What Classical Music Are You listening to Now? III

[Richard Barrett]

did you try this one...?

No, not yet. I have a lot of time for Herreweghe's Deutsches Requiem though.

[jayne lee wilson]

To anyone finding Brahmsian satisfaction elusive, I'd always recommend the Helsingborg SO/Andrew Manze cycle on CPO, exceptionally well-recorded in either 24/48 or CD (I have both, I was that taken ...), and teeming with interpretative interest.
As one who has always searched for alternative Brahmsian interpretations, finding the bigboned, lusher sonorities of Vienna, Berlin etc all too much, for me this is the best since the Ondine COE/Berglund cycle....

The Herreweghe was originally advertised as c/w No.2, so that may appear soon...I do hope so!

[ahinton]

You are welcome to a copy of this audio DVD-R (48/24). I feel sure Jonathan would not mind. Given the date, I most probably used a pair of vertically coincident AT4033a mics fed through a Mackie mixer to the Alesis Masterlink 9600. I think it captures that Schott Music acoustic and piano sound fairly well (along with Jonathan's occasional vocal extemporisations). I'll capture, and upload to WeTransfer.com, Jonathan's introduction later, and post a link here (valid for 7 days) for those interested.

That really would be most kind of you and I, too, am sure that Jonathan wouldn't mind (I have the complete Glasgow peformance). You have my email address to which to do that via WeTransfer and I'd look forward to that very much, as and when time permits you to do it.

[ahinton]

Here's a link to an mp3 of Jonathan Powell's introduction to the performance referred to above. I will remain active for 7 days.

Many thanks - but I hope that you'll remain active for much longer than that!

[teamsaint]

Miloslav Kabelac.
Symphony #5.

Prague RSO/ Ivanovic.

Me and Beefy have been banging on about this new recording of his symphonies for ages. No apologies for mentioning it again.
The Fifth is a magnificent work, IMO, and certainly not the only classy one in the cycle.

With the right singer, it would bring the house down at the Proms.

( and the 3rd, for organ , Brass and Timps would do too).

Hope Dublin Jimbo is enjoying his shiny new copy of this set.

( The whole lot is on Spotify).

[Bryn]

Many thanks - but I hope that you'll remain active for much longer than that!

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[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

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Ro'en when i' does tha', inni'.

[teamsaint]

Ro'en when i' does tha', inni'.

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[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

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[pastoralguy]

After a hiatus of a couple of weeks, Mrs. PG are completing our Haydn Symphony Odyssey on Period Instruments.

We're now hitting the 'London' Symphonies.

[Petrushka]

Continuing my recreation of programmes from Towards the Millennium...

1950s

Stravinsky: Agon
London Symphony Orchestra
Michael Tilson Thomas

Messiaen: Chronochromie
Cleveland Orchestra
Pierre Boulez

[interval}

Stockhausen: Gruppen
Berliner Philharmoniker
Claudio Abbado, Friedrich Goldman, Marcus Creed

[Alison]

After a hiatus of a couple of weeks, Mrs. PG are completing our Haydn Symphony Odyssey on Period Instruments.

We're now hitting the 'London' Symphonies.

Any new discoveries Pasters?

[BBMmk2]

Continuing my recreation of programmes from Towards the Millennium...

1950s

Stravinsky: Agon
London Symphony Orchestra
Michael Tilson Thomas

Messiaen: Chronochromie
Cleveland Orchestra
Pierre Boulez

[interval}

Stockhausen: Gruppen
Berliner Philharmoniker
Claudio Abbado, Daniel Harding, Marcus Creed

Another fantastic Programme. I do hope you will complete this great journey, Pet.

[Petrushka]

Another fantastic Programme. I do hope you will complete this great journey, Pet.

As I mentioned on the Rest is Noise thread, I'm hoping to continue, once the Rattle programmes are done, to devise one or two programmes solely with music from the first two decades of this century. There's a challenge if ever there was one! I've got one or two ideas noted down, though.

[pastoralguy]

Prokofiev's 1st and 2nd Suites from 'Romeo & Juliet'.

The Minnesota Orchestra conducted by late, great Stan the Man.

This from the Mercury Living Presence Box set, Vol. 1.

My goodness, these are great recordings.