What were you listening to? (CLOSED)

[Keemun]

Rochberg
Symphony No. 5
Christopher Lyndon-Gee
Saarbrucken Radio Symphony Orchestra

[Père Malfait]

[Brian]

That image must have stayed with my subconscious, because now I'm listening to the Battle on Ice! CzPO, Ancerl

If anything, the mezzo's solo after the Battle on Ice is even more gripping...

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Listening to Concert Overture right now and it's a beautiful piece. The influence of Richard Strauss is very obvious however.

[Keemun]

Sibelius
Night Ride and Sunrise
Osmo Vanska
Lahti Symphony Orchestra

[bhodges]

R. Strauss: Salome, final scene (Deborah Voigt, Siegfried Jerusalem, Gwyneth Jones, Valery Gergiev, Verbier Festival Orchestra, on www.medici.tv)

--Bruce

[Brahmsian]

R. Strauss: Salome, final scene (Deborah Voigt, Siegfried Jerusalem, Gwyneth Jones, Valery Gergiev, Verbier Festival Orchestra, on www.medici.tv)

--Bruce

Any head cheese on the menu, Bruce? 

[Antoine Marchand]

Prelude & Fugue in A minor, BWV 894
Chromatic Fantasia & Fugue in D minor, BWV 903
Fantasia & Fugue in A minor, BWV 904
Toccatas No. 3 BWV 912 - No. 4 BWV 913 - No. 5 BWV 914
Prelude (Fantasia) in A minor, BWV 922

[Drasko]

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This is a great recording so far. Interestingly enough I didn't buy this recording for the Britten Violin Concerto, but for the Veale Violin Concerto, which receives it's world premiere recording here. The Britten is played great. Haven't listened to the Veale yet. Hickox is known for his Britten readings. It's just too bad he never recorded more Veale's music.

[Henk]

The Keuris was great, but the van Vlijmen is disappointing. Wagner influence, so watch out.

[Harry]

Thats a fine disc.

[Antoine Marchand]

Maybe some people here could be interested in this recent re-release on Ricercar:



Défense de la Basse de Viole contre les entreprises du Violon et les Prétentions du Violoncelle
Philippe Pierlot, bass viol; François Fernandez, violin; Hidemi Suzuki, cello; Ricercar Consort
RIC 296 - 3 CDs
Published on 05-2010

[Brian]

For me personally, that disc doesn't set off a Wagner influence warning, it sets off a Pianos That Look Like Cows Warning.

[Mirror Image]

Wagner influence, so watch out.

What's wrong with a Wagner influence? So what? I guess you would say the same thing about Bruckner: "Wagner influence everybody, so watch out!!!!"

Be careful everybody Sibelius has a bit of Tchaikovsky influence, so WATCH OUT!!!!

[DavidRoss]

Ohhhhh yeahhhhhh!  That's the ticket!

Time for a quick trip to Heaven!

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Listening to Veale's Violin Concerto. This is such a gorgeous work! Lydia Mordkovitch plays this concerto beautifully. Hickox's accompaniment is well-paced, attentive, and completely satisfactory (as usual). Anyone with an interest in violin concertos, then checkout this recording. I would describe Veale as a "Neo-Romantic," but this term probably doesn't do him justice. It's just a lovely concerto that should be heard.

[Conor71]

Now on Day 8 of an all-Bach binge! - Just ordered this work on Organ too as a companion to above disc.

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Truly a great version of this very underrated symphony. This symphony deserves to be in the concert repertoire, but alas the holier than thou members who sit on these orchestra boards only interest seems to be promoting the same works over and over until we're all sick of hearing them. They are the reason for classical music's decline in these last few decades.

One reason why I never go to concerts is for this very reason. If the program looked appealing, then I would definitely go, but I haven't come across a program that interested me.

[Sid]

...One reason why I never go to concerts is for this very reason. If the program looked appealing, then I would definitely go, but I haven't come across a program that interested me.

I'm sure there are many smaller groups in your area, such as those attached to universities, youth orchestras, chamber groups, etc. which play some more interesting repertoire. Here in Sydney, there's plenty going on outside of the major groups, and more often than not, their programs are more interesting. Like I'm going tomorrow to a concert by one of the youth orchestras, and they will be playing Tchaikovsky's 2nd, which probably wouldn't be played by the Sydney Symphony - they always go for his symphonies 4-6. So it's worth keeping your eyes & ears open for everything that's going on in your city. Live music is much better than recorded, imo...