renown as a composer, pianist and teacher, and from 1792 until his death in 1818 he held royal appointments as Kammer Kapellmeister (music director) and Hofmusik Compositor (composer), as Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's successor. (Source)

[Roasted Swan]

Ruth Gipps
Very enjoyable so far - she has quite a distinctive style:

Given she was just 21 when she wrote the symphony its tremendously assured I thought....