What are you listening 2 now?

[SonicMan46]

Taneyev's Symphonies - Sanderling on Naxos vs. Polyansky on Chandos off a Spotify playlist; reviews attached for those interested - trying to decide which set to purchase? - Dave

[kyjo]

Are you familiar with this recording, Kyle?

Nope, I'm not as of yet. I'm looking forward to discovering his first two piano trios. I'm a sucker for French music of that period, especially chamber music!

[steve ridgway]

Grisey - Partiels. Les Espaces Acoustiques started off very slowly but this third movement has turned much more dramatic.

[aligreto]

Palestrina: Feria V & Feria VI in coena Domini [Pro Cantione Antiqua]





This is, I must say, the type of divine music by Palestrina that I really admire. It is hauntingly beautiful and excellently presented here.

[aligreto]

Taneyev's Symphonies - Sanderling on Naxos vs. Polyansky on Chandos off a Spotify playlist; reviews attached for those interested - trying to decide which set to purchase? - Dave

Cheers, Dave. I have downloaded and saved the reviews for investigation later. 

[ritter]

...I have the ASV recording as well!

So do I! But sticking to the Etcetera disc: listening to the Halffter and the Gerhard, and skipping the Falla this time around.

[Brahmsian]

Taneyev's Symphonies - Sanderling on Naxos vs. Polyansky on Chandos off a Spotify playlist; reviews attached for those interested - trying to decide which set to purchase? - Dave

Hmmm, interesting reading those reviews Dave.  Thanks for sharing.  Although mixed indeed, they seem to lean towards a preference to Polyansky (opposite of me). 

[Harry]

Pjotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky.

Orchestral Works, Volume II.

Symphony No. 2 in C minor, "Little Russian". 1879 version.
Overture in F major. 1866 version.
Festive Overture on the "Danish National Anthem in D major. 1892 version.
The Storm, (Groza) Overture, 1864.

Gothenburg SO, Neeme Järvi.

The second Symphony has remarkable melodies, daring, sublime, and orchestrated to a high level, one can expect from this composer. However insignificant a work, there is always plenty of fireworks, and orchestral high points. The "Little Russian" (meant was the Ukraine) is a masterwork, and not only the Fourth, Fifth or the doomladen Sixth. Every Symphony is a precious gem to me, and Järvi brings out the best of them. His tempi are spot on, and the energy is well dosed. He knows them almost by heart, and this is the quality you hear above all else. The Overture and Festive Overture are nice enough, but not written from the heart, thus merely technical exercises, brilliantly done though.
The Storm is  a good example of when he put his heart in it, all the many felicities he could muster are in this composition.
Fine BIS recording!

[Harry]

Nope, I'm not as of yet. I'm looking forward to discovering his first two piano trios. I'm a sucker for French music of that period, especially chamber music!

I love this recording!

[Harry]

Anton Bruckner.
Symphony No. O in D minor. Second version 1869.

Tapiola Sinfonietta, Mario Venzago.

To me this is how Bruckner must sound, and he would recognize when played before him. The orchestras he could muster were hardly above 30 players, most of them used Gut strings, and the instruments like wood winds and brass locally produced and differently tuned at that.. So the massive performances these day were propelled by conductors starting shortly after Bruckners death, were winds and brass were doubled, including strings, and with that all nuances in his works were gone. Hardly the Bruckner he really was. Don't get me wrong, I have the Karajan recordings and think them something special, but I am not under the Illusion that this is the real thing, its Karajan at his best, but Karajan!
That said, I am amazed how much detail is surfacing, and I understand the musical connections between him and previous composers, which is hardly recognizable with modern interpretations.
All phrases have meaning now, all melodies fit in the total structure, and are no islands on their own. This is how Bruckner should sound. I know that many of you will disagree with me, but I stand for what I wrote...this is Bruckner!
Venzago is in m eyes a hero. He made divers orchestras play the stars from heaven, and is such a sensitive conductor, that my hearts fills with overflowing joy when the first notes come through my speakers. And I say Amen to it, finally Bruckner.
State of the Art Sound as a bonus.

[steve ridgway]

To me this is how Bruckner must sound, and he would recognize when played before him. The orchestras he could muster were hardly above 30 players, most of them used Gut strings, and the instruments like wood winds and brass locally produced and differently tuned at that.

Very interesting Harry. So the audiences have actually become used to "derivative works".

[Harry]

Ludwig Von Beethoven

Complete Symphonies are other Orchestral Works.

CD I.

The Creatures of Prometheus.
Symphony No 1 & 2.

Anima Eterna, Jos van Immerseel.

Again a set with music played on authentic instruments, and how fabulous this is done. I have plenty complete sets of Beethoven's Symphonies, authentic and modern, but this set tops them all. Immerseel does a foot wrong, he returns the works to the masterpieces they are without gimmickry, or added personal conductor issues. And shine they do, for Immerseel knows his business and applies his knowledge at great length. Put state of the Art sound to the list and you have Beethoven as intended. Again many will disagree but that is in the nature of things. I celebrate this set.

[Harry]

Very interesting Harry. So the audiences have actually become used to "derivative works".

Yes alas!

[ritter]

More Ernesto Halffter: the late (1969) and quite wonderful Guitar Concerto. Ignacio Rodes is the soloist, and he's accompanied by the English Chamber Orchestra conducted by Edmon Colomer.

[Papy Oli]

From the Berglund Icon box :

Shostakovich - Fifth Symphony

[Harry]

Jon Nordal.
Orchestral Works.

Choralis.
Adagio for Flute, Harp, Piano and String Orchestra.
Langnaetti.
Epitafion.
Leidsla.

Iceland SO. Johannes Gustavsson.


See my review 22-4-2021

[Roasted Swan]

From the Berglund Icon box :

Shostakovich - Fifth Symphony

GREAT box!

[Artem]

A new Russian composer for me.

[ritter]

Maria Tipo plays J. S. Bach's Partitas No. 1, 2 & 4 (BWV 825, 826, 828):

[Klavier]

Superb playing and sound (DSD64) and interesting repertoire. I was previously only familiar with Grieg's Ballade.



Geir TVEITT (1908-1981)
Aeolian Harp (1945) [16:06]
Christian SINDING (1856-1941)
Sonata (1909) [24:48]
Alf HARUM (1882-1972)
Eventyrland (1920) [20:39]
Edvard GRIEG (1843-1907)
Ballade Op. 24 (1876) [23:28]
Christian Grøvlen (piano)
rec. November 2019, Sofienberg Church, Norway.
2L RECORDS 2L-163- [85:06]