What are you listening to now?

[Sorrano]

This morning:

Saint-Saens: Carnival of the Animals
(Ensemble playing was Concentus Bestiales)

[Quijote]

Right now:
John Cage, 4'33".
I'll give it another listen later.

[Sorrano]

Right now:
John Cage, 4'33".
I'll give it another listen later.

Often I look forward to listening to that when I come home from work. Usually I like it with a much slower tempo, though.

[Roehre]

Today:

Roussel:
Symphony no.4 in A op.53

I enjoyed 4'33" today at the top of snowdon - though it was more a kind of Cantus arcticus for crowd, birds and steam locomotive over there :-)

[Roehre]

Today:

Ernesto Halffter:
Sinfonietta (1923/’25 rev ’27)

Mahler:
Symphony no.1 in D

Maconchy:
Serenata concertante (1962)

[Roehre]

Today:

(Proms iPlayer: I Fagiolini):
Viadana:
Salmi a quattro chori (1612):
-Deus in adiutorium;
-Dixit Dominus
-Laetatus sum
O dulcissima Maria
Lauda Ierusalem

Bassano:
Introduxit me Rex

Grandi:
Plorabo die ac nocte

Monteverdi:
Salve Regina

G.Gabrieli (reconstr. Keyte):
Magnificat a 20/28 con il 'sicut locutus'
In Ecclesiis------

(TtN iPlayer)
Schütz:
Magnificat Anima mea Dominum SWV.468

Kerle, Jacobus de (1531/2-1591)
Agnus Dei - super ut-re-mi-fa-so-la

Antonello da Caserta
Dame d'onour (from the Manuscript of Modena; Ars subtilior)

Anon (15th century Italy)
A Florence la joyose cite - for portative organ, lute, bass recorder and female voice
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Escher:
Musique pour l’Esprit en deuil (1943)

[Sorrano]

By chance I came across a 4 CD set entitled Boulez Conducts Bartok, Scriabin. Last night I listened to the first CD, featuring Bartok's Four Orchestral Pieces and Three Village Scenes. The recordings were very expressive and precise; I very much enjoyed them!

[Roehre]

Today:

Górecki:
Salve Sidus Polonorum - Cantata in honour of St Wojciech (Adalbertus) opus 72 (2000) (TtN iPlayer)

Mahler:
Symphony no.2 in c “Auferstehung”

[Quijote]

Today:
Gesualdo : Quinto Libro di Madrigali, The Hilliard Ensemble.
Wow, superb singing! Do you have this CD Roehre?

[Sorrano]

This morning:

Gershwin:
I Got Rhythm
Variations on I Got Rhythm

[Roehre]

Today:
Gesualdo : Quinto Libro di Madrigali, The Hilliard Ensemble.
Wow, superb singing! Do you have this CD Roehre?

I do Philip. And this 5th book of madrigals is a superb CD, the singing, the work, the recording.

[Chris]

Do you have this CD Roehre?

LOL

Gershwin:
I Got Rhythm

Definitely one of my favorite Gershwin tunes. Was this the piano version from the songbook or a sung performance?

[Quijote]

LOL

Yes, that was a silly question of mine, wasn't it !!! Bet you though, Chris, that I could name a few CDs that Roehre hasn't got. Shall we start a quiz?

[Quijote]

Nah, it's a silly idea on reflection. Wouldn't mind an LvB quiz from time to time though. Any takers to launch one?

[Quijote]

Actually, there is one CD I haven't even taken out of its wrapping yet :
Couperin, Harpischord Pieces, Blandine Verlet (Harmonia Mundi, 2 CD set). My question to Roehre would be : should I bother?