What were you listening to? (CLOSED)

[Florestan]

[Sergeant Rock]

Sibelius Symphony #3 C major, Berglund conducting the Bournemouth SO




Sarge

[Fafner]

Bohuslav Martinů: Piano Concertos  Vol. 2

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Concerto No. 1
The quotations from Smetana's My Country took me by surprise and left me grinning like an  idiot.

[Karl Henning]

Delightful concerti, and Giorgio is a fine player.

[springrite]

Druckman: Chiaroscuro; Schwantner: Aftertones of Infinity; Albert: Into Eclipse

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I have that CD. Aftertones of Infinity is an excellent work, but this performance is so underpowered. I have an MERCURY LP that is so much better.

[springrite]

You must mean this recording



I don't have access to that one - but I agree the work is fine.

Yes indeed.

[Karl Henning]

Good morning/day, all!

Liszt
Polonaise from Evgeny Onegin, after Tchaikovsky S. 429
Sylvia Kersenbaum, pf

[Florestan]

[North Star]

Leos Janacek
String Quartet No.1

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*Bangs the table*

Is this set a recent acquisition? (pardon me, lots of studies at the moment)
What do you think of the piece? (or other stuff in the box, if  you've heard them)


Thread duty: haven't listened much this week, shall get the rest of my last year's order soon from the post, though.

[Karl Henning]

Chopin
Scherzo № 2 in b^b minor, Op.31
Martha Argerich

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[Gurn Blanston]

Nice disk, Florestan. Despite being a piano specialist, Dussek apparently knew his way around a string quartet too.

Now;



This highly enjoyable rendition of some of Luigi's cello & fortepiano works, along with the Op 119 Bagatelles. I like bagatelles, and these are very well done. In addition, Ms. Tomkins is a great 'new find' in the ranks of PI cellists. Never have enough 1st rate cellists!

[Karl Henning]

Chopin
Prélude in A^b, Op.posth. Presto con leggierezza
Martha Argerich

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[Sergeant Rock]

Shostakovich Symphony #1 F major op.10, Järvi conducting the Scottish National




Sarge

[springrite]

Shostakovich Symphony #1 F major op.10, Järvi conducting the Scottish National




Sarge

I am reminded that I have not listened to that CD in a little more than ten years. Should pull it out right now...

[Karl Henning]

Cage
Complete Piano Music, Vol. 8 (Hommage à Satie)
Steffen Schleiermacher

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[Mirror Image]

Part belongs to my top 10 favourite composers, and rightly so, for the simplicity of his compositions, and the religious orthodox basis of it, culminate for me almost into heavenly bliss eternal. Whatever angle I approach his music, it always leaves me satisfied. Somehow it enhances the silence in me, and opens up spirituality, a ideal combination.

The disc in my player is one I treasure, first because of the beautiful recording, but foremost for its content, for three works of equal quality are brought together in excellent interpretations. Fratres is a awe inspiring piece of great intensity, and well brought out by Gil Shaham, Tabula rasa, played by this angel on snares Adele Anthoney, and Shaham together, is dreaming yourself into silence on a ride of simple notes and motives. Neither is there complexity in the Third Symphony, but what a utterly convincing work this is, not much going on, but less is eternity with Part, and it reaches a perfect harmony and spiritual balance. The Gothenburg SO under Jarvi, give us a masterly performance, that leaves no wishes open.

That's a great recording, Harry.

[Fafner]

Shostakovich: Symphonic Fragment (1st version of Symphony no. 9)

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Starting my Shostakovich Symphony January thing.

[Karl Henning]

And welcome!

[Sergeant Rock]

I am reminded that I have not listened to that CD in a little more than ten years. Should pull it out right now...

I'm not fond of Järvi's Sixth but the First is rather good.

Sarge

[Florestan]

Nice disk, Florestan. Despite being a piano specialist, Dussek apparently knew his way around a string quartet too.

Absolutely. They are lovely and well-crafted. As for Dussek himself, he was praised by none other than the ever kind Haydn:

I am happy to inform you that you have an upstanding, polite, and musically gifted son. I love him as you do, as he has earned it. Give him your blessing, so that he will be always happy, something that I wish for him, given his great talents.
(Joseph Haydn, in a letter to Dussek's father, February 26, 1792)