What are you listening 2 now?

[Dry Brett Kavanaugh]

Richard Jones: Lessons For Harpsichord / Mitzi Meyerson.

[Der lächelnde Schatten]

Continuing on with the Glass symphonies --- NP: Symphony No. 9

[steve ridgway]

Penderecki - Emanations

[steve ridgway]

Maderna - Concerto For Oboe And Orchestra No. 3

[AnotherSpin]

Thanks for this obscure research challenge 

Here is a map of Friuli from 1778:
https://sanderusmaps.com/our-catalogue/antique-maps/europe/italy/friuli-by-paolo-santini?srsltid=AfmBOorQynfJqZO6CscZcdAJUOs4OGvPBO909gR65k5X-bVTIMqkfYU1

If you zoom in on Fagagna (northwest of Udine, or above the "EN" in VENETO), you can actually see La Nuova Olanda marked on the map! Close to it you'll see Madrisio, Villalta, and Ciconico, where the organs are located.

So what exactly was Nuova Olanda? It was an "experimental" factory built in connection to a peat bog, a venture by the entrepreneurial Count Fabio Asquini (1726–1818) who had the idea to use peat as fuel (as a cheaper alternative to wood). It was quite successful for a limited time, and attracted a lot of attention.

Why did he name it Nuova Olanda? He had gotten the idea to explore the use of peat thanks to the writings of his great uncle Nicolò Madrisio (1656-1729), who described the land burning during his travels in Holland. Additionally, the bog was at the lowest part of the territory, and he thought the name Holland meant lowland (hol land = hollow land, which Wikipedia describes as "A popular but erroneous folk etymology").

I guess the name stuck around (locally) as a nickname for the lowland around Fagagna.

source: Cultura in Friuli 5. "Il conte Fabio Asquini, imprenditore friulano del '700"

Thank you, your information clarifies the origin of the name. here is additional info:

[steve ridgway]

Szymanowski - Symphony No. 3

[steve ridgway]

Richard Strauss - Duett-Concertino

I played it through but couldn't really engage with it  .

[steve ridgway]

Messiaen - Verset Pour La Fête De La Dédicace

This organ music is more to my liking  .

[steve ridgway]

Nono - Ricorda Cosa Ti Hanno Fatto In Auschwitz

Eerie, frightening choral tape music.

[AnotherSpin]

Franck: Organ Works

Leo van Doeselaar

[Que]

The idea of giving this set a listen was to determine whether it could go - it cannot... 

[steve ridgway]

Xenakis - Anaktoria

Harsh but I enjoyed this more than the Strauss. And a great selfie there from I.X.  .

[prémont]

The idea of giving this set a listen was to determine whether it could go - it cannot... 

Is the music unsubstantial or is the performer to blame? - or both?

[steve ridgway]

Messiaen - 4 Inédits Pour Piano Et Onde Martenot

Light, airy music composed in 1937.

[Que]

Is the music unsubstantial or is the performer to blame? - or both?

It cannot go = I'm keeping it! 

Some (most) would feel that Barrière is too flashy, but I love it. Great performances by Quintavalle.

[Traverso]

Vivaldi

[Iota]

Schumann: Davidsbündlertänze, Op. 6
Walter Klien (piano)

Klien creates such a gorgeous, expressive cantabile line, and his sensibilities are so perfectly attuned to this music, that the music just shimmers with memorability and intense, intimate feeling. Wonderful.

[Traverso]

Messiaen

Livre du Saint-Sacrement

[Harry]

Johann Sebastian Bach.
Works for Organ, BWV 972-976,978,981.
Edoardo Bellotti, plays on a  Organ della "Nuova Olanda".
Recorded: 1983.
See all details on back covers.
The covers are of the original release.
I had a hard and unsuccessful search for info about these organs, so any info about it would be appreciated.


@AnotherSpin made me aware of this recording and I am heartily glad he did, for it is a gem, recording wise but also as a performance. Bellotti died this February 2025. When I listen to this recording he will be missed in many respects. This CD is a worthy remembrance to his excellence as an Organ player. I posted the technical specs of the HiRes recording, and that list is impressive, and for its time quite innovative. First of all the organ is a marvel, it sounds lifelike, as if sitting in the church itself. The background is clean and without extraneous noises. And my power conditioner makes the signal as clean as possible. What I can say that this is an essential listening for every organ buff, you do not get this much better. Bellotti one has to appreciate for this wonderful interpretation. It certainly goes to my top list of recordings, and I will certainly bookmark the rest of his oeuvre.
Make no mistake this is absolute SOTA registration.

[Harry]

CONSTANT LAMBERT. (1905-1951)

Birds actors Overture.
Pomona.
Romeo and Juliet.
Victoria State Orchestra, John Lanchbery.
Recorded: 2000, at the Melbourne Concert Hall.

Found this recording by accident. It was unknown to me. But here it is. And a fine interpretation, so much is clear, as is the fact that it is a SOTA recording. Clear as a bell, deep soundstage, pinpointing all details in all it colours. I am a great fan of Lambert's music, and this confirms my opinion of him, a composer of great stature. Works one should know. Lanchbery is the right conductor for this music, his musical instinct for Lambert is par to none. The Orchestra I do not know, but it is clear that it is a top bunch of musicians.