What Classical Music Are You listening to Now? III

[pastoralguy]

One of my very favourite works, but......

I've never found the voice/singer for the role of l'enfant to sound young enough (I have the classic Maazel, Ansermet, and Previn EMI recordings), and would be interested to hear how Mrs Rattle III copes with the role.
Looking forward to the Opera North production in October.

Have you heard the recent Ozawa recording, Pulcinella? Available for less than a fiver on Amazon. Iirc, it scored 97% in Hi-Fi Reviews assessmentof the recording quality. Lovely music making too.

[pastoralguy]

Samuel Barber. 'School for Scandal Overture '.

Detroit Symphony Orchestra conducted by Neemi Jarvi.

[Pulcinella]

Have you heard the recent Ozawa recording, Pulcinella? Available for less than a fiver on Amazon. Iirc, it scored 97% in Hi-Fi Reviews assessmentof the recording quality. Lovely music making too.

No, but I spotted it when I did a trawl of the Presto site this morning.
Trying hard to discipline myself to listening to what I've got (especially since last week the new shelving arrived, and everything is now on show -- well, in the storage room off the main lounge, which we are calling 'outer space') rather than buying even more!
Thanks for the pointer. I'm tempted!
But mixed reviews here:

http://www.prestoclassical.co.uk/r/Decca/4786760

[Bryn]

Beethoven Op. 135 Quartet (Belcea Quartet 'live'). I managed to mislay the boxed set of Blu-rays shortly after purchasing them. I uncovered the box a few days ago. Since then I have worked my way through them. What a delightful supplement to their 'studio' recording of the same works.

[BBMmk2]

Britten
Piano Concerto, op.13 *;
Violin Concerto, Op.16 ii)
*Howard Shelley(piano), ii) Tasmin Little(violin),
BBC PO, Edward Gardner.

[Lat-Literal]

Luis de Caix d'Hervelois - Suite No 2 for Violoncello and Piano - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2rTQ06FzCk

[mahlerei]

Prières Sans Paroles - French Music for Trumpet and Organ
Marius CONSTANT
Alleluias
Henri TOMASI
Semaine Sainte à Cuzco
André JOLIVET
Arioso barocco
Henri SAUGUET
Non morietur in æternum
Pierre JANSEN
Processional
Erik SATIE
La Statue retrouvée
Jean-Michel DAMASE
Trois Prières sans paroles
Naji HAKIM
Sonata for Trumpet and Organ
Håkan Hardenberger (trumpet) Simon Preston (organ)
Recorded Aarhus Cathedral, Denmark
BIS-SACD 1109

[BBMmk2]

Prières Sans Paroles - French Music for Trumpet and Organ
Marius CONSTANT
Alleluias
Henri TOMASI
Semaine Sainte à Cuzco
André JOLIVET
Arioso barocco
Henri SAUGUET
Non morietur in æternum
Pierre JANSEN
Processional
Erik SATIE
La Statue retrouvée
Jean-Michel DAMASE
Trois Prières sans paroles
Naji HAKIM
Sonata for Trumpet and Organ
Håkan Hardenberger (trumpet) Simon Preston (organ)
Recorded Aarhus Cathedral, Denmark
BIS-SACD 1109

That looks rather tempting, Mahlerie!

[mahlerei]

That looks rather tempting, Mahlerie!

Bbm

Morning! A marvellous disc, with Hardenberger and Preston in top form. The music is varied and stimulsting and the Aarhus organ is fab. Well worth hearing IMO.

[mahlerei]

And if you like that you'll like this:

Between Two Worlds - Music for saxophone and organ
André LAMPROYE
Hommage à Saint-Hadelin
Guy de LIONCOURT
Trois Mélodies grégoriennes
Denis BÉDARD
Sonate I
Alarich WALLNER
Ludium I-III
Giorgio PARIS
Alio modo
Italo Di CIOCCIO
Dialogue
Massimo Giacchetti (soprano and alto saxophone)
Manuela Di Marco (organ)
Rec. 2011
DYNAMIC CDS724

[BBMmk2]

Bbm

Morning! A marvellous disc, with Hardenberger and Preston in top form. The music is varied and stimulsting and the Aarhus organ is fab. Well worth hearing IMO.

Rather specialist music, maybe, not for the masses but very worth while checking this out. If only for the artist and as you say, Mahlerei, for the organ.

[mahlerei]

Rather specialist music, maybe, not for the masses but very worth while checking this out. If only for the artist and as you say, Mahlerei, for the organ.

Surprisingly accessible, actually... Bracing combinations

[Stanfordian]

Richard Strauss
Don Juan
Ein Heldenleben
Münchner Philharmoniker/Valery Gergiev
Recorded Live 2016 Philharmonie, Munich
Münchner Philharmoniker Recordings

Mozart - Exsultate, jubliate - Concert Arias
Kathleen Battle (soprano)
RPO/Andre Previn
Recorded 1985 Abbey Road, London
EMI

[BBMmk2]

Gergiev continues to widen his repertoire, Stan. What's your opinion of his recording?

Gustav Mahler
Symphony no.4.
Carolyn Sampson, BBC SSO
Donald Runnicles.

it's a pity that Donald Runnicles is no longer with this orchestra as their conductor, because I rather liked the way he improved this orchestra.

[Stanfordian]

Stravinsky
The Firebird, ballet suite (version 1919)
Britten
Sinfonia da Requiem
Staatskapelle Dresden/Rudolf Kempe
Recorded 1976 Lukaskirche, Dresden
Berlin Classics (originally released on Eterna)

Vesselina Kasarova - Mozart Arias
14 Arias from Così fan tutte, Le nozze di Figaro, Idomeneo, Mitridate,
Don Giovanni, Lucio Silla, La clemenza di Tito & Concert Aria, K254
Vesselina Kasarova (mezzo-soprano)
Staatskapelle Dresden/Sir Colin Davis
Recorded 1996 Lukaskirche, Dresden
RCA Victor Red Seal