What are you listening 2 now?

[Madiel]

The more I listen to him, the more I become convinced that he is the equal of Shostakovich and Prokofiev and I think as time goes on his music will receive more and more recognition.

These are the kinds of statements that have Weinberg on my to-do list.

[Karl Henning]

The more I listen to him, the more I become convinced that he is the equal of Shostakovich and Prokofiev and I think as time goes on his music will receive more and more recognition.

That assessment is in no way hyperbolic.

[prémont]

Beautiful, amazing, incredible

This was my initial experience with Froberger's keyboard compositions fifty years ago. Initially, Leonhardt seemed ascetic and austere to me, but over time, the artistic value of the recording has become apparent, and since long I have recognized his pioneering importance.

[Jo498]

Haydn, "Emperor" quartet, op.76/3 Carmina Quartet (Denon 1993/95)
I had found the Carmina a bit dry last year when revisiting the 2nd disc, esp. the elusive #6 but they are very good in this one.

[Linz]

Bruckner Symphony No. 5 in B Flat Major, 1878 Version Ed. Leopold Nowak, Franz Konwitschny, Gewandhousorcheter 'Leipzig

[JBS]

A Presto package landed today.
First into the CD player

Humoresque
The Rock
Three Divertissements
Lamia
Koong Shee

[brewski]

This time of year, the Curtis Institute of Music livestreams many graduation recitals, so I'm dipping into this one by Elias Ackerly. Loving the Scriabin, which I haven't heard by anyone in awhile.

Beethoven: Sonata No. 6 in F Major, Op. 10, No. 2
Rachmaninoff: Variations on a Theme of Corelli, Op. 42
Scriabin: Sonata No. 4 in F# Major, Op. 30
Beethoven: Sonata No. 31 in Ab Major, Op. 110
Liszt: "Après une lecture du Dante," from Années de pèlerinage, 2e année

Encore
Alfred Grünfeld: Soirée de Vienne, Revised F. H. Schneider

-Bruce

[Spotted Horses]

Walter Kaufmann: Piano Concerto No.3
I found an inexpensive second-hand copy of this CD following Daverz's enthusiasm for it.
A most enjoyable discovery

cpo is well represented on Apple Music, but they have failed to make this one available, for some reason.

[Linz]

Rachmaninoff Symphony No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 13, Symphony No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 13, Eugene Ormandy

[Karl Henning]

A first listen:

Nikolai Myaskovsky
Piano Sonata № 1 in d minor, Op. 6 (1907)
Murray MacLachlan

[Skogwald]

This was my initial experience with Froberger's keyboard compositions fifty years ago. Initially, Leonhardt seemed ascetic and austere to me, but over time, the artistic value of the recording has become apparent, and since long I have recognized his pioneering importance.

I've heard Froberger's music before but this was the recording that really got me into it. Maybe it helps that I have gotten to be quite a fan of Leonhardt's aristocratic style already.

Anyone who doesn't know Froberger, think Bach's keyboard works but more abstract and emotional!

[Iota]

Tabakova: Concerto for Cello and Strings
Kristina Blaumane (cello), Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra, Maxim Rysanov

Undeniably lovely, plenty of driving energy and a satisfyingly risoluto rounding off. Only twenty minutes long, well worth a listen.

[prémont]

Anyone who doesn't know Froberger, think Bach's keyboard works but more abstract and emotional!

I had to listen to many different recordings of Frobergers keyboard music before I really got into it.

[JBS]

Concertos 6 and 8 use a tangent piano for the solo part. Concerto 7 uses a fortepiano, a tangent piano, and a harpsichord as the concertante instruments. As well as differentiating the solo parts, it seems to reflect the limited availability of keyboard instruments other than harpsichord in Salzburg in the late 1770s.
The cover image is a portion of Paul Klee's Senecio, painted in 1922.

[Irons]

Walton: Symphony No.2



A superb rendition by Previn and his LSO in their pomp. Urgent with a strong base line makes this Walton 2 sound more propulsive and dynamic. 

[Dry Brett Kavanaugh]

Sulkhan Tsintsadze: Fantasia for Piano and Orchestra. USSR State SO/Alexander Gauk.

[Linz]

Bruckner Symphony No. 8 in C Minor, 1890 Version. Ed. Leopold Nowak, Bruckner Orchester Linz, Kurt Eichhorn

[Symphonic Addict]

Walton: Symphony No.2



A superb rendition by Previn and his LSO in their pomp. Urgent with a strong base line makes this Walton 2 sound more propulsive and dynamic. 

Previn was in his element with Walton.

Another potent performance of the 2nd in great sound is this:

[Bachtoven]

[Symphonic Addict]

Widor: Organ Symphonies 3 and 4

Completely majestic music. Refreshing my ears with these imposing works has been a neat idea. I wasn't keen on soft organ music till I heard these pieces. The slow movements of these symphonies are proving to be utterly beautiful.