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[Wanderer]

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[Florestan]

Disc 3

For Children

[Florestan]

Volks-Kinderlieder, WoO 31

Edith Matis, Karl Engel

[Mahlerian]

Schoenberg: Gurre-Lieder
Marita Napier, Yvonne Minton, Jess Thomas, Siegmund Nimsgern, Kenneth Bowen, Gunther Reich, BBC Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, cond. Boulez
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[aligreto]

Haydn: Missa Cellensis [Hickox]....

[aligreto]

Only this: 

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Which is pretty awesome, but somehow never pursued Jommelli any further.
Not that there was much on offer....

Q

OK, I like the look of that one Q. I think that I will add it to my List.

I have two others for you....




This one is really good. The music is beautiful and some of the accompaniments are wonderful. The artists speak for themselves. Recommended.




Obviously, given the nature of the Miserere the tone of the music is obviously not up beat but is still quite enchanting. The Sei Duetti Sacri are of interest. The performances are fine but not of the highest standard.

[Drasko]

https://www.youtube.com/v/6QikXWTcZfI

Milan Ristic - Symphony No.2  (1951)

Timişoara Philharmonic Orchestra / Nicolae Boboc

Ristic's second symphony is kind of important in the history of Serbian classical music. It's one of first pieces to break away from state imposed socialist realism of post war years. It is a light footed catchy motoric neo-classical piece with lovely quasi folk-like scherzo in 5/8 and 7/8 and fugal finale. I quite like it and it's a shame that there never was (to best of my knowledge) an officially released recording. This, pretty decent one, by a Romanian orchestra was I believe dug out of radio archives.

[aligreto]

Liszt: Von der Wiege bis zum Grabe [Haselbock]....





A wonderful work that is beautifully and tenderly played, particularly the poignant final movement.


This concludes my first run through of this set. All of the performances are smooth, well rounded and full sounding in great recordings. The interpretations are buoyant and assertive and the orchestral textures add warm and varied colour to the sound world. If one likes this music [and I know that everyone does not] this set comes very well recommended.

[Karl Henning]

Liszt: Von der Wiege bis zum Grabe [Haselbock]....

One exquisite score!

[Mandryka]

Stephan Möller plays Beethoven op 106, using a percussive and colourful 1830 Bosendorfer, a proper Beethoven piano, and  well worth hearing this if you like this sort of music. Very good to hear all the usual traces of tearful sentimentality eradicated from the Adagio of op 106. And very good to hear the opening allegro of the Hammerklavier played fast on an instrument with little sustain and superior clarity. From the point of view of the performance and the instrument and the sound this is top tier.

[Karl Henning]

It is only MIDI, so there are the inevitable mechanical inadequacies, but when I listen to my Opus 11, I do feel that I like it, and I wish an actual pianist would play the set.

[Ken B]

Christopher Rousse
Symphony 4 -- liked this. Probably the best thing I have heard from him.
Trombone Concerto -- less interesting so far.

Jennifer Higdon, Concerto for Orchestra

[Karl Henning]

http://www.youtube.com/v/Z4cB_7uEBxY

[aligreto]

Caldara: Maddalena ai piedi di Cristo, parte seconda [Jacobs]....





The work itself is wonderful with emotion laden content. It is filled with strong, lyrical, enchanting, haunting arias which are given very engaging, earnest vocal performances from all concerned.  All performances, orchestral and vocal are very fine with particularly powerful vocal performances from the sopranos of this beautiful music.

[aligreto]

Locatelli: Opus 4, Concertos Nos. 10-12....





This is crisp music that is elegant and energetic in nature and, for the most part, assertive and ebullient in tone. Both the playing and recording are of a high standard which does great justice to the music.

[Mahlerian]

Reich: Different Trains, Tehilim, Eight Lines
Kronos Quartet, Schonberg Ensemble cond. de Leeuw, Bang on a Can cond. Lubman
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[HIPster]

Caldara: Maddalena ai piedi di Cristo, parte seconda [Jacobs]....





The work itself is wonderful with emotion laden content. It is filled with strong, lyrical, enchanting, haunting arias which are given very engaging, earnest vocal performances from all concerned.  All performances, orchestral and vocal are very fine with particularly powerful vocal performances from the sopranos of this beautiful music.

Thank you for posting this.

Looks excellent. 

[listener]

vinyl: TIPPETT  Symphony no.3
Heather Harper, sop.  London S.O.,  Colin Davis cond.
and  then  KODÀLY Chamber Music:
Serenade for 2 violins and viola op. 12     Intermezzo for String Trio
Sonatina for cello and piano,   Adagio for cello and piano   Capriccio for solo cello
Bach: Prelude and Fugue WTC 1/7 transcription
Vilmos Tátrai, violin  and others

[ComposerOfAvantGarde]

This CD of violin music by Heinrich Biber:

Text is a little small on the cover, what is on this? And I didn't know you were much of a Biber fan How do you like him in comparison to Vivaldi?

[ComposerOfAvantGarde]

Some of Biber's music is very fascinating (at times in a very Gesualdo/Schnittke way), not a fan no, but he is one of the most interesting I have found from the Baroque.

Vivaldi?  Can't stand him at all, so considerably better

I think both Biber and Vivaldi were equally good at experimenting with instruments to create some very evocative sounds, perhaps Biber was more experimental in scordatura tunings of the violin as I am not aware Vivaldi did that...but it is nice to hear your thoughts.

What was on the recording?