What are you listening 2 now?

[Dry Brett Kavanaugh]

Bloch Violin Concerto, etc.. Roman Totenberg et al..

[kyjo]

Chen: Er Huang, for piano and orchestra

There are no words that can describe how intensely beautiful this work is.

Oh yes!!! I discovered Qigang Chen a few months ago and his diaphonously beautiful music was a revelation to me. That whole Naxos disc is fantastic, in particular Er Huang. IIRC, the other two works contain some more "avant-garde" gestures alongside to contrast with the beautifully atmospheric sections, and it's all very effectively done without any hint of gimmickry.

[Linz]

Anton Bruckner Symphony No. 3 in D Minor, 1877 Version Ed. Leopld Nowak (with Scherzo coda)
Orchestral  del Teatro Carlo Felice., Johannes Wildner

[Linz]

Dimitri Shostakovitch Symphony No. 1 in F minor, Op. 10
Symphony No. 2 in B major, Op. 14 'To October'
Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, Op. 20 'The First of May'
Dresdner Philharmonie, Michael Sanderling

[hopefullytrusting]

Okay, my name is Kevin, and I am an addict - I'm addicted to finding a Mozart Symphony 41 that works for me, and I will not be dissuaded.

To that end, I thought to myself, which conductor would I really want to hear conduct that piece - easy answer: Carlos Kleiber, but Carlos never recorded it, as far as I know (and I know of no bootlegs), so I then asked co-pilot (my preferred gen ai) what conductor would have given a similar performance to Carlos in the symphony, and it provided me with three excellent names I had never heard of before: Alexander Soddy, Kirill Petrenko, and Manfred Honeck, and they were spot on - if any of them record the symphony, I suspect I will love it. Out of those 3, I think Honeck will do that sooner or later, as his recording of Mozart's Requiem is going to be released soon (you can hear clips of it on Presto, and it sounds killer).

I then queried co-pilot about Manfred Honeck and Kleiber together, and it shot out a name that has bounced around forever here (and elsewhere): Pinnock, and the downloaded is only 6.75, so I was like why not. (I asked it about Marriner, and it demured, and then Hogwood, which is affirmed, as well.)

So, I'm now listening to Pinnock with The English Concert performing Mozart's Symphony No. 41. (I also pre-ordered the Honeck recording.)

[Daverz]

Okay, my name is Kevin, and I am an addict - I'm addicted to finding a Mozart Symphony 41 that works for me, and I will not be dissuaded.

What's wrong with Bruno Walter, George Szell and Otto Klemperer?

[hopefullytrusting]

What's wrong with Bruno Walter, George Szell and Otto Klemperer?

They simply don't do it for me, and, yes, I have listened to them all. The only conductor I will never consider currently is Karajan. All the others, I have probably listened to at one point or another.

[Daverz]

They simply don't do it for me, and, yes, I have listened to them all. The only conductor I will never consider currently is Karajan. All the others, I have probably listened to at one point or another.

Well, we could go on:

Jochum/Boston
Giulini/Philharmonia (Decca)
Sandor Vegh (Decca)
Colin Davis/Dresden
Suitner/Dresden
Dohnanyi/Cleveland
Mackerras (Linn), the only HIP one here

Of more recent recordings, I think I liked Johannes Klumpp. 



 

[hopefullytrusting]

Well, we could go on:

Jochum/Boston
Giulini/Philharmonia (Decca)
Sandor Vegh (Decca)
Colin Davis/Dresden
Suitner/Dresden
Dohnanyi/Cleveland
Mackerras (Linn), the only HIP one here

Of more recent recordings, I think I liked Johannes Klumpp. 

These are all fine recordings. Out of this list - Mackerras was my favorite, but I still felt it was missing something. I can't name what that element is, but it is like the "obscenity" standard - I know it when I hear it.

[JBS]

Okay, my name is Kevin, and I am an addict - I'm addicted to finding a Mozart Symphony 41 that works for me, and I will not be dissuaded.

To that end, I thought to myself, which conductor would I really want to hear conduct that piece - easy answer: Carlos Kleiber, but Carlos never recorded it, as far as I know (and I know of no bootlegs), so I then asked co-pilot (my preferred gen ai) what conductor would have given a similar performance to Carlos in the symphony, and it provided me with three excellent names I had never heard of before: Alexander Soddy, Kirill Petrenko, and Manfred Honeck, and they were spot on - if any of them record the symphony, I suspect I will love it. Out of those 3, I think Honeck will do that sooner or later, as his recording of Mozart's Requiem is going to be released soon (you can hear clips of it on Presto, and it sounds killer).

I then queried co-pilot about Manfred Honeck and Kleiber together, and it shot out a name that has bounced around forever here (and elsewhere): Pinnock, and the downloaded is only 6.75, so I was like why not. (I asked it about Marriner, and it demured, and then Hogwood, which is affirmed, as well.)

So, I'm now listening to Pinnock with The English Concert performing Mozart's Symphony No. 41. (I also pre-ordered the Honeck recording.)

Dingity dingity ding!

[hopefullytrusting]

Dingity dingity ding!

I'm blind as a bat!

Thank you.

I already know this one is the one I am going to like the most.

They got those first few chords sounding exactly as I think they should sound.

Thank you so much!

[SimonNZ]

[JBS]

BWV 565 with (in turn) glockenspiel, marimba, and vibraphone as opener.

Some very quick chorales (under a minute and a quarter in some cases) sprinkled among the longer pieces. Davis's orchestrations are often on the lightly scored side.

[brewski]

Tonight at the TIME:SPANS Festival, Montréal's innovative Bozzini Quartet in three premieres, all written this year. I especially liked the first two.

Taylor Brook: Vinetan Songs (2025)
Zosha Di Castri: Delve (2025)
Cassandra Miller: Three Songs (2025)

[steve ridgway]

Debussy - La Mer

[steve ridgway]

Ives - Symphony 3

[AnotherSpin]

This morning, a brief dip into the news from Alaska. Not that it mattered. Nisargadatta's words seemed entirely apt: "The world has only as much power over you as you give it through your thoughts."

[steve ridgway]

This morning, a brief dip into the news from Alaska. Not that it mattered. Nisargadatta's words seemed entirely apt: "The world has only as much power over you as you give it through your thoughts."

Yes, I try to keep my check of the BBC News website short to minimise mental pollution.

Now playing Strauss - Macbeth

[steve ridgway]

Stockhausen - Japan

[hopefullytrusting]

Will follow @steve ridgway on Stockhausen's Japan later this morning, but right now:

Mozart's Mass in C minor led by Honeck with the Pittsburgh Symphony:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f29TObNiPOs

I was just looking at my collection, and, now, if you go by number of recordings I own - I'm pretty sure Mozart is leading by a significant sum (only because I missed out on that damn Bach Cantata box! - lol).