What Classical Music Are You Listening To Tonight?

[Antonmb]

Brahms: String Sextets
Belcea Quartet
Tabea Zimmerman
Jean-Guihen Queyras
Alpha Classics (2022), via Qobuz

An excellent new release. These are fine performances and sound is pretty good as well.
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[bart]

Originally Posted by Antonmb

DE HARTMANN, THOMAS: Koliadky: Noëls Ukrainiens; Symphonie-Poème No. 4; Concerto Andaluz; Un fête en Ukraine (Suite)

Bülent Evcil (flute)
Kuchar, Theodore (conductor)
Lviv National Philharmonic Orchestra of Ukraine
Toccata Classics (2022) via Qobuz

Hauntingly beautiful music by Ukrainian born composer De Hartmann and recorded in Lviv, Ukraine. From ClassicsToday.com:

"The four pieces offered on this splendidly performed and engineered disc are all premieres, part of a larger project to records all of his major works on a variety of labels. The songs, chamber and (non-Gurdjieff) piano work have already appeared on Nimbus, and at time of writing this review three discs of orchestral music are “in the can.” That’s a very lucky thing, because conductor Theodore Kuchar was forced to flee Lviv just days ago due to Russia’s insane invasion of Ukraine, and God only knows what will happen to the city and its fine orchestra, which is scheduled to tour the US in February, 2023. We can only pray for their safety."

I hadn't heard much works from this composer.
Thank you for the suggestion Tony.
In some pieces, he reminds me of Górecki, in some others, he gets close to film scores.

[Haydn]

Pietari Inkinen
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra
Sibelius
Scenes Historiques I and II
King Christian II Suite
well done!

[AMammal]

Originally Posted by bart

Attacca Quartet - Of All Joys
Qobuz 24/96




One of the best string quartet releases of the last years. [. . .]

Really enjoyed this one, now part of my collection. Thanks for the tip!

[joel_hifi]

Lucile Boulanger - Solo: Bach-Abel

Superb! Via Qobuz 24/192

[bart]

Originally Posted by joel_hifi

Lucile Boulanger - Solo: Bach-Abel

Superb! Via Qobuz 24/192

One of the best chamber music releases of late.

[bart]

Originally Posted by bart

Mahler - Kindertotenlieder - 5 Rückertlieder - Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen
Janet Baker
Sir John Barbirolli



Although the sound of the orchestra doesn't come through very clearly, these are really delicious recordings.
Dame Janet Baker is perfect, I cannot imagine how anybody could get more out of these delightful Lieder.

It's been a Mahler evening.
This was one of the albums we played.

[bart]

Originally Posted by bart

Biber - Rozenkranzsonaten
Bizzarrie Armoniche, Riccardo Minasi
via Qobuz




As per Kal's suggestion.
Solid performance.
The sound is good, but not as good as in some of the versions I posted the last days.
I wonder if the SACD tops the Qobuz stream.

Listening to Biber this evening.

[Antonmb]

Beethoven: Diabelli Variations
Mitsuko Uchida, piano
Decca (2022), via Qobuz

Uchida's first recording of the Diabelli Variations is excellent. Sound is very good as well.
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[Haydn]

An excellent version of this Haydn
Die Schopfung
DGG, 1955