What are you listening 2 now?

[Harry]

JPC de. blocked downloading of the images as of today, which is rather silly if you ask me.

[prémont]

Really in what way?
And what can you tell about the sound of the Antegnati organ, is it well recorded. Performance like? Francesco Tansini I do not know.

Tasini is a specialist in this repertoire. He arranged the ricercari in question for organ himself - originally written in four part score (Il primo libro di ricercari da cantare a qvattro voci). Earlier Tasini has made a recording of Merulo's complete organ music predated by another recording of all the toccatas. He has also recorded organ music by Frescobaldi and Trabaci. He is a competent and convincing musician.

These ricercari are long and the composer's approach maybe a bit intellectual, so they are not that easily accessible for the listener. I laid them temporarily aside after first listening.

https://www.organieorganisti.it/merulo-organ-music-primo-libro-ricercari-tasini-brilliant-classics

[Harry]

Tasini is a specialist in this repertoire. He arranged the ricercari in question for organ himself - originally written in four part score (Il primo libro di ricercari da cantare a qvattro voci). Earlier Tasini has made a recording of Merulo's complete organ music predated by another recording of all the toccatas. He has also recorded organ music by Frescobaldi and Trabaci. He is a competent and convincing musician.

These ricercari are long and the composer's approach maybe a bit intellectual, so they are not that easily accessible for the listener. I laid them temporarily aside after first listening.

https://www.organieorganisti.it/merulo-organ-music-primo-libro-ricercari-tasini-brilliant-classics

Thank you Poul, most helpful indeed. I will in the coming week start listening to this set.

[Der lächelnde Schatten]

Now playing Sibelius Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 43

[Der lächelnde Schatten]

JPC de. blocked downloading of the images as of today, which is rather silly if you ask me.

Ah, I've noticed that when you left-click on the image nothing comes up, but...if you right-click and from the drop menu select to open the link in another tab/window, then you get the full picture like so:



If you want to save the image, of course you don't get their JPC watermark. But what is rather interesting is the image is encoded (or something) to where you can't insert the picture you just saved from them as an attachment or, at least, this is the case here on GMG. I haven't tried this on the other forum I frequent.

[SonicMan46]

Brahms, Johannes - Piano Trios w/ Angelich & Capucon bros (used Amazon MP - reviews attached); replaced the second set below - same works in both with a skimpy second disc having just one work, but Jerry Dubins wants to take it to his grave -  (see review if interested in his comments).  Dave

 

[Florestan]

JPC de. blocked downloading of the images as of today, which is rather silly if you ask me.

Not in my browser. I am able to both download an image and copy its link. For instance:

[Harry]

Not in my browser. I am able to both download an image and copy its link. For instance:

Well I got a message from them that they had a temporary glitch, and now all is fine again...

[Florestan]

Well I got a message from them that they had a temporary glitch, and now all is fine again...

All's well that ends well. 

[Spotted Horses]

Weinberg, String Quartet No 7, Arcadia



Two intense slow movements framing an allegretto central movement with an ironic feel. Fine music convincingly performed.

[Der lächelnde Schatten]

Now playing Rachmaninov Prince Rostislav



This entire Polyansky recording is first-rate. I was less keen on his recordings of the symphonies, but the couplings found in those recordings are fantastic like Spring (Vesna) and Three Russian Songs for example.

[Der lächelnde Schatten]

Now playing Rachmaninov The Rock, Op. 7

[Roasted Swan]

Now playing Rachmaninov Prince Rostislav



This entire Polyansky recording is first-rate. I was less keen on his recordings of the symphonies, but the couplings found in those recordings are fantastic like Spring (Vesna) and Three Russian Songs for example.

Polyansky's background was as a choral conductor wasn't it?  If so perhaps he has more empathy for those kind of works rather than the orchestral ones.  I've generally been underwhelmed by his orchestral discs of any compsoer.

[Der lächelnde Schatten]

Polyansky's background was as a choral conductor wasn't it?  If so perhaps he has more empathy for those kind of works rather than the orchestral ones.  I've generally been underwhelmed by his orchestral discs of any compsoer.

Yep, he's a choral conductor, but I do like some of his orchestral recordings like the Rachmaninov I'm listening to at the moment. He's like Robert Shaw in many ways. He could conduct choral works masterfully, but when it came to purely orchestral works, he didn't always sound convincing.

[Der lächelnde Schatten]

Now playing Poulenc Les biches

[Roasted Swan]

Yep, he's a choral conductor, but I do like some of his orchestral recordings like the Rachmaninov I'm listening to at the moment. He's like Robert Shaw in many ways. He could conduct choral works masterfully, but when it came to purely orchestral works, he didn't always sound convincing.

Yup!  I'm certainly NOT a fan of his orchestral Shostakovich

[Brian]

This is as good as everyone has said, a convincing performance of the Rimsky-Korsakov piece, a thrilling Prokofiev with forceful orchestral contributions (love the tuba in the third movement!!) if maybe not quite as hammeringly fierce as the very best, and then a pure delight of a Jazz Suite from the obscure composer Tsfasman, who is not Tansman. The booklet is a good interview with Chochieva, who quotes a rather interesting remark from Prokofiev saying that his very favorite Rachmaninov is the third movement of The Bells.

[Dry Brett Kavanaugh]

Persichetti: Serenade No. 5 for Orchestra Op. 43, Symphony No. 5 for Strings Op. 61, and Symphony No. 8. The Louisville Orchestra/Robert Whitney.

[Traverso]

Stravinsky

Le Sacre du Printemps

[SonicMan46]

Brahms, Johannes - Piano Music w/ Jonathan Plowright - 5 discs now on sale at PrestoMusic - reviews attached, if interested.  Dave

P.S. click on image to enlarge!