What are you listening 2 now?

[Der lächelnde Schatten]

Before heading out for the day --- Walton The Wise Virgins Suite

[Traverso]

Bach

Sonaten Für Violine & Cembalo  BWV 1014-1016-1019

[Iota]

CD I

Gosh, beautiful! The music is like a breathing heart wreathed in an extraordinarily a rich palette of emotional hues, utterly entrancing! I find the punctuating plainchants perfectly judged, and Graindelevoix are truly inspired. It's been too long since I listened to either them or Gesualdo, grateful to those who posted about this disc for the prompt.

Bruno Maderna as a conductor was also an experience: if you can find his recording of Schoenberg's Jakobsleiter from the 1970's, listen to it!

Funnily enough I'd decided this week it was about time I made a more concerted attempt to listen to more of his recordings, I've always liked the ones I have heard, so your recommendation noted, thank you. Don't know if you saw it, but somebody also posted a performance of his Schubert 9 on the Schubert thread.

[Roasted Swan]

Before heading out for the day --- Walton The Wise Virgins Suite

I love that Suite!

[Karl Henning]

[Number Six]

Mozart: Violin Concertos No. 3-5
Kristian Bezuidenhout, Freiburger Barockorchester, Gottfried von der Goltz (Violin)
2021, Freiburg im Breisgau, Ensemblehaus Freiburg

It's Saturday, so I am meant to be listening to a Symphony. But I felt like this one for the moment. Maybe will do a Mozart symphony next. . .

Also, I suppose, we are meant to be listening to Bach passions this weekend. But since I don't understand the words and don't have any emotional connections to the music, the way I might for Christmas music, it doesn't matter to me what season of the year I play Bach choral works.

[Karl Henning]

I don't yet know this piece nearly as well as I wish.

[Traverso]

Bach

[vandermolen]

I love that Suite!

I like those versions of the symphonies.

[Linz]

Anton Bruckner Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, 1894 Original Version. Ed. Leopold Nowak
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Lovro von Matacic

[Henk]

👌

[Linz]

Anton Bruckner Symphony No. 7 in E Major, 1885 Version. Ed.Leopold Nowak
Münchner Philhamoniker, Sergiu Celibidache

[VonStupp]

Sir Granville Bantock
Omar Khayyám

Catherine Wyn-Rogers, mezzo
Toby Spence, tenor
Roderick Williams, baritone
BBC SO & Chorus - Vernon Handley

I doubt this work would ever be a favorite of mine, despite its luscious beauty and Humanist ideals.

However, since Handley's recording contains cuts, I listened to the missing portions on Norman Del Mar's complete reading on Lyrita, and that one sounds very exciting opposite Chandos' lush rose-smelling. I should probably pursue that whole recording at some point, but it will have to wait for now.
VS

[Karl Henning]

Schoenberg
Este Kammersymphonie, Op. 9b
Stuttgart Radio Symphony
Michael Gielen

[foxandpeng]

Hans Werne Henze
The Henze Collection
Symphony 1
HWH
Berlin Philharmonic
Deutsche Grammophon

I've grown to really appreciate Henze over the years, and although not my favourite of his symphonies, I fancied something familiar 🙂

[Linz]

Gioachino Rossini  Overtures
The London Classical Players, Roger Norrington

[brewski]

Schreker: Kammersymphonie (Rattle / BRSO Akademie, live recording 2 Nov 2024). Why Scheker's music isn't more widely performed is a mystery.

[Number Six]

E. Schwarzkopf: 3 songs from Schumann's Myrthen, Op 25

Mozart: Symphony No. 39
Jordi Savall, Le Concert des Nations

Better late than never on Saturday Symphony!

[Der lächelnde Schatten]

I love that Suite!

Yes, it's lovely, indeed.

[Linz]

Anton Bruckner Symphony No. 3 in D Minor, 1873 Original Version Ed. Leopold Nowak
Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Thomas Dausgaard