What were you listening to? (CLOSED)

[mozartsneighbor]

[mozartsneighbor]

[Henk]

S. 7,8

[Solitary Wanderer]

Wagners second opera.

This is the edited down, from five, to three hour version.

It still sounds like Wagner at times and it's still quite enjoyable.

Wagner called it his 'youthful sin'.

[Brian]

Five-hour opera?! Yikes!

Currently, Dvorak's violin concerto. Pavel Sporcl mans the fiddle and Vladimir Ashkenazy and the Czech Philharmonic provide back-up.

[Brian]

Ruperto Chapi's "La Corte De Granada" - it's a lot like a Spanish John Philip Sousa so far, at least in the first movement.

EDIT: Changed the comparison from J Strauss to J Sousa.

[Henk]

disc 2.

[Brian]

Continuing my obscure music kick with Joachim Raff's Symphony No 4, as played by the Bamberg Symphony Orchestra under Hans Stadlmair.

[mn dave]

[Kullervo]

How is that Nielsen, Corey?

The first three are all early pieces — well constructed, effervescent melodies. Nice music, but not really essential. The only one that comes close to the level of the symphonies is the Op. 44 quartet.

[Dundonnell]

Excellent choice

[mn dave]

Excellent choice

Thanks. So far, so good.

[Brian]

The first three are all early pieces — well constructed, effervescent melodies. Nice music, but not really essential. The only one that comes close to the level of the symphonies is the Op. 44 quartet.

Interesting, thank you, sir. 

My obscure music tour is continuing with Johan Halvorsen's Symphony No 3, which is a step down after Raff's terrific Fourth (!) and a step down from Halvorsen's pop classic, the Entry March of the Boyars. The first movement contains a few interesting ideas which never receive the treatment they deserve, but the slow movement is very pretty in the best Norwegian style. The Trondheim Symphony Orchestra plays under the baton of Ole Kristian Ruud.

[Dundonnell]

Interesting, thank you, sir. 

My obscure music tour is continuing with Johan Halvorsen's Symphony No 3, which is a step down after Raff's terrific Fourth (!) and a step down from Halvorsen's pop classic, the Entry March of the Boyars. The first movement contains a few interesting ideas which never receive the treatment they deserve, but the slow movement is very pretty in the best Norwegian style. The Trondheim Symphony Orchestra plays under the baton of Ole Kristian Ruud.

You are a man after my own heart, Brian, with your exploratory tastes

Can't quite follow too far down the road in your admiration for Raff but that aside.......keep exploring

[Brian]

You are a man after my own heart, Brian, with your exploratory tastes

Can't quite follow too far down the road in your admiration for Raff but that aside.......keep exploring

I've heard some Raff, and the Symphony No 4 is the first (so far only?) thing that I like. But I do like it - especially the scherzo, which is a delightful concoction, and the slow movement, which was fairly fiery. Finale could have been a bit less "square," though.

EDIT: I'm holed up in the library today writing a paper, which means I get to spend the afternoon on Naxos Music Library checking out obscure things!  Recommendations welcome. Right now: music for violin and piano by Igor Frolov.

[SonicMan46]

Vierne, Louis (1870-1937) - Piano Quintet & String Quartet w/ the Spiegel SQ (plus Levente Kende on piano) - my first disc of this French organist/composer - quite famous in his day as an organ virtuoso; he was a 'disciple' of Franck, and was most well known for his organ compositions, which I'd like to explore - suggestions? 

Czerny, Carl (1791-1857) - Nonet & Grande Serenade w/ Consortium Classicum (Klocker's group) + Claudius Tanski on piano; pupil of Beethoven & teacher of Liszt; now remembered mainly for his pendantic piano lessons; however, he was PROLIFIC w/ 860+ opus numbers - CHECK HERE; this is my second CD of his compositions (have a few Symphonies); not even sure 'how much' of his tremendous output is even available? 


 

[Brian]

KOMEI ABE | Symphony No 1; Divertimento for Alto Saxophone and Orchestra
Aleksey Volkov, sax; Russian Philharmonic Orchestra; Dmitry Yablonsky

The obscure music kick continues with this awesome CD!

[Catison]

Prometeo (1984) opera for 2 sopranos, 2 altos, tenor, 2 speakers (actors), a group of instrumental soloists (flutes, clarinets, alto trombone, tuba, euphonuim, glasses, viola, cello, double bass), a chorus of soloists, orchestra in 4 groups & live electronics (133'33)

I try to like this recording, but for some reason Prometeo makes me physically ill when listening.  Maybe I'll have to ease into it more, because I want to like Nono.  His later, quieter works are easy listening for me, but this abrasive stuff hurts.

[rockerreds]

Schubert:Symphony No.9 in C/BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra/Yuasa
Tchaikovsky:Piano Concertos No.1 and 2/Gilels/Maazel/New Philharmonia Orchestra

[donaldopato]

Myaskovsky Complete Symphonic works Vol 13 which arrived in the mail a few days ago.

Symphony # 17
Symphony # 21
Salutatory Overture

all wonderful works, and I am especially impressed with Symphony # 17

Evgeny Svetlanov Russian Federation Academic SO

Alto (Olympia) ALC 1023