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Harry

#130360
May 30, 2025, 01:14:21 AM
Sonate al Pizzico.
Italian Duets for Plucked Strings.
See back cover for details.
Stephen Stubbs, Chitarrone.
Maxine Eilander, Harp.
Recorded: 2000-2002.

A disc full with well performed music from composers with name and fame. A pleasant whiling of time, with a recording that lets you bang into their musical interpretation. It sounds the works. Stubbs is a master on the Chitarrone, and Eilander feels clearly at ease with him. A balanced outing of two musicians. It is as if they are playing in your room, you can almost touch them.
I've always had great respect for Paddington because he is amusingly English and a eccentric bear He is a great British institution and emits great wisdom with every growl. Of course I have Paddington at home, he is a member of the family, sure he is from the moment he was born. We have adopted him.

Que

#130361
May 30, 2025, 01:15:09 AM
 

Que

#130362
May 30, 2025, 01:18:43 AM
Quote from: Harry on May 30, 2025, 01:14:21 AMSonate al Pizzico.
Italian Duets for Plucked Strings.
See back cover for details.
Stephen Stubbs, Chitarrone.
Maxine Eilander, Harp.
Recorded: 2000-2002.

A disc full with well performed music from composers with name and fame. A pleasant whiling of time, with a recording that lets you bang into their musical interpretation. It sounds the works. Stubbs is a master on the Chitarrone, and Eilander feels clearly at ease with him. A balanced outing of two musicians. It is as if they are playing in your room, you can almost touch them.


I just wanted to bookmark it, but it turned out I already did! I guess the list has become too long to keep track....  :D

Harry

#130363
May 30, 2025, 01:22:24 AM
Quote from: Que on May 30, 2025, 01:18:43 AMI just wanted to bookmark it, but it turned out I already did! I guess the list has become too long to keep track....  :D

Yes I have the same problem....... ;D
I've always had great respect for Paddington because he is amusingly English and a eccentric bear He is a great British institution and emits great wisdom with every growl. Of course I have Paddington at home, he is a member of the family, sure he is from the moment he was born. We have adopted him.

Que

#130364
May 30, 2025, 01:29:00 AM
Quote from: Harry on May 30, 2025, 01:22:24 AMYes I have the same problem....... ;D

I'll try to go to the list first, before I add even more stuff.  :D

Traverso

#130365
May 30, 2025, 01:31:37 AM
Bach

Vol.8 CD 2



Harry

#130366
May 30, 2025, 01:34:20 AM
Quote from: Que on May 30, 2025, 01:29:00 AMI'll try to go to the list first, before I add even more stuff.  :D

For me that would be a useless exercise, I am so curious after new found recordings that I cannot resist trying them first even though I have tons of recordings on my list. ;D
I've always had great respect for Paddington because he is amusingly English and a eccentric bear He is a great British institution and emits great wisdom with every growl. Of course I have Paddington at home, he is a member of the family, sure he is from the moment he was born. We have adopted him.

Traverso

#130367
May 30, 2025, 02:09:44 AM
Albinoni

 

Harry

#130368
May 30, 2025, 02:21:23 AM Last Edit: May 30, 2025, 04:44:01 AM by Harry
Third rerun. None to happy about the sound though, very shrill in the upper region, especially when the brass is blaring, right at the first piece on this disc, Festival Royal, a composition that irks me in many respects, first I find it a terrible piece, and secondly the recording is utter chaos.

I've always had great respect for Paddington because he is amusingly English and a eccentric bear He is a great British institution and emits great wisdom with every growl. Of course I have Paddington at home, he is a member of the family, sure he is from the moment he was born. We have adopted him.

Madiel

#130369
May 30, 2025, 03:39:57 AM
Watching Janáček's The Excursions of Mr. Brouček on OperaVision...

...or I was. I'm falling asleep. That might partly be that I'm plain tired, but I think the bigger issue is that I just don't find Janáček's compositional style very engaging a lot of the time. I find it incredibly interesting, but often the results don't grab me.

And it's been particularly a problem the several times I've tried his operas. I know they're considered a cornerstone of his work, and I get how they embody those interesting compositional ideas. But do I like them? I don't think I do.

