What are you listening 2 now?

[Linz]

Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op.125
Wilma Lipp soprano, Ursula Boese alto, Fritz Wunderlich, tenor, Franz Crass bass
Wiener Singverein der Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde
Philharmonia Orchestra, Otto Klemperer

[Bachthoven]

[Papy Oli]

Technically this is a national treasure you're all disparaging... but from my limited exposure to her recordings I agree entirely.

One man's national treasure is another man's junk 

[Linz]

Anton Bruckner Symphony No. 7 in E Major, 1885 Original Version. Ed. Robert Haas
Kölner Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester, Günter Wand

[Bachthoven]

[Linz]

Richard Wagner Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, Act I: Prelude
Cleveland Orchestra, George Szell
Carl Maria von Weber Weber: Oberon, J. 306: Overture
Philharmonic orchestra of New York, George Szell
Ludwig van Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-Flat Major, Op. 73 "Emperor", Benno Moiseiwitsc
London Philharmonic Orchestra, George Szell

[Traverso]

There is also Wim van Beek = Wilhelm von der Bach.

Indeed, how could I forget good old "Wilhelm von der Bach" 

[Linz]

Carl Nielsen Symphony No.4, Symphony No.6
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, Neeme Järvi

[JBS]

I hadn't realized that between the overture and the first sung note lie 45 minutes of spoken dialogue, all of it of course in German.
Note to @Andre
Mathieu Carriere performs the title role.

[Madiel]

One man's national treasure is another man's junk 

Other countries made her famous. We just basked in the glory.

I mean, she had a gorgeous voice. Just no diction.

[JBS]

Other countries made her famous. We just basked in the glory.

I mean, she had a gorgeous voice. Just no diction.

She took "first the music, then the words" to its logical conclusion.

TD


Insolito 8cento is the duo of Angelo de Magistris, violin, and Rosario Dina Rizzo, piano.

Contents

Variations in B Flat Major (14:47)
Variations in F Major (7:35)
Sonata (9:48)
Scherzo (17:45)

Total time 50:07
Recorded January 2023 at Clab Studios, Foggia

[Madiel]

I'm currently trying Beatrice Rana's recording of Bach concertos. I'd seen/heard a little bit about it, and now it's on Idagio's list of most popular albums for 2025. (As well as being one of MusicWeb's joint recordings of the year)

It's off to a great start, the first movement of the D minor is most appealing.

Edit: having listened to 2 concertos, this is REALLY enjoyable. I'm going to have to pull out my harpsichord version for comparison, but if you're going to do this music on a piano this is a very fine way to do it.

[kyjo]

Ernesto Halffter's Sinfonietta is quickly becoming one of my favorite finds of 2025!

Quel coincidence! I was just listening to this masterpiece of neoclassicism the other day (in the excellent CPO recording). Stylistically, it superficially resembles Stravinsky's neoclassical works, but Halffter has his own voice tinged with Spanish coloring and more warmth of emotion than the Russian composer would ever allow to permeate his scores (witness the glowing climax of the slow movement). As with his countryman Falla, it's a real shame that Halffter wasn't 10x more prolific...

[AnotherSpin]

[Wanderer]

[Que]

It was hard to resist the last recording in this series, this time featuring parody masses by Palestrina on madrigals by Cipriano de Rore. I thoroughly enjoyed revisiting these Palestrina recordings. My only regret is there isn't more... 

[Irons]

Yes, un petit, jazzy bijou! I bought the Turnabout LP, Walter Klien is the soloist.

I had the very same LP in my hand over this weekend. Need to create some shelf space so a small cull, that one a keeper.

Current listening: Octet.

[Madiel]

JS Bach: Keyboard concerto in D minor, BWV 1052



Which turns out to be the only one of the keyboard concertos in this set that I've previously listened to remotely recently. Clearly I should pull this set out more often, because it does confirm what I vaguely remembered - that I like this music, when played like this, just as much with the harpsichord as I liked it with the piano on Beatrice Rana's recording earlier today. Though the effect is a little different. What matters is the commitment to giving the music the appropriate energy.

I do tend to like harpsichord in ensembles much more than I like most solo recordings.

[Iota]

Schubert: Piano Sonata No. 21 in B flat major, D960
Mitsuko Uchida (piano)

I can't imagine the quiet despair of the Andante sostenuto more beautifully done, the opening melody seems without time and utterly heartbreaking. The first movement is like a song coming from beyond the clouds ineffably lovely and glowing with feeling, and the quick movements are both judged to perfection. A very special performance indeed.

[Cato]

This morning...

and...

I believe the Musical Heritage Society in the 1980's helped to revive the works of Heinichen, but another company or two (mail-order houses?) may have also been involved.

While researching that, I came across this gem by Heinichen from a "Serenata" called Diana su l'Elba.