What are you listening 2 now?

[Linz]

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Litaniae de venerabilis altaris sacramento K243, Arias K369 & 528, Overtures "Cosi van tutte", "Magic Flute", "La Nozze die Figaro", Margaret Marshall, soprano, WDR Sinonieorchester Köln, Choir & Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Günter Wand: The Radio Recordings, Vol. 2 CD 5

[Lisztianwagner]

Fryderyk Chopin
Waltzes

Pianist: Arthur Rubinstein

[foxandpeng]

Arvo Part
Odes of Repentance
Alexander Lingas
Capella Romana

Following on from the Glaring Omissions thread, I have less difficulty with this sort of choral music than other vocal music. Simple, 'not messed about with' choral expressions of religious devotion pop up quite often in my listening - usually in the wee hours. This may be as much to do with me seeking and appreciating an outward expression of inner spiritual reflection, as anything else. Always complicated somewhat by not fancying Orthodox or RC leaning stuff. No criticism of anyone else who does, because this isn't the place for that, but I am inconsistent with what I can tolerate. Hence this.

We are complex creatures, huh?

[ritter]

Orchestral music by Philippe Manoury. Zoltán Peskó conducts the Orchestre Philarmonique de Radio France in Pentaphone, Prelude and Wait, and Sound and Fury.

[Linz]

Eduard Franck Violin Concerto in D major Op.57, Christine Edinger, violin  Symphony in B flat major, Op. 52 Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Saarbrücken, Hans-Peter Frank

[ritter]

Music by another French composer, from the generation that follows Manoury's, Bruno Mantovani. Jean-Guihen Queyras plays the  Cello Concerto, with the Saarbrücken Radio Symphony Orchestra conducted by Günther Herbig.

[Christo]

We are complex creatures, huh?

Uhh, well, every superficial jellyfish dives deeper.

[foxandpeng]

Uhh, well, every superficial jellyfish dives deeper.

Hoping not to be squished in the process...

[DavidW]

[Karl Henning]

Speak for yourself, Andrei. Some of us go to Falstaff for Verdi's music and Boito's words. 

No wonder you haven't learnt to appreciate Wagner. 

Good evening to you!

Bring that hammer down, Rafael! Buenas tardes!

[Karl Henning]

Hoping not to be squished in the process...

The Firesign Theatre: You ever try to eat a jellyfish? Hard to keep it on your fork!

[Karl Henning]

Well, here goes nothing. First-Listen Fridays!

[foxandpeng]

Robert Kyr
All Night Vigil
Alexander Lingas
Capella Romana

Continuing a theme...

[Karl Henning]

Well, here goes nothing. First-Listen Fridays!

I like this very much. On one hand, I feel that the Fourth impressed me better. On t'other, I never felt (for instance) that this one was "too long." For someone who not very long ago (it seems) was a Pettersson skeptic, I'm really rather surprised and humbled.

[DavidW]

Brutal!


Packs the same punch as his Beethoven!


#6, 3, 13
The third SQ is savage and is the highlight of the day.

[Karl Henning]

In case @Franco_Manitobain may wish to dip his toes. But I always revisit this with joy:

[ChamberNut]

In case @Franco_Manitobain may wish to dip his toes. But I always revisit this with joy:

Thank you.

I've added it to the queue. The seemingly growing queue. The 'beauty and the beast' of streaming. The list never dwindles, only grows. It's and embarrassment of riches, for which I am grateful.

[JBS]

Having dissed Delius in the Omissions thread, it's only natural that my run through of this box brings me to a CD full of Delius (RPO conducted by Beecham)

Over the Hills and Far Away
North Country Sketches
Eventyr
Closing Scene from Koanga

[brewski]

Revisiting Jessye Norman's disc of Richard Strauss lieder, one of my all-time favorite recordings. With pianist Geoffrey Parsons, just glorious in every way.

[Karl Henning]

Thank you.

I've added it to the queue. The seemingly growing queue. The 'beauty and the beast' of streaming. The list never dwindles, only grows. It's and embarrassment of riches, for which I am grateful.

Aren't we all, mon vieux,?