What are you listening 2 now?

[Que]

This is Palestrina's 3rd Book of Lamentations (for four voices) from 1588. Performance wise this is quite different from Cinquecento's recording of Book 2. Not OVPP but mostly doubling the voices and in church acoustics.

[Iota]

Debussy: Images Book I
Seong-Jin Cho (piano)

The limpidity of Cho's touch is really quite unmanning at times. By the time he releases his Ravel recordings eight years later one can hear an even greater sophistication in his playing I think, nonetheless these are gorgeous.

[Lisztianwagner]

Kurt Atterberg
Symphony No.3

Ari Rasilainen & Hannover Radio Philharmonic Orchestra

[Que]

Later reissued in the "hmGold" series...

[Florestan]

Franz Liszt taught a number of pianists who went on to achieve world renown, but Faik Bey Franz Della Sudda was his only student from Turkey, whom he affectionately called 'Der Pasha'. Della Sudda's European concerts saw him acclaimed as 'the most remarkable, graceful, and brilliant pianist of the present age'. With his own lyrically picturesque but complex and unorthodox compositions aimed at society's elite Della Sudda moved in exalted circles until his return to Istanbul where he eventually died isolated and alone. These world première recordings of Della Sudda's piano music are performed by the prize-winning Turkish pianist Zeynep Üçbaşaran. (Naxos presentation)

Perfect music for a tranquil Sunday afternoon.

[Der lächelnde Schatten]

Now playing Slavenski Balkanophonia, Op. 10:

[Florestan]

This should be right up your alley, @Brian.

[SonicMan46]

Bach, CPE - Flute Quartets - performers on cover art, both period instruments (3 works duplicated, i.e. Wq 93-95; both have 2 different pieces) - I was planning to cull one of these recordings but both are just too good to dump -        Dave

 

[Florestan]

[VonStupp]

FJ Haydn
Symphonies 9 - 20
Austro-Hungarian Haydn Orchestra
Ádám Fischer

While work and family have gotten the better of me over the last two weeks, I have managed to continue Fischer's cycle of Haydn symphonies. Amazing how each one of his early symphonies has their own points of interest.
VS

[steve ridgway]

How does one know which N to write backwards in order to make Russian?

[Florestan]

How does one know which N to write backwards in order to make Russian?

Honestly, I find this practice of using inverted N for Russian music covers contrived and distasteful.

[Der lächelnde Schatten]

Now playing Ives Orchestral Set No. 1: Three Places in New England

[DavidW]

[Spotted Horses]

After noticing that La Vecchia/Naxos are releasing a set of Petrassi's Concerti for Orchestra I decided to revisit the Tamayo recordings on Stravarius. Listened to No 1 and No 2 so far. Attractive recordings, but I don't find the audio as satisfying as Tamayo's other recordings, particularly the Partita for Orchestra and Piano Concerto. Looking forward to he imminent Naxos release.

[Karl Henning]

[Wanderer]

Honestly, I find this practice of using inverted N for Russian music covers contrived and distasteful.

Try being Greek and seeing Σ and E swapped like they're interchangeable in every Hollywood title.

And a 'Russian Variations' album without Medtner? Such a wasted opportunity! 

[brewski]

An afternoon of Beethoven string quartets, live from Wigmore Hall, in the finals of the International String Quartet Competition.

Terra String Quartet (USA) in No. 15
Quartet Integra (Japan) in No. 7
Opus13 (Norway) in No. 13

With the top prize announcement to follow after that. So far, the Terra players have set an extremely high bar.

[Florestan]

Try being Greek and seeing Σ and E swapped like they're interchangeable in every Hollywood title.

And a 'Russian Variations' album without Medtner? Such a wasted opportunity!

OTOMH I can't remember what variations Medtner wrote. 

[Karl Henning]

Honestly, I find this practice of using inverted N for Russian music covers contrived and distasteful.

I was mentally cringing at that practice even before I studied Russian.