What are you listening 2 now?

[Harry]

New Release

Unmasking the Tudor-Stuart court.
The Queenes Maskes.
A Varietie of Lute Music from the Early English Court.
Elisa La Marca, Lute,  8 course Renaissance lute by Juan Carlo Soto, Cremona, 1997 (after Giovanni Hieber, [?]
Venice, c. 1580).
Recording dates: 10–15 July 2022, Venue: Chiesa di San Gregorio Magno, Noceno di Vendrogno (Lecco), Italy.


This is the first solo album by Elisa La Marca. Previously she was involved with ensembles like (Il Giardino Armonico, Il Pomo d'Oro, Les Musiciens du Prince, Zefiro, etc.), and I must say that I like her elegant presentation, clear as a bell, with just enough warmth to make one very comfortable. The dances, variations on popular songs and fantasies are of great variety and virtuosity. This performance contains Lute works by the most important composers of the Elizabethan-Jacobean era. Excellent performance and ditto recording. If you want to unrush from the daily turmoil, this music will do that.

[vandermolen]

Copland: Symphony No.3 (LSO/Copland). Also Statements and Billy the Kid:

[Madiel]

Scriabin: Piano Sonata no.1

[ChamberNut]

Now listening to the rest of Disc 1 from this set.

All works that he composed while still in the womb.

Franck

Variations brillantes un thème original (1834), for piano and orchestra
Variations brillantes sur la ronde favorite de Gustave III par Auber (1834), for piano and orchestra
Deuxième grand concerto en si mineur, Op. 11 (1836), for piano and orchestra

Orchestre Philharmonique Royal de Liège
conducted by Pierre Bleuse
Florian Noack, piano

[Harry]

New Release
Una poesia muta.
Art in early Cinquecento Venice.
The Marian consort, Rory McCleery.
CAROLINE HALLS, ELEANOR BRAY, Sopranos.
SARAH ANNE CHAMPION, JOY SUTCLIFFE Altos.
WILL WRIGHT, EDWARD WOODHOUSE Tenors.
JON STAINSBY, CHRISTOPHER WEBB Basses.
KRISTIINA WATT Lute.
Recorded in Berger Kirche, Stuttgart, Germany, on 10–12 October 2023.
Cover Image 'Nascita di Maria' by Vittore Carpaccio (c. 1460/65–1525/26).

The music and composers recorded here, had a close connection to the Venice of the time. Although some of them such as Josquin, Jean Mouton, Adrian Willaert are well known today, other composers of the period deserve wider recognition. And this CD offers that option, which is well worth the journey. Balanced singing, all voices are in Harmony with each other, which is another necessity for instant success. Seeing the composers they perform and the quality of the individual voices, plus the excellent recording, I can safely recommend it. No countertenors in sight      

[AnotherSpin]

Symphony No. 5

[Harry]

Symphony No. 5

Excellent performances, I cherish this particular recording, which is logical, for I bought it when it was released, and had me jumping up and down my chair out of sheer enthusiasm.  

[AnotherSpin]

Excellent performances, I cherish this particular recording, which is logical, for I bought it when it was released, and had me jumping up and down my chair out of sheer enthusiasm.  

I completely agree. I've known Myung-Whun Chung as a pianist for a long time but never really paid much attention to him as a conductor. And just recently, I discovered his wonderful recordings as a conductor and can't stop listening. There's some kind of amazing magic.

[Cato]

Concerning one of the marches in Dmitri Tiomkin's score for The Fall of the Roman Empire resembling Rimsky-Korsakov:

e.g.


Excerpt

After the initial fanfares, compare the above excerpt to The Procession of the Nobles from Mlada :

[Karl Henning]

Concerning one of the marches in Dmitri Tiomkin's score for The Fall of the Roman Empire resembling Rimsky-Korsakov:

After the initial fanfares, compare the above excerpt to The Procession of the Nobles from Mlada :

This was the first Rimsky-Korsakov I played, typically, in transcription for band.

[Traverso]

Bach

[Cato]

This was the first Rimsky-Korsakov I played, typically, in transcription for band.

Rimsky's operas are wonderful: I first bought Neeme Jaervi's/Scottish National Orchestra performances of Rimsky-Korsakov opera suites from The Musical Heritage Society in the late 1980's (I think): it was a 2-cassette-tape set.

