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[vandermolen]

Szymanowski: Litany To The Virgin Mary

Great CD!

[vandermolen]

Cyril Scott: Symphony No.1 and Cello Concerto
This CD gets played a lot here - both fine, largely forgotten works. This is my favourite of the excellent Chandos series. The dreamy opening of the Cello Concerto is especially haunting and the Symphony has a number of memorable and inspiriting moments.

[Que]

[Mandryka]

There's a track from Beghin's forthcoming release of these sonatas on spotify.

[Iota]

The 4th has a somewhat problematic finale (he made various versions and revisions). For me a performance that nails the coda is a successful one. Unfortunately not very many achieve that. You must hear clearly the pulsating viola figurations underneath the brass chorales and violins. That can only be achieved when the tempo is slow and rock steady. Try Celibidache, Ballot or Hrusa to hear that coda properly handled.

Thanks, will check those out. Have always liked Celi in Bruckner, the other two I've not heard. I have a feeling it may take more than the coda to resolve my impasse with the symphony, but very interested to hear the details you're talking about, and will see where that leads.

[Traverso]

Fauré

CD 1

I am always amazed at how great the contrast can be between the horrors in the world and the charm that emanates from the very first song of this set, "Papillon et la Fleur".

[Florestan]

I am always amazed at how great the contrast can be between the horrors in the world and the charm that emanates from the very first song of this set, " Le Papillon et la Fleur".

Entirely in line with Faure's own artistic creed:

For me, art, and especially music, exist to elevate us as far as possible above everyday existence.

Some might call it escapism. Let'em, it's entirely their loss. 

And of course --- great cycle of Faure's songs, strong contender for the best ever.

[Madiel]

Holmboe: String Quartet no.1

First listen to this version from the 1960s. It's started quite well.



Edit: And it's continuing well. The final movement goes off like a rocket, molto vivace indeed.

[Irons]

Holmboe: String Quartet no.1

First listen to this version from the 1960s. It's started quite well.



Edit: And it's continuing well. The final movement goes off like a rocket, molto vivace indeed.

I have on LP 2 & 6 from same set will spin soon.                                                           

[Madiel]

I have on LP 2 & 6 from same set will spin soon.                                                           

Someone offered rips of 1&4, 2&6 and 9&10. Given how unlikely it is I'll hear them any other way, I took the downloads.

However... I'm now trying to see whether I can track down the rights holders of the Fona catalogue to say "how about you copy this trend of putting LPs on streaming services?". Based on listening to quartet number 1, this could be a really great set of performances.

EDIT: I've moved on to SQ 4, and it also sounds rather good. Lots of drive.

[VonStupp]

Gioachino Rossini
Péchés De Vieillesse
  Vol. II. Album Français
  Vol. III Morceaux Réservés
Chorus Musicus - Christoph Spering

A parlor room-type vocal recital, with a communal singing aspect from the few choral numbers. Spering is at the harmonium, plus the pipe organ for the rather beautiful Ave Maria.

[SonicMan46]

Ries, Ferdinand (1784-1838) - own nearly 30 discs of Ries' works - listening to the recordings below - most of my CDs include the Piano Concertos (5), Symphonies (4), String Quartets (4), and Piano + Violin Sonatas/Sonatinas (7), the latter w/ Susan Kagan. Ries and Beethoven (see short bio below) were both born in Bonn; "when Ries died, he was so forgotten that no leading music magazine wrote an obituary for him" (LINK below).  Dave

Ferdinand Ries was a German composer. Ries was a friend, pupil and secretary of Ludwig van Beethoven. He composed eight symphonies, a violin concerto, nine piano concertos (the first not published), three operas, and numerous other works, including 26 string quartets. In 1838 he published reminiscences of Beethoven, co-written with Franz Wegeler. Ries' symphonies, some chamber works—most of them with piano—his violin concerto and his piano concertos have been recorded, exhibiting his connection to Beethoven, lying between the Classical and early Romantic styles. (Source)

     

[NumberSix]

Saturday Symphony!



Beethoven: Symphony No. 5
Chailly, Leipzig

I have the Gould piano version (by Liszt) cue'd up to follow it, if the mood strikes. I just learned about these piano transcriptions the other day, and I really like what I've sampled (a bit of the full cycle by Cyprien Katsaris); I figured I'd try the Gould. He also recorded the 6th.

[Traverso]

Entirely in line with Faure's own artistic creed:

For me, art, and especially music, exist to elevate us as far as possible above everyday existence.

Some might call it escapism. Let'em, it's entirely their loss. 

And of course --- great cycle of Faure's songs, strong contender for the best ever.

How many forms of escapism are there, all our frozen opinions, fossilized in our brain. How many lies that must conceal our insecurity, the illusory world in which communication takes place with a guard as an outpost that must shelter our inner self. Escapism for most people is a self-evident form of common sense

[Bachtoven]

Saturday Symphony!



I have the Gould piano version (by Liszt) cue'd up to follow it, if the mood strikes. I just learned about these piano transcriptions the other day, and I really like what I've sampled (a bit of the full cycle by Cyprien Katsaris); I figured I'd try the Gould. He also recorded the 6th.

Gould admitted that he couldn't play the 5th as transcribed by Liszt without overdubbing a second piano, so bear that in mind while listening to it. (As I recall, the finale gave him the most difficulty.)

[NumberSix]

Gould admitted that he couldn't play the 5th as transcribed by Liszt without overdubbing a second piano, so bear that in mind while listening to it. (As I recall, the finale gave him the most difficulty.)

Interesting! The Gould is about to start, so I will try to listen for when it might sounds like 2 pianos.

Now streaming on Apple Music:




Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67 (Transcribed for Piano by Franz Liszt)
Glenn Gould

[NumberSix]

Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67 (Transcribed for Piano by Franz Liszt)
Glenn Gould

Best I can tell, no humming along on this LvB No. 5 piece. He's probably concentrating too hard - the right hand in the higher notes is going crazy constantly. I can see why these Liszt transcriptions are not recorded much. They sound quite challenging!

I like it, though. What a fresh way to approach music we have heard a million times.

And I can't say for sure if there's a third hand playing. Though someone more familiar with the piece might be able to judge.

[NumberSix]

Beethoven: Symphony No. 5
Arturo Toscanini & NBC Symphony Orchestra

One more LvB No. 5 before I move on to something else (probably a Mozart Requiem). I don't know for certain the date on this Toscanini recording, but I am pretty sure most of the recordings in this cycle are 1951-52. I have a Pristine Classical version of this cycle (and also the 1939 Radio Shows cycle) that I bought awhile back, but today for convenience I just feel like streaming one of the copies Apple Music has available.

[Maestro267]

Gál: Symphony No. 1
Orchestra of the Swan/Woods

One of the British prizewinners of the 1928 Columbia Schubert Centenary competition, of which I listened to the overall winner (Atterberg 6) earlier.

[vandermolen]

Moeran Symphony in G minor
Ulster Orchestra, Handley