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Post by jandl100 on May 26, 2015 6:59:40 GMT
Symphonies 4 then 5 from this set ...  then  |
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Post by MartinT on May 27, 2015 7:27:38 GMT
Christina Pluhar & All-Improvviso - Ciaccone etc.
Simply gorgeous.
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Post by jandl100 on May 28, 2015 5:47:33 GMT
 -- err, yup, Sculthorpe's complete string quartets with didgeridoo accompaniment. Very good actually!   -- a magnificently large scale choral / soloists / orchestral type thing.  |
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Post by jandl100 on May 28, 2015 7:03:51 GMT
 -- the Khatchaturian. It's probably my fave violin concerto, the melodies are just outathisworld. And this is as good a recording as any, I think, and better than most. |
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Post by Pinch on May 28, 2015 9:00:15 GMT
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Post by Pinch on May 28, 2015 12:42:39 GMT
 Follow Jerry's positive review of Bridge - enjoying so far. |
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Post by jandl100 on May 29, 2015 6:07:12 GMT
 -- still the best Kullervo for me.  -- a lot faster than my preferred Nikolayeva and Petruschenko. But most pianists are.  -- laid back late evening fare  -- there's something about Silvestrov's music that hits the spot. |
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Post by jandl100 on May 30, 2015 6:00:01 GMT
 -- the symphony is excellent, and superbly recorded. The other pieces not quite so well done. And a fun time with Tidal streaming last night - listened to a mix'n'match Bach B minor mass - different movements from different performances. My faves turned out to be ....  and  Chalk and cheese you might think - 'authentic' and 'traditional' - but both very moving. |
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Post by Slinger on May 31, 2015 14:20:26 GMT
Complete Works for Piano - Richard Wagner (Stephan Möller - Piano) What do you mean "I thought he only did morbid bloody operas that go on for three weeks?" |
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Post by jandl100 on May 31, 2015 18:39:29 GMT
Heh - Wagner also wrote a rather fine symphony before he got delusions of operatic grandeur! _______________  Got a bit bored with the 1st mvt, so swapped over to this for the rest of the symphony! ...  -- ahh, more to my liking, some passion to be heard! |
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Post by MartinT on Jun 1, 2015 5:45:23 GMT
I have difficulty getting engaged with the Brahms symphonies. For me, the peak of his writing output is the German Requiem, simply sublime.
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Post by jandl100 on Jun 1, 2015 6:18:16 GMT
Good lord! - astonishing music. Try the Karajan set!
A music friend reckons Brahms 4 to be the best symphony ever written - and I find it hard to disagree when listening to a great performance. Immensely powerful and exciting, as well as wonderfully beautiful in the tenderer moments.
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Post by MartinT on Jun 1, 2015 6:25:28 GMT
I will see what recordings I have and give it another go!
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Post by jandl100 on Jun 1, 2015 8:26:26 GMT
 Playing now thru Tidal - magnificent performance! Beautifully paced, absolutely magisterial. |
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Post by jandl100 on Jun 2, 2015 7:59:20 GMT
Ah, then again, maybe this is my favourite violin concerto ...  Sigh - wonderful playing, exquisite. |
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Post by jandl100 on Jun 2, 2015 12:20:56 GMT
 -- the Amazon buyer review sums it up quite nicely -- "Bottom line: Every pianophile needs to hear Niederle's First Piano Sonata. If you like Liszt, Alkan, or Rachmaninov, you will be stunned and deeply moved by this powerhouse of Romantic turbulence and ecstatic passion. Niederle proves himself to be a mighty virtuoso and his playing is truly magisterial and earth-shattering on a Bosendorfer" |
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Post by MartinT on Jun 2, 2015 17:53:23 GMT
John McCabe - Symphony No. 1, LPO, Snashall, NaxosAt last - after years and years of trying to find this (only) recording on vinyl, Naxos have just gone and released it for the first time on CD. I love this piece!  It's also on Spotify, but sounds like a poor LP transcription.
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Post by jandl100 on Jun 3, 2015 6:26:00 GMT
Coo - thanks for the heads-up, Martin - I'll have a listen! ____  - the magnificent op 34 quartet. Just as good, or better, imo than the later more famous quartets. And the Vlach are superb, and include a 1st mvt repeat that extends the enjoyment by 50%!  - great stuff. Large scale and magnificent -- the symphony's opening peroration will grab you in this Jarvi recording. No, not a match for 7-9, in their varied ways, but well worth a listen. |
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Post by MartinT on Jun 3, 2015 9:07:24 GMT
Try the 2nd movement, Jerry.
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Post by jandl100 on Jun 3, 2015 10:39:30 GMT
Yep, I like it all. I'll be trying more of his music. This Piano Concerto sounds good at first listen ...  |
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