What Are You Listening To Now? - II

[BBMmk2]

Today:

Listening to my scores - recent purchases 6:

Bliss:
Things to Come (Concert Suite) - study score
Violin Concerto - study score
Meditations on a theme of John Blow - study score

Ernest Bloch:
String Quartet No 2 - study score

Brahms:
Piano Quintet in F minor op34 - study score

SC, The Bliss Violin Concerto, I know the Piano Concerto but not come across the VC?

[teamsaint]

The Christmas edition of BBC MM rates the new coupling of Adams and Harris violin concertos by Tamsin Waley-Cohen and the BBCSO under Litton (Signum Classics) very highly indeed.
Five red stars for both performance and recording.

ah, good spot Pulcers.
I shall give it a virtual spin in the Naxos Library.

Is it on your Xmas list ?

Haven't got my cats anything for Xmas yet , I wonder if they would like it? Bound to.........
You can just imagine the look of joy on their little furry faces.......

[pastoralguy]

ah, good spot Pulcers.
I shall give it a virtual spin in the Naxos Library.

Is it on your Xmas list ?

Haven't got my cats anything for Xmas yet , I wonder if they would like it? Bound to.........
You can just imagine the look of joy on their little furry faces.......

We're buying our mogs a new scratch post for Christmas!

[Suffolkcoastal]

This evening:

Listening to my scores - recent purchases 7:

Brahms:
String Sextet in B flat major op18 - study score
String Sextet in G major op36 - study score

[Suffolkcoastal]

SC, The Bliss Violin Concerto, I know the Piano Concerto but not come across the VC?

There are a couple of recordings Bbm, the earlier with the dedicatee Campoli. Not the equal of either the Piano or Cello Concerto IMO. Very clearly orchestrated with some memorable ideas but lacks cohesion, especially in the finale. Very demanding technically though.

[BBMmk2]

There are a couple of recordings Bbm, the earlier with the dedicatee Campoli. Not the equal of either the Piano or Cello Concerto IMO. Very clearly orchestrated with some memorable ideas but lacks cohesion, especially in the finale. Very demanding technically though.

Thanks Sc. Might give it an airing on Spotify, in that case.

[EdgeleyRob]

Thanks Sc. Might give it an airing on Spotify, in that case.

Can't go wrong with this BBM,stick it on your Christmas list

[BBMmk2]

Can't go wrong with this BBM,stick it on your Christmas list

Cheers ER. What's Hickox's Colour Symphony like as opposed to Handley's?

[Stanfordian]

Daniel Jones
Symphonies No’s 1 & 10
BBC Welsh Symphony Orchestra/Byden Thomson
Recorded 1990 BBC Radio Broadcast
Lyrita

Stanford
String Quartets Nos. 5 & 8
Dante Quartet
Recorded 2015 St. Nicholas Church, Thames Ditton, Surrey
Somm

[Jonathan]

More music by Zichy - original works for left hand only.

[Pulcinella]

There are a couple of recordings Bbm, the earlier with the dedicatee Campoli. Not the equal of either the Piano or Cello Concerto IMO. Very clearly orchestrated with some memorable ideas but lacks cohesion, especially in the finale. Very demanding technically though.

I have a version by Campoli, on a BBC Classics CD.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Bliss-Violin-Concerto-Lady-Shallott/dp/B000025F6L/ref=sr_1_3?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1479809551&sr=1-3&keywords=Bliss+violin+concerto

Agree with suffy's comment in comparison to the cello and piano concertos.

[Beef Oven!]

Gabriel Fauré - Piano Trio
Florestan Trio - Hyperion Hi-Res Download (they call them 'studio masters’)

[DublinJimbo]

Elgar: Introduction and Allegro for Strings op. 47
Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis
Britten: Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge op. 10

LSO String Ensemble / Roman Simovic (Available on the LSO Live label)

This conductor is new to me, but I'll be making a note of the name after hearing this glorious recording. Each work is full of detail that has never registered before, and all this newness is carried off utterly convincingly. Add to the interpretive treasures a recording of ideal clarity and we're talking about something really special here. I've listened to it three times on the trot on Qobuz streaming and now it's definitely time to click the Buy button and add the high-resolution download to my collection.

[Alison]

I like your recommendations Jim

I believe RS is one of the orchestra's leaders.

[BBMmk2]

Elgar: Introduction and Allegro for Strings op. 47
Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis
Britten: Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge op. 10

LSO String Ensemble / Roman Simovic (Available on the LSO Live label)

This conductor is new to me, but I'll be making a note of the name after hearing this glorious recording. Each work is full of detail that has never registered before, and all this newness is carried off utterly convincingly. Add to the interpretive treasures a recording of ideal clarity and we're talking about something really special here. I've listened to it three times on the trot on Qobuz streaming and now it's definitely time to click the Buy button and add the high-resolution download to my collection.

Britten's Birthday today DublinJim!!

And St Cecilia's Day. it has to be done though. Handel's Ode on St Cecilia's Day. Trevor Pinnock's recording.

With thanks to ER, I am now listening to:-

Sir Arthur Bliss

A Colour Symphony; Violin concerto. Lydia Mordokovitch(vioin), BBC NOW, Richard Hickox.