What were you listening to? (CLOSED)

[Mozart]

Brahms 3

[bwv 1080]

Is that Michael Bolton?

[Robert]

Of not fitting in Robert.
Take this 16th symphony by Pettersson, in felt not right, and it irritated me no end.
But since I love this music I have to accept it.
Generally speaking, I don't think this instrument is at home is classical music, although I realize that there are a few beautiful written compositions for it.

Many people feel this way especially about his 16th. The ones that don't care for it blame the sax. I myself coming from a jazz background do not mind the sax.  I would like to hear more works with saxophones.  Now in completely different context how do you like the sax work in Pavlova???..... Also in the Pettersson work possibly if he used a different Sax, say a soprano it might have made a difference. He uses an alto as opposed to a tenor, baritone or soprano.....

[dtwilbanks]

So far...awesome.

Again.

[not edward]

Brahms: Violin Sonata #2
Prokofiev: Violin Sonata #1
David Oistrakh/Sviatoslav Richter

Live recordings from the '72 Salzburg Festival, and just quite wonderful. I got this mostly for the Prokofiev, which is certainly outstanding, but the Brahms performance was the revelation to me: I never really got the piece till I heard how perfectly Richter captures the autumnal lyricism in the piano part.

Even if the sound is a bit erratic and there's some coughing to be heard, this is a marvelous disc.

[George]

Brahms: Violin Sonata #2
Prokofiev: Violin Sonata #1
David Oistrakh/Sviatoslav Richter

Live recordings from the '72 Salzburg Festival, and just quite wonderful. I got this mostly for the Prokofiev, which is certainly outstanding, but the Brahms performance was the revelation to me: I never really got the piece till I heard how perfectly Richter captures the autumnal lyricism in the piano part.

Even if the sound is a bit erratic and there's some coughing to be heard, this is a marvelous disc.

Got a picture of that one?

[not edward]

Got a picture of that one?

Amazon images were down when I posted it originally. They're back now:

[dtwilbanks]

[George]

Amazon images were down when I posted it originally. They're back now:

Thanks! 

[Sergeant Rock]

Of not fitting in Robert.
Generally speaking, I don't think this instrument is at home is classical music, although I realize that there are a few beautiful written compositions for it.

I haven't heard the 16th yet...maybe tomorrow.

Two obvious candidates for best use of the saxophone in a classical composition: the Old Castle section of Pictures at an Exhibition (the Ravel orchestration) and the haunting sound of that instrument in Vaughan Williams' Ninth Symphony.

Sarge

[not edward]

Thanks! 

There's at least one vendor with a decent price for it on amazon too. *hint hint*

[George]

There's at least one vendor with a decent price for it on amazon too. *hint hint*

I'm on a short leash for awhile. Went a little crazy over the weekend. When a cashier mistakenly refers to you as Harry, you know its time to slow down. 

[The Mad Hatter]

No pic I can find.

But it's Ian Wilson's first String Quartet: Winter's Edge.

[Robert]

I haven't heard the 16th yet...maybe tomorrow.

Two obvious candidates for best use of the saxophone in a classical composition: the Old Castle section of Pictures at an Exhibition (the Ravel orchestration) and the haunting sound of that instrument in Vaughan Williams' Ninth Symphony.

Sarge

excellent call Sarge...a few others that used the saxophone  to make some beautiful music Bizet, Gershwin, Rachmaninov (vocalise)
Glazunov, Koechlin, Ibert, Ravel.....I believe with Pettersson because of the length of the work it becomes too intense for so long, it starts to become irritating.........lets hear your opinion when you hear it.....

[Maciek]

This is a bit of a late reply but I just wanted to mention I'm glad someone else likes the Szymanski PC, Robert.

[Scriptavolant]

La cathédrale engloutie

..et quesque ca veut dire?

[Robert]

No pic I can find.

But it's Ian Wilson's first String Quartet: Winter's Edge.

Is that the Black Box disc with Vanbrugh Quartet?  great disc....

[Robert]

This is a bit of a late reply but I just wanted to mention I'm glad someone else likes the Szymanski PC, Robert.

thanks Maciek....I am liking it a little better than the Lutoslawski. I believe you originally mentioned this disc to me. thank you for that........

[Maciek]

I believe you originally mentioned this disc to me. thanks you for that........

Well, if that's the case, the pleasure is all mine!

(BTW, it's definitely one of my favorite 20th century piano concertos - if not even the favorite!)

[SonicMan46]

Britten - a variety of orchestral works - excellent (CLICK on image for review by Scott Morrison!) -