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Re: What are you listening two?
Posted: Sun Sep 13, 2015 1:30 pm
by fergus
Seán wrote:
Ah, yes, I had forgotten that you had that set Seán.
Do not forget Harnoncourt who is also very good with this music. Both Gardiner and Harnoncourt have that raw energy which brings this music alive for me.
Re: What are you listening two?
Posted: Sun Sep 13, 2015 1:31 pm
by fergus
Vanhal: Missa Pastoralis....
Re: What are you listening two?
Posted: Sun Sep 13, 2015 4:21 pm
by fergus
The cello concerto is both a discursive and a conversational affair with the orchestra and the mixture is both intriguing and successful.
The chamber music was also exciting and accessible if a bit stark in its musical language at times.
Re: What are you listening two?
Posted: Sun Sep 13, 2015 4:33 pm
by Seán
Johann Sebastian Bach
Piano Concerto No. 1, 2 & 4
Academy of Saint Martin in the Fields
Murray Perahia Piano and directing
Re: What are you listening two?
Posted: Mon Sep 14, 2015 10:54 am
by markof
Something quite beautiful to transmute this dismal day into a spiritual and contemplative one.
And a cracking good introduction to the great composer too!
Mark
Re: What are you listening two?
Posted: Mon Sep 14, 2015 6:47 pm
by Seán
markof wrote:
Something quite beautiful to transmute this dismal day into a spiritual and contemplative one.
And a cracking good introduction to the great composer too!
Mark
I do not have any of Arvo Pärt's music in my collection and until now would not have known where to start. Thanks Mark.
Re: What are you listening two?
Posted: Mon Sep 14, 2015 6:53 pm
by fergus
markof wrote:
Were you celebrating his recent birthday Mark?
Re: What are you listening two?
Posted: Mon Sep 14, 2015 6:54 pm
by Seán
Jean Sibelius
Symphony No. 5
New York Philharmonic Orchestra
Leonard Bernstein conducting.
Magnificent performance, this is about as good as it gets.
Re: What are you listening two?
Posted: Tue Sep 15, 2015 10:57 am
by markof
fergus wrote:markof wrote:
Were you celebrating his recent birthday Mark?
Hi Fergus,
In a way yes. With his 80th. in mind, I was browsing through the selection available for streaming and was struck by the cover.
I sampled the version of "Fratres" and was moved by the performance and then went back to the beginning of the album and played the whole thing through and was very impressed.
There is a gravitas and power to Russian choirs which is present here and which I really like.
The album, which mainly represents some of his earlier sacred work, sits in my favourites list now.
Mark.
Re: What are you listening two?
Posted: Thu Sep 17, 2015 2:41 am
by DonKC
I agree Seán, Bernstein's Sibelius is wonderful.
A bit of early Dvorak tonight: the long, slightly clunky but still full of Dvorak melody and rhythm, Symphony # 1 "The Bells of Zlonice"
Kertesz/London SO