What Classical Music Are You listening to Now? III

[Pulcinella]

Beatam.
Music written for the Choir of York Minster.

Helping keep things calm ( ish) round here !!

Nothing on the minster website that I could see about the current state of services or indeed if the building remains open, which is pretty poor, imho.

[teamsaint]

Nothing on the minster website that I could see about the current state of services or indeed if the building remains open, which is pretty poor, imho.

We were just ( on the way back from a half empty Sainsburys) asking the same question about Salisbury.

TBH Evensong would be a a good antidote right now, and 2 metre separation shouldn't be an issue.......

[teamsaint]

Ok , my idea for some lockdown , sorry "Social Distancing" threads.

Take a box set or series of discs, or whatever, set up an individual thread, and do a quick review of each disc.

And let's hope nobody has long enough to complete Bach 333 or the Karajan complete DG before things normalise !!

[teamsaint]

THis morning, some music from the Avant Garde Project, primarily because so much of the music, and it is extremely varied ,, seems to come from times where the musicians involved seemed to be so unafraid of the future.

Starting, randomly, with installment 106, American Electronic music. I'll report back on any real winners !

http://dream.cs.bath.ac.uk/AvantGardeProject/agp106/index.html

( The Roger Reynilds piece is absent, presumably now available elsewhere).

[BBMmk2]

Saint-Saëns
Symphony No. 3 ‘Organ’
Poulenc
Concerto in G minor for organ, strings and timpani
Iveta Apkalna (organ)
Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks / Mariss Jansons
Recorded Live, March 2019, Philharmonie, Munich
BR Klassik - new CD

Oh yes! I want to buy this one!

Living Stereo Collection Vol.2
CD 35
Gustav Mahler
Symphony No.1 in D minor.
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Erich Leinsdorf.

[Stanfordian]

Bax - ‘Orchestral Works’ - Volume 3
November Woods
The Happy Forest
The Garden of Fand
Summer Music
Tintagel
Ulster Orchestra / Bryden Thomson
Recorded 1983 (Tintagel) and 1982 (remainder), Ulster Hall, Belfast
Chandos

Ethel Smyth - ‘Songs and Ballads’
Four Songs, for voice and chamber orchestra (c. 1907)
Songs and Ballads (Lieder und Balladen), Op. 3
Lieder, Op. 4
Three Songs (1913)
Lucy Stevens (contralto)
Elizabeth Marcus (piano)
Berkeley Ensemble / Odaline de la Martinez
Recorded 2019, Studio 1, University of Surry, Guildford
Somm - new release

[teamsaint]

In the continuing absence of “ Contemporary Classical Radio” which I used to enjoy, this looks interesting.

https://laut.fm/twentysound?autoplay=1

Currently listening to Sallinen Symphony 6 on this station. Don't know this composer at all, but so far very enjoyably atmospheric.

[Pulcinella]

Currently listening to Sallinen Symphony 6 on this station. Don't know this composer at all, but so far very enjoyably atmospheric.

I have this 2CD set (in a different incarnation), with Symphonies 4 and 5 and other works.
A composer worth exploring, I would say.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Meet-Composer-Sallinen-Aulis/dp/B0000252WN/ref=sr_1_9?crid=3CWOHD6X8YRB0&dchild=1&keywords=sallinen&qid=1584532228&s=music&sprefix=Sallinen%2Caps%2C172&sr=1-9

[teamsaint]

I have this 2CD set (in a different incarnation), with Symphonies 4 and 5 and other works.
A composer worth exploring, I would say.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Meet-Compos...s%2C172&sr=1-9

Sold !! ( Not keen on the cover, but it definitely looks worth a punt)
Thanks for the suggestion. The radio station is worth a listen. Not heard any adverts for events where you have to run faster than Beethoven or whatever , yet !!

[Pulcinella]

Sold !! ( Not keen on the cover, but it definitely looks worth a punt)
Thanks for the suggestion. The radio station is worth a listen. Not heard any adverts for events where you have to run faster than Beethoven or whatever , yet !!

Oops!
Should have looked further, as the incarnation I have is cheaper, but with a possibly even less attractive cover:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Sallinen-Orchestral-Chamber-Works-Aulis/dp/B00004R7YT/ref=sr_1_20?crid=2T8DQMW39BIZW&dchild=1&keywords=sallinen&qid=1584534846&s=music&sprefix=Sallinen%2Caps%2C150&sr=1-20&swrs=DD31BEC71DF75FDC0D95726A122B8C2A

[teamsaint]

Oops!
Should have looked further, as the incarnation I have is cheaper, but with a possibly even less attractive cover:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Sallinen-Or...95726A122B8C2A

Worth the extra 55 p for the less bad cover .........

[jayne lee wilson]

I have this 2CD set (in a different incarnation), with Symphonies 4 and 5 and other works.
A composer worth exploring, I would say.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Meet-Compos...s%2C172&sr=1-9

I spent Christmas 2015 glorying in this set of Aulis Sallinen, symphonic intégrale with the Horn, Cello, and Violin Concerti - all three of which are some of his best music...........

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Complete-Symphonies-Concertos-Sallinen/dp/B004P96WQ8/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=sallinen&qid=1584540105&s=music&sr=1-1

So that is the grande référence...
The BIS De Preist efforts in 4&5 are good too, but the CPO box has even better sound.

Just reprinted some comments on Sallinen here....

http://www.for3.org/forums/showthread.php?21460-Sallinen-Aulis

Don't forget the Composers' Sub-Forum, its a great resource....
BeefOven used to say "what about this one Jayne"....which always inspired me to offer some brief survey or other.... the good old bad old days....

[Pulcinella]

Worth the extra 55 p for the less bad cover .........

You may well be right.


Villa-Lobos
Uirapurù
As Costureiras
Duas Lendas Amerindías em Nheengatu
Chôros 8
Chôros 10
Symphony 9

The latest BBC MM CD, which arrived this morning.
All new to me except the two Chôros (is that the plural too?).

[Pulcinella]

I spent Christmas 2015 glorying in this set of Aulis Sallinen, symphonic intégrale with the Horn, Cello, and Violin Concerti - all three of which are some of his best music...........

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Complete-Symphonies-Concertos-Sallinen/dp/B004P96WQ8/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=sallinen&qid=1584540105&s=music&sr=1-1

So that is the grande référence...
The BIS De Priest efforts in 4&5 are good too, but the CPO box has even better sound.

Just reprinted some comments on Sallinen here....

http://www.for3.org/forums/showthread.php?21460-Sallinen-Aulis

Don't forget the Composers' Sub-Forum, its a great resource....
BeefOven used to say "what about this one Jayne"....which always inspired me to offer some brief survey or other.... the good old bad old days....

Recommendation accepted, and duly ordered (not found on Deezer).

[BBMmk2]

Bax - ‘Orchestral Works’ - Volume 3
November Woods
The Happy Forest
The Garden of Fand
Summer Music
Tintagel
Ulster Orchestra / Bryden Thomson
Recorded 1983 (Tintagel) and 1982 (remainder), Ulster Hall, Belfast
Chandos

A favourite CD not mine this, Stan.

Sir Eugene Goossens
Violin Concerto, Op.63 “Phantasy”
Symphony No.2, Op.62
Tasmin Little (violin)
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
Sir Andrew Davis.