What are you listening to now?

[Quijote]

Trevor WISHART : "Anticredos", a tour de force in terms of extended vocal technique. If you ever felt you were 'imprisoned' by ledger lines and fixed instrumental timbres*, then this is a work for you. If you ever get the chance, check out the published score (available from the University of York, 1977). All in all, it makes Berio's Sequenza III seem like child's play.

[Quijote]

And talking of extended vocal technique, I can thoroughly recommend Alejandro Vinao's 'Hildegard's Dream' - for computer and soprano (Frances Lynch). The voice and computer (electroacoustic techniques) working in tandem to extend the sonic possibilities. Wonderful.

[Zevy]

Beethoven: Quartets Op 59 no 3 & Op 74 "Harp". It is the last recording made by The Amadeus Qt (CD).

I love the Allegro molto of Op 59 no 3 and the Presto of Op 74.

[Michael]

Beethoven, Mass in C major. (Now, what prompted me to put that on?)

[Roehre]

Today:

Stravinsky:
Le Sacre du Printemps

Keuris:
Movements for Orchestra (1981);
String quartet no.1 (1982);
Divertimento for chamber ensemble (1982);
7 Pieces for bass clarinet and orchestra (1983)

Mahler(?):
Symphonic prelude

[Michael]

But it does make a difference being a "mature" composer as Diabelli was at the time he wrote his Theme, or a rather young (20 or so) and relatively inexperienced composer as Beethoven was at the time he composed WoO 38 (3 mvts in the same key???)

[/I](1971)

Good point! I only spotted this now as this is such a long thread. But I would prefer an inexperienced Beethoven to a mature Diabelli any day of the week.

[Roehre]

Good point! I only spotted this now as this is such a long thread. But I would prefer an inexperienced Beethoven to a mature Diabelli any day of the week.

That makes most definitely two (or most likely on these boards: all) of us

[Bonn1827]

Rachmaninov, "Symphonic Dances" - Concertgebouw/Ashkenazy. The two piano version is absolutely amazing also.

[Roehre]

today:

Stravinsky:
Pianoconcerto
Capriccio
the Flood

Keuris:
Pianotrio (1983)

Berio:
Notturno (1993)

[Roehre]

JSBach:
Cantatas BWV 22 and 23

Stravinsky:
Le Baiser de la Fée

Keuris:
Violin concerto no.1 (1985)

Beethoven:
symphony no.2

[Michael]

Beethoven's Opus 5 cello sonatas. I know I listened to them last week but I decided to listen again. Anybody got a problem with that?

[Bonn1827]

These are wonderful works, Michael, and do bear more than one hearing!!! I'm listening to Schutz, "O bone Jesu, fili Mariae" and Buxtehude motets, "Membra Jesu Nostri" with JEG, Monteverdi Choir and Fretwork.

[Roehre]

Today:

Janacek:
March of the Blue Boys (i.e. the WHOLE 1 minute 50 seconds of it )

David Matthews:
Concerto in azzuro op.87 (2000/'02)

Stravinsky:
Symphony in 3 movements
Concertino for string quartet
Concertino for 12 instruments
Tango
Ragtime
Octet
Septet
Pastorale (1933 version)

Keuris:
string quartet no.2 (1985)
variations for strings (1985)

Ades:
Tevot (2007)

[Michael]

Schubert, 5th and 8th (Unfinished) Symphonies.

[Zevy]

Schubert, 5th and 8th (Unfinished) Symphonies.

I really hate using this term, but the 5th sounds so Mozartean. I love it (I love all of them).

He wrote the 5th as though Beethoven never lived....