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[Rednaxela]

 

[dBiz]

Specifically the Aladdin Suite
Grieg* / Nielsen* - San Francisco Symphony*, Herbert Blomstedt – Peer Gynt Suites / Aladdin

 

[Andolink]

Georg Christoph Wagenseil (1715-1777): Six Sonatas for Violin, Cello and Violone
Musica Elegentia
Matteo Cicchitti, violone & musical director
Paola Nervi, violin
Antonio Coloccia, cello

 

[ronniebear]

This morning's listening (from Amazon Unlimited streaming) -- both are quite commonly performed "warhorses" of the Western world's concert programs, yet I haven't grown tired of hearing them and learning from these works.

Brahms Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98 (Bernstein/New York Philharmonic, Sony, 1962). Brahms' Op. 98 is a particularly meaningful composition to me. It's not necessarily my favorite classical piece of all time, but to my mind and imagination Brahms' choice of thematic material and development conveys a great deal of insight into the human condition, without quite the intense hysteria of other well-loved Romantic-era symphonic works. I am familiar with many recordings of this piece. The '62 Bernstein/NY reading is among my favorites, I am confident others will have their favorites. (The Furtwangler/Berlin '43 version on Music & Arts is quite remarkable on its own merits, and I could go through a detailed listing of other recordings). I also have this Bernstein/NYPO performance on CD within the 60-disc Bernstein Symphony Edition box set, which is still for sale inexpensively on Amazon and is highly recommended (100 different symphonic works in renditions which I generally regard as very compelling and spirited).

Sibelius: Symphony No. 2 in D, Op. 43 (Barbirolli, Halle Orchestra, Warner, 1960s). The most frequently performed of Sibelius' seven symphonies, what strikes me is how insightfully the composer takes his primary thematic material and develops it in each of the movements. Since 1974, I've become familiar with many recordings of this work. Barbirolli's grasp of this score and its spirit is exceptional. In addition to this Warner/EMI/HMV version, I'm familiar with Barbirolli's 1962 Royal Philharmonic performance (Chesky CD and previous Reader's Digest LP) as well as an unpublished 1964 Boston Symphony live concert recording I acquired. All are very good, though I think the '62 Royal Philharmonic performance brings even more tension to areas in the second movement and the transition between the third and fourth movements. If you are resourceful enough to find the unpublished '64 BSO concert reading, you will be very richly rewarded.

 

[Andolink]

Gaetano Brunetti: Divertimenti a violino, viola e violoncello
Concerto 1700 - - Daniel Pinteño

 

[Andolink]

Clara Iannotta (b.1983): orchestral & ensemble works (2009-2014)
Ensemble Intercontemporain - - Matthias Pintscher
ensemble recherche
Talea Ensemble
Orchestre des Èlèves du Conservatoire National Supérieur de Paris - - Tito Ceccherini

 

[Andolink]

Franz Schmidt (1874-1939): String Quartet in A major (1925) & String Quartet in G major (1929)
Franz Schubert Quartett, Wien

 

[Andolink]

Jiří Antonín Benda (1722–1795): Harpsichord concertos
Edita Keglerová - harpsichord
Hipocondria Ensemble

 

[dualazmak]

Even though I touched on this really gem CD several times in ASR Forum, charming album of counter tenor Gerald Lesne with IL Seminario Musicale,"Amarilli / Giovanni Battista Bononcini";

You can hear on YouTube like these;

 

[Andolink]

Continuing my current obsession with early to mid-Classical divertimenti (especially in trio format) - -

F. Joseph Haydn: Divertimenti for string trio, Hob. V
Camerata Berolinensis

 

[theREALdotnet]

Speaking of trios, I’m particularly fond of this set:

I normally gravitate towards historically informed performance, but among all the recordings I have of the Mozart trios (HIP or otherwise) this is my favourite.

 

[Andolink]

L. van Beethoven: Sonatas for cello and fortepiano, Op. 5
Rainer Zipperling, cello
Boyan Vodenitcharov, fortepiano

 

[Rednaxela]

 

[Andolink]

Antonio Vivaldi: Chamber concertos
Le Nouveau Quatuor

 

[Steven Holt]

Phillip Glass, Piano Concerto No. 3

 

[Andolink]

Kalevi Aho (b.1949): Symphony No. 13 “Symphonic Characterizations”
Lahti Symphony Orchestra/Osmo Vänskä

 

[dBiz]

Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 - Méhul: Les Amazones: Overture​

François-Xavier Roth • Les Siècles​

 

[Turambar]

Licinio Refice's Ombra di nube, sung by Claudia Muzio in 1935:

 

[Andolink]

F. Joseph Haydn: Divertimenti a quattro for 2 violins, viola and bass
Piccolo Concerto Wien

 

[xaviescacs]

Pēteris Vasks
Musica dolorosa for string orchestra

https://www.digitalconcerthall.com/en/concert/53893

Great music and greater performance, sharp yet passionate.

By the way, don't you hear Interestellar's music on this? My bet is that Zimmer had heard this before composing the music for the movie.