What Classical Music Are You listening to Now? IV

[pastoralguy]

Leoš Janáček. Piano Trio ‘The Kreutzer Sonata’ ( String Quartet No.1 arranged for Piano Trio by Stephen Coxe).

The Weilerstein Trio. Donald Weilerstein, violin. Alisa Weilerstein, ‘cello and Vivian Hornik Weilerstein, ‘piano.

since my admiration for Miss Weilerstein knows no bounds I was intrigued with this disc. A very different listening experience from the original string quartet but no less rewarding.

[Ian Thumwood]

Having read this review in this morning's Times:

https://www.thetimes.com/article/b9f0e80f-ab6a-4b85-8b3f-dbb05298e146?shareToken=8b9ad24a2edc67e1c0bfe72445fc230b

Yashiro
Piano concerto
Symphony

Hiromi Okada (piano)
Ulster Orchestra, Takuo Yuasa

https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/7926762--yashiro-piano-concerto-etc

A little surprised that, as the Ulster Orchestra has recorded the symphony, Morrison calls the performance its British premiere.
Maybe it was only a studio performance so doesn't count?

Never heard of Yamada but this peace seems right up my street.

[Sir Velo]

Never heard of Yamada but this peace seems right up my street.

Shhh/Peaceful?

[smittims]

Havergal Brian: Symphony no.24. The Londoin Philharmonic orchestra, Myer Fredman: from YouTube. I don't have a date for this but it may be the first performance in 1975. If so it does the work proud, and it's sad that Brian never heard the work , except, of course, in his head when he wrote it. .

[pastoralguy]

Bartok. Violin Concerto No.2, Op.112

The premiere performance given in the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam on 23rd of March 1939 by

Zoltán Székely, violin with the Concertgebouw Orchestra conducted by Willem Mengelberg.

Philips label. Fascinating document despite the comparatively poor sound quality.

[Barbirollians]

Dvorak Violin Concerto - Martzy/Fricsay from the early 1950s .

What a fabulous performance - the fire of Mutter , the tenderness of Perlman and the lyricism of Josef Suk .

[pastoralguy]

Ernest Chausson. Poeme Op.25

Gidon Kremer, violin. The London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Riccardo Chailly.

One of my all time favourite pieces given a very dramatic interpretation!

[Barbirollians]

Ernest Chausson. Poeme Op.25

Gidon Kremer, violin. The London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Riccardo Chailly.

One of my all time favourite pieces given a very dramatic interpretation!

KWC and Dutoit were my first love in this and remains my favourite - though the early Menuhin and Oistrakh/Munch compete.

[Petrushka]

To commemorate the 80th anniversary of the destruction of Dresden.

Strauss: Metamorphosen
Bruckner: Symphony No 9*

Dresden Staatskapelle
Rudolf Kempe/Eugen Jochum*

[Stanfordian]

Dvořák
‘Stabat Mater’ for four soloists, chorus and orchestra, Op. 58, B.71
Erin Wall (soprano); Mihoko Fujimura (mezzo); Christian Elsner (tenor); Liang Li (bass)
Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks,
Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks/Mariss Jansons
Recorded live 2015 Herkulessaal, Munich
BR Klassik, CD

[pastoralguy]

Possibly my favourite recording of all time!

Tchaikovsky. Violin Concerto in D.

Igor Oistrakh, violin. The Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by David Oistrakh.

My father bought the Lp in Canada in the early 1970’s and I quickly took over ownership when I started learning the fiddle. These was a tiny photo of Igor Oistrakh on the back who looked so in command of the instrument. Years later, I found it on the cover of an Lp of him playing the Brahms Sonatas and was lucky enough to have him sign it for me. It’s framed in pride of place above my spot in the sitting room.

The cd I’m listening to is one I had made specifically from an open reel tape which I subsequently sold on eBay and wished I hadn’t! Alas, it’s never come out officially on cd and it’s probably never going to. Listening to this recording brings home to me the fact that I’m unlikely ever to hear a Russian orchestra live ever again. In fact, there will be a whole generation of Russian musicians who will probably never be heard in the West for a long time.

[vinteuil]

In fact, there will be a whole generation of Russian musicians who will probably never be heard in the West for a long time.

... Oistrakh was of course Ukrainian, like so many (Cherkassky, Feinberg, Horenstein, Horowitz, Milstein, Moisewitsch, Piatigorsky, Stern &c &c &c)

[pastoralguy]

... Oistrakh was of course Ukrainian, like so many (Cherkassky, Feinberg, Horenstein, Horowitz, Milstein, Moisewitsch, Piatigorsky, Stern &c &c &c)

Yes of course they are/were but I’m talking about RUSSIAN musicians.

[Master Jacques]

... Oistrakh was of course Ukrainian, like so many (Cherkassky, Feinberg, Horenstein, Horowitz, Milstein, Moisewitsch, Piatigorsky, Stern &c &c &c)

No he wasn't. He was a Soviet Russian, born in Odessa (which just now happens to be part of the new country called Ukraine). We shouldn't let our politics get in the way of accuracy.

[teamsaint]

Canto Ostinato
Simeon ten Holt
performed by Inner Act, version for Harp and Electronics.
a well thought of work , it seems, which has been recorded a number of times with different instrumentation.
i’m quite enjoying it. Anybody know it?