What are you listening 2 now?

[Spotted Horses]

@Spotted Horses Yes, another of Giorgio's discs I love!

After stumbling on Koukl's Martinu cycle I dipped a toe in his Tcherepnin and Harsanyi recordings on the Grand Piano label. They struck me as superb, and now I am reminded that I have to go back to listen to those extensive series'.

[Karl Henning]

Bruckner
Symphony № 3 in d minor
State Symphony Capella of Russia
Gennady Rozhdestvensky

[Cato]

Bruckner
Symphony № 3 in d minor
State Symphony Capella of Russia
Gennady Rozhdestvensky

Any impressions, quick or otherwise?

After stumbling on Koukl's Martinu cycle I dipped a toe in his Tcherepnin and Harsanyi recordings on the Grand Piano label. They struck me as superb, and now I am reminded that I have to go back to listen to those extensive series'.

Yes, "superb" indeed!  Here is an example:

[SonicMan46]

Weiss, SL (1687-1750) - The London Manuscript w/ Michel Cardin on Baroque lute - a 12 disc box - the manuscript contains 237 pieces, well under half of Weiss' output (other collections of his works exist - see quote) - Cardin wrote the excellent booklet notes - list of compositions HERE - 'WeissSW' system is used in this set.  Dave

Weiss probably wrote more than 1000 pieces for lute, from which about 850 attributed pieces survived, most of them grouped into 'sonatas' (not to be confused with the later classical sonata, based on sonata form) or suites, which consist mostly of baroque dance pieces. Weiss also wrote chamber pieces and concertos. (Source)

 

[Iota]

Yes, still a great recording. 

Don't think I've ever listened to Gothic Voices before, so decided to have a pop at this, and have much enjoyed it thus far. Thanks for the pointer. : )

[nico1616]

Some Bach cantatas for Whitsun. Gardiner is always great in Bach.

[Linz]

Hector Berlioz La Damnation de Faust, Marie Ewing, soprano Marguerite), Dánes Gulyás, tenor (Faust), Robert Llooyd, baritone (Máphestpheles) Manfred Volz, bass (Brander) Christine Oelze, soprano in epilogue
Kolner Runfunker - Sudfunk-Chor Stuttgart, Chors des NDR Hamburg, Radio-Sonfonie-Orchester Franfurt, Elihu Inbal, CD3 and 4

[Dry Brett Kavanaugh]

Hummel, Goedicke, Arutjunjan, Tomasi - Trumpet Concertos.

[André]

Music on Icelandic Folk Tunes, symphonies 3 and 5.

The other disc of Mixa's symphonic work had symphony no 2 and another Iceland inspired symphonic work. Although Mixa was Austrian, his time in Iceland as founder and Director of the Reykjavik Conservatory had a lasting influence on his compositional output. His style is very different from Jon Leifs', but I hear a shared fondness for gloomy atmosphere, stark sonorities and a strong feeling for the forces of nature. Original and captivating. Another fine discovery.

[hopefullytrusting]

Love this: Kurtag's Kafka-Fragmente

[Karl Henning]

Any impressions, quick or otherwise?

It's some while since I've listened to the Bruckner Third, so I can't say aught comparison-wise, but I liked it. and so now:
Bruckner
Symphony № 8 in c minor
State Symphony Capella of Russia
Gennady Rozhdestvensky

[VonStupp]

Ethel Smyth
The Prison

Sarah Bailey, soprano
Dashon Burton, baritone
Experiential Orchestra & Chorus
James Blachly

Metaphysical hokum mixed with musical wanderings, albeit beautiful, didn't set me in favor of this oratorio. I enjoyed her Mass in D much, much more.

What I can't argue with are the very fine soloists and ensembles in this recording. Their sonic splendor leaves me amenable to this recording.
VS

[Karl Henning]

Bruckner
Symphony № 7 in E
Berlin Radio Symphony
Riccardo Chailly

[Madiel]

Mozart: Serenade in D, 'Posthorn'



Wonderful.

And the longest movement is in a minor key. I didn't see that coming. I mean, I probably read it at some point but that's very different to listening and suddenly hearing it.

I'm still wondering how, as discussed on the Purchases thread, Philips managed to snag Vegh doing the last (and greatest? though I need to hear the Haffner) of the big-scale orchestral Serenades in the middle of his Capriccio series.

[JBS]

[Mapman]

Brahms: Symphony #3, Academic Festival Overture, Selected Hungarian Dances
Walter: New York

A good performance, but I think his later stereo version with Columbia is better.

[Que]

[arpeggio]

Vast majority of the original works in this set are great.
I have finally run into a work that is boring: The Resposorien und Antiphonen.

[Que]

Excellent. I think with this Davitt Moroney series and Christophe Rousset's old Harmonia Mundi set, all my wishes on Couperin's masterpieces are fullfilled.

[prémont]

Excellent. I think with this Davitt Moroney series and Christophe Rousset's old Harmonia Mundi set, all my wishes on Couperin's masterpieces are fullfilled.

I thought Noëlle Spieth's set was your go to recording when it's about François Couperin.