What Classical Music Are You Listening To?

[Peter Friedman]

[soulpope]

 

thereof Symphonies 39 + 40 ....

[A Lark Ascending]

No 4 of Prokoviev. Very agile, very Prokofiev...but has never really grabbed my ears. 

Edited March 17, 2016 by A Lark Ascending

[Balladeer]

Vicor Garbelotto - Sarau Para Radames (Tratore)

[Peter Friedman]

[A Lark Ascending]

  

That middle one is highly recommended to anyone with a taste for RVW. The Howells in particular is a translucent beauty. 

 

Edited March 17, 2016 by A Lark Ascending

[Peter Friedman]

D.959

[soulpope]

[A Lark Ascending]

No 5 of the PCs. I still find all but No. 3 a bit cold. Not surprising that one is the only one to appear regularly. The Satsuma Suite off the latter. 

Edited March 18, 2016 by A Lark Ascending

[Peter Friedman]

[alankin]

Luigi Cherubini – Anacreon — Overture — Royal Philharmonic Orchestra 
Richard Wagner – Siegried Idyll — Royal Philharmonic Orchestra 
Claude Debussy – Iberia (from Images pour orchestre) — BBC Symphony Orchestra 
Robert Schumann – Symphony No.4 in D minor Op.120 — BBC Symphony Orchestra 
Hector Berlioz – La Damnation de Faust Op.24: Marche hongroise — London Symphony Orchestra 
– Pierre Monteux (ICA Classics / BBC Legends)

 

[A Lark Ascending]

Off latter - Harpsichord Concertos 7, 8 + 2 Concertos for 2 Hpschds + 2 Concertos for 3 Hpschds + 1 Concertos for 4 Hpschds.  

Edited March 18, 2016 by A Lark Ascending

[A Lark Ascending]

Disc 1. I'm sure I heard the first two bars of 'Rule Britannia' (Arne's greatest hit) in the third concerto.  

[Peter Friedman]

Op.76/1 and Op.76/2 "Fifths"

[A Lark Ascending]

First three a bit dull (sounded like Mendelssohn); Die Brautwahl sounded richer. 

Latter is a lovely disc with music by Jean-Louise Dumont Farrenc - Trio for Flute, Cello and Piano, Op. 45; Sally Beamish - Words For My Daughter for Flute and Piano; Thea Musgrave - Impromptu for Flute and Oboe; Amy Marcy Chene-Beach - Theme and Variations for Flute and String quartet; Hilary Tann - From the Song of Amergin for Flute, Viola and Harp. 

A second listen to Maxwell Davies SQ 1 - still have not got the 'thread' of this but some of the textures are especially affecting...the middle largo especially so. 

Edited March 20, 2016 by A Lark Ascending

[Peter Friedman]

Eybler - String Quartet Op.1, No.1

Rachmaninoff - Piano Sonata No.2, Op.36 / Moment Musicale Op.16, No.2 / Prelude Op.35, No.2 / 

[alankin]

Joaquin Rodrigo – Concierto de Aranjuez, Fantasia para un gentilhombre
— John Williams (guitar) – Philharmonia Orchestra – Louis Fremaux (Sony Classical)

 
 

Edited March 20, 2016 by alankin

[A Lark Ascending]

No 1 for a third time, this time reading the notes. Can't quite work out the sectioning in the first movement but the middle one grows with each playing. And the very short third movement that dissolves into nothing (but apparently re-emerges in a later quartet) really got my attention this time. Definite links with Bartok's 'night music'. 

Disc 4 of latter - mainly arrangements of other concertos for violin, flute etc. 

The Bream is a dream. 

[Peter Friedman]

My SACD copy has a different cover.

[soulpope]

[A Lark Ascending]

No 3 of the Rach. My favourite of the three. 

No 2 again. Still largely in a fog but the last, long slow movement is very beautiful. Reminds me of those slow movements in the Beethoven quartets (but without the striking melody (as in singable tune) lines).

In the same neck of the woods (or on the same north Atlantic cliff face):

 

Ava Maris Stella is a wonderful piece. 

Edited March 21, 2016 by A Lark Ascending

[StarThrower]

[Peter Friedman]

Disc 1

[StarThrower]

[A Lark Ascending]

Off Spotify. Another Ave Maris Stella but I was particularly interested in hearing Image, Reflection, Shadow. Has a prominent part for that famous Mancunian-Scottish instrument, the cimbalom. 

Originally on the long dormant Unicorn-Kanchana label, these records now seem to be owned by something called Treasure Island music. Unfortunately they seem to have buggered this one. A sound I recall from some mass-produced CD-rs I have - a swishing sound at peaks that sounds like the disc revolving, then vanishes in quieter passages. Not seen them as discs but there are a number on Spotify and also iTunes. 

 

Not sure about this. The Violin Concerto reminded me of John Tavener - all a bit gazing into the eyes of the godhead.