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Re: What are you listening two?

Posted: Mon Sep 07, 2015 5:30 pm
by fergus
DonKC wrote:Image

The Symphony # 5 is a bold, colorful, rhapsodic statement much in the style of Khachaturian with some Prokofiev and Myaskovksy thrown in. Vladimir Jurowski (1915-1971) is the father of conductor Michail Jurowski and grandfather of conductor Vladimir Jurowski. Russian Painters is a multi movement tone poem, akin to "Pictures at an Exhibition".

Here is hoping for a continuation of this cycle.
Interesting; one to investigate Don.

Re: What are you listening two?

Posted: Mon Sep 07, 2015 6:53 pm
by Seán
fergus wrote:
DonKC wrote:Image

The Symphony # 5 is a bold, colorful, rhapsodic statement much in the style of Khachaturian with some Prokofiev and Myaskovksy thrown in. Vladimir Jurowski (1915-1971) is the father of conductor Michail Jurowski and grandfather of conductor Vladimir Jurowski. Russian Painters is a multi movement tone poem, akin to "Pictures at an Exhibition".

Here is hoping for a continuation of this cycle.
Interesting; one to investigate Don.
Indeed it is, thanks Don

Re: What are you listening two?

Posted: Mon Sep 07, 2015 6:56 pm
by Seán
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
String Quartet No. 22, KV 589
String Quartet No. 23, KV 590

Quartetto Italiano

Re: What are you listening two?

Posted: Mon Sep 07, 2015 9:42 pm
by fergus
Finished my first listen to this cycle with the wonderful String Quartets 14 & 15....


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All of these are live performances and are very well performed, recorded and balanced. These are quite lyrical performances compared with the mesmerising performances of the Fitzwilliam Quartet but they are equally valid. There is wonderful contrast between the two cycles.

Re: What are you listening two?

Posted: Tue Sep 08, 2015 6:39 pm
by Seán
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Florent Schmidt
Quatuor pour Saxophones op. 102
Ravel
Pavane pour une infante défunte

Linos Saxophon Quartett comprising:
Andreas Hilner - Soprano Saxophone
Martin Hilner - Alto Saxophone
Roland Lichters - Tenor Saxophone
Sebastian Pottmeier - Baritone Saxophone

Re: What are you listening two?

Posted: Wed Sep 09, 2015 8:21 pm
by Seán
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony No. 31 (first version)
Symphony No. 35 (second version) &
Symphony No. 38

The Academy of Ancient Music
Christopher Hogwood conducting.

Re: What are you listening two?

Posted: Thu Sep 10, 2015 8:13 pm
by Seán
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Bohuslav Martinů
Symphony No. 3 & 4

Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
Václav Neumann conducting.

Re: What are you listening two?

Posted: Sat Sep 12, 2015 11:25 am
by fergus
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A very interesting disc with wonderful vocals.

Re: What are you listening two?

Posted: Sat Sep 12, 2015 11:38 am
by Seán
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Antonín Dvořák
Symphony No. 5 & 6

London Symphony Orchestra
István Kertész conducting
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These are splendid performances of Dvořák's Fifth and Sixth symphonies.

Re: What are you listening two?

Posted: Sat Sep 12, 2015 2:02 pm
by fergus
Seán wrote:Image

Antonín Dvořák
Symphony No. 5 & 6

London Symphony Orchestra
István Kertész conducting
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These are splendid performances of Dvořák's Fifth and Sixth symphonies.
With the untimely death of István Kertész the world lost a very interesting and potentially really great conductor. I think that he would have gone on to do some really great things. Unfortunately not to be.