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[71 dB]

I have been listening to Dittersdorf's String Quartets/Quintets by Franz Schubert Quartet on cpo label that last few days. It's somehow very narcotic music. The style is interesting, as if Mozart's and Beethoven's styles were connected and some Händel was added for baroque finesse. Good stuff. Unfortunately many will ignore this music for the composer's funny name.

[Papy Oli]

Received that one yesterday :



Listening to the 6th 

[Harry]

I have been listening to Dittersdorf's String Quartets/Quintets by Franz Schubert Quartet on cpo label that last few days. It's somehow very narcotic music. The style is interesting, as if Mozart's and Beethoven's styles were connected and some Händel was added for baroque finesse. Good stuff. Unfortunately many will ignore this music for the composer's funny name.

Long live Dittersdorf, I love his music.

[Harry]

Received that one yesterday :



Listening to the 6th 

And that's about the best performance I ever heard......

[gmstudio]

[Harry]

I have been listening to Dittersdorf's String Quartets/Quintets by Franz Schubert Quartet on cpo label that last few days. It's somehow very narcotic music. The style is interesting, as if Mozart's and Beethoven's styles were connected and some Händel was added for baroque finesse. Good stuff. Unfortunately many will ignore this music for the composer's funny name.

Your avatar sucks Poju, get the last one back if you please....

[71 dB]

Long live Dittersdorf, I love his music.

You must have a lot of Dittersdorf CDs Harry. Any recommendations? I have three symphony dics on Naxos + what CPO has released. I'd be intereting to hear his concertos...

[Harry]

You must have a lot of Dittersdorf CDs Harry. Any recommendations? I have three symphony dics on Naxos + what CPO has released. I'd be intereting to hear his concertos...

Well there are some recordings on Brilliant, but the cheapest ones, and in my eyes the best ones, you have allready the CPO's, they are priceless, and Naxos has done a good job too, and will release more of him in the future.
Brilliant is also working at a comprehensive collection of composers in the same time line......as Dittersdorf.

I will dive into my collection one of these days Poju, and if I find something that would be a enrichment of your Dittersdorf collection, I let you know.

[Solitary Wanderer]

This has fast become a personal fave. 

[wilhelm]

CD1
Symphony No. 1 in F major, Op. 17
At Twilight. Idyll for Orchestra, Op. 39
The Romance of Spring, Chorus and Orchestra, Op. 23

[Peregrine]

[Renfield]

The former. And a very atmospheric work, indeed. (This is my first acquaintance with Glazunov as a symphonist.)

Of course, Mravinsky and the Leningrad Philharmonic being their usual superb selves... Which reminds me, I should post my impressions on the Brahms, once I've also had a proper listen to their Brahms' 2nd.

[Peregrine]

[sidoze]

Listened to this yesterday. I've got mixed feeling about his 're-thinking' of the piece  At times he takes the tempi so slow that its difficult to listen to. At other times he seems to inject fresh life into this very familiar music. Anyone else heard this interpretation?

my favourite recording of the work. It's the most visual I know, and for once a pianist actually creates a sense of movement and weight in Bydlo (how many have you heard just run through it? Nearly all of them. Not here -- plodding along, straight out of Satantango).

[gmstudio]

The former. And a very atmospheric work, indeed. (This is my first acquaintance with Glazunov as a symphonist.)

Of course, Mravinsky and the Leningrad Philharmonic being his usual superb selves... Which reminds me, I should post my impressions on the Brahms, once I've also had a proper listen to their Brahms' 2nd.

Everytime I open this thread I find something new I *need* to buy.  Now, I *have* to hear this!

[Renfield]

Everytime I open this thread I find something new I *need* to buy.  Now, I *have* to hear this!

And thank you for indirectly pointing out a typo in the original post.

(I might also add that it was quite superb; and I don't mean the typo! )

[Brian]

I've heard great things about this disc!

[sidoze]

[Solitary Wanderer]

my favourite recording of the work. It's the most visual I know, and for once a pianist actually creates a sense of movement and weight in Bydlo (how many have you heard just run through it? Nearly all of them. Not here -- plodding along, straight out of Satantango).

Thanks for that  Its certainly attention grabbing. I'm really only familiar with Ravels orchestrated version so hearing it as intended is a revelation.

[Solitary Wanderer]

Schubert ~ #9 Cleveland Orchestra/Szell 1970 EMI Classics

Great to hear Schubert's 'Great' symphony again. Beautifully orchestrated and very powerful and emotional.