What Classical Music Are You listening to Now? III

[Bryn]

The waves breaking on the beach at Labrador Bay. Hoping for a clear sky at sunrise.

[DracoM]

Drome / Baker // Sheppard / In Media Vita

[Beef Oven!]

The waves breaking on the beach at Labrador Bay. Hoping for a clear sky at sunrise.

Very lucky.

[Beef Oven!]

DSCH - Symphony #15
WDR Symphony Orchestra, Rudolf Barshai. Brilliant classics.

[Beef Oven!]

Mozart - Clarinet Concerto
Alfred Prinz, Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Karl Böhm. Deutsche Grammophon.

[BBMmk2]

DSCH - Symphony #15
WDR Symphony Orchestra, Rudolf Barshai. Brilliant classics.

A very good set this, anyway, here Beefy!

Concert band music today!

The Music of Frank Taicheli Vol.3: Angels in the Architecture.
Wild Nights!; Sanctuary; Abracadabra; Joy; Joy Revisited;
Angels in the Architecture; Nitro.
University of Texas at El Paso Symphonic Winds,
Conducted by Ron Hufstader.

Feste
US Marine Corps Band, Lt Col. Michael J Colburn

Holidays & Epiphanies
The Music of Ron Nelson
Rocky Point Holiday; Sonoran Desert Holiday; Passacaglia;
Courtly Airs & Dances; Lauds Praise High Day; Aspen Jubilee;
Chaconne In Memoriam; Epiphanies, Fanfares & Chorales.
Dallas Wind Symphony, Jerry Junkin.

Sergei Rachmaninov
Piano Concerto No.3 in D minor, Op.30.
Mikhail Rudy(piano),
St Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra
Mariss Jansons.
Symphony No.2 in E minor, Op.27.
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Mariss Jansons.

[pastoralguy]

Mozart. Eine Kleine Nachtmusik. K.525

Sir Charles Mackerras conducting the Prague Chamber Orchestra.

A Supraphone cd I came across in a BHF shop today.

This is a work that almost qualifies as a 'guilty pleasure'. I know there are come who denigrate it but I've always loved it. Years ago, I used to attend a string quartet course that was tutored by some BIG names in the string world. The first violin always took late Beethoven, the Viola player Czech music such as Dvorak or Novak whilst the 'cellist indulged his love of Schubert. What did PG take? K.525. There were always groans but I stood my ground and Mozart's lovely serenade was to be heard resounding around the grounds of wherever the course was being held!

[Beef Oven!]

Earlier:

DSCH - Symphony #15
Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra, Kirill Kondrashin. Label: Alto

Working my way through the various recordings of the 15th. This KK is a very fiery performance from 1974, not too many years after the work's completion and still well within Brezhnev's 'Era of Stagnation'. It is similar to Barshai's approach, but the second movement is not quite as quick. The sound quality is very good indeed - vivid, forward and detailed. I don't know about the sound quality of the other releases on other labels, but this one is very good to my ears.



Now:

DSCH - Symphony #7
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, Vasily Petrenko. Naxos

I struggle with this symphony.

[Bryn]

Beefy, be sure to check out Konrashin's Dresden and RCO recordings of the Shostakovich 4th.

[BBMmk2]

Beefy, be sure to check out Konrashin's Dresden and RCO recordings of the Shostakovich 4th.

Thanks for that Bryn!

[Beef Oven!]

Beefy, be sure to check out Konrashin's Dresden and RCO recordings of the Shostakovich 4th.

The Deresden on Profil is on my list already

[BBMmk2]

With the Proms season nearing it's end, I thought it was high time to hear some of Elgar's music.

Sir Edward Elgar
Flastaff, Op.68 Symphonic Study; Songs, Op.59(1909-10);
Songs, Op.60(1909-10); Two Movements from “Grania & Diarmid”, Op.42;
Miscellaneous Songs.
Roderick Williams(baritone), BBC P.O.,
Sir Andrew Davis.

[Richard Barrett]

I thought it was high time to hear some of Elgar's music

Strangely, that's a thought which hasn't once in my life entered my mind!

So far today I'm listening to the Mosaïques' late Beethoven quartets, which I chose more or less at random (if there is such a thing) but I have the feeling I'll be spending some considerable time with these recordings in the next days.

[BBMmk2]

With the Proms season nearing it's end, I thought it was high time to hear some of Elgar's music.

Sir Edward Elgar
Flastaff, Op.68 Symphonic Study; Songs, Op.59(1909-10);
Songs, Op.60(1909-10); Two Movements from “Grania & Diarmid”, Op.42;
Miscellaneous Songs.
Roderick Williams(baritone), BBC P.O.,
Sir Andrew Davis.

Following on, remembering that wonderful concert that featured Parry's Symphony No.5!


Parry
Symphony No.5 in B minor, "Symphonic Fantasia 1912"
From Death to Life; Elegy for Brahms. London PO, Matthias Bamert.

[pastoralguy]

Barber, Korngold & Walton's Violin Concertos.

Jahmes Ehnes, violin.

The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra conducted by Bramwell Tovey.