What Classical Music Are You Listening To?

[A Lark Ascending]

Disc 7 of latter. Mainly voice and piano songs - old (sorry, I think I'm supposed to say 'sublime') recordings. This box is a bit of a grab bag of what Brilliant could put together but it's endlessly interesting. Music you don't come across often.

From Spotify. Clearly the serial influence kicked in after number 2. I suspect this is one of those releases drawn from private recordings from the BBC by the Label owner - a bit thin in sound but perfectly listenable. Nice cover. 

Nice new recording. I'll be able to retire the Boult I've been listening to since the 70s. 

1 + 2

Edited November 5, 2016 by A Lark Ascending

[Peter Friedman]

[alankin]

Now playing, CD 8:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Sonata for Piano No.6 in D major K 284 (205b), Sonata for Piano No.14 in C minor K 457, Fantasy for Piano in C minor K 475
— Maria João Pires (piano) (Erato / Warner Classics)

 

[StarThrower]

[A Lark Ascending]

Another listen. May have to seek out the CPO box that collects all the symphonies.

The two Sally Beamish quartets off the latter. 

 

[Peter Friedman]

Op.20/3 & Op.20/4

[soulpope]

1 hour ago, Peter Friedman said:

Op.20/3 & Op.20/4

!

[Tom 1960]

Starting in reverse order with Symphony # 8 and the Grand Duo. I've had this on my watch list for well over a year. At one time the asking price was in the $40 range for a used copy. Scooped this last week for $11 and change. I think I made out well on this.

[Peter Friedman]

Brahms - Symphony No.4

[A Lark Ascending]

Just Symph 2 from the Butterworth; very Sibelius influenced like the other music of his I've listened to. The Wordsworth seems more connected to Walton, especially the very beautiful slow movement of the third (with a dash of Duke Bluebeard on the celesta towards the end). 

Just the Beamish quartets (again) off the first. 

 

Edited November 7, 2016 by A Lark Ascending

[alankin]

Now playing, CD 17:
Frédéric Chopin 
– 12 Etudes for piano Op.10 CT.14-25: No.1 in C major
– 12 Etudes for piano Op.10 CT.14-25: No.2 in A minor
– 12 Etudes for piano Op.10 CT.14-25: No.3 in E major
– 12 Etudes for Piano Op.10/4 in C sharp minor B.74
– 12 Etudes for Piano Op.10/6 in E flat minor
– 12 Etudes for piano Op.10 CT.14-25: No.10 in A flat major
– 12 Etudes for piano Op.10 CT.14-25: No.11 in E flat major
– 12 Etudes for piano Op.10 CT.14-25: No.12 in C minor
– 12 Etudes for piano Op.25 CT.26-37: No.5 in E minor
– 12 Etudes for Piano Op.25/6 in G sharp minor
– 12 Etudes for piano Op.25 CT.26-37: No.8 in D flat major
– 12 Etudes for piano Op.25 CT.26-37: No.11 in A minor
– 12 Etudes for Piano Op.25/12 in C minor
– 12 Etudes for piano Op.25 CT.26-37: No.7 in C sharp minor
– 2 Polonaises for Piano B.90 Op.26/1 in C sharp minor
– 2 Polonaises for Piano Op.40/2 in C minor B.121
Sviatoslav Richter (Decca)

 

[Peter Friedman]

[alankin]

Now playing, CD 28:
Sergei Rachmaninov 
– Concerto for Piano No.2 in C minor Op.18 — San Francisco Symphony Orchestra – Edo De Waart
– Concerto for Piano No.3 in D minor Op.30 — San Francisco Symphony Orchestra – Edo De Waart
– 14 Songs Op.34/14 Vocalise arr: Kocsis
Zoltán Kocsis (Philips)

 

RIP Zoltán Kocsis.  

[soulpope]

Earlier today .... :

Indispensable ....

[JSngry]

The Wergo label seems to be a fun place to go when you think you've heard everything but know you haven't.

[paul secor]

2 hours ago, soulpope said:

Earlier today .... :

Indispensable ....

 A favorite here.

[JSngry]

Indigenous Instruments - The Music Of Steven Mackey (Newport Classic, 1993)

I like this. Like it a lot.

[Balladeer]

Paul Badura-Skoda - Tänze aus Wien (Gramola)

[Peter Friedman]

[jeffcrom]

Varese - The Complete Works (London); disc two:

Un grand sommeil noir
Offrandes
Hyperprism
Octandre
Integrales
Ecuatorial
Ionisation
Density 21.5
Deserts
Dance for Burgess

ASKO Ensemble conducted by Riccardo Chailly; Mireille Delunsch & Sarah Leonard, sopranos; Kevin Deas, bass; Jacques Zoon, flute.
 

[paul secor]

1 hour ago, jeffcrom said:

Varese - The Complete Works (London); disc two:

Un grand sommeil noir
Offrandes
Hyperprism
Octandre
Integrales
Ecuatorial
Ionisation
Density 21.5
Deserts
Dance for Burgess

ASKO Ensemble conducted by Riccardo Chailly; Mireille Delunsch & Sarah Leonard, sopranos; Kevin Deas, bass; Jacques Zoon, flute.
 

[soulpope]

7 hours ago, jeffcrom said:

Varese - The Complete Works (London); disc two:

Un grand sommeil noir
Offrandes
Hyperprism
Octandre
Integrales
Ecuatorial
Ionisation
Density 21.5
Deserts
Dance for Burgess

ASKO Ensemble conducted by Riccardo Chailly; Mireille Delunsch & Sarah Leonard, sopranos; Kevin Deas, bass; Jacques Zoon, flute.
 

Exemplary performances ....

[A Lark Ascending]

Symph 3 from the Toch. Cantatas 55/89/115/60 off the Bach - the last includes the Chorale Berg uses in his Violin Concerto.

Ah! The Schoenberg Serenade - Arnie knew how to woo the girls. 

I to X of the Vingt. 

14 hours ago, JSngry said:

The Wergo label seems to be a fun place to go when you think you've heard everything but know you haven't.

Exemplary label. Not easy music - but I think that's the point. 

[soulpope]

Earlier today .... :

Zoltan Kocsis R.I.P .....

[soulpope]