What are you listening 2 now?

[Florestan]

That Cantemir is cracker of an album!

Many moons ago I attended a Savall concert in Bucharest where he played exactly that repertoire. It was one of the most memorable live musical experiences I've ever had.

[Brian]

Thoughts?

This is incredible stuff. I wish the Rach was last, as the most substantial work on the program, but it is first. (So I decided to listen out of order.) The Bowen piece is an interesting theme and variations that alternates between lighter romantic fare and chromatic, cryptic hints to the modern era. Imagine a piece that can jump from joyous, ceremonial Elgar to late Debussy in the space of a few bars. The Medtner is tuneful, heroic, and colorful - both of the pieces relate to medieval and chivalric stories about knights.

The players are great (Moog in particular I have followed for a long time). I have now gone back to the Rachmaninov, and in the first few minutes it is threatening to be almost as electric and exciting as the classic Ashkenazy/Previn duet.

EDIT: Yup, the last few minutes of the finale absolutely COOK! Hair-raising! Heck yes!

That Cantemir is cracker of an album!

Yes!!! Very close to me especially because it was one of the gifts I gave to my mother (who is Turkish) that she has loved and treasured the most. I remember when she put the album on for the first time one Christmas and was transfixed. She started telling me stories about her grandmother, an oud teacher, and how different tracks reminded her of different things. In fact, one of the melodies on that Cantemir album was, around 1900, turned into a pop love song - and the man described in the pop song lyrics is supposedly my grandmother's grandfather. This tune also makes a showstopping appearance in Fazil Say's concerto '1001 Nights in the Harem.'

[Karl Henning]

Many moons ago I attended a Savall concert in Bucharest where he played exactly that repertoire. It was one of the most memorable live musical experiences I've ever had.

Sweet!

[Karl Henning]

Yes!!! Very close to me especially because it was one of the gifts I gave to my mother (who is Turkish) that she has loved and treasured the most. I remember when she put the album on for the first time one Christmas and was transfixed. She started telling me stories about her grandmother, an oud teacher, and how different tracks reminded her of different things. In fact, one of the melodies on that Cantemir album was, around 1900, turned into a pop love song - and the man described in the pop song lyrics is supposedly my grandmother's grandfather. This tune also makes a showstopping appearance in Fazil Say's concerto '1001 Nights in the Harem.'

Great story!

[vers la flamme]

Franz Liszt: Prometheus; Mazeppa. Bernard Haitink, London Philharmonic Orchestra

Not very familiar with Liszt's tone poems, but there's good music here. I reckon they may be underrated.

[DavidW]

Composer : Benjamin Britten
Recording : Cello Symphony (Rostropovich - 1965)
Performers : Mstislav Rostropovich, Benjamin Britten

Ah yes your previous post was the one that reminded me to come back to Britten's Cello Symphony!  What a great work.

[foxandpeng]

Nicolai Myaskovsky
Symphony 1
Alexander Rudin
Ural Youth Symphony Orchestra
Naxos

First run at this recording of Myaskovsky 1

[Papy Oli]

Yes!!! Very close to me especially because it was one of the gifts I gave to my mother (who is Turkish) that she has loved and treasured the most. I remember when she put the album on for the first time one Christmas and was transfixed. She started telling me stories about her grandmother, an oud teacher, and how different tracks reminded her of different things. In fact, one of the melodies on that Cantemir album was, around 1900, turned into a pop love song - and the man described in the pop song lyrics is supposedly my grandmother's grandfather. This tune also makes a showstopping appearance in Fazil Say's concerto '1001 Nights in the Harem.'

Your praise for this album was the reason I bought it at the time, @Brian ! I didn't remember that closer connection though 

Many moons ago I attended a Savall concert in Bucharest where he played exactly that repertoire. It was one of the most memorable live musical experiences I've ever had.

I'm jealous, that must have been quite quite a special time!

   

[Harry]

Edvard Grieg
Symphonic Dances

Eivind Aadland & WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln

The whole Grieg series is a marvel in my view!

[Brahmsian]

Yes!!! Very close to me especially because it was one of the gifts I gave to my mother (who is Turkish) that she has loved and treasured the most. I remember when she put the album on for the first time one Christmas and was transfixed. She started telling me stories about her grandmother, an oud teacher, and how different tracks reminded her of different things. In fact, one of the melodies on that Cantemir album was, around 1900, turned into a pop love song - and the man described in the pop song lyrics is supposedly my grandmother's grandfather. This tune also makes a showstopping appearance in Fazil Say's concerto '1001 Nights in the Harem.'

@Brian
@Papy Oli
@Karl Henning

Added to wish list. 

[Karl Henning]

Ah yes your previous post was the one that reminded me to come back to Britten's Cello Symphony!  What a great work.

+ 1 ... therefore:

TD

Britten
Symphony for Cello & Orchestra, Op. 68
Steven Isserlis, vc
City of London Sinfonia
Richard Hickox

[Bachtoven]

No.3 and 4 from this superb set.

[Que]

[Dry Brett Kavanaugh]

Alexander Glazunov: Characteristic Suite. Yevgeny Svetlanov/USSR.

[foxandpeng]

Nikolaj Mjaskovskij
Symphony 2
Gottfried Rabl
Radio Symphonieorchester Wien
Orfeo

First listen to this version of Myaskovsky 2.I prefer Svetlanov in this, I think.

[Karl Henning]

If this appears to suggest that I'm in a rut, so be it:

Myaskovsky
Symphony № 24 in f minor, Op. 63 (1943)
Symphony № 25 in D♭, Op. 69 (1946, rev. 1949)
Russian Federation Academic Symphony
Yevgeny Svetlanov

[Todd]

[Karl Henning]

JSB
BWV 64 « Sehet, welch eine Liebe hat uns der Vater erzeiget »

[Karl Henning]

"Papa"
Symphony № 78 in c minor, Hob. I:78
Austro-Hungarian Haydn Orchestra
Ádám Fischer

[Karl Henning]

"Papa"
Symphony № 78 in c minor, Hob. I:78
Austro-Hungarian Haydn Orchestra
Ádám Fischer

"Papa"
Symphony № 78 in c minor, Hob. I:78
Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra
Dennis Russell Davies

A smidge leaner, brighter and nervier. Enough to make a difference, meseems.