What are you listening 2 now?

[SonicMan46]

Mozart, WA - Piano Concertos with Immerseel on a Spotify playlist - last few days, listening to fortepiano versions - the two that I own at the bottom - I really like Immerseel, but OOP and 'used' offerings expensive - OTOH, I'm quite pleased with Viviana and Ronald - guess on hold at the moment.    Dave



 

[vandermolen]

Good afternoon, Jeffrey. The music sounds similar to Kodaly and Bartok.

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mmfJsN0eSjXU8zHssPVArtSzLJ_UE0VJ8&si=CVILcd3f0m_JJUmm

Many thanks Manabu!

[ChamberNut]

Now into the 2nd half of this indescribably terrific box set!

[Dry Brett Kavanaugh]

Ildebrando Pizzetti - La Pisanella.

[AnotherSpin]

Gianandrea Noseda presents a genuinely heartfelt and unpretentious rendition of Mahler's Symphony No. 2, where the emphasis on tonal richness and sonic detail lends the recording a delightfully intimate, chamber-like quality. This makes for a truly affecting and refreshing listening experience.

The sound quality from the Italian label Fonè deserves special mention and praise: their commitment to vintage valve microphones, natural recording routines (it was recorded live from a single performance), and other purist techniques results in an exceptionally realistic sonic presentation, capturing the true essence of the musical performance.

[Der lächelnde Schatten]

Now playing disc 1 from this Villa-Lobos Bachianas Brasileiras set on Naxos with Kenneth Schermerhorn at the helm:

[Christo]

Greatest Bach review I ever saw -- many thanks, much appreciated! 

[Traverso]

Greatest Bach review I ever saw -- many thanks, much appreciated! 

Yes, it's really laughable isn't it? 

[Traverso]

Bach

CD 1

[Der lächelnde Schatten]

NP:

Braga Santos
Symphony No. 3
Portuguese SO
Álvaro Cassuto

[DavidW]

I've been listening to Kabelevsky's 2nd CC repeatedly. This recording is great!

[Traverso]

Poulenc

CD 1

[vers la flamme]

Wilhelm Stenhammar: Piano Concerto No.1 in B-flat minor, op.1. Love Derwinger, Paavo Järvi, Malmö Symphony Orchestra

[ChamberNut]

Wilhelm Stenhammar: Piano Concerto No.1 in B-flat minor, op.1. Love Derwinger, Paavo Järvi, Malmö Symphony Orchestra

I only heard one string quartet so far by Stenhammar, but I thought it was fabulous!

[vers la flamme]

I only heard one string quartet so far by Stenhammar, but I thought it was fabulous!

Which recording? I'll have to check it out. All I've heard is this CD, and one with the 2nd symphony, and both are great.

[Que]

Greatest Bach review I ever saw -- many thanks, much appreciated! 

Bach is "relentless and unyielding". OK, he doesn't get it...
But the truth of the matter is: he doesn't have to, nobody does. It is OK. There are many, many composers I don't get!

But Bach is famous, ergo: there is a cult. And that's where he goes off the rails... No, there isn't a cult, but because Bach is so famous he feels pressured into liking the music. Not my problem!

Anyway, Hurwitz' strength is in Romantic and late-Romantic music. I recently watched a very informative video on Tchaikovsky's 4th symphony, where he totally nailed it.

And for anyone who doesn't like Bach: please do not beat yourself up about it....

[ChamberNut]

Which recording? I'll have to check it out. All I've heard is this CD, and one with the 2nd symphony, and both are great.

Stenhammar Quartet plays Stenhammar. On the Bis label. It was the 4th quartet I listened to.

[Linz]

Bruckner Symphony No. 3 in D Minor, 1890 Thorough revision Bruckner with Joseph and Franz Schalk Ed. Theodor Raettig, Korean Symphony Orchestra, Hun-Joung Lim

[Symphonic Addict]

Saint-Saëns: Allegro appassionato, op. 70; Wedding Cake - Valse-Caprice, op. 76; Rapsodie d'Auvergne, op. 73; Africa, op. 89

The proper concertos somehow have overshadowed his other pieces featuring the piano. Four characterful, irresistible works that represent the best of the composer. Rapsodie d'Auvergne and Africa are my favorites amongst them.

[Brian]

Tharaud's "orange" Bach album on Harmonia Mundi is one of my all-time favorites, and his playing seems to still be on that level, but this Warner release from 2024 suffers from much worse sound quality. The highest octaves of the piano are too bright and pierce my eardrums on headphones, and there is an amount of reverberation that is unusual for the venue (the hall in Metz where Francois-Frederic Guy recorded his Beethoven cycle). I wonder if they mastered this recording for people to listen in cars.