What Classical Music Are You Listening To Tonight?

[bart]

Good voice, magnificent pieces... but I prefer full French operas.
Only one and the same voice gets a little boring.

[bart]

Originally Posted by Haydn

Schubert: String Quintet; String Quartet d.703
Tokyo String Quartet
Harmonia Mundi, 2011
SACD/CD

One of my desert island discs...

[bart]

Originally Posted by bart

Krzysztof Penderecki °1933 - Violin Concerto No. 2 "Metamorphoses"
Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin
London Symphony Orchestra, Krzysztof Penderecki

Béla Bartók: Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 2 Sz 76
Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin
Lambert Orkis, piano



A recommendation from this thread.
The Penderecki piece is stunning!
My first listen to this concerto is already immensely convincing.
He wrote (92-95) and dedicated it to Ms Mutter after hearing her playing the First Violin Concerto from Prokofiev in 1988, Lucerne Festival.
Modern but very accessible and with strong energy and vibrations!

Stunning work, this Violin Concerto No. 2...

[bart]

Originally Posted by bart

Penderecki - Concerto for violin and orchestra - Concerto for horn and orchestra
Sinfonietta Cracovia, conducted by Krzysztof Penderecki
Radovan Vlatkovic, horn
Robert Kabara, violin



Impressive, modern pieces, that are still accessible.
Wonderful 5.0 recording.

To compare with the recently released versions of these works.
Well... the 3 extra channels do it for me!

[bart]

Britten - Patterson - Byrnes -Yun - Takemitsu - Visions
Lavinia Meijer, harp
Qobuz 24/192




This lady is so good on the harp...

[bart]

Philip Glass - Metamorphosis - The Hours
Lavinia Meijer, harp
Qobuz 24/192




Fantastic!
Mesmerising is a good word to describe this.
These are not just some simple tunes.

[bart]

Vivaldi - Concerti per violoncelli III
L'Onda Armonica, Christophe Coin
Qobuz 24/88.2




Very good interpretations.

Christophe Coin continues his complete collection of the Vivaldi cello concertos. There are some pieces on this new album which show the cello to be more of an ensemble instrument than a solo one. Working from the premise that the cello’s vocal-like tone was Vivaldi’s favourite thing about the instrument, Christophe Coin’s rendition puts this voice at the forefront of this score.

Using a smaller, five-stringed cello which he plays upright on a small wooden table to increase its volume and resonance, as seen in some paintings, the cellist underlines how attentive Vivaldi was to vary his simple and repetitive lyricism using simple techniques that still manage to move both the artist and the audience: “A taught dissonance, a well-placed ornament, a well-chosen interval, just quick moments, he emphasises, bring excitement to the routine of our lives.” The Onda Armonica play in a rich continuo with three instruments used either simultaneously or alternately: the organ, the harpsichord and the theorbo, as well as a mandolin (an instrument Vivaldi also engaged with a lot) to liven up the Concerto in C major, RV 400. © François Hudry/Qobuz

[bart]

Originally Posted by bart

Something light and fresh in between...

Geminiani - Concerti Grossi, Op. 7
Café Zimmermann
Qobuz 24/96





I have their Bach box set. I love it.
This is equally well done, although Geminiani is no Bach of course.

This is a very good ensemble!
The pieces are easily digestible and a good and agreeable listen.

[ehoove]

A bit of R2R Tape:
Pictures at an Exhibition
Mussorgsky-Stokowski
The Engulfed Cathedral Debussy-Stokowski
Leopold Stokowski Conducting the New Philharmonia Orchestra
There are two schools of thought on Mr. Stokowski, I am in the one that likes him a lot! Excellent recording.
London Phase 4 - 7.5 ips
Regards,
Jim

[ehoove]

Mozart
Piano Concerto No.20 in D minor (K.466)
Piano Concerto No.6 in B flat Major (K.238)
Vladamir Ashkenazy - Piano
The London Symphony
Hans Scmidt - Isserstedt Conducting
A Fabulous Piece of R2R Tape.
London FFrr L 80214 7.5ips (with insert)
Regards,
Jim