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[Harry]

George Onslow.

String Quintet opus 74, in E minor.

String Quintet opus 33, in B flat major.

Ensemble Concertant Frankfurt.

Good performance and sound.
Music exemplary.

[Mark]

A sublime reading of Beethoven's Fourth Piano Concerto by Zinman/Tonhalle/Bronfman (Arte Nova). Everything feels perfectly weighted, no phrase outstays its welcome, there's no slackening of pace nor any hint of hurriedness, and overall, this ensemble delivers a fresh, dynamic performance that's forced me to look anew at this old favourite and reassess how I've heard it all these years. In fact, they've convinced me that this is how the work ought to be played. Oh, and the Third Piano Concerto which comes before it on the CD is also rather special, especially in terms of the energy the performers bring to the first movement in particular. Thoroughly recommended.

[Bogey]

Verdi Requiem Gardiner/Monteverdi Choir/Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique (Philips)

Good morning.

[karlhenning]

Good morning, Bill!

So how do those forces fare with Verdi?

[karlhenning]

Igor Fyodorovich, L'oiseau de feu (complete ballet)

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[karlhenning]

Sibelius, Symphony No. 6 in D minor, Op. 104 (Bernstein)

In this, and the Fourth, Lenny can be a little wilful of tempo in the middle movements, but the performances are still a thrill to listen to.

[Kullervo]

No. 1

[Choo Choo]

Nikolai Petrov playing:

Schulhoff   Sonata #3
Prokofiev   Sonata #6
Stravinsky Sonata
Kapustin    Sonata #2

[Hector]

Good afternoon, all, on this pleasant day in late August.

'Eine kleine nacht musick' and it has been so long since I've heard this but, this time, played by a chamber ensemble.

Followed by Jansons in Oslo with Shostakovich's 9th. This, of course, on R3 because the great man is at the Proms this evening conducting 'Also Spracht Zarathustra' and Beethoven's 9th. Not televised, unfortunately.

On iPod, Pettersson's 3rd and 4th Symphonies. Incredible. The CPO set.

Finally, Raff's 10th Symphony opus 213 in F "Zur Herbszeit" on CPO, again, Werner Andreas Albert conducting the defunct Philharmonia Hungarica, I think, way back in the late eighties/early nineties. Well, I like it but I am not going to debate its standing, just that I believe that Raff deserves a hearing. Give him a whirl!

[greg]

Berg- 4 Pieces for Clarinet and Piano, op.5

they just got the score on IMSLP (yes!!!) so i decided to listen and follow along. I don't know why, but it's just one of those pieces that are hard to enjoy until you get the score, maybe it has to do with concentrating on the music? But yeah, just now i'm thinking "now why didn't i love this piece all this time?"....

[Mark]

No. 1

A superb disc, one which I recently acquired for next to nothing at a charity store. I feel I need no other versions of the Piano Concerti.

[SonicMan46]

Chamber Works by Spohr & Stamitz - Spohr set has been highly recommended in the past on this thread (and an excellent 2-CD set value); Stamitz a mixture of Trios, Quartet, & Quintets by a favorite group of mine, Camerata Koln - 

 

[Kullervo]

A superb disc, one which I recently acquired for next to nothing at a charity store. I feel I need no other versions of the Piano Concerti.

I didn't like the concerti on first listen, but Totentanz convinced me that perhaps I need to listen further. I enjoyed the concerti more this time around.

[karlhenning]

Igor Fyodorovich, L'oiseau de feu (1945 Suite)

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[karlhenning]

I didn't like the concerti on first listen, but Totentanz convinced me that perhaps I need to listen further. I enjoyed the concerti more this time around.

Splendid!

[Maciek]

Baird
Voices from Afar (Artysz, Wit)
Love Sonnets (Hiolski, Wit)
Songs of Trouveres (Szostek-Radek, Rowicki)
Lyrical Suite (forgot the performers )

[karlhenning]

Igor Fyodorovich, Scherzo fantastique

[Harry]

Dvorak.

Czeska Suite opus 39, in D Minor, Arr, for 2 Violins, Viola, Cello, Clarinet, Bassoon, Horn, & Double Bass.

Quintet opus 77, for 2 Violins, Viola, Cello, and Double Bass.

Ensemble Acht.

Splendidly done, and well recorded.

[Mark]

Piano Sonata #1 (10'16)
love these works, excellent disc...

Must try some Boulez - haven't heard any of his compositions ...

[Harry]

Hans Pfitzner.

Sonata for Violin and Piano, opus 27, in E minor.

Trio for Piano, Violin and Cello, opus 8, in F major.

Benjamin Schmid, Violin.
Clemens Hagen, Cello.
Claudius Tanski, Piano.

Intens, deeply emotional, heart rendering music, that suits my soul allright. Pfitzner is a top composer for me.
For anyone not knowing this music, this is a good starting point.
Performance and sound is excellent.