What are you listening to now?

[Karl Henning]

Schönberg - Verklärte Nacht, Kammersymphonies No.1 / No.2

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Looks très cool, Oli!

[jlaurson]

A. Bruckner
Symphonies 5 & 7
Cleveland CO / Dohnanyi
Decca
German link - UK link

Symphony No.5
Takes a while to get going, but then it blazes like the dickens!

[Sergeant Rock]

Bach/Busoni Concerto for Piano and Strings in D minor after BWV 1052, Michael Korstick, piano, Ulf Schirmer conducting the Munich Radio Orchestra




Sarge

[Sergeant Rock]

A. Bruckner
Cleveland CO / Dohnanyi Symphony No.5

Me and the boys like that.



Sarge

[Todd]

[Fafner]

Romance - Josef Suk

(Dvořák, Beethoven, Svendsen, Fibich, Tchaikovsky, Wieniawski, Berlioz)

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[Que]

Q

[Daverz]

Spinning on a Sunday afternoon:

[Lisztianwagner]

Claude Debussy
Nocturnes

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[listener]

Guillaume de MACHAUT:  "Notre Dame" Mass,
Le lay de bon esperance, 5 songs from 'Le Voir Dit'
Oxford Camerata     Jeremy Summerly, cond.
KARG-ELERT: 6 Kathedralfenster, op.106    7 Choral Improvisations op. 65
Stefan Johannes Bleicher, organ St. Martin, Beuron
Choralscholaq der Erzabtei Beuron ( op.106)

[TheGSMoeller]

A. Bruckner
Symphonies 5 & 7
Cleveland CO / Dohnanyi
Decca
German link - UK link

Symphony No.5
Takes a while to get going, but then it blazes like the dickens!

Me and the boys like that.



Sarge

[madaboutmahler]

Good evening, everyone!

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Symphonic Dances. AWESOME PIECE, just fantastic!!!!!!

I'm looking forward to this (mostly) Russian month!

[Brahmsian]

Onward with more RSMM!

Taneyev

Fantastic works, even getting a better feel and warmth for Symphony No. 1 and 3!

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[Karl Henning]

Hadn't listened to this in quite a long time:

Henning
The Passion According to St John, Op.92
Choir Sine Nomine
Dr Paul Cienniwa

Wonderful, spellbinding performance.

[madaboutmahler]

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I'm sure this will recieve multiple listens from me during the month, Ray. Beautiful music and great performances!

[North Star]

From Spotify:
John Adams
Harmonielehre
MTT & SFSO
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[jlaurson]

Just to keep the boys happy, I listened to Symphony 7 off this set, too.

A. Bruckner
Symphonies 5 & 7
Cleveland CO / Dohnanyi
Decca
German link - UK link
Symphony No.5
Takes a while to get going, but then it blazes like the dickens!

Although I must say that on cursory listening, at least, I found the 5th more impressive.

Now I'm doing a bit of Raff-comparing, listening to Symphony No.2 off this set:


J.J. Raff
Symphonies & Orchestral Works
Bamberg Symphony / H.Stadlmair
Tudor
German link - UK link

Neeme Jaervi's recording of Symphony No.2 (I have no conclusions yet, except that it is in better sound) very conveniently includes the very Preludes that are not part of the terrific Bamberger set.


J.J. Raff
Symphony No.2 & Preludes
Neeme Järvi / Odl Suisse Romande
Chandos
German link - UK link

[springrite]

Listening to the following while writing my annual newsletter:

Bach: Inventions and Sinfonias
Bach: Italian Concerto; French Overtures; Chromatic Fantasia & Fugue
(All with Koroliov)

[springrite]

Jimmy and Bobby are in Fifth grade now. Jimmy excels in Math but has a little trouble concentrating in English. Bobby has made the Touch-Football team for the third time straight, has picked up the clarinet, and continues to be very creative...


Ah, how I hate annual newsletters, when they're sort of like that.  Incidentally, for those not versed in the art of newsletter-speak, the above translated is roughly: We're giving Jimmy Riddalin and think he might have Aspergers. Bobby is clearly gay, can't focus on one instrument, and gets bad grades.

Mine is nothing like that. I will send you a copy or simply give you the link where you can find it on my blog.

BTW, here is last year's newsletter. It is in English and Chinese:

http://blog.sina.com.cn/s/blog_8c2f0f3d01017bt7.html

[jlaurson]

Mine is nothing like that.

Good grief, I wasn't suggesting it was! I was just reminded by your mention of my abiding hatred for the standard American type that came to mind... and I had to get it out. Equally, I neither endorse cheap stereotypes of what is or isn't behavior linked to homosexuality, nor do I wish to belittle Asperger Syndrom sufferers. I invoke the "Some of my best friends are..." defense. Although, one such friend, likes to cite in defense of his stereotype-defying manliness his youthful exploits in sports. That sport happens to be League Roller Skating. (!)