What were you listening to? (CLOSED)

[Coopmv]

Can you please tell me when those recordings were made? Were they mostly from the 50s and 60s? Or later on in his career?

George,   CD9, which I am listening to now, was recorded in 1949.  The CD's in this set were recorded from 1949 - 1984.

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Listening to Simple Symphony right now. I LOVE this work!

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Earlier today:

[Antoine Marchand]

Johann Sebastian Bach - Complete organ works
Bernard Foccroulle
RIC 289 - 16 CDs
Published 10-2009
Ricercar

This edition of the complete organ works of Johann Sebastian Bach performed by Bernard Foccroulle was recorded between 1982 and 1997 on a series of splendid historical instruments and provides a clear picture of Bach's development as a composer of instrumental music. This complete edition also contains works attributed to Bach as well as the recording of the Chorale Fantasia Wo Gott der Herr BWV 1128 that has only been rediscovered in 2008.

Now playing:

CD VII Weimarer Periode
Orgelbüchlein BWV 599-644
Schott Orgel der Klosterkirche in Muri

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Listening to Concerto for Two Pianos. Dutoit was a natural with Poulenc.

[listener]

BRAHMS:   Piano Sonata 3  in f, op. 5
  Theme and Variations, transcr. from String Sextet op. 18
Radu Lupu, piano   sounds like he knows the work, not like he just learned it.
and all new to me:
BOCCHERINI:  Sonata in C  ROSSINI: Andante with Variations   Nino ROTA:  Sonata    DONIZETTI :  Sonata in g  CIARDI: Il Pifferaro      all for flute and harp       
MERCADANTE: Variations on a theme from Rossini's Mosè, Variations on a theme from Carafa's Gabriella da Vergy     for solo flute
ROTA:  Sarabande and Toccata       ROSSINI: Allegretto in C,  Sonata in E^b, for solo harp
Hans-Jörg Wegner, flute             Ellen Wegner, harp

[Brian]

Listening to Concerto for Two Pianos. Dutoit was a natural with Poulenc.

That's a tempting box. The only Poulenc I know is the ample, lovely chamber music and the Gloria, which I love. How's Dutoit's Gloria?

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That's a tempting box. The only Poulenc I know is the ample, lovely chamber music and the Gloria, which I love. How's Dutoit's Gloria?

The Dutoit Gloria is quite good. He takes it a bit slower than I'm accustomed to, but the results are much more detailed. The performance of Stabat Mater is also top-notch.

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Now:



Still one of my favorite Sibelius symphony sets next to Vanska, Berglund, Segerstam, and Ashkenazy.

[Opus106]

Hi Navneeth - as you may have noticed in the recent pages of this thread, I just picked up several recordings w/ Jaroslav Tůma on the clavichord (Bach's WTC & Goldberg Variations - Antoine recommendations!) - from his bio in the liner notes (which I read too quickly), I did not notice mention of an ancestral relationship w/ the composer from the 18th century; but who knows? - they both are from the same area of Europe and I assume that the name is common?  The keyboardist has a website HERE - the bio notes are about the same as in my recently obtained liner notes - Dave 

Thanks, Dave.

IIRC, you're not allergic to You Tube; therefore, you will probably enjoy this link:

http://www.youtube.com/v/JNM_Wrvuavg

Nice.

[Harry]

Antonio de Literes.
Los Elementos.
Opera Armonica Al Estilo Ytaliano.

Al Ayre Espanol, Eduardo Lopez Banzo.
Soloists: Marta Almajano, Lola Casariego, Anne Grimm, Xenia Meijer, Carlos Mena, Jordi Ricart.
Recorded in 1998.
CD 25 from this fine box.



Absolutely wonderful performance and very enjoyable music, top notch. Never heard this before, so was happily surprised to hear this, and being so good!

[Sid]

First listen to:

"American Clarinet" (EMI American Classics)

Elliott Carter: Clarinet Concerto (1996); Gra - for solo clarinet (1993)
Steve Reich: New York Counterpoint (1985)
Howard Sandroff: Tephillah, for clarinet and electronics (1997)
John Adams: Gnarly Buttons, for clarinet and small orchestra (1996)
(I. The Perilous Shore - II. Hoedown (Mad Cow) - III. Put your loving arms around me)

This is an interesting disc. The Carter concerto has the colour & intensity of Varese. Parts of Reich's work for "live" and recorded clarinet, make me think of Copland on speed! The Sandroff is a work that uses improvisation & chance, a la John Cage. & the John Adams is the most conventional sounding work, with a concluding ballad that reminded me of Ravel a bit. It includes a prominent part for banjo...

[Harry]

Jean Baptiste Lully.
Divertissement I-III.

