What are you listening 2 now?

[Roasted Swan]

Interesting comparison. I think RVW's Pastoral is so singular that there's simply nothing that sounds like it. The way it was constructed and the flow of the musical narrative is truly something to behold.

I once spoke to another RVW fan on another forum who made this very same statement. Personally, I would be reluctant to make such a claim because I love the others so much. Symphony No. 5, for example, holds a special place in my heart.

I'd want to keep them all(!) but if forced it would come down to 3 or 5 for me.....

[Madiel]

Mozart: Piano Trio no.3 in B flat, K.502



Probably a first listen to both the work and this album (other than excerpts to check the disc worked properly when it arrived). Excellent throughout.

Mozart didn't get this trio published with no.2, which was written not that long before. Instead it had to wait a couple of years and was published with nos. 4 and 5. The Henle edition (which told me the publication information) regards no.3 as the very best of Mozart's trios, so it's puzzling he didn't get out to print as soon as possible.

[Brian]

Hyper-specific niche albums like this are why I'm so glad streaming exists!



It sounds like it uses a period instrument, too.

[Irons]

Munchinger was a very fine Schubertian. His relevant recordings are conveniently boxed here:

He is. Possibly better known for baroque recordings but more then one string to the Munchinger bow.

 

[Traverso]

Leoš Janáček

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Now playing Lutosławski Jeux vénitiens

[Florestan]

He is. Possibly better known for baroque recordings but more then one string to the Munchinger bow.

 

This ain't half bad either.



Details here: https://www.eloquenceclassics.com/releases-archive/karl-munchinger-the-classical-legacy/

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Now playing Nielsen Violin Sonata No. 2, Op. 35

[Brian]

Hyper-specific niche albums like this are why I'm so glad streaming exists!



It sounds like it uses a period instrument, too.

I feel the need to tag both @Florestan and @ChamberNut! What a delightful album!

[Florestan]

I feel the need to tag both @Florestan and @ChamberNut! What a delightful album!

Thanks, Brian! What's on it?

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Now playing Ifukube Sinfonia Tapkaara

[Brian]

Thanks, Brian! What's on it?

A whole bunch of people I had never heard of before. Contents on Presto: https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/9591134--fantasie-romantique-19th-century-eastern-european-guitar-music

Johann Mertz is probably the only even slightly famous name there. I especially loved the two Ukrainian works at the beginning.

[Florestan]

A whole bunch of people I had never heard of before. Contents on Presto: https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/9591134--fantasie-romantique-19th-century-eastern-european-guitar-music

Johann Mertz is probably the only even slightly famous name there. I especially loved the two Ukrainian works at the beginning.

Thanks.

[JBS]

Mozart keyboard variations, K.500 and K.501

The K.501 are for piano 4-hands, and I have to admit my interest went up when I found there was a recording by Perahia and Lupu.

Even better...

However Perahia/Lupu isn't bad at all.

[Madiel]

Even better...

However Perahia/Lupu isn't bad at all.

I'm afraid I don't feel much of a need to listen to jangly pianos in the name of authenticity. Though they're not as jangly as some.

[ChamberNut]

I feel the need to tag both @Florestan and @ChamberNut! What a delightful album!

Thanks Brian. I'll check it out!

[DavidW]

I've discovered a new favorite for the Rachmaninov concertos!



What phenomenal playing!

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Now playing Ives Violin Sonata No. 3

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I've discovered a new favorite for the Rachmaninov concertos!



What phenomenal playing!

Really? That's a pretty tall order! Yuja Wang is an amazing pianist, but what about all of the pianists that have recorded this repertoire before her? I'm thinking of Earl Wild (possibly my favorite Rachmaninov PC cycle), Ashkenazy (twice), Andsnes et. al.

[Traverso]