What are you listening to now?

[Harry]

After three times listening this CD goes into my collection. A CD with some fine SQ.

http://walboi.blogspot.nl/2016/11/atterberg-kurt-1887-1974-rangstrom-ture.html?spref=tw

[aligreto]

Credit Mrs. Rock. After an afternoon of Schoenberg, she insisted we switch to Bach 

Sarge

Wise lady 

[Harry]

Why Heinrich Kaminski is forgotten, is a riddle to me. He fits perfectly into his time, and his music has enough to say. A master, albeit one that is not seen neither heard.

http://walboi.blogspot.nl/2016/11/new-acquisition-kaminski-heinrich-1886.html?spref=tw

[The new erato]

Wise lady 

She married the Sarge, what did you expect?

[Todd]

[Sergeant Rock]

Wise lady 

She married the Sarge, what did you expect?

Sarge

[Sergeant Rock]

Kokkonen Symphony No.3 (1967), Söderblom conducting the Lahti SO




Sarge

[Mahlerian]

Sarge

I support listening to Schoenberg, but I also believe in preserving marital integrity, and Bach sure ain't bad.

[Mirror Image]

Continuing on with Rozhdestvensky's Shostakovich cycle on Melodiya:

Now listening to Suite from 'Hamlet'. Good stuff.

[Spineur]

A late afrenoon with Diana Damrau

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[SimonNZ]

Vaughan Williams' Flos Campi - Mark Wigglesworth, cond.

[Keep Going]

Martinu: Symphony No. 4

Giving this a spin having listened to N. Jarvi's account recently.

[Wakefield]

She married the Sarge, what did you expect?

Well, if she also chose Pinnock 1, her powers are almost supernatural. 

A splendid recording, I think.

[Sergeant Rock]

Well, if she also chose Pinnock 1...A splendid recording, I think.

She did, and it is. I wanted to hear Egarr but couldn't find it....so her choice played while I hunted.

Thread Duty:

Schumann Piano Trio No.3 G minor played by Faust, Queyras and Melnikov




Sarge

[Mahlerian]

Takemitsu: Spirit Garden for orchestra
Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony, cond. Wakasugi


Takemitsu: Garden Rain for brass ensemble
Philip Jones Brass Ensemble


Takemitsu: A Bird Came Down the Walk
Kaori Kimura, Fumiko Kai


Debussy: Sonata for flute, viola, and harp
Wolfgang Schulz, Wolfram Christ, Margit-Anna Suess

[Mirror Image]

Martinu: Symphony No. 4

Giving this a spin having listened to N. Jarvi's account recently.

And what do you think of this performance, Keep Going?

[SimonNZ]

Debussy's Preludes, book one - Monique Haas, piano

[Keep Going]

And what do you think of this performance, Keep Going?

The Tennstedt 4th is excellent. In particular, the largo is paced beautifully.

I may be wrong, but the N. Jarvi / Bamberg appears to bring out those soaring violin lines in the slow movement just that little bit more. Also, in the allergo vivo, the percussive rhythms feel somewhat more pronounced, without taking the music faster than Tennstedt.

My neutral assessment would be that both readings are quite worthwhile. A more discerning listener than I might be able to, uh, discern in further detail.

[Mirror Image]

The Tennstedt 4th is excellent. In particular, the largo is paced beautifully.

I may be wrong, but the N. Jarvi / Bamberg appears to bring out those soaring violin lines in the slow movement just that little bit more. Also, in the allergo vivo, the percussive rhythms feel somewhat more pronounced, without taking the music faster than Tennstedt.

My neutral assessment would be that both readings are quite worthwhile. A more discerning listener than I might be able to, uh, discern in further detail.

Thanks for your feedback. A lot of people are quite impressed with Jarvi's cycle on BIS, but I remain on the fence about his cycle. I think Thomson on Chandos and Belohlavek on Onyx have done a remarkable job in their respective cycles and I suppose I can't help but to feel an even greater attachment to Thomson's cycle since it was my first.

A side note: I didn't really like Martinu too much the first time I heard his music. I listen to his Symphony No. 1 and was just scratching my head the entire time, but soon enough his music clicked for me and he has remained a solid favorite of mine for many years now.

[prémont]

Well, if she also chose Pinnock 1, her powers are almost supernatural. 

A splendid recording, I think.

Yes, even if the continuos emergence of all kind of Brandenburg concerto recordings make status difficult to access (much time is needed), it is still my favorite along with the Linde Consort.