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NP: Glass Symphony No. 10

[Traverso]

Vivaldi

CD 1

[Harry]

Gordon Jacob.
Viola Concerts, No. 1 & 2.
See back cover for more details.
Helen Callus, Viola.
BBC Concert Orchestra, Stephen Bell.
Recorded: 2010, at St. Jude on the Hill, Hampstead, Garden Suburb, London.

A hidden gem. Gordon Jacob is not a composer that is well known, yet he wrote such fine music of which you would expect that it would have brought him fame of name. These Viola Concerts are milestones in his oeuvre, and as compositions they should be on anyone's list as absolute necessary to have. I love his Symphonies, and these Viola concerts are also a mainstay! It gets a good outing from Helen Callus. She feels the vibes of Jacob's music in a very sensitive way. She and Bell form a good combination. Excellent recording.

[Karl Henning]

[AnotherSpin]

A familiar piece by Haydn, this time arranged for two organs. The album cover features a fragment of a 6th-century Byzantine mosaic in Ravenna, Italy.

[Karl Henning]

[SonicMan46]

Boccherini, Luigi (1743-1805) - String Trios -he wrote nearly 70 String Trios (although several are doubtful) (list attached, Source) - I own the four sets below w/ about 22 works (Op. 14, 34, 47, & 54) - Dave

     

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NP: Hindemith Der Schwanendreher

[Spotted Horses]

Schnittke String Quartets 1, 2, 3 over three days. Kronos Quartet



The first quartet didn't particularly resonate with me, but he second and third were quite engaging. Some bits where it starts out sounding like Mozart, then goes berserk. And some moments of calm stasis that erupt into turbulence. Will move on the the forth quartet tomorrow.

Out of curiosity I listened to the second quartet recorded by the Tale Quartet on BIS and found it more attractive than the Kronos. But the Tale didn't record the forth quartet. I think I will go back to the Tate after finishing the Kronos cycle.

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NP: Strauss Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30

[Karl Henning]

NP: Hindemith Der Schwanendreher

One of the first ten Hindemith pieces I heard and immediately loved.

[Symphonic Addict]

Dvorak: Symphony No. 3

Magnificent! His first symphonic masterpiece in my view, more focused than the previous two. The influence of Wagner gives it a special splendour.




Hindemith: Konzertmusik for piano, brass and harps and Konzertmusik for strings and brass

Sensational music. There's so much fun and wit under that apparent seriousness that pervades his style.

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One of the first ten Hindemith pieces I heard and immediately loved.

Same here. This really drew me into Hindemith's music universe rather quickly.

[DavidW]

One of the finest Bruckner 4ths I've heard! SQ won't appeal to audiophiles, but it is good enough for me.

[JBS]

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.

The organ information is included in the history page @AnotherSpin posted yesterday.

For convenience, here it is
https://www.cpfagagna.it/organi-storici/

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NP: Stravinsky Duo concertant

[Harry]

The organ information is included in the history page @AnotherSpin posted yesterday.

For convenience, here it is
https://www.cpfagagna.it/organi-storici/

I totally missed this, thanks!

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NP: Reich Three Movements

[Linz]

George Frideric Handel  Teseo Act I - Act II - Act III (beginning)
Eirian James Teseo, Della Jones Medea, Julia Gooding Agilea, Derek lea Ragin Egeo, Catherine Napoli Clizia
Les Musiciens du Louvre, Marc Minkowski

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Dmitri Shostakovich
Piano Quintet

Vladimir Ashkenazy, Fitzwilliam Quartet