What are you listening 2 now?

[Harry]

Continuo, Addio!
Duos, sonatas & caprices for violin & Cello.
Recorded at the Church of Saint-Rémi de Franc-Warêt. (Belgium) 2018.
See for details back cover.

If you like this sort of duos, you are in for a treat. First is the playing impeccable, but the interpretation will charm you out of your socks. SOTA sound, amazing! For a long time it was irrefutable certainty that a harpsichord was obligatory in chamber music up to the Classical period, and people were quick to overlook indications and notes such as Cello or harpsichord. The Duo Tartini,  dares here the experiment without harpsichord, but also presents original duo compositions. And the result is nothing short of amazing. Recommended!

[Traverso]

Ravel

piano trio

Beaux Arts Trio

part of this box

[foxandpeng]

Tried a few of the albums that Qobuz has. That's enough for me.

At least you gave it a few hours' listening rather than just a shallow poke. Not every composer is for everyone - even one as good as Schuman.

[Harry]

Élisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre (1665-1729)
CÉPHALE ET PROCRIS.
Tragédie lyrique en un prologue et cinq actes sur un livret de Joseph-François
Duché de Vancy, créée au Théâtre du Palais-Royal en 1694.
Avec le soutien exceptionnel de Madame Aline Foriel-Destezet.
Recorded, 2023, au Grand Manège de Namur.

Repertoire I not often indulge in, but for the composer, Élisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre, I gladly make an exception. There are people on GMG who can speak with more knowledge about this genre, but since I am not that adept, I limit myself  to the following. Voices, Choir, instrumentalists, recording, all is of an exceptional level. Time is swiftly passing by if all works according to plan. It does!

[AnotherSpin]

At least you gave it a few hours' listening rather than just a shallow poke. Not every composer is for everyone - even one as good as Schuman.

Nope, it didn't take hours, much less.

[Lisztianwagner]

Arthur Honegger
Symphony No.3

Herbert von Karajan & Berliner Philharmoniker

[Todd]

[DavidW]

Mozart Masses KV 167 and 140.  Apparently KV 140 might be spurious!?  Dang I really liked both anyway.  Really hit the spot this morning.

Also finally Shostakovich and Schnittke's cello sonatas.

[Traverso]

Roussel

Symphony 1 & 3

[Harry]

Georges Catoire.
String Quartet opus.23.
Piano Quintet, opus 28.

Anna Zassimova, Piano.
Utrecht String Quartet.
Recorded in 2022.

This is music of the Fin de Siècle, which is permeated by an air of farewell, that could hardly be more beautiful. And beautiful it is. A neglected composer, almost forgotten really, a treasure to be discovered. The colours, expectancy of images, surreal. One flows of a stream of intense emotions. Well recorded and performed.

[vandermolen]

Tried a few of the albums that Qobuz has. That's enough for me.

OK fair enough!

[Spotted Horses]

Staying with Bach this morning, for the moment anyway.

That's one recording which, to my memory, Grumiaux's violin tone had a more luminous sound on LP than on the CD remaster. But the LP sound resides in my memory and it is a very early CD master. I wonder if later issues of the recording improve on the original CD release.

[Harry]

David Petersen. (Pietersen) (1650-1737)
Speelstukken (Amsterdam 1683).
Sonatas, No.1,2,4-7,9,10,12.
The Rare Fruits Council.
Manfredo Kraemer, Violin.
Recorded in 1997, Lutherse Kerk, Hilversum, Netherlands.

For me a totally unknown composer , never heard of him, and can only find one CD, namely this one! The nine of the twelve pieces recorded here overwhelm  with an immense abundance of skilful ideas in manifold, and combinations, and with many neck-breaking passages, a feast for the senses! Highly entertaining.


David Petersen (born Lübeck ca. 1650 or 1651 – died Amsterdam, before 5 May 1737) was a violinist and composer of north German origin active in the Netherlands (United Provinces).In the 1670s he travelled to Lund, Sweden where he was an employee of the newly founded University. By 1680, however, he had moved to Amsterdam where he remained for the rest of his career.

[Brian]

Hurwitz likes it but I am disappointed. Everything is just too slow. Worth considering if you are a Celibidachean or an audiophile.

[DavidW]

I instantly love it!!

[foxandpeng]

Nope, it didn't take hours, much less.

Each to their own 🙂

I've found most of my greatest loves and finest discoveries have needed a little perseverance. Schuman being one of them, actually. I had a stab at his symphonies on a couple of occasions and just couldn't take to them. Recently, however, I've been massively impressed.

[Spotted Horses]

Each to their own 🙂

I've found most of my greatest loves and finest discoveries have needed a little perseverance. Schuman being one of them, actually. I had a stab at his symphonies on a couple of occasions and just couldn't take to them. Recently, however, I've been massively impressed.

I'm also impressed, having listened backwards from 8 to 4, so far. No 3, his most popular, is next. The one detraction is that, except for the 5th for strings, they seem to have a similar sound/technique. It's not like Beethoven where each symphony is a distinctly different sound. Not every composer can be Beethoven.

[classicalgeek]

Schoenberg
Theme and Variations (for concert band)
Royal Northern College of Music Wind Orchestra
Timothy Reynish
(on Spotify)

[Brian]

Op. 18. I like the appealing warm sound of the players and the intimacy of their sound, as if they are your friends in a true "chamber" setting. But I do wish the cello was a little bit more prominent in the sound mix. Overall going very nicely.

[Linz]

Mozart Eight variations on the chorus ''Dieu d'amour'' KV 352 excerpt from the comic opera
Seven variations on the Dutch song ''Willem von Nassau'' KV 25
Six variations on ''Mio caro Adone'' KV 180 excerpt from the opera 'La fiera di Venizia\'\' by Salieri
Twelve variations on a minuet by Johann Christian Fischer KV 179
Twelve variations on an allegretto KV 500