What are you listening to now?

[Autumn Leaves]

Morning listening:



Symphony #6

Fantastic version - very enjoyable.



Symphony #5 - my new favourite performance of this work.

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Now:



From Holberg's Time, Op. 40
Elegiac Melodies, Op. 34
Melodies for Strings, Op. 53
Norwegian Melodies, Op. 63
Lyric Pieces, Book 9, Op. 68
Lyric Suite, Op. 54

Absolutely enchanting music from start to finish. I don't know why I've always pushed Grieg to the wayside, but not any longer! Remarkable composer.

[Todd]

Babi Yar.

[Autumn Leaves]

Afternoon & Evening listening:





Symphony #6 - Think this version by Tennstedt is one of the best I own. Particularly like that +17 minute Andante 0:)



Symphony #7 - Svetlanov/Soviet National SO. Another one of the top picks from this box: great performance!.



Symphony #3



Symphony #6

[Que]

Continuing my pilgrimage through Graupner's harpsichord output:

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[aligreto]

Locatelli: L'arte del violino Op. 3 No. 10....

[jlaurson]

Rudi Stephan / Alberic Magnard:
Violin Sonatas ("Grotesque") /
Judith Ingolfsson, Vadim Stoupel /
Accentus

[aligreto]

Mozart: Piano Quartet in G minor K. 478 [Amadeus Quartet + Curzon]....





A sparkling performance.

[aligreto]

The magnificence that is Symphony No. 7 by Sibelius [von Karajan]....

[kishnevi]

Locatelli: L'arte del violino Op. 3 No. 10....

Does this version include the Caprices?  The Brilliant recording uses them as cadenzas but to me they stick out like a sore thumb, not well integrated into the surrounding concerto.

[aligreto]

Dvorak: My Home, Hussite and Carnival Overtures [Kubelik]....

[aligreto]

Does this version include the Caprices?  The Brilliant recording uses them as cadenzas but to me they stick out like a sore thumb, not well integrated into the surrounding concerto.

Thank you for drawing this to my attention. This is my first listen to all four volumes in this series and, although I have enjoyed the odyssey, I have always disliked the cadenzas and I have not known why. These cadenzas just did not fit and felt rather like they had been written by someone else [my thinking was the soloist himself]. Because it was my first run through I had not read the accompanying literature; but now I know the answer. So, rather long windedly, the answer to your question is yes, they do include the Caprices [having now read the booklet!] and obviously I very much agree with you on this.

[Madiel]

I've listened to the last 3 of Holmboe's works that have been recorded thus far:

Symphony No.13, op.192
Haiduc (for violin and piano), op.193
The incomplete Quartetto Sereno, op.197

[Karl Henning]

I'm in:

Holmboe
Quartetto sereno, Op.197 (Op. posth.) (1996)
Redigeret af Per Nørgård
The Kontra Quartet

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[aligreto]

Brahms: Drei Gesange Op. 42 and Funf Gesange Op. 104 [Parkman]....

[NikF]

Robert Schumann: Piano Quintet, Op. 44 & Piano Quartet, Op. 47 - Gould/Bernstein/Juilliard Quartet.

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[not edward]

Joining the Holmboe party:

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[Brian]

First listen to the first recording of Martinu's first ballet:



I'm quoted on the back cover of this disc.

EDIT: Oooh, the violin soloist here is the very talented Anna Maria Staskiewicz.

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First listen to the first recording of Martinu's first ballet:



I'm quoted on the back cover of this disc.

EDIT: Oooh, the violin soloist here is the very talented Anna Maria Staskiewicz.

Awesome! I'm definitely going to dig this!

Edit: Yes, Brian you certainly are quoted alright! Congratulations!


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[Karl Henning]

Getting to the end of this set, pure joy all the way.

First listen
Byrd
Complete Keyboard Music (Disc 7)
Moroney
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Although I have been remiss in reporting so, I listen to about half a disc of this each day.  Indeed, pure delight!