What Classical Music Are You listening to Now? III

[pastoralguy]

Brahms. The Violin Sonatas

Linus Roth, violin.

José Gallardo, piano.

Challenge Classics.

[Richard Barrett]

György Kurtág, Kafka-Fragmente with Juliane Banse and András Keller. Still the only piece of his I really like. I put it on to remind me what he's capable of after listening to half of his recent opera Fin de partie on Youtube, which some are hailing as a masterpiece but which I got too annoyed with to listen to the end.

[jayne lee wilson]

Sibelius
The symphonies, and extras.
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra/Berglund
4CD box set, in CD order, not numerical symphony order (shock horror to at least one member of this parish!).

The sun has broken through the early-morning mist at last, and S7 is building to its terrific climax.
A happy and rewarding morning's listening project.

Later:

Rubbra: S2 and S4 (recent Somm release)
Ives: Piano sonata 2, Central Park in the dark, Three places in New England

Now (just put on):

Martinu: S4, Tre ricercare, PC4

One of my all-time favourite Sibelius sets... which release is that one, puppet?
I've owned - Royal Classics (OK++), EMI-latterly-Warner remaster (some improvement), Toshiba-EMI (single issues, spectacular!)....some Toshibas (with LP replica covers) might still be out there, but Warner-Badged....

[Pulcinella]

One of my all-time favourite Sibelius sets... which release is that one, puppet?
I've owned - Royal Classics (OK++), EMI-latterly-Warner remaster (some improvement), Toshiba-EMI (single issues, spectacular!)....some Toshibas (with LP replica covers) might still be out there, but Warner-Badged....

Pre-Warner EMI, a 2013 compilation according to the blurb on the back.

[Stanfordian]

'Mozart Arias' - Marina Rebeka
Arias from Idomeneo, Le nozze di Figaro, Die Zauberflöte, Don Giovanni, Idomeneo, Die Entführung aus dem Serail
Marina Rebeka (soprano)
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra / Speranza Scappucci
Recorded 2013, The Friary, West Everton, Liverpool
Warner Classics

Busoni
Piano Concerto in C major, Op. 39
Kirill Gerstein (piano)
Men of the Tangelwood Chorus
Boston Symphony Orchestra / Sakari Oramo
Recorded Live March 2017 Symphony Hall, Boston
Myrios Classics - new release

[BBMmk2]

Pulcie what recording was the Rubbra.i heard a movement from S5, rather liked it.

[Pulcinella]

Pulcie what recording was the Rubbra.i heard a movement from S5, rather liked it.

It was this:

https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/8399890--rubbra-symphonies-nos-2-4

Rubbra himself conducting the world premiere of S4.
Boult conducting S2.
Not library choices, necessarily, but fascinating nonetheless.

[Pulcinella]

This morning's project:

Britten: Complete music for string quartet
Endellion String Quartet
A 3CD EMI set, now surplus to requirements, as the same recordings are included in the big Collector's Edition box.

(PM me if you'd like them in your collection: happy to send for the promise of a small donation to a charity of your choice!)

[pastoralguy]

Huw Watkins. Violin Concerto.

Alina Ibragimova, violin

The BBC Symphony Orchestra conducted by Edward Gardner. An NMC disc I borrowed from the library this afternoon. Interesting music.

[Petrushka]

Mozart: Symphonies 39 - 41
The Cleveland Orchestra
George Szell

[BBMmk2]

It was this:

https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/8399890--rubbra-symphonies-nos-2-4

Rubbra himself conducting the world premiere of S4.
Boult conducting S2.
Not library choices, necessarily, but fascinating nonetheless.

Really? Cool!

[Stanfordian]

Part-Songs by Elgar, Bridge, Vaughan Williams, Stanford, Parry, Moeran
Quink Vocal Ensemble (Marjon Strijk (soprano), Elsbeth Gerritsen (contralto), Harry van Berne (tenor), Kees Jan de Koning (bass))
Recorded 2014, Sint Martuskerk, Amersfort, The Netherlands
Brilliant Classics - I have a particular fondness for this super album

Bax
String Quartet No. 3 in F major (1936)
Lyrical Interlude for string quartet (published 1923)
Adagio ma non troppo ‘Cathleen-ni-Hoolihan’ (from String Quartet in E major of 1903)
Maggini Quartet
Recorded 2001 Potton Hall, Suffolk
Naxos

[BBMmk2]

Weinberg
Symphony No.13, Op.115
Serenade, Op.47
Siberian State SO, Vladimir Lande.

Respighi
Roman Trilogy.
Buffalo Philarmonic
JoAnn Falletta

Tell you what, could this be the best recording out there now of Respighi’s Roman Trilogy? Blew me away.

[Joseph K]

Berg - 3 pieces for orchestra - BBCSO/Boulez

Excellent performance.

[gradus]

The 1964 Monteux/LSO recording of Mother Goose. A remarkably good Philips recording (Walthamstow Town Hall?) to complement sublime playing by the LSO for the beloved Monteux.