Guillemette Laurens, Mezzo.
Capriccio Stravagante, Skip Sempe.
Recorded in 1990.
Disc 26.



Lully rarely disappoints and in this case that holds. The music is expertly handled by the performers, and it generates a wonderful and colorful extravaganza of its time.
Well recorded too. Another success from this box. 50 CD, 1 euro a piece thats almost a giveaway. 


Disc 27 from this box.

Guillaume de Machaut- Cathedrale de Reims, "Messe Nostre Dame a 4".
Perotinus Magnus, Notre dame de Paris. "Graduale Sederunt principes"& "Graduale Viderunt omnes".
Philippe le Chancelier. "Conductus "Dic Christi Veritas".
Anonymous works.

Deller Consort, London, and members of Collegium Aureum, Alfred Deller.
Recorded 1988./b]

This is not for sensible minds. This is the kind of singing very much favored in Deller's time, and very much in the same line as earlier issues from Pro Cantione Antique. Loud and without detail. Basically its shouting out the words, and it cost a lot of energy to listen to it. There might be some pleasure in it, but certainly not for me. I will get through this onces and never again. When I bought this box I expected not to like all in it, and that holds true.
For those interested keep a eye on Harry's Refusal bin

And on to disc 28 of this box.

Cantors at St Thomas before Bach.
Sebastian Knupfer, Johann Schelle, Johann Kuhnau.

Cantus Koln, Konrad Junghanel.
Recorded in 1993.

This is definitely a keeper, the music is marvelous, and the singing leaves nothing to be desired. Well recorded too. There was beautiful music before Bach

[Harry]

Alfredo Casella.

Symphony No. 2, opus 12. World premiere.
Scarlattiana, opus 44.

BBC Philharmonic, Gianandrea Noseda.
Martin Roscoe, Piano. (Opus 44)

Absolute stunning music, always loved to hear this composer, his sound world is so large and colorful.
State of the art recording, and to my ears a marvelous performance.

[karlhenning]

First-Listen Fridays!

Rózsa
Sonata for Violin Solo (1986)
Philippe Quint

Rózsa – Sonata for Solo Violin; Variations on a Hungarian Peasant Song

On today's docket is some concert Rózsa to which I have long wished to listen.  My introduction to him as composer of concert works was up close and personal:  when I was studying at Wooster, my clarinet teacher, Nancy Garlick, had me play the Sonatina for clarinet solo. [It turned out that I only had the first of two movements then, but that's another story.]  The Sonatina is a great piece, and one which I have revived for recitals several times.  Faced with a Sonata for unaccompanied violin, the temptation is to draw a comparison with another expatriate Hungarian composer, one noted for having written a monumental unaccompanied violin sonata.  In my case, the familiarity with Rózsa's musical language via the clarinet Sonatina helps appreciate this violin work on its own terms.  This is a wonderful piece, and Quint's performance is masterly and nervy.

[karlhenning]

Alfredo Casella.

Symphony No. 2, opus 12. World premiere.
Scarlattiana, opus 44.

BBC Philharmonic, Gianandrea Noseda.
Martin Roscoe, Piano. (Opus 44)

Absolute stunning music, always loved to hear this composer, his sound world is so large and colorful.
State of the art recording, and to my ears a marvelous performance.

I've really enjoyed the Noseda/BBC Phil recordings of Dallapiccola, Harry.

[mc ukrneal]

One of my favorite Shostakovich discs...

[karlhenning]

Some curious programming, though . . . Katerina Izmailova was no ballet, but an opera . . . and the effervescent Festive Overture was written as a last-minute musical commemoration of the 37^th anniversary of the October Revolution.

[Opus106]

That doesn't have the oboe concerto, so I bought the right one, after all. Although, I find it interesting that the sole reviewer on Amazon finds the English Folk Song Suite by Marriner bland. That one is my favourite piece on the disk for sheer joyfulness, and I'm now piqued to hear the Boult he recommends.

Thanks for the rec.

I like Marriner in the suite too. Boult makes it more band-like (it was originally written for military band - the orchestral version is a transcription by another composer) - more pam Pam PAM, like WW2 film music. It's good stuff, but Marriner streamlines it and makes it more appropriately concert-like.

I see what you meant, Sara. I just listened to the version with Boult conducting Vienna State Opera Orchestra... perhaps not an English band, but a band it certainly was.

[Keemun]

Sibelius
Symphony No. 2
Maazel
VPO



After overdosing on this symphony a couple of years ago while playing M Forever's listening quiz, I am finally able to enjoy it again.  Symphony No. 2 was my introduction to Sibelius, so while it may not be my favorite Sibelius symphony, it has unique sentimental value.