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[Opus106]

Re:The Goldden Age

it's 3 hrs. long

It's 2 discs.

How did they manage to pull that off?

[Brian]

Re:The Goldden Age

How did they manage to pull that off?

It's not really 3 hours long - in fact, it's only 2h 23m 43s.

[Mirror Image]

Re:The Goldden Age

How did they manage to pull that off?

WHOOPS! I meant 2 hours. I'm not sure where 3 hours came from. It's one of those days where I'm drunk from all the good music going on.

[Opus106]

It's not really 3 hours long - in fact, it's only 2h 23m 43s.

WHOOPS! I meant 2 hours. I'm sure where 3 hours came from. It's one of those days where I'm drunk from all the good music going on.

Oh, thanks, Brian. It was a bit shocking to read about a ballet lasting nearly as long as the SMP or some operas.

[Henk]

Today's listening so far:

Mozart - Symphony Prague
Debussy - Images 1, 2
Handel - Concertos op. 6, no. 5, 1
Villa-Lobos - Choros no. 2
Carter - Dialogues
Chopin - Nocturnes op. 55
Bartok - The Miraculous Mandarin

NP: Prokofiev - Sonata no. 2

[Mirror Image]

Okay, my curiosity is piqued. I am now listening to this for the first time! 

Let me know what you think about when you've digested some of it.

[listener]

concertos day
POULENC
Concert Champêtre  - harpsichord               Maggie Cole
Piano Concerto     - Jean-Bernard Pommier
Organ, Strings and Percussion  - Gillian Weir
City of London Sinfonia        Richard Hickox, cond.
organ concerto recorded in the Royal Festival Hall, London, the other two in the Henry Wood Hall
DOHNÁNYI
Variations on a Nursery Song       with Dohnányi  as pianist
Suite for Orchestra
Royal Philharmonic Orch.,     Boult (Variations), Sargent (Suite)  cond.

[The new erato]

Superb playing, great sound.

[Brian]

Let me know what you think about when you've digested some of it.

So far, I'm lovin' it! The Naxos recorded sound is really, really reverberant, which isn't my preference, but the music is so darn good. Particularly interesting so far: the Dance of the Diva, which is a sort of study in romantic lyricism without romantic melody (the last minute or so reminds me of the Sibelius Fourth, whether rationally or not), and the Soviet Dance. In the Soviet Dance at one point the accompaniment is an oompah-oompah in tritones - an ingenious juxtaposition which I first heard, believe it or not, in a Texas mariachi band whose bass guitar player (or whatever the uniquely Mexican instrument is called) insistently played one-two-one-two in tritones. At first I thought he was out of tune, but after an hour of it I thought maybe he was just a mad genius!

[DavidRoss]

Younger son Mason home for holidays improvising on the piano.  Sounds like Terry Riley meets Debussy.  Earlier he played Sergio Assad's Psi, Pi, Sigma on guitar.  Nice stuff.

[karlhenning]

Younger son Mason home for holidays improvising on the piano.  Sounds like Terry Riley meets Debussy.  Earlier he played Sergio Assad's Psi, Pi, Sigma on guitar.  Nice stuff.

Lovely!

[karlhenning]

A perennial Christmas favorite:

Berlioz
L’enfance du Christ, Opus 25
Florence Kopleff, contralto
Cesare Valletti, tenor
Gérard Souzay, baritone
Giorgio Tozzi, bass
Lucien Olivier, baritone
NEC Chorus
BSO
Chas Munch

My, but this is such a beauty!

I should love to hear it performed live someday.

[Mirror Image]

So far, I'm lovin' it! The Naxos recorded sound is really, really reverberant, which isn't my preference, but the music is so darn good. Particularly interesting so far: the Dance of the Diva, which is a sort of study in romantic lyricism without romantic melody (the last minute or so reminds me of the Sibelius Fourth, whether rationally or not), and the Soviet Dance. In the Soviet Dance at one point the accompaniment is an oompah-oompah in tritones - an ingenious juxtaposition which I first heard, believe it or not, in a Texas mariachi band whose bass guitar player (or whatever the uniquely Mexican instrument is called) insistently played one-two-one-two in tritones. At first I thought he was out of tune, but after an hour of it I thought maybe he was just a mad genius!

Lol...Brian. The Dance of the Diva is so moving. Shostakovich Romanticism perhaps? It certainly does cast its spell on the listener. As far as the audio quality is concerned, I think it's quite good. At first I noticed the reverberant sound, but my ears quickly adjusted to it. This work may end up being one of my favorite Shostakovich scores!

[Brian]

Lol...Brian. The Dance of the Diva is so moving. Shostakovich Romanticism perhaps? It certainly does cast its spell on the listener. As far as the audio quality is concerned, I think it's quite good. At first I noticed the reverberant sound, but my ears quickly adjusted to it. This work may end up being one of my favorite Shostakovich scores!

Yeah, my ears have definitely adjusted to the sound. Just passed the "Rare Case of Mass Hysteria" - a truly ingenious bit of scoring!

[karlhenning]

Berlioz
La mort d’Ophélie
St Anthony Singers
English Chamber Orchestra
Sir Collin Davis

Haven’t listened to this in years. Exquisite!

[Mirror Image]

Yeah, my ears have definitely adjusted to the sound. Just passed the "Rare Case of Mass Hysteria" - a truly ingenious bit of scoring!

Yes, I'm not on the second disc, which starts with Scene 4. This work is must-hear for Shostakovich fans.

[karlhenning]

Again:

Berlioz
La mort d'Ophélie
St Anthony Singers
English Chamber Orchestra
Sir Collin Davis

And followed by:

Berlioz
La mort de Cléopâtre, scène lyrique
Anne Pashley, soprano
St Anthony Singers
English Chamber Orchestra
Sir Collin Davis

[Keemun]

After listening to the first four Glazunov symphonies, I'm changing course and listening another newly-acquired box set.  Anyone familiar with this one?

Bruckner
Symphony No. 8
Karajan
BPO

[Bogey]

Younger son Mason home for holidays improvising on the piano.  Sounds like Terry Riley meets Debussy.  Earlier he played Sergio Assad's Psi, Pi, Sigma on guitar.  Nice stuff.

When will the download be available?

[Henk]

Schubert - Fantasia in F minor, D940