What are you listening to now :)

[Roehre]

Today:

Palmgren: (R3:TtN)
Cinderella Suite (1902/’03)

Virtaperko:
The Ravine (Kuru) (2008/’09)

Raitio:
The Column Fountain (1931)

Otto Ketting:
Symphony no.1 (1957/’59)
Variazioni per orchestra (1960)

Hartmann:
Symphony no.2 “Adagio” (1946/’50)

[Roehre]

Today:

Alessandrescu:
Symphonic sketch for strings 'Autumn Dawn' (1910) (R3: TtN)

Dvorak:
Biblical songs op. 99/1-5 B.189 (1895)
Biblical songs op. 99/6-10 B.185 (1894 orch.Zemanek 1929) (R3: Pon3)

Bruckner:
Stille Betrachtung an einem Herbstabend WAB123 (1863)

Prokofiev:
Autumnal op.8 (1910 rev. 1934)

Chaminade:
Autumn (violin and orchestra)

Kopitz:
Herbst-Musik (1985/’86)

Panufnik:
Autumn Music (1962)

Musgrave:
Autumn sonata (1993)

[Sorrano]

Some time ago I sought out a good interpreter of the Beethoven sonatas (a good cycle) and had certain recommendations. This morning I awakened to the 2nd movement of the op. 10, no. 3 being played in a manner that felt right to me. It was not rushed, not too fast, not too slow, but was just right. I have the later Kempff cycle and simply do not like it--several sonatas feel as if they were rushed through (perhaps to get to the "more interesting" ones), and in particular did not like his version of the op. 10, no. 3. However this one I heard this morning was played by Bernard Roberts and I do see why he was recommended in the earlier thread. I listened to the subsequent two movements, as well, and really liked what I heard.

[Sorrano]

Feeling a bit Fallish, Roehre? Nice selections!

[Chris]

Heard Beethoven's 4th piano concertos on the radio on the way to work today. Good way to start the day!

[Preston]

Feeling a bit Fallish, Roehre?

Certainly seems that way, !

[Roehre]

Preston and Sorrano: Yes, a bit Fallish, it's that time of the year again

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Today:

Mielck:
Symphony in f opus 4 (1897)

William Lloyd Webber:
Mass (1962)
Benedictus (1942)

Berio:
4 Dedicaces

[Roehre]

Today:

Ferroud:
Symphony in A (1930)
Serenade (1927)

Poot:
Symphony no.3 (1952)

Torstensson:
Stick on Stick (1990)

[Bonn1827]

Today: RAVEL

"Le Tombeau de Couperin" played by Louis Lortie. (I have another version of this work by Jean-Yves Thibaudet which isn't anywhere near as good as Lortie's performance.) This tumultuous, tender, rapturous, ethereal, poignant work is to-die-for!!

This magnificent composer constantly yields delights! Last week it was "Daphnis and Chloe" orchestral suite - Ye Gods, what music!! What an orchestrator!!

[Chris]

Heard a very energetic recording of Beethoven's Symphony No. 1 on the radio on the way to work today. I had forgotten how much I like this one!

[Michael]

Wilhelm Kempff playing the last three Beethoven sonatas. Ah, bliss......

[Roehre]

Today:

Mielck:
String Quintet in F major opus 3 (1896)

Puccini:
Gianni Schicchi (1918)
Le Villi (1885)

Torstensson:
Span (1981)
Fläka (1983)

[Sorrano]

Wilhelm Kempff playing the last three Beethoven sonatas. Ah, bliss......

Are these from one of his cycles? If so, which one? I've heard that the first cycle he did was pretty good. The one I have is the second, but the last disc contains the same program as the penultimate, so I missing the last sonatas in the cycle. Bummer.

[Ed C]

Bernard Herrmann - Vertigo sound track. After LvB, Herrmann is my fav composer.

[Roehre]

Today:

Puccini:
Tosca

Dvorak:
Serenade for winds opus 44
Serenade for strings opus 22

Louis Andriessen:
De negen Symphonieen van Ludwig van Beethoven voor orkest, beat band en IJscobel(1970)
(Beethoven’s nine symphonies for orchestra, beat band and icecream car bell)