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Re: What are you listening two?
Posted: Fri Mar 01, 2024 12:55 am
by Seán
Seán wrote: ↑Wed Feb 28, 2024 9:51 pm
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
Re: What are you listening two?
Posted: Fri Mar 01, 2024 12:57 pm
by fergus
I am currently exactly half way through listening to another JS Bach Organ Works cycle. This time it is Bram Beekman:
Re: What are you listening two?
Posted: Fri Mar 01, 2024 1:12 pm
by fergus
Seán wrote: ↑Fri Mar 01, 2024 12:55 am
.... I'm loving Järvi's work:
Hello Seán, PM sent.
Re: What are you listening two?
Posted: Fri Mar 01, 2024 3:52 pm
by 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.
Re: What are you listening two?
Posted: Fri Mar 01, 2024 7:07 pm
by 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.
Re: What are you listening two?
Posted: Fri Mar 01, 2024 8:26 pm
by cybot
fergus wrote: ↑Fri Mar 01, 2024 3:52 pm
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!
Re: What are you listening two?
Posted: Sat Mar 02, 2024 10:37 am
by Seán
fergus wrote: ↑Fri Mar 01, 2024 1:12 pm
Seán wrote: ↑Fri Mar 01, 2024 12:55 am
.... I'm loving Järvi's work:
Hello Seán, PM sent.
Thanks Fergus, response sent
Re: What are you listening two?
Posted: Sat Mar 02, 2024 11:57 am
by fergus
Boult conducts Holst
This is a very fine album throughout!
Re: What are you listening two?
Posted: Sat Mar 02, 2024 12:10 pm
by fergus
cybot wrote: ↑Fri Mar 01, 2024 8:26 pm
fergus wrote: ↑Fri Mar 01, 2024 3:52 pm
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.
Re: What are you listening two?
Posted: Sun Mar 03, 2024 10:09 pm
by 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.