What are you listening 2 now?

[Lisztianwagner]

Ralph Vaughan Williams
The Lark Ascending
Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis

Hugh Bean (violin)
Sir Adrian Boult & New Philharmonia Orchestra

George Butterworth
A Shropshire Lad

Neville Dilkes & English Sinfonia

[Karl Henning]

[Karl Henning]

Oh, I do love this!

[Symphonic Addict]

Again,  I need to pursue Martinů with more attention. Thank you!

Time well invested for sure.

[Symphonic Addict]

Paderewski: Variations and Fugue on an original theme in E-flat minor

Brilliant!

[Dry Brett Kavanaugh]

Hilding Rosenberg: Orpheus in Town. Petter Sundkvist/Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra.

[nico1616]

More Mahler from Fischer.

[Henk]

Paderewski: Variations and Fugue on an original theme in E-flat minor

Brilliant!

Just listened to the first movement if the PS. Didn't dissapoint. Will continue listening to the recording later.

[Symphonic Addict]

Just listened to the first movement if the PS. Didn't dissapoint. Will continue listening to the recording later.

Nice! If you allow me, I recommend his Piano Concerto too. It has a quite beautiful slow movement.

[Symphonic Addict]

Villa-Lobos: Uirapuru

Such a kaleidoscopic piece. It's nothing but evocative and magical.

[Karl Henning]

[VonStupp]

Benjamin Britten
Soirées Musicales, op. 9
Matinées Musicales, op. 24
Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge, op. 10
English CO - Sir Alexander Gibson

I don't think I knew Britten wrote two Rossiniana suites. Vibrant orchestrations they are.

As to the cover art, I knew something of the bathing carriages which allowed women to not be seen in their bathing wear, also transporting them from the water to the beach to change clothes discreetly. I don't think I have actually seen them depicted, though.
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[Symphonic Addict]

A first listen to the complete incidental music. There are some good parts, but I don't count it as one of his best pieces. The dramatic overture was the highlight (which I hadn't listened to previously), and it is in my favorite key of E-flat minor. Unfortunately, the narration partly ruined the experience. Alas. I wonder if there's another complete recording, but without speakers.

[JBS]

A first listen to the complete incidental music. There are some good parts, but I don't count it as one of his best pieces. The dramatic overture was the highlight (which I hadn't listened to previously), and it is in my favorite key of E-flat minor. Unfortunately, the narration partly ruined the experience. Alas. I wonder if there's another complete recording, but without speakers.

There are apparently three other recordings, and they all include dialog.

Beecham's recording is further compicated by including orchestrations of piano works by Schumann that have nothing to do with Manfred.  As described in an Amazon review

There is a specific problem with the drama too, which Beecham identifies as being too much monologue. That seems to me to be true, but on the other hand there is a fairly spectacular cast of spirits and supernatural beings and it should have been possible to make some fine old drama, or at least melodrama, out of those.... Beecham's solution is to take a number of Schumann's piano pieces, order Eugene Goossens and Julius Harrison to orchestrate them, and distribute them around the monologues in an imaginative attempt to compensate for the combined dramatic shortcomings of author and composer.

[JBS]

TD

Chopin: Seventeen mazurkas, three waltzes, a polonaise, and the Bacarolle

[Karl Henning]

A brilliant quartet, albeit probably his shortest and dedicated to the memory of his first wife, Nina.

[Symphonic Addict]

There are apparently three other recordings, and they all include dialog.

Beecham's recording is further compicated by including orchestrations of piano works by Schumann that have nothing to do with Manfred.  As described in an Amazon review

Thanks for the info. There's no hope to find an ideal recording then.

[Symphonic Addict]

I've decided to take a hiatus from classical for awhile and pursue some other musical interests. See you all in August or September. Take care everyone and happy listening!

Take care, John, and enjoy the other music!

[steve ridgway]

Scelsi - Ko-Tha

[Der lächelnde Schatten]

Take care, John, and enjoy the other music!

Thanks, Cesar, but I've decided to stick around a bit longer as I've still got some classical music I need to get around to listening to at some juncture.