What are you listening 2 now?

[Symphonic Addict]

Thanks for the feedback. I might have to revisit this soon. Tonight, I'll play Delius' Hassan as a follow-up to Nielsen's Aladdin.

Sounds like a natural step after the Nielsen. I haven't heard that work yet, though.

[Symphonic Addict]

Holmboe: String Quartets 12 and 13 (Kontra Quartet)

I rather liked the 12th, but the 13th has been the most cryptic quartet so far.

[Der lächelnde Schatten]

Sounds like a natural step after the Nielsen. I haven't heard that work yet, though.

Wait a minute...you haven't heard Delius' Hassan? I highly recommend the Vernon Handley/Bournemouth Sinfonietta recording on EMI (Warner).

[Symphonic Addict]

Wait a minute...you haven't heard Delius' Hassan? I highly recommend the Vernon Handley/Bournemouth Sinfonietta recording on EMI (Warner).

Looks like the best recording available as the narration on the Chandos one puts me off. Definitely a piece I want to know.

[Der lächelnde Schatten]

Now playing Adès Dante



This might be my third time listening to this work I'm not sure. My main problem with Adès is that a lot of the time, it just feels like he's trying too hard to be profound. A lot of the ideas just come across as forced to my ears. I actually might not even make it through this work as I'm not really feeling it at the moment, especially as I don't want to sit through the dreadful Purgatory section again.

[Der lächelnde Schatten]

Turned the Adès off --- now playing Alwyn String Quartet No. 13



Oh, this is so much better. Love Alwyn's music.

[Der lächelnde Schatten]

Now playing Adams The Dharma at Big Sur and My Father Knew Charles Ives

[Symphonic Addict]

Chávez: The Four Suns

What a stupendous ballet! In some aspects it could be seen like the Mexican Le sacre (although less visceral) or the Mexican Panambí. A great discovery.

[steve ridgway]

Penderecki - 3 Miniatures

Sparse, quiet piece for violin and piano.

[Symphonic Addict]

Tishchenko: Dante Symphony No. 3 'Inferno'

[steve ridgway]

Scelsi - Anahit

[steve ridgway]

Schoenberg - Verklärte Nacht

A well written early work but not yet in the 20th Century.

[steve ridgway]

Schoenberg - Suite, Op. 29

Random shuffle gave me the other composition on the album - what a difference 27 years makes .

[Que]

Due to frequent interruptions yesterday, another attempt... Hopefully the phone remains silent. 

[steve ridgway]

Maderna - Entropia II

[Que]

I don't think I'd ever given this recording a proper listen, so I was curious.
The performance is more steadfast than I would have preferred, but I think it has a lot going for it.
I like the phrasing, the ornamentations, the care for every detail and the sound of the instrument.
And Dubreuil steps up in the faster movements.

[Traverso]

Bach

Vol.6 CD 5

[Traverso]

Mozart

[Que]

I was actually looking on Spotify for the recording by Mitzi Meyerson, but this will do:

[Harry]

Gregor Werner (1695-1766).
Pro Adventu,
See back cover for details.
Ars Antiqua Austria, Gunar Letzbor.
Recorded: 2010 at Ivanka Pri Dunaji Castle, Slovakia.

Werner is an interesting composer, never heard of him though, but that has happen often in my career as classical music lover, so no biggie. Since this disc also holds vocal compositions I left them out of the listening queue, and concentrated on the instrumental works, which did delight me. His oeuvre reveals the early a-capella style as well as the Baroque concertante style of the turn of the century, which is a nice contrast if anything. Entertaining yes, but it needs a steady hand performing it, for a lapse in concentration will result in a total collapse of the musical structure.
Letzbor and his band succeed with flying colours in giving it the right amount of attention. The sound is good too.