What are you listening 2 now?

[foxandpeng]

Arnold Bax.
Symphony in F, (1907)
Orchestrated by Martin Yates, (2013)
Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Martin Yates.
Recorded: 2013 at the RSNO Centre, Henry Wood Hall, Glasgow.

Must say that I am hugely impressed, it really sounds like Bax, even though its orchestrated by Yates. He did a wonderful job, making the score available. I really like it, better this as nothing is my stance. Don't stone me for taking this position please   Well recorded and performed.

I agree completely and like this very much, also.

Some great listening choices in the last 24 hours, Harry!

[Karl Henning]

I agree completely and like this very much, also.

Was thinking of you earlier, buddy!

TD:
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov,
Symphony No. 2 "Antar," Op. 9
Bergen Phil
Dmitri Kitaenko

Igor Stravinsky
Violin Concerto
Wilhelm Schneiderhan
Berlin Philharmoniker
Karel Ančerl

And: Antar, again.

[SonicMan46]

Crusell, Bernhard (1775-1838) - Clarinet Concertos - Frost vs. Hoeprich, the latter on a period reproduction he made after Crusell's Grenser clarinet; also have Hoeprich doing the composer's Clarinet Quartets on the same instrument w/ the London Haydn Quartet; also, if period instruments are of interest, then the older 2-CD set at the bottom w/ Anthony Pay is worth a search.  Dave

 

 

[Cato]

Franz Schmidt (1874-1939)
Symphony No. 4 in C (1933).
Orchestral Music from "Notre Dame" (1902-1904).
Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra Amsterdam, Yakov Kreizberg.
Christiaan Louwens, cello-solo, &  Ad Welleman, trumpet-solo.
Recorded in the Yakult Hall of the "Beurs van Berlage", Amsterdam, 29-30 August 2002.

This is a excellent performance, in fact it's bloody good, and recorded in Reference SOTA sound. I have heard many good interpretations of the Fourth Symphony but this one adds that extra special emotion in it. It is so well conceived, and detailed in it's expression. The orchestral music from "Notre Dame" I did not hear before, and that was my regretted miss. Its gorgeous too.

I have never heard the Notre-Dame Orchestral Music!


YouTube offers this recording:

Last night, we watched a rather controversial movie from 1960: The Unforgiven with a score by Dmitri Tiomkin.

[Traverso]

Bach

[Der lächelnde Schatten]

NP:

Handel
Excerpts from "Serse, HWV 40"
Lorraine Hunt Lieberson
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Harry Bicket

[foxandpeng]

Was thinking of you earlier, buddy!

Thank you, my friend. Still in the game 🙂

[Linz]

Bruckner Symphony No. 3 In D Minor, 1889 Version (aka 1888/89) Ed. Leopold Nowak,  Concertgebouw Orchestra, Mariss Jansons   

[prémont]

Igor Stravinsky
Violin Concerto
Wilhelm Schneiderhan
Berlin Philharmoniker
Karel Ančerl

A new member of the Schneiderhan dynasty?

[André]

This performance of the Mozart requiem is well known and rightly so. It was made in 1956 and displays most features of Mozart perfomance practice of the time. For many gravity will translate into heaviness, warmth into cloyness, etc Fair enough.

Walter is often very energetic and, coupled with the full complement of the NYPO forces it makes for an imposing soundstage. Which I like. As I like the sound the soloists make here (soprano and tenor especially). There are similarly conceived, more modern recordings but this hold up well. The sound is mono and while not of the first rank it's still very serviceable.

Recorded sound is definitely the issue that disappoints in the coupled Bruckner Te Deum. It is vague and matte, with little impact. This one was a non-starter for me.

[Karl Henning]

A new member of the Schneiderhan dynasty?

No, but a new entry in my typo dynasty!

[Kalevala]

NP:

Handel
Excerpts from "Serse, HWV 40"
Lorraine Hunt Lieberson
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Harry Bicket

So, what did you think of what you heard?

K

[Linz]

Wolffgang Amadeus Mozart Piano Variations, Daniel Barenboim, CD8

[Lisztianwagner]

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Francesca da Rimini

Leonard Bernstein & Israel Philharmonic Orchestra

[Linz]

Anton Bruckner Symphony in F Minor, 1863 One version only - Ed. Leopold Nowak, USSR Ministry of Culture Orchestra, Gennadi Roxhdestvensky

[Linz]

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Symphony No. 28 in C major K.200, Overture to the Marriage of Figaro K.492
Symphony No. 33 in B flat major, K.319, The Cleveland Orchestra, George Szell

[foxandpeng]

George Frederick McKay
Violin Concerto
Suite on 16th Century Hymns
Sinfonietta #4
Song Over the Great Plains
John McLaughlin Williams
Ukraine NRSO
Naxos

Good stuff

[Karl Henning]

George Frederick McKay
Violin Concerto
Suite on 16th Century Hymns
Sinfonietta #4
Song Over the Great Plains
John McLaughlin Williams
Ukraine NRSO
Naxos

Good stuff

Yes!

[LKB]

Revisiting my introduction to Roy Orbison, from around ten years ago.

https://vimeo.com/117692848 

[steve ridgway]

Henning: Op 159a Snootful of Hooch .