What are you listening to now?

[The new erato]

 

That is two absolutely outstanding discs!

[Bogey]

That is two absolutely outstanding discs!

Might you recommend any others that connect to either?

[listener]

The 3rd disc in the CASELLA Piano Music set from Brilliant, the later works including the Sinfonia, arioso e toccata, op. 59, 11 Pezzi infantile op.55, and 6 Studi op. 70
Michele d'Ambrosio, piano
ANTHEIL:  Ballet Méchanique  (1953 revision), Serenade for string Orchestra no. 1, Symphony for Five Instruments (2nd version), Concert for Chamber Orchestra
Philadelphia Chamber Orchestra      Daniel Spalding, cond.
Worth familiarizing yourself with the sound of your building' alarm bells before listening to avoid unnecessary distraction.    The brevity of the revised version of the Ballet is an asset.
WAGNER: Wesendonck Lieder – 2 versions, German and Italian (translated by Boïto) and 9 other songs
Michela Sburlati, soprano     Marco Scolastra, piano

The Cavaillé-Coll organ at Santa Maria la Real at Azkoitia.  He built some 14 organs in the the area around San Sebastian, this is one of his last.   Program includes GUILMANT Sonata no.5, BONNET: Variations de Concert, FRANCK: Chorale no.2 and a Pastorale by Fernand de la TOMBELLE    
Mathias Kjellgren, organist

[Todd]

Charles Rosen.  Disc 8.  Liszt and Bartok.  Rarely do I encounter such well executed Liszt that does so little for me.  It's just notes being played, like a human player piano.  Sonetto 104 manages to have some dazzling playing that nevertheless sounds bloodless.  It's also hard to think of a less rhapsodic 10th Rhapsody.  The Bartok Improvisations on Hungarian Peasant Songs sound like cold etudes.  The three studies are just more serious.  Not my favorite disc. 

[EigenUser]

More Haydn Baryton Trios.
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[Moonfish]

Music from the Middle Ages:
Martim Codax - Siete canciones de amigo
Bernart de Ventadorn: Chansons d'amour

Studio der frühen musik/Binkley

I wish that the complete recordings of the Studio der frühen Musik could be released...   



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[Moonfish]

de Machaut: Le Jugement du Roi de Navarre (1349)       Ensemble Gilles Binchois/Vellard

Complete serene immersion in musical tranquility although the narration can be a bit jarring at times.

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[North Star]

de Machaut: Le Jugement du Roi de Navarre (1349)       Ensemble Gilles Binchois/Vellard

Complete serene immersion in musical tranquility although the narration can be a bit jarring at times.

I listened to that album too, but skipped all the poetry recitings. 

[Ken B]

Since I bought a new car today, an emotionally wrenching experience for one with Scottish ancestors in the family (it took three strong men and two whiskeys to make me sign the cheque), I felt the need for some Mozart.

Piano Concerti 20, 21, Piazzini, Gantvarg, Leningrad Soloists

Update.
This was a dark-horse purchase, made in the teeth of many excellent recommendations. So far it's splendid: lively, fun. Very brisk, very classical not Romantic, not always elegantly refined. Concerto 21 may be the piece I know best in all the world, and this one is damn fine.

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Listening to Norfolk Rhapsody No. 1. Beautiful work and performance.

[Todd]

Revisiting Temirkanov's take on Babi Yar.

[Moonfish]

Bach: Organ Works   BWV 530, 590, 568, 588, 584, 579, 582, 572 & 589          Chapuis

I am starting to enjoy Bach's organ works now. It is a very...errr...Zen feeling to hear the instrument weave the fugues.

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Sibelius: Symphony No 5            BBC SO/Sargent

Wonderful performance! I usually enjoy Sibelius' 5th quite a bit, but Sargent and the BBC SO really created a wonderful array of currents and undertow throughout making it top-notch.

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[Daverz]

Haydn: String Quartet Op. 50 No. 4

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These performances have been really growing on me.

[Mirror Image]

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Listening to Appalachia. Such a great work. Barbirolli's performance is clearly inspired.

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A magical work. It's certainly underrated even amongst Delians. I really hope a conductor like Andrew Davis or David Lloyd-Jones records this work at some juncture as it needs a modern update (not that I'm dissatisfied with Handley's performance).

[Harry]

de Machaut: Le Jugement du Roi de Navarre (1349)       Ensemble Gilles Binchois/Vellard

Complete serene immersion in musical tranquility although the narration can be a bit jarring at times.

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There is a button for the narration, which I push frequently when listening to this set
Gothic voices is a no brainer my friend, all there recordings were reviewed some time ago on my blog, and I could not find one you would not like.

[Que]

Morning listening:

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[Harry]

This is bloody marvelous, many will love this recording, a winner!

http://walboi.blogspot.nl/2015/01/ahle-johann-rudolf-1626-1673-selected.html?spref=tw

[mc ukrneal]

This is bloody marvelous, many will love this recording, a winner!

http://walboi.blogspot.nl/2015/01/ahle-johann-rudolf-1626-1673-selected.html?spref=tw

A box you pointed out some time ago - I've thoroughly enjoyed it and replayed several times.

[The new erato]

Might you recommend any others that connect to either?

You think of extending your knowledge og the composers? For Agricola I have a couple of idcs but not of this standard. For Willaert i like this a lot:

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8 £ for a 2CD on amazon.co.uk. One copy left!