What Classical Music Are You Listening To?

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[Peter Friedman]

[alankin]

Now playing, CD 10:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Quartet for Strings No.14 in G major K387 "Spring" ["Haydn" Quartet No.1], Quartet for Strings No.15 in D minor K421 (417b) ["Haydn" Quartet No.2]
— Paolo Borciani (violin), Elisa Pegreffi (violin), Piero Farulli (viola), Franco Rossi (cello) – Quartetto Italiano (Philips / Decca Music)

 
 

[Peter Friedman]

Symphony No.1

[soulpope]

1 hour ago, Peter Friedman said:

Symphony No.1

Excellent ....

[soulpope]

1 hour ago, Balladeer said:

 Absorbed and repeatedly spinning it since I´ve discovered this  gem:

Maria Lettberg - Erkki Melartin: The Solo Piano Works (Crystal Classics)

Disc1 and 2

Some of the most fascinating piano music I´ve heard in years.

And Maria Lettberg is a fantastic expressive pianist. Thanks for those folks at Crystal Classics for this enchanting release!

Actually Lettberg's Scriabin recordings are worth an earful too ....

[Balladeer]

Maria Lettberg plays Erkki Melartin: The Solo Piano Works (Crystal Classics)

Disc 2

Some of the most fascinating piano music I´ve heard in years

[A Lark Ascending]

Latter off Spotify. I believe the orchestrations were completed posthumously. 

VC2 off latter

Unfamiliar with Searle but enjoyed No. 2 - always had him down as a humourless 'only I really understand the true destiny of music and it certainly won't be fun' serialist; but the music here fits right in alongside the likes of Rawsthorne or Hindemith. The slow movement is not that far from Mahler. Maybe he gets tougher later - will have to explore. 

Edited November 4, 2016 by A Lark Ascending

[alankin]

Ludwig van Beethoven 
– Sonata for Piano No.8 in C minor Op.13 "Pathétique"
– Sonata for Piano No.14 in C sharp minor Op.27/2 "Moonlight"
– Sonata for Piano No.18 in E flat major Op.31/3
– Sonata for Piano No.24 in F sharp major Op.78
— Annie Fischer (piano) (Warner Classics / EMI)

 

[Peter Friedman]

[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.