The previous thread, Current Listening Vol II, has become another huge file, and to prevent any problems we were having in the original Current Listening Vol I thread, we have created this new volume to continue posting.
Roger Goeb (American 1914-1997) - Symphony No. 3 (1950) - Stokowski and his very own orchestra.
This symphony kind of baffles me. Nothing makes it stand out from so many other American orchestral works of the mid 20th century. Yet Stokowski must have seen something in it making it worth his time to record.
Borodin - Symphony No. 2 - Kubelik and the Vienna PO
and Martinu - Symphony No. 3 - Järvi and the Bamberg SO
which I'm learning to appreciate more and more. Martinu requires a bit of concentration. I find his harmonies most intriguing. At first they just sounded sloppy to me, but they slide over one another in the most fascinating way. I recall reading that Martinu was influenced by Roussel, though I can't quite detect that influence.
I only have the first four of the set of twelve. Modelled after Corelli, they are considered "amongst the finest examples in the genre of baroque concerto grosso" (Wikipedia). Just the thing for starting off my evening
The Clock (Haydn) LOVE that first movement!! So catchy!! I personally find both Haydn and Mozart to be... at their most playful state when composing in 6/8 time.
Albert: one thing you can do to stop the serial posting is to edit any new info into your last post, especially if there's nothing following. Theres no need at all to have five posts in a row (and it depresses me a bit that you've gone and done that at the start of a new thread).
playing now:
Christoph Graupner wind concertos - Antichi Strumenti
Found this gem today at a local used CD shop and listened to all three discs. Viva la Russians!
P.S. The sound quality is EXCELLENT!
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