What are you listening 2 now?

[Linz]

Anton Bruckner Symphony No. 3 in D Minor, 1873 Original Version Ed. Leopold Nowak
Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Georg Tintner

[brewski]

From 2019, live from Houston, Texas, the combined Dover and Escher Quartets in octets by Shostakovich, Mendelssohn, and Enescu.

[Dry Brett Kavanaugh]

Saeya-Saeya. Consuelo Giulianelli, voice and harp.

[foxandpeng]

John Corigliano
Phantasmagoria
VC 'The Red Violin'
Joann Falletta
Buffalo PO
Naxos

Second run at these today. Really positive, to be fair. The VC, in particular.

[Dry Brett Kavanaugh]

Scriabin: 24 Preludes, Op. 11
Evgeny Zarafiants (piano)

I didn't want to stop listening to the Op.11 Preludes, so captivated by their charms did I feel, so opted to continue with this Zafariants recording, a pianist unknown to me, and what a world apart from Gavrilov he is. He does not have the intensity of Gavrilov, but in all other matters I find him far preferable. The music opens up beautifully in his hands, with a more measured yet always sensitive approach, and the music feels like it's able to take a good, deep breath for the first time  post-Gavrilov.
I continue to be struck by the how similar early Scriabin is to Chopin, yet how completely different. Scriabin seems altogether a freer spirit, judging from the character of the music.

I personally like Igor Zhukov, Elena Kuschnerova, and Valery Kastelsky.

[foxandpeng]

John Corigliano
Oboe Concerto
Humbert Lucarelli
Kazuyoshi Akiyama
RCA Victor

Second hearing of this also, after a break of a couple of weeks. My experience with Corigliano has been broadly very engaging thus far. I enjoy the unpredictability, changes of pace, intrusions of sound rather than melody...

[Symphonic Addict]

Litolff: Concertos Symphoniques 2 and 3

It's been ages since my last listen to these works. Simply formidable in every way. I'm very glad that Hyperion recorded these superb works. The 2nd movement from the 3rd Concerto is a real earworm. If there's any truly irresistible music in the whole definition of the word, it has to be that movement.

[VonStupp]

Benjamin Britten
Cello Suite 1, op. 72
Cello Suite 2, op. 80
Cello Suite 3, op. 87
Rohan de Saram, cello

I am winding down my Britten listening for a while, but, with a helpful reminder from @Der lächelnde Schatten , am finishing with his Cello Suites and soon the Cello Sonata.

The late Rohan de Saram was the cellist in the Arditti Quartet.
VS

And just to follow up:


Benjamin Britten
Cello Sonata, op. 65

Pieter Wispelwey, cello
Dejan Lazić, piano

VS

[foxandpeng]

John Corigliano
String Quartet, 'Farewell'
Corigliano Quartet
Naxos

Continuing to revisit recent listens with some profit.

[Linz]

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 2 in C Minor, Op.17 "Little Russian"
Symphony No. 3 in D Major, Op. 29 "Polish"
London Philharmonic Orchestra, Vladimir Jurowski

[foxandpeng]

Nordic Concertos
Karin Rehnqvist
On a Distant Shore
Martin Fröst
BIS

Outstanding clarinet music.

[foxandpeng]

Alfred Schnittke
Cello Concerto 1
Matt Haimovitz
MDR Leipzig RSO
Dennis Russell Davies

New release.

[Symphonic Addict]

Stravinsky: Orpheus
Grieg: Piano Sonata

Other two works whose last listen was long ago. The opening of Orpheus is quite beautiful, soulful, of the utmost subtlety and eloquence. Glad I revisited it today.

Grieg's only piano sonata has memorable thematic material and gracefulness aplenty. I especially loved the 2nd and 4th movements, featuring Grieg at his best.

[Cato]

This morning I offered the entire short opera of Robert Kurka's The Good Soldier Schweik .

Here is a YouTube offering of the Suite in the classic recording by Robert Whitney conducting The Louisville Symphony Orchestra.

The entire suite is offered in links on the right: skip the hour-long ads!   

[Mister Sharpe]

Recorded in the fall of '59, this is reportedly the only performance on record by Monteux of Dvořák. Even if outside of the conductor's playing field, it's a most affectionate interpretation, if arguably a tame one.  On LP, NM, and appropriately enough a French pressing.

[JBS]

A composer far outside my comfort zone, alas.

I'm surprised to see you say that. He rarely goes for gnarly music; if any thing, he might be charged with being too bland.

TD
Repeating this set: right now the Mozart/Tchaikovsky CD

[Der lächelnde Schatten]

NP: Reich Different Trains



Fantastic performance! I might have to replay it.

[Der lächelnde Schatten]

Last work for the night --- Pärt Cantus in Memoriam Benjamin Britten

[steve ridgway]

Scelsi - Quattro Pezzi

[Harry]

Johann Gottlieb Graun.
Trio sonatas, WV A: XV: 13; WV Cv: XV: 100; WV Av: XV: 19; WV Av: XV: 23; WV Av: XV: 27.
Carl Heinrich Graun.
Trios for 2 Violins and Basso.
Les Amis de Philippe.
Recorded: 2006, Radio Bremen, Sendesaal, Germany.

A captivating selection of trio sonatas by Johann Gottlieb Graun and Carl Heinrich Graun—two brothers whose music bridged the Baroque and early Classical periods with both flair and grace. These works—drawn from Graun's extensive WV catalogue—showcase the finely balanced interplay between two violins and basso continuo. The music unfolds with conversational intimacy, marked by elegant counterpoint, poised melodic writing, and moments of expressive subtlety.
Les Amis de Philippe deliver superb performances of works that are both virtuosic and, in many ways, groundbreaking in their conception. These musicians perform like a well-oiled machine—intuitive, finely balanced, and united by a clear artistic purpose: to offer the most compelling interpretations possible. They are musical jugglers in the best sense, keeping all the voices in motion with precision and flair. The result is true chamber music: energetic, engaged, and alive, yet always tasteful—never overplayed or overwrought. There's a perfect tension maintained throughout, as if walking a tightrope with grace and ease. The sound quality deserves special praise. Captured in the beautifully resonant acoustics of the Sendesaal in Bremen, the recording offers clarity, warmth, and presence—an ideal setting for this refined repertoire. Though this may be an older release, it remains musically vital and should not be overlooked. For lovers of elegant, expressive chamber music, this is a rewarding and inspired listen.