What were you listening to? (CLOSED)

[PaulR]

a healthy dose of romanticism as I struggle through writing this 15 page paper rough draft!
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Brahms Double

[Antoine Marchand]

I have had this disc for a time, but just today I have carefully listened to it:

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... and I can say it's a highly rewarding and recommendable recording. All sound totally idiomatic to the instrument and O'Dette's playing is full of poetry and imagination. It includes three arrangements for lute: the Suite in G minor BWV 995 (here transposed to A major, as it was suggested to the performer by Hopkinson Smith); the Partita in E Major BWV 1006a (Bach's own arrangement of his solo violin partita probably intended for the lautenwerk, here transposed to F major) and the Solo Violin Sonata in G minor BWV 1001, arranged by Paul O'Dette himself.

An excellent disc also included in this 5-CD set:

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[Coopmv]

Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, op.18 (31:19)
Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, op.30 (33:46)

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An excellent historical recording ...

[PaulR]

a friend played the piano version of Prokofiev's R&J.....so....
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[Coopmv]

Sonata No. 30 in E major, op.109 (20:21)
Sonata No. 31 in A flat major, op.110 (18:25)
Sonata No. 32 in C minor, op.111 (26:00)

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I bought all the Beethoven Sonatas on Naxos Historical a few years ago.  They are some "must have" recordings ...

[Coopmv]

A couple of new arrivals of early music - need to post in the 'Old Instruments' thread:

I have this version on order from MDT as well ...

[Bogey]

I bought all the Beethoven Sonatas on Naxos Historical a few years ago.  They are some "must have" recordings ...

Yup.

[Coopmv]

More early music, now playing the following CD, a recent arrival for a first listen ...

[PaulR]

Feel like crap while writing this paper......but listening to:
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Third Symphony

[Coopmv]

Now playing the following CD, another recent arrival for a first listen ...

[kishnevi]

It's easy to miss it, actually, even when you are watching a performance live, so I can sympathise with your friend.



Thread Duty: FJH | Hob. XV/8 | BAT

In the Zinman recording of the Sixth, the liner notes include the cover of a German humor magazine (Die Muskete) from the time of the symphony's premiere,  in which Mahler is depicted with various percussion and noise makers, including a hammer and cowbell,  hand to his head, saying "Good Lord!  I forgot the motor horn!  Well,  I can write another symphony now!"

Wondering when the premiere of a symphonic work last made the cover of any magazine, humor or not...

Meanwhile, thread duty:
Mozart: Serenade in B flat for 13 wind instruments, K. 361   Albion Ensemble 
first listen to one of the recordings recently grabbed off Hyperion's Buy Me page.

[listener]

Divertimentos and Sinfoniettas:
TIPPETT Divertimento for Chamber Orchestra on "Sellinger's Round"
RAWSTHORNE  Divertimento for Chamber Orchestra    BRITTEN Sinfonietta op. 1
Lennox BERKELEY Sinfonietta op. 34
English Chamber Orch.,     / Norman Del Mar
American piano music
SHAPERO Sonata 1 in D  COPLAND  Piano Variations
DELLO JOIO Sonata 3    GERSHWIN Three Preludes    GOTTSCHALK  Le Bananier, op. 5
Frank Glazer, piano

[Antoine Marchand]

In the Zinman recording of the Sixth, the liner notes include the cover of a German humor magazine (Die Muskete) from the time of the symphony's premiere,  in which Mahler is depicted with various percussion and noise makers, including a hammer and cowbell,  hand to his head, saying "Good Lord!  I forgot the motor horn!  Well,  I can write another symphony now!"

Wondering when the premiere of a symphonic work last made the cover of any magazine, humor or not...

Meanwhile, thread duty:
Mozart: Serenade in B flat for 13 wind instruments, K. 361   Albion Ensemble 
first listen to one of the recordings recently grabbed off Hyperion's Buy Me page.

I found it:

Gustav Mahler caricature about 1st performance of Mahlers 6th Symphony from Die Muskete 19th January 1907 Caption reads Tragische Sinfonie ( top left corner ) Hergott , das ich die Huppe vergessen habe ! Jetzt kann ich noch eine Sinfonie schreiben ( Good gracious ! Fancy leaving out the motor horn ! Ah well , now I have an excuse for writing another symphony

[Lethevich]

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[Que]

Disc 1 from this Matthäus-Passion:

Sarting this morning with that as well!
A recent acquisition included in this box set that can be found as a bargain in few places:

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But how to cope with René Jacobs' "contribution" in these recordings?

Q

[Coco]

Disc one (syms 1-3)

[pi2000]

Boccherini
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[Opus106]

I have had this disc for a time, but just today I have carefully listened to it:

[O'Dette Bach]

... and I can say it's a highly rewarding and recommendable recording. All sound totally idiomatic to the instrument and O'Dette's playing is full of poetry and imagination. It includes three arrangements for lute: the Suite in G minor BWV 995 (here transposed to A major, as it was suggested to the performer by Hopkinson Smith); the Partita in E Major BWV 1006a (Bach's own arrangement of his solo violin partita probably intended for the lautenwerk, here transposed to F major) and the Solo Violin Sonata in G minor BWV 1001, arranged by Paul O'Dette himself.

An excellent disc also included in this 5-CD set:

[The Art of the Lute]

Just last night I made a mental note to myself to listen to that very disc today; so thanks for the inadvertent reminder.

[Sadko]

Haydn

Symphonies "Le Matin", "Le Midi", "Le Soir"

Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne
Jesús López-Cobos

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Nice interpretation, and - as promised - a good, clear and natural sounding recording.

[Sadko]

Gershwin

Rhapsody in Blue

Sergey Dorensky, piano
USSR SO
Alexander Dmitriev

GREAT!