What are you listening to now?

[Madiel]

My Bartok SQ cycle of choice is still the Takacs on Decca. Remarkable performances.

Considered that in my most recent buying cycle (along with their Beethoven), but copies seemed to be rather on the pricey side these days.

[North Star]

I don't think I've heard this work before.

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I need another 1400s composer to start looking at, because I am on my way to exhausting Spotify's Ockeghem collection (which is surprisingly substantial, especially considering his relatively small output). Who should it be? Dufay? Josquin des Prez? If there was one non-Ock album for me, which one would it be?

This one.
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[EigenUser]

My Bartok SQ cycle of choice is still the Takacs on Decca. Remarkable performances.

I still have trouble with the SQs of my hero-composer . I have known some of them for almost a decade, but other than the 3rd SQ (which is just so wild -- how could I not love it?!), none of them seem to click. They're all extremely impressive, of course, but I just don't enjoy them very much. I'd like to, though. I feel left out .

Ohhh, and I see that you're currently listening to Webern. Nice! My Webern-revelation happened in 15 minutes over the summer while watching a performance of the Six Pieces and actually feeling emotional (before that his music left me cold). The Symphony is also a favorite, now.

Josquin. I expect you'd like Richafort's Requiem a lot.

Thanks! Two more questions (for anyone):
1. What is/are generally considered the most "famous" piece(s) by JdP?
2. What is your favorite piece by JdP?

This will hopefully get me started.

This one.
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Noted. Thanks!

[North Star]

I still have trouble with the SQs of my hero-composer . I have known some of them for almost a decade, but other than the 3rd SQ (which is just so wild -- how could I not love it?!), none of them seem to click. They're all extremely impressive, of course, but I just don't enjoy them very much. I'd like to, though. I feel left out .

Ohhh, and I see that you're currently listening to Webern. Nice! My Webern-revelation happened in 15 minutes over the summer while watching a performance of the Six Pieces and actually feeling emotional (before that his music left me cold). The Symphony is also a favorite, now.

Thanks! Two more questions (for anyone):
1. What is/are generally considered the most "famous" piece(s) by JdP?
2. What is your favorite piece by JdP?

This will hopefully get me started.
Noted. Thanks!

The motets included on the Cinquecento are rather famous (and gorgeous). As for masses, Missa L'homme armé super voces musicales, Missa de Beata Virgine & Missa Pange lingua are certainly among them.

From the album below:

https://www.youtube.com/v/aUAkpEWKzs0

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From the Cinquecento Richafort/Josquin & al. disc:
https://www.youtube.com/v/HjCKKPNfeuE



I don't know if you've heard any Monteverdi, but he could write in the olden style as well.
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[Drasko]

Thanks! Two more questions (for anyone):
1. What is/are generally considered the most "famous" piece(s) by JdP?
2. What is your favorite piece by JdP?

This will hopefully get me started.
Noted. Thanks!

1. Probably Missa Pange Lingua, motet Miserere, mei Deus, lament Nymphes des bois also known as La Déploration de Johannes Ockeghem, chanson Mille Regretz ...

2. Miserere, mei Deus, Missa Hercules Dux Ferrariae, Missa Pange lingua ...

my two favorite Josquin CDs:
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[amw]

1. What is/are generally considered the most "famous" piece(s) by JdP?

Almost certainly the Ave Maria. It's sort of like the Für Elise of the Renaissance. Hardcore early music fans will turn their noses up at you if you admit to liking it.
(I like it.)

Drasko and North Star listed most of the pieces I was going to say. But in general any Josquin album with good singing is worth it.

[Karl Henning]

To steal shamelessly from Stravinsky, I think some of late Liszt will always sound contemporary.

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I'm particularly impressed with how effective the slower-than-usual tempo for Am Grabe Richard Wagners is.

Love that disc!

[Florestan]

https://www.youtube.com/v/U-pVz2LTakM

[Florestan]

https://www.youtube.com/v/U-pVz2LTakM

As a distinguished friend of Nate would say, "It ain't bad at all!" Actually it's very good. 

[Karl Henning]

It's a beauty!  But it's too early here in Boston . . . its many virtues notwithstanding, Verklärte Nacht is not Morgenmusik 

[North Star]

Good day, fellers!

Thread duty
Ravel
Concerto pour la main gauche
Claire Chevallier (Erard 1905)
Anima Eterna Brugge
Jos van Immerseel
https://www.youtube.com/v/xIi-inCegfw

[Florestan]

It's a beauty!  But it's too early here in Boston . . . its many virtues notwithstanding, Verklärte Nacht is not Morgenmusik 

15:15 right now in Bucharest. 

But you are right: something more cheerful is needed.


https://www.youtube.com/v/eCJ_Y98Jk84

[Karl Henning]

G'day, Karlo!  Oh, I need to send you a PM . . . .

[North Star]

G'day, Karlo!  Oh, I need to send you a PM . . . .

Cheers, Karl!

Maiden-listen Mondays
Henning
Brothers, If They Only Knew It, for Flute Quartet (after Op.106 № 5)

Lovely harmonies, the flutes suite the piece very well, I think.

[Florestan]

Franz Liszt - Von der Wiege bis zum Grabe
Budapest Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Arpad Joo.

[Karl Henning]

Cheers, Karl!

Maiden-listen Mondays
Henning
Brothers, If They Only Knew It, for Flute Quartet (after Op.106 № 5)

Lovely harmonies, the flutes suite the piece very well, I think.

Many thanks!

[ZauberdrachenNr.7]

Cool!  Two of my favorite things : trains and Berlioz (an early admirer of them!) :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZY0wUEXZ0o

I see there's another recording of this on Youtube as well.  In the comments section, a French young'un says she had to listen to it for a class "mais berlioz c pas trop mon truc !!" ("but Berlioz is not my thing!!") I wish I had to (sic) listen to it for a class, c'est mon truc!!

[Karl Henning]

Franz Liszt - Von der Wiege bis zum Grabe
Budapest Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Arpad Joo.

I need to spend more time with that score!

[Florestan]

BERLIOZ - Harold en Italie, Op. 16
Sir Colin DAVIS / Sir Yehudi MENUHIN / Philharmonia Orchestra

https://www.youtube.com/v/CWzyz0nnak0

[Sergeant Rock]

I still have trouble with the SQs of my hero-composer

So do I, but I keep trying. Listening to the Fifth now...and still not enjoying it 




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