What Classical Music Are You listening to Now? III

[cloughie]

Easily done!

I have the three Tortelier Chandos CDs, so must have a Dutilleux session soon and give them all another spin.
I have Isaac Stern playing the violin concerto too (ONF/Maazel), coupled with his early recording of the Bernstein Serenade; I would imagine that the Chandos is a better (and better recorded) performance, but I don't think I've listened to them in close succession.

Whenever I see or hear the composer’s name I always think ‘ I must away, duty lurks’. I have the Bychkov Sym 2 which I will give a whirl!

[Joseph K]

Easily done!

I have the three Tortelier Chandos CDs,.

There are actually four. I too thought there were only three - hence the mistake.

[EnemyoftheStoat]

More Bach (Simon Preston):

Toccata & Fugue BWV 540

Fantasia & Fugue BWV 542

Preludes & Fugues BWV 543, 544, 545, 546

Pedal-Exercitium BWV 598

[gradus]

Mendelssohn first quintet, courtesy of a recent mention by jlw, Leipzig recording and very enjoyable on a first listen.

[jayne lee wilson]

There are actually four. I too thought there were only three - hence the mistake.

This is the boxset - bought it as long ago as 2000! Such a tiny oeuvre, such a great and innovative voice.
And for me the start of a great and lifelong love and adventure...

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Dutilleux-Complete-Orchestral-Works-Henri/dp/B00004YU78/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=chandos+dutilleux&qid=1605799516&sr=8-1

A bit misleading as the rather brief Shadows of Time has a disc all to itself...

[jayne lee wilson]

Whenever I see or hear the composer’s name I always think ‘ I must away, duty lurks’. I have the Bychkov Sym 2 which I will give a whirl!

Not duty Cloughie! Pure sensuous sonic pleasure.... drink deep and indulge the hedonism....
The editions to choose from.... Morlot (Seattle SM), Tortelier (Chandos), Graf (Arte Nova, under composer's supervision), and the Naxos with various conductors....some good earlier individual releases, not least Munch with No.2...

Some bigger (if less consistent) boxes rounding them up, best accessed via streaming....

[Pulcinella]

There are actually four. I too thought there were only three - hence the mistake.

Ah! I hadn't appreciated that!

This is the boxset - bought it as long ago as 2000! Such a tiny oeuvre, such a great and innovative voice.
And for me the start of a great and lifelong love and adventure...

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Dutilleux-Complete-Orchestral-Works-Henri/dp/B00004YU78/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=chandos+dutilleux&qid=1605799516&sr=8-1

A bit misleading as the rather brief Shadows of Time has a disc all to itself...

I have the Boston/Ozawa (Erato) version of The shadows of time, the world première recording, which could be why the later Chandos issue skipped my attention.

https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/8646466--dutilleux-the-shadows-of-time

[cloughie]

Not duty Cloughie! Pure sensuous sonic pleasure.... drink deep and indulge the hedonism....
The editions to choose from.... Morlot (Seattle SM), Tortelier (Chandos), Graf (Arte Nova, under composer's supervision), and the Naxos with various conductors....some good earlier individual releases, not least Munch with No.2...

Some bigger (if less consistent) boxes rounding them up, best accessed via streaming....

Steady now Jayne - Hedonism needs a bit of notice - however I don’t know where Bychkov fits into your league table but the No2 and Metaboles sounded pretty good to me!

[Bryn]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-8dRgtAwW0

[Pulcinella]

Bernstein: Serenade
Stern/Symphony of the air/Bernstein

Dutilleux: Violin concerto (L'arbre des songes)
Stern/ONF/Maazel

Not out of any sense of duty, but while tackling today's crossword, so a more focused listening required tomorrow!

[jayne lee wilson]

Steady now Jayne - Hedonism needs a bit of notice - however I don’t know where Bychkov fits into your league table but the No2 and Metaboles sounded pretty good to me!

One of my earliest Dutilleux albums, came out just after the Tortelier, very impressive, probably still stands up against the others today. That cover - red, white blue and yellow! Fascinating assessment in Sounds in Retrospect at the time, can't remember the date though...

[teamsaint]

Mendelssohn. Symphony # 5

Freiburg Baroque Orchestra

Heras- Casaldo.

First listen. This is one you really should hear. It is likley available on your preferred streaming service.

[HighlandDougie]

Well HD the sound is crystal clear and the performances faultless.
These are probably my favourite recordings of both works so highly recommendable

Can't ask better than that! Duly ordered. Thanks, Edgy, for the recommendation. It will take me back to being in a damp basement flat in a Georgian terrace in Edinburgh, freezing to death but buoyed by the Vainberg (sic) and by Tippett's 2nd Symphony ... such a long, long time ago, alas

[Suffolkcoastal]

Score following - Days 187-190

Hovhaness:
Symphony No 2 'Mysterious Mountain'

H Howells:
Gloucester Service
Hereford Service
Worcester Service
Anthem: God is Gone Up
Hymnus Paridisi (vocal score)
An English Mass (vocal score)
Missa Sabriensis (vocal score)
Stabat Mater (vocal score)

J Ireland:
A London Overture
Satyricon Overture
Epic March

[gradus]

Tchaikovsky vln.conc.on Essential Classics, Patricia Kopatchinskaja playing the last movement at such a breakneck speed that I thought the CD had malfunctioned. Did she do it for a bet?