What are you listening two?

[Seán]

On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of Schubert’s death the Columbia Gramophone Company invited composers in 1928 to write a work which the Unfinished Symphony would inspire them to compose. The 10,000-dollar first prize went to Swedish composer Kurt Atterberg for his 6th Symphony, which has borne the sobriquet “The Dollar Symphony” ever since. Many factors contributed to its success, including its transparent orchestration, euphony, engaging melodies, rousing dance-like music in the outer movements, the poetic mood of the central Adagio (with its rewarding clarinet solo), and a hint of Swedish folk music.

And the runner up was Franz Schmidt with his Third Symphony, and yes, I too, do prefer Atterberg's Sixth Symphony to Schmidt's Third.

That said this is a great recording, I'm loving Järvi's work:


Franz Schmidt
Symphony No. 3
Symphony No. 4
Frankfurt Radio Symphony
Paavo Järvi conducting

[fergus]

I am currently exactly half way through listening to another JS Bach Organ Works cycle. This time it is Bram Beekman:

[fergus]

.... I'm loving Järvi's work:

Hello Seán, PM sent.

[fergus]

Telemann: Flute Quartets [Musica Antiqua Koln/Goebel]





I have been dipping in and out of this set over the last three days.
I have always liked the music of Telemann. I particularly like how he wrote for various combinations of instruments. I like the sonorities offered in such music particularly when it is so well played as here.

[fergus]

Chopin: Polonaises [Rubinstein]





As a result of struggling with Chopin for over fifty years here is one more Chopin LP from my collection that has been consigned to the Charity Shop Donation Bin.

[cybot]

Telemann: Flute Quartets [Musica Antiqua Koln/Goebel]





I have been dipping in and out of this set over the last three days.
I have always liked the music of Telemann. I particularly like how he wrote for various combinations of instruments. I like the sonorities offered in such music particularly when it is so well played as here.

Now that’s what I call a rather unusual sleeve!

[Seán]

.... I'm loving Järvi's work:

Hello Seán, PM sent.

Thanks Fergus, response sent

[fergus]

Boult conducts Holst






This is a very fine album throughout!

[fergus]

Telemann: Flute Quartets [Musica Antiqua Koln/Goebel]





I have been dipping in and out of this set over the last three days.
I have always liked the music of Telemann. I particularly like how he wrote for various combinations of instruments. I like the sonorities offered in such music particularly when it is so well played as here.

Now that’s what I call a rather unusual sleeve!

Yes, a bit different all right. You may or may not know that there is a large body of work by Telemann called Tafelmusik and this may, or may not, be a clever nod in that direction.

[Seán]

Vagn Holmboe
Chamber Concerto no. 1
Chamber Concerto no. 2
Chamber Concerto no. 3
Danish National Chamber Orchestra
Staffan Borseman (violin), Mikkel Futtrup (violin), Eva Østergaard (flute), Niels Thomsen (clarinet)
Danish Radio Concert Orchestra
Hannu Koivula - conducting and piano

This is a great set, the music is fabulous.