I now have the CD's: great performances!

[Lisztianwagner]

Dmitri Shostakovich
String Quartet No.12

Borodin Quartet

[SonicMan46]

New Release

Unmasking the Tudor-Stuart court.
The Queenes Maskes.
A Varietie of Lute Music from the Early English Court.
Elisa La Marca, Lute,  8 course Renaissance lute by Juan Carlo Soto, Cremona, 1997 (after Giovanni Hieber, [?]
Venice, c. 1580).
Recording dates: 10–15 July 2022, Venue: Chiesa di San Gregorio Magno, Noceno di Vendrogno (Lecco), Italy.
This is the first solo album by Elisa La Marca....This performance contains Lute works by the most important composers of the Elizabethan-Jacobean era. Excellent performance and ditto recording. If you want to unrush from the daily turmoil, this music will do that.

Thanks Harry but I have SO much lute music from this period -    Plus, 53 mins only - another 20 minutes may have been more enticing, but I'll certainly take a listen on Spotify, if available.  Dave

[Duke Bluebeard]

I must admit I rarely find Masur to be a compellingly engaging conductor.  Perfectly good, little to be offended by but not grab you by the throat and demand attention kinda guy.  But these Liszt recordings are some of his finest work I think - preferable (to my mind) to Haitink's cycle of the tone poems with the LPO on Phillips from around much the same time.  But I haven't listened to any of these in ages - so thankyou for the nudge!

This will be my last post for awhile on this forum, but I just want to say I was in the Masur is dull as dishwater camp until I started to listen to some of his recordings with fresh ears. I'm proud to say that I have been thoroughly enjoying all of the recordings of his that I've been listening to over the past couple of days. Like the Mendelssohn Jungendsinfonien box set on Berlin Classics and now this Liszt box set on Warner (EMI). Seems as thought I've turned some kind of corner with Masur.

[Harry]

Méditation.
Les Quatre Saisons du Luth.
Simone Vallerotonda plays on a 13-course Lute by Stephen Murphy, Mollan sur Ouveze, 2005.
Pitch A = 392 Hz.
Recording dates: 28-31 January 2021 Palazzo Orsini, Bomarzo (Viterbo), Italy.


This is his second solo album he made on the label Arcana, the first one I did not like that much. Vallerotonda explores the metaphysical and sensual world of 17th century French lute music, which he does rather well I must say. Contemplative at times introvert, but he never lets his enthusiasm get the better of him. Balanced, evenly played. It feels like he is playing at home without anyone hearing him. A musing Lutenist so to say.  He presents four suites in four different keys, each assigned to one of the seasons and temperaments. Good idea. Variable and hitting the right notes for every mood. Well recorded, and a Luth that has a life of its own.

[Harry]

This will be my last post for awhile on this forum, but I just want to say I was in the Masur is dull as dishwater camp until I started to listen to some of his recordings with fresh ears. I'm proud to say that I have been thoroughly enjoying all of the recordings of his that I've been listening to over the past couple of days. Like the Mendelssohn Jungendsinfonien box set on Berlin Classics and now this Liszt box set on Warner (EMI). Seems as thought I've turned some kind of corner with Masur.

Well see you soon back again, do not be a stranger.

[Harry]

Thanks Harry but I have SO much lute music from this period -    Plus, 53 mins only - another 20 minutes may have been more enticing, but I'll certainly take a listen on Spotify, if available.  Dave

I am streaming so that's okay with me. I did not buy CD's for 2 years now, and will not start with that again. But you are right, not enough music for your bucks.

[Linz]

Sergei Taneyev Symphony No. 3 in D minor and No. 1 in E minor, Novosibirsk Academic Symphony Orchestra, Thomas Sanderling

[ChamberNut]

This will be my last post for awhile on this forum, but I just want to say I was in the Masur is dull as dishwater camp until I started to listen to some of his recordings with fresh ears. I'm proud to say that I have been thoroughly enjoying all of the recordings of his that I've been listening to over the past couple of days. Like the Mendelssohn Jungendsinfonien box set on Berlin Classics and now this Liszt box set on Warner (EMI). Seems as thought I've turned some kind of corner with Masur.

We'll put a pot of coffee on when you return. ☕ 🙂