What Classical Music Are You Listening To?

[Referentzhunter]

 

[Peter Friedman]

[Peter Friedman]

[mjzee]

[soulpope]

[Peter Friedman]

[Chuck Nessa]

Mitropoulos / Minneapolis Symphony - 1947

 

[HutchFan]

Now spinning:

Albert Roussel: Symphonie N°2, Op.23; Pour Une Fête de Printemps, Op.22 / Jean Martinon, Orchestre National de L'ORTF (Erato)

[HutchFan]

More Roussel.  This time, it's live concert recordings conducted by Charles Munch:

[Peter Friedman]

[HutchFan]

Disc 1 - Debussy

[soulpope]

9 hours ago, HutchFan said:

Now spinning:

Albert Roussel: Symphonie N°2, Op.23; Pour Une Fête de Printemps, Op.22 / Jean Martinon, Orchestre National de L'ORTF (Erato)

Fabulous ....

[soulpope]

[soulpope]

[Peter Friedman]

[HutchFan]

Earlier today:

I love Jean Martinon's way with Debussy.  His approach strikes me as perfectly balanced, both in terms of coolness and color.  Others conductors may make this music sound more voluptuous, but the danger there is that it can also feel overheated.  Martinon holds back ever so slightly; he just lets it happen -- so the music feels completely natural and unforced, like the wind on your face by the seaside.  This subtle sense of restraint also strikes me as being quintessentially French, perfect for Debussy . . . and Roussel and Saint-Saëns and the rest.  

 

Edited December 8, 2022 by HutchFan

[HutchFan]

[mikeweil]

On 12/3/2022 at 8:38 AM, soulpope said:

 

On 12/3/2022 at 9:40 AM, soulpope said:

 

On 12/3/2022 at 10:47 AM, soulpope said:

Some excellent choices!

Today;

[Chuck Nessa]

Still exploring the big Mitropoulos box

[HutchFan]

Now:

Disc 2 - works by Albéniz, Tárrega, Granados, Moreno Torroba, Esplá, Ponce, Lauro, and Pedrell

 

Earlier:

[soulpope]

[soulpope]

[Peter Friedman]

[HutchFan]

Mahler's Fifth Symphony again today:

with the Philadelphia Orchestra

[Peter Friedman]