What are you listening 2 now?

[JBS]

Force majeure is a term used almost exclusively in a legal sense, meaning something that is so compelling that one cannot be held responsible for its consequences. The english equivalent would be something like an act of god. Wouldn't that be a good name for a musical ensemble ? 

Thanks! 
In fact the phrase is used in English exactly the same way it is used in French.

TD
Monteverdi
Madridals Book 5
Delitatiae Musicae/Longhini

[T. D.]

The name of that ensemble is a bit wierd, given how the phrase is used in English language texts. Does it have the same connotation in its native setting--that is, in a French language setting.

I find it clever, not weird!
IMO the field of classical music is seriously irony-deficient and lacking in sense of humor. This kind of wordplay is a breath of fresh air. 

[Symphonic Addict]

I find it clever, not weird!

+1

[Symphonic Addict]

Pejacevic: Piano sonatas opp. 36 and 57
Wellesz: Violin Concerto



Pejacevic's sonatas are pretty, romantic in spirit, but little or nothing substantial.

The Wellesz contains more meat. It's a harsh, severe work that deserves several listens.

[Mirror Image]

En blanc et noir -

[Mandryka]

Sperindio Bertoldo & Cesare Borgo.
Complete Organ Music.
Manuel Tomadin plays on a Vincenzo Colombi Organ, (1532-33)Ss Corpo di Cristo Church, Valvasone.

A marvelous acquisition.

Agree. Bertoldo's half is agreeable music agreeably played on an agreeable organ. I haven't had a chance to hear Borgo properly yet.

[Irons]

Oh, neat!  I tried to find your posting (using Poulenc and you as the poster), but I didn't have any luck.

PD

I don't know why the post didn't come up for you? I made the post on 27th October and on page 1344.

One day I will learn to post double quotes. On the other hand probably won't.

[vandermolen]

Villa-Lobos, Symphony No.3 'War':

[Harry]

Cesare Borgo. (1560/65-1623)
Complete Organ music.
From Canzoni per sonare fate alla Francese a quattro voci.
Canzoni.

Manuel Tomadin plays on a Vincenzo Colombi organ 1532/33.

Just played it again for the beautiful sonorities and the creative spur of the music. And the organ is also a strong reminder of its time! Its one of my fav instruments in the world.

[vandermolen]

Hayasaka: Piano Concerto (1948)
The tragic and very moving extended opening movement is probably my favourite in the Naxos Japanese Composers series. The perky second movement is rather incongruous however:

[Madiel]

Poulenc, Improvisations 1-10



Roge gives these particular pieces lots of sparkle.

[MusicTurner]

Brahms, Cello Sonatas 1+2 - Gastinel,Guy /valois CD
Came with a large, cheap stack of CDs I bought recently, most of which I'll be selling away later, as a stack.
My recordings of these sonatas were not that many: Rostropovich/Serkin, Rostropovich/Richter, Rostropovich/Dedukhin, plus LPs with Perenyi/Kocsis & the Sellheim Duo, plus some more obscure, slooooow CD with Barutti/Braslavsky. This is one of the better ones - one to keep. Guy is a good pianists, adding a good deal of varying details to the piano voice.

Abrahamsen, Hornemann, Nørgård, N.W.Gade - orchestral works /Kontrapunkt CD
Only for completists/archivists, contains the rare Abrahamsen Symphony etc., but the sound is rather dull, the orchestras mostly small, and the playing not that exciting: https://www.discogs.com/Niels-Wilhelm-Gade-Hans-Abrahamsen-Christian-Frederick-Emile-Horneman-Per-N%C3%B8rg%C3%A5rdOrchestra-Of-The-/release/16139828

Shchedrin - Carmen Suite /Rozhdestvensky, Bolshoi Orchestra /eurodisc CD
A classic, obviously, and very entertaining. Only had the LP, before buying the stack.

Bach - Partita no.5 /Gould, October 1954 CBC studio /naxos
Hadn't heard that old Partita recording which is very, very good. I like the restored piano sound here, IMHO it's warm and without the dryness sometimes heard with Gould.

[Sterna]

Verdi, La Traviata.

James Levine, Metropolitan Opera, Cheryl Studer, Luciano Pavarotti, Juan Pons and others (Deutsche Grammophon).

Studer is awesome here. Maybe a bit too much vibrato, but hey... she sounds fresh, young, involved and emotional. Thumbsup!

[Madiel]

Szymanowski Symphony No.1 again.

Because I felt I wasn't really engaged last week. I was distracted.

[Madiel]

Right. I've been hanging out for this for a couple of weeks. But one needs the right moment. I think this is it.

[Mandryka]

Right. I've been hanging out for this for a couple of weeks. But one needs the right moment. I think this is it.

Oh dear, I hope you're not feeling like topping yourself. Anyway I've just put this on

[Harry]

Cindy McTee.

Symphony No. 1,-Ballet for Orchestra-.
Circuits.
Einstein's dream.
Double Play.

Detroit SO, Leonard Slatkin.

Superb, in every respect. One of the modern composers I really like. I love her Rhythmic thinking, and the way she orchestrates. Fascinating!

[Madiel]

Oh dear, I hope you're not feeling like topping yourself.

Um, no. And Shostakovich most definitely did not intend to evoke such a reaction.

[Biffo]

Falla: Cuatro piezas españolas - Javier Perianes piano. From the album recommended above, downloaded today.

[Biffo]

Later, Haydn: String Quartet in E flat major, Op 76 No 6 - Doric String Quartet