What are you listening to now?

[Brassbandmaestro]

This was polular on TOP(the other place).

Gliere: Symphony No.3(Ilya Muramantz). Royal PO, Harold Farbermann.

[Norfolk Born]

The Very Best of Chris Rea

[Roehre]

Not too much time to listen, today only:

Ullmann:
Piano sonata no.5 op.45 “From my Youth” (1943)
orchestrated by Wulff as Symphony no.1 op.45a (1994)

[Eine Alpensinfonie]

Britten's War Requiem. One of the great works of the 20th Century, and yet it's the first time I've heard it (honestly). Now I'm just beginning to understand the accolades heaped upon it.

[Karafan]

Boult in his Pye Nixa Westminster recording of Schumann's Sym No 1 - splendid sound and rubato aplenty!

K.

[verismissimo]

Korngold's first string quartet. Much better than his second IMO.

[Bryn]

Mozart K201, Orchestre Radio-Symphonique, Hermann Scherchen (20th January 1954).

[Brassbandmaestro]

Lefebure-Wely: Pour une Procession de la Fete-Dieu; Pour une Mess de jour de Noel(Ah Christmas?? A bit early for that one. I will wait till Sunday?). Le Lyre Seraphique et Moderne, Vincent Geuvrin, oprgan and diorector.

[johnb]

Britten's War Requiem. One of the great works of the 20th Century, and yet it's the first time I've heard it (honestly). Now I'm just beginning to understand the accolades heaped upon it.

I was a teenager when it was premiered and I have never, ever seen a new classical work give rise to such a sense of excitement and anticipation to hear it performed. Quite remarkable.

(Of course, it's always possible that my experience was an isolated case.)

[johnb]

Catching up on some recent CD purchases: a BBC Legends Cherkassky CD which includes the Berg Sonata, Brahms Handel Variations, Chopin Sonata No 3, etc.