What Classical Music Are You listening to Now? III

[Suffolkcoastal]

Score following - Days 316-319

W Schuman:
String Quartet No 4
New England Tryptch
Violin Concerto (final revised version of 1959)
A Song of Orpheus for Cello & Orchestra
Symphony No 3
Symphony No 4
Symphony No 5 (Symphony for Strings)
Symphony No 6
Symphony No 7
Symphony No 8
Symphony No 9 'Le fosse ardeatine'

[visualnickmos]

Which, like any comment upon a recording here, is a review itself, however brief.

Reviewing the Reviewers, "To Criticise the Critic", Quarterly Retrospects and other second looks or alternative views have a long tradition in music journalism, in the Gramophone, MusicWeb and elsewhere.... always absorbing and a lot of fun.

Exactly. I have just finished listening to his [Currentzis] Beethoven symphony no. 5; unfortunately things do not get any better. In due course I will write a little more detail.

[Edgy 2]

I'd seen and heard about this new(?) release, and wonder how it compares in what is a very strong field....

It was Presto's record of the week last Friday.
Excellent performances, I found the sound a bit echoey in parts of No 6 (listened via Naxos Library).
The 6th was recorded on the cusp of the first lockdown which adds to the sense of impending doom I think

[visualnickmos]

It was Presto's record of the week last Friday.
Excellent performances, I found the sound a bit echoey in parts of No 6 (listened via Naxos Library).
The 6th was recorded on the cusp of the first lockdown which adds to the sense of impending doom I think

Thank you. On my 'good to sample' list, being a bit of a RVW symphonies collector.

[Pastorales]

Greetings Everyone

I'd like to thank everyone for their insightful posts. I quite enjoy reading the different views and opinions being espoused here. My second post only, and judging from quality of the knowledge I have seen so far by various members, I must resign myself to admit that I do not have much to contribute, if any.

The Early Recordings by Robert Casadesus are currently on my listening rotation. What a wonderful pianist, especially in the music of Mozart. The first album (I think) that I had of him was a four sonata collection of Beethoven and his Appassionata was terrific, especially the last movement. His early stuff finds him playing Debussy, Ravel, Mozart and Chopin, and none are below excellent.

Robert Casadesus - The Early Recordings On Spotify

[LMcD]

Thank you. On my 'good to sample' list, being a bit of a RVW symphonies collector.

'I really DON'T need yet another Vaughan Williams 6th', he said, desperately trying to convince himself .....

[Pulcinella]

Greetings Everyone

I'd like to thank everyone for their insightful posts. I quite enjoy reading the different views and opinions being espoused here. My second post only, and judging from quality of the knowledge I have seen so far by various members, I must resign myself to admit that I do not have much to contribute, if any.

The Early Recordings by Robert Casadesus are currently on my listening rotation. What a wonderful pianist, especially in the music of Mozart. The first album (I think) that I had of him was a four sonata collection of Beethoven and his Appassionata was terrific, especially the last movement. His early stuff finds him playing Debussy, Ravel, Mozart and Chopin, and none are below excellent.

Robert Casadesus - The Early Recordings On Spotify

Welcome, Pastorales; don't let other posts here put you off making your own contributions.
It's always good to read what others are listening to; such posts can prompt all sorts of discussion.
Of course, it's often interesting to know what attracted you to the music you're listening to, and what you think of the performance, but that's by no means obligatory.

[Jonathan]

Currently listening to King FM, a radio station based in Seattle, picked up on that amazing Radio Garden website.

Ther’re currently playing


JOACHIM RAFF

S No 03 in F Maj “In the Forest” Op 153

Milton Keynes City O / Hilary Davan Wetton


I’ve got Wetton performing Beethoven’s Der glorreiche Augenblick Op 136.

But Raff’s work is absolutely delightful! Never heard of this composer, so really must explore further as I know nothing about him.

Mario

Mario, glad you've discovered Raff, have a look at the Raff website for more information on him and his huge amount of music. The 6 volumes of his piano music on Grand Piano with Try Nguyen are superb and there are plenty of fine recordings of various chamber works. Symphony wise, those on the Tudor label are mostly better than the Marco-Polo ones. His 5th Symphony, "Lenore" is superb too.

[Stanfordian]

Ekaterina Siurina – ‘Amour Eternel’
French & Italian arias/duets by Bizet, G. Charpentier, Gounod, Puccini & Verdi
Ekaterina Siurina (soprano),
Kaunas City Symphony Orchestra / Constantine Orbelian
Duets with Charles Castronovo (tenor)
Recorded 2019 Philharmonic Hall, Kaunas, Lithuania
Delos

Godard & Boëllmann – Cello Sonatas
Godard
Cello sonata, Op. 104
Two pieces for cello & piano, Op. 61
Boëllmann
Cello sonata, Op. 31
Two pieces for cello & piano, Op. 40
Mats Lidström (cello), Bengt Forsberg (piano)
Recorded 1995, St. George’s, Brandon Hill, Bristol
Hyperion

[LMcD]

'Mercury' from The Planets - but that's only because I forgot to switch off the moment SK took over from Petroc - now remedied!

[Mario]

In celebration of the power of the little man…


BEETHOVEN

S No 05 in C min Op 67

NBC S O – Toscanini A (1939)


Mario

[LMcD]

Alun Hoddinott Symphony No. 6 BBC NOW/Thomson

[vinteuil]

In celebration of the power of the little man…


BEETHOVEN

S No 05 in C min Op 67

... I thought it was Beethoven's Third Symphony which celebrated Napoleon



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[Mario]

Fair enough vinteuil!

I was thinking of the 4th of the 5th, which I haven't heard in years, and which certainly lifted this fan of that passé club!

Did you get my PM, v?

Best wishes,

Mario

[Sir Velo]

Fair enough vinteuil!

I was thinking of the 4th of the 5th, which I haven't heard in years, and which certainly lifted this fan of that passé club!

The finale quotes from a French revolutionary anthem of one Claude-Joseph Rouget de Lisle.