What are you listening to now?

[Karl Henning]

Sibelius
Valse triste, Op.44
Lahti
Vänskä

[The new erato]

Exactly. In his hands C Major can be even sadder than B minor. 

Oh yes. C major handled by the great, great Schubert  is one of the saddest key signatures in the world. So underappreciated by many since his best works are in minor forms, I find more true drama in Erlkønig than in all the histrionics of the Ring combined.

[Florestan]

I find more true drama in Erlkønig than in all the histrionics of the Ring combined.

 

Don´t forget Winterreise.

[The new erato]

 

Don´t forget Winterreise.

Der Leiermann? Scariest piece of music ever written. All over in less than 4 minutes.  Stuff don't have to be long and written for big forces to be great, a lesson still to be learned by some.

[Florestan]

Stuff don't have to be long and written for big forces to be great, a lesson still to be learned by some.

Well, for Wagner it´s too late anyway. 

[Karl Henning]

Der Leiermann? Scariest piece of music ever written. All over in less than 4 minutes.  Stuff don't have to be long and written for big forces to be great, a lesson still to be learned by some.

Well, and this is one important reason why treating the big orchestras as if they are the bellwether for the present health either of musical performance, or contemporary composition.

[Karl Henning]

Well, for Wagner it´s too late anyway. 

Amen   0:)   

[Wanderer]

Yes, but Schoenberg's PC was a late work.    

I enjoyed the Skalkottas work, so thanks to those GMG-ers (of whom you might have been) that brought his name to the my attention.

I only mentioned the fact so as to become clear that Skalkottas could not have had Schoenberg's concerto as a model for his own concerti. His use of twelve-tone system was brilliantly singular and evidently bore wonderful results. Glad you enjoyed it! 

[San Antone]

[Mirror Image]

Not surprising, considering the Sarge likes it so well 

Good morning, John!

Morning, Karl! Hope Boston is treating you well this morning.

TD -



Listening to Symphony No. 5 in E flat, Op. 82. Spectacular performance.

[Christo]

It is, but you need to develop your Holmboe palette to experience the glories of 8, 9 and 10... 

Agreed, although the path that leadeth towards these glories is beset with Nos. 5, 6 and 7 - and these aren't mesquin either. 

[Karl Henning]

Hm, makes me want to compose a Mesquin Hat Dance . . . .

[San Antone]

[Brian]

I expected the "Fantasiestucke" to be exceptional based on Lazaridis's wonderful Schubert. And I was right. It's 100x better than the super-blurry cover photo.

[EigenUser]

I really like this recording of the Symphony.

[ZauberdrachenNr.7]

Pretty easy to listen to all Brahms, all the time . . . .

In fact, I craved, so I caved (piano quintet) :

[NikF]

Schumann: Symphony 2 -  Sawallisch/Dresden Staatskapelle

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[MagicMark]

Bach, Brandenburg Concerto Number 6, B-Flat Major, BWV1051:I:Allegro, Württemberg Chamber Orchestra Heilbronn

[Mirror Image]

It is, but you need to develop your Holmboe palette to experience the glories of 8, 9 and 10... 

Actually, when playing this particular disc, I let it play on through and the last work I heard from Holmboe was, in fact, the 10th. Sounded great.

[San Antone]

Volume 2 of Robert Craft's Webern collection on Naxos Records.