What are you listening to now?

[prémont]

Siegbert Rampe plays some music by Peter Philips. I've drawn two musical conclusions today:

1. Siegbert Rampe is an amazing clavichord player - not just on this disc, but also in Froberger. I enjoy the way he plays more than Jaroslav Tüma I think - Rampe has more fantasy, he's more dreamy. 

2. Peter Philips is a major composer of keyboard music, with his own voice - not like Sweelinck and not like Frescobaldi. The polyphony is both complex and distinctive.

This disc by Rampe is a very different way of playing Philips from Anneke Uittenbosch's, who I like at least as much.

I have not explored Philips that much - he hasn´t really caught me. I own a CD with Paul Nicholson and of course the Elisabeth Farr CD, so I can not comment on Rampe, Tuma or Uittenbosch. Horever the latter might be interesting - her Sweelinck is indeed distinctive.

[Drasko]

I like that colourful and sensual way of playing Chambonneres, but lately I've also become really intrigued by Jane Chapman's recording.

Don't know Chapman. Of what I have I much prefer Sempe to Baumont, who to me sounds bit dry and monotone. I also have Francoise Lengelle disc but have hardly listened to it yet.

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[prémont]

Don't know Chapman. Of what I have I much prefer Sempe to Baumont, who to me sounds bit dry and monotone. I also have Francoise Lengelle disc but have hardly listened to it yet.

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I suppose you also know Sempe´s Louis Couperin CD:
https://www.jpc.de/jpcng/classic/detail/-/art/Louis-Couperin-1626-1661-Pieces-de-Clavecin/hnum/3028706

[Drasko]

I suppose you also know Sempe´s Louis Couperin CD:
https://www.jpc.de/jpcng/classic/detail/-/art/Louis-Couperin-1626-1661-Pieces-de-Clavecin/hnum/3028706

I know of it but I haven't heard it.

For Louis I have the Leonhardt above, the Leonhardt on Alpha, the Leonhardt on Philips (letter two CDs just partially devoted to Louis Couperin) and relatively recent Rousset on Aparte. All excellent.

[San Antone]

Ensemble Clement Janequin, an excellent French group specializing in music from the Renaissance.  This recording is of motets by Claudin de Sermisy (c. 1490 – 13 October 1562) a French composer of the Renaissance.  Along with Clément Janequin he was one of the most renowned composers of French chansons in the early 16th century; in addition he was a significant composer of sacred music. His music was both influential on, and influenced by, contemporary Italian styles.

[Todd]

[NJ Joe]

This astonishing disc, the only one I own of works by Boulez, in anticipation of the Complete Works box I ordered yesterday:

[Karl Henning]

This astonishing disc, the only one I own of works by Boulez, in anticipation of the Complete Works box I ordered yesterday:

May still be my favorite disc of his work.

[SonicMan46]

For the afternoon and Monday morning - Dave

   

[Mirror Image]

This astonishing disc, the only one I own of works by Boulez, in anticipation of the Complete Works box I ordered yesterday:

I need to give this recording a spin as it's been years since I've heard it.

[Todd]

[Mirror Image]

I saw a concert idea for grouping Strauss' Also Sprach Zarathustra and Ligeti's Atmospheres together, so that's what I'm going to do right now:

[San Antone]

A little too big of an ensemble for my taste, but McCreesh and the Gabrieli Consort do a good job with the Morales Requiem.  Savall's version is another good choice, but the Musica Ficta is not to my taste because of the female voices dominating the ensemble.

I am waiting for the definitive recording, though. 

[listener]

RIMSKY-KÒRSAKOV:  Symphony no.1 in e
Moscow Radio Symphony Orch., 
Song of Oleg the Wise
Mark Reshetin, bass  Vladimir Petrov, tenor   Bolshoi Theatre Chorus & Orch.,
Boris Khaikin, cond.
songs by FAURÉ: La Bonne chanson op. 61, Deux Mélodies op. 76, Trois Mélodies op. 85, Mirages op.113
Bernard Kruysen,  baritone    Noël Lee, piano

[The new erato]

Well at least you survived the Symphonies,, that counts as a exercise in extreme cunning.

A cunning stunt, as they say.

[Moonfish]

This evening..



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[Que]

Morning listening:

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Ensemble Clement Janequin, an excellent French group specializing in music from the Renaissance.  This recording is of motets by Claudin de Sermisy (c. 1490 – 13 October 1562) a French composer of the Renaissance.  Along with Clément Janequin he was one of the most renowned composers of French chansons in the early 16th century; in addition he was a significant composer of sacred music. His music was both influential on, and influenced by, contemporary Italian styles.

Very interesting,  thanks for posting! 

Q

[Moonfish]

Charpentier: Motets

Agnès Mellon - Soprano
Isabelle Poulenard - Soprano
Henri Ledroit - Haute-Contre
William Kendall - Ténor
Peter Kooy - Basse

Choeurs et Orchestre de La Chapelle Royale
Philippe Herreweghe

https://www.youtube.com/v/lSuxVE2c1z0

[Chris L.]

Charpentier: Motets

Agnès Mellon - Soprano
Isabelle Poulenard - Soprano
Henri Ledroit - Haute-Contre
William Kendall - Ténor
Peter Kooy - Basse

Choeurs et Orchestre de La Chapelle Royale
Philippe Herreweghe

https://www.youtube.com/v/lSuxVE2c1z0

I love Herreweghe and crew. I've never heard a performance by them that I didn't thoroughly enjoy. I need to get some more of their recordings added to my library.

[Mandryka]

Re some posts made yesterday about early keyboard music by premont and drasko.

I think that Anneke Uittenbosch is a really interesting musician. I listened to some of her WTC 2 yesterday too and was impressed by how she seems to give each piece a distinctive character. Also by how she uses the resonances of the harpsichord.

Jane Chapman's rather like Lengellé in Chambonnières. More about rhythm and flow forward than sweetness and suaveness. It's easy to get so caught up with Sempé's style that it exludes others - but in fact I find Chapman no less moving, though more demanding and disorientating certainly. It's as if Chapman and Lengellé make Chambonnières sound like earlier (less familiar) music (Renaissance music - Gibbons) while Sempé makes him sound more baroque and familiar (Rameau)

By the way, you know that Gilbert's Chambonnières LP has been released as a cheap download on classicsonline?