I might try again on the weekend during daylight hours.
Every single post on the forum is unnecessary. Including the ones that are interesting or useful.

foxandpeng

#130370
May 30, 2025, 03:41:57 AM
Steve Elcock
Symphony 8
English Symphony Orchestra
Kenneth Woods


Friday rain. Throbbing headache. Elcock.
"A quiet secluded life in the country, with the possibility of being useful to people ... then work which one hopes may be of some use; then rest, nature, books, music, love for one's neighbour — such is my idea of happiness"

Tolstoy

Madiel

#130371
May 30, 2025, 03:59:21 AM
Beethoven: Piano trio in E flat, op.70/2

Every single post on the forum is unnecessary. Including the ones that are interesting or useful.

Que

#130372
May 30, 2025, 04:00:48 AM
Quote from: Traverso on May 30, 2025, 02:09:44 AMAlbinoni

 

The good stuff! And you have the original issue, I notice.  :laugh:

JBS

#130373
May 30, 2025, 04:11:04 AM
Quote from: Madiel on May 30, 2025, 03:39:57 AMWatching Janáček's The Excursions of Mr. Brouček on OperaVision...

...or I was. I'm falling asleep. That might partly be that I'm plain tired, but I think the bigger issue is that I just don't find Janáček's compositional style very engaging a lot of the time. I find it incredibly interesting, but often the results don't grab me.

And it's been particularly a problem the several times I've tried his operas. I know they're considered a cornerstone of his work, and I get how they embody those interesting compositional ideas. But do I like them? I don't think I do.

I might try again on the weekend during daylight hours.

I've only heard two: Excursions and Cunning Little Vixen. I thought the latter was engaging, but the story in Excursions, especially the episode on the moon, seemed a bunch of nothingness.

Hollywood Beach Broadwalk

Harry

#130374
May 30, 2025, 04:40:20 AM
Quote from: foxandpeng on May 30, 2025, 03:41:57 AMSteve Elcock
Symphony 8
English Symphony Orchestra
Kenneth Woods


Friday rain. Throbbing headache. Elcock.

I hope you like Elcock, I know I do.
Your headache I am not happy about, I know how painful that can be, and I am not sure Elcock helps in that respect. :P
I've always had great respect for Paddington because he is amusingly English and a eccentric bear He is a great British institution and emits great wisdom with every growl. Of course I have Paddington at home, he is a member of the family, sure he is from the moment he was born. We have adopted him.

foxandpeng

#130375
May 30, 2025, 04:54:52 AM
Quote from: Harry on May 30, 2025, 04:40:20 AMI hope you like Elcock, I know I do.
Your headache I am not happy about, I know how painful that can be, and I am not sure Elcock helps in that respect. :P

Hehe. Thank you. Nothing is helping it today, sadly!
"A quiet secluded life in the country, with the possibility of being useful to people ... then work which one hopes may be of some use; then rest, nature, books, music, love for one's neighbour — such is my idea of happiness"

Tolstoy

VonStupp

#130376
May 30, 2025, 04:56:05 AM
Benjamin Britten
Prince of the Pagodas, op. 57
Hallé Orchestra - Kahchun Wong

I don't think I have heard this 2-hour ballet score before.
VS

All the good music has already been written by people with wigs and stuff. - Frank Zappa

My Musical Musings

Dry Brett Kavanaugh

#130377
May 30, 2025, 05:22:52 AM
R. Strauss: Don Juan; Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche; Ein Heldenleben. Clemens Krauss/Vienna.




Irons

#130378
May 30, 2025, 05:57:00 AM
Quote from: Der lächelnde Schatten on May 29, 2025, 12:57:14 PMNP: Bridge Enter Spring



I agree with @kyjo --- this is a bonafide masterpiece. Absolutely brilliant orchestration, lyricism, melodic ideas and development of these ideas. You know, it's interesting, Bridge was born in the seaside resort of Brighton and his student Britten was born in the coastal town of Lowestoft and I hear the sea in both composers music more often than not. In fact, even though this work from Bridge is titled Enter Spring, it very well could've been titled By the Shoreline as I hear more waves than anything that could be contributed to springtime.

Nobody lives too far from the sea in the small landmass that makes up the British Isles. Which does explain why the sea features in the opus of most British composers, I think.
You must have a very good opinion of yourself to write a symphony - John Ireland.

I opened the door people rushed through and I was left holding the knob - Bo Diddley.

Irons

#130379
May 30, 2025, 06:15:00 AM
Dvorak: Cello Concerto.

Recorded in Leipzig 28th March 1956.

Hermann Abendroth a legendary conductor (not only because he conducted without arms!).
You must have a very good opinion of yourself to write a symphony - John Ireland.

I opened the door people rushed through and I was left holding the knob - Bo Diddley.
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