What were you listening to? (CLOSED)

[karlhenning]

. . . I assume then it's not the performance that's troubling David but perhaps because "This is not so much a "what if?" piece as a "what the hell?" one."   

But, Sarge, our Davey is such a fan of Mahler, I hadn't thought this would be the obstacle! ; )

[karlhenning]

Maybe a case, too, where hearing the 'student work' Symphony № 0 created false expectations.

Maybe

[karlhenning]

Thread duty:

LvB
String Quartet № 1 in F, Opus 18 № 1
Vermeer Quartet

[karlhenning]

LvB
String Quartet № 2 in G, Opus 18 № 2
Vermeer Quartet

[karlhenning]

One of my very favorite pieces:

Messiaen
Et exspecto resurrectionem mortuorum
Groupe instrumental à percussion de Strasbourg
Orchestre du Domaine Musical
Boulez

[Keemun]

Good Friday morning, all.

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[DavidW]

I assume then it's not the performance that's troubling David but perhaps because "This is not so much a "what if?" piece as a "what the hell?" one."   

Yeah this.

Maybe a case, too, where hearing the 'student work' Symphony № 0 created false expectations.

Maybe

Well I think you forget that I'm no stranger to his concerto nor his chamber works.  The 1st symphony is atypical of Schnittke.  It sounds too much like a strange musical joke than a serious work.  Take the second movement and how it starts with a banal melody and then pulls it apart with each piece moving off in their own direction interrupting the theme... that doesn't work for me.  There is no depth to the music.

But on the 2nd symphony he is trying to write something serious, profound and I hear it.  It's very moving.

[karlhenning]

Well I think you forget that I'm no stranger to his concerto nor his chamber works.  The 1st symphony is atypical of Schnittke.  It sounds too much like a strange musical joke than a serious work.  Take the second movement and how it starts with a banal melody and then pulls it apart with each piece moving off in their own direction interrupting the theme... that doesn't work for me.  There is no depth to the music.

But on the 2nd symphony he is trying to write something serious, profound and I hear it.  It's very moving.

Very good; carry on.

[DavidW]

Very good; carry on.

With Haydn!   Oh yeah and Schnittke's 3rd...

[karlhenning]

Not me, I'm listening to Messiaen, that worthless piker, je-je-je!

[karlhenning]

Not a retaliatory listen, I just found the Messiaen here at home.

[karlhenning]

Twice, actually:

Messiaen
Couleurs de la Cité Céleste
Yvonne Loriod, pf
Groupe instrumental à percussion de Strasbourg
Orchestre du Domaine Musical
Boulez

[karlhenning]

Twice, actually:

Messiaen
Couleurs de la Cité Céleste
Yvonne Loriod, pf
Groupe instrumental à percussion de Strasbourg
Orchestre du Domaine Musical
Boulez

Our parakeets are responding . . . interestingly to the bird-call music . . . .

[Philoctetes]

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[Sergeant Rock]

Our parakeets are responding . . . interestingly to the bird-call music . . . .

Messiaen + birds + Karl + clarinet...yes, I think I'll listen to this:




Sarge

[SonicMan46]

Boëly, Alexandre (1785-1858) - I was introduced to this French organist, pianist, and composer not too long ago from a forum recommendation of some of his keyboard works (below, left); just received another disc of a selection of his Chamber Music w/ Quatuor Mosaiques & Ensemble Baroque de Limoges - Trios, String Quartet, & Sextet - quite nice!  Unfortunately for me, no liner notes - a PDF file (too large to attach w/o splitting into 3 parts) looks outstanding (24 pages) but is only in French! 

 

[Sergeant Rock]

Le Sacre...




Sarge

[Mirror Image]

The mischief-maker in me wants to say, if after hearing La mer you have a hankering to listen to R. Strauss — it cannot have been a good performance of the Debussy ; )

Good observation, but no, the Gergiev was a fine performance. I just realized after I listened to it that I haven't heard Strauss in a long time, so I thought it was time I revisited Ein Heldenleben.

[bhodges]

Twice, actually:

Messiaen
Couleurs de la Cité Céleste
Yvonne Loriod, pf
Groupe instrumental à percussion de Strasbourg
Orchestre du Domaine Musical
Boulez

I just heard this for the first time last week, with Alan Gilbert and the New York Philharmonic, and Emanuel Ax at the piano (his 100th concert with the orchestra). Beautiful piece!

--Bruce

[Que]

Now playing CD1 from this twofer for a first listen ...



Q,  any opinion on this set?

I'd rather reverse the question!

So far I've only been eying it. With quite desire, I must add  , since the on line samples sounded absolutely wonderfull and the new discoveries on this disc, several unattributed/anonymous, would complement waht I already have collected.

Q