[janwillemvanaalst]

Manuel Cardoso (1566-1650): Requiem & Motets (~1605-1609), as recorded in 2018 by Cupertinos, conducted by Luís Toscano. With Gabriela Braga Simões (alto), Eva Braga Simões (soprano), Brígida Silva (alto), Almeno Gonçalves (tenor).

To those who are enamored of Victoria I can heartily recommend Manuel Cardoso. Same era, same area, and the same kind of chromatic inventiveness, inspiration and lengthy phrasing. This disc introduced me to Cardoso and I still play it from time to time.

 

[Simplicissimus]

Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius & Symphony No. 1

Peter Auty (tenor), Michelle Breedt (mezzo soprano) & John Hancock (baritone)

Royal Flemish Philharmonic, with Collegium Vocale Gent, Edo de Waart

I felt like listening to this work and found the subject recording on my streaming service. Just finished listening. I loved it! I find this recording to be excellent, better than Handley's which is the only one I have in my collection. If you like The Dream of Gerontius, I think you will want to give this one a listen.

 

[Neo Romanza]

Now it's time for another cello concerto from the abyss...

Penderecki
Cello Concerto No. 2
Arto Noras, cello
Sinfonia Varsovia
Penderecki

This recording originally appeared on the Finlandia label, but it was later reissued by Elatus (Warner), but both of these iterations of this recording are difficult to find nowadays. It was quite an expensive recording when I bought it several years ago. Fabulous performances, though!

 

[13hm13]

Vivaldi: I colori dell’ombra [Ophélie Gaillard]

 

[sAmUiLc]

Bartók VC1

for contents..

Bela Bartok, Paul Hindemith, Karol Szymanovski, David Oistrach - Bartok, Hindemith, Szymanowski - David Oistrakh - Amazon.com Music

Bela Bartok, Paul Hindemith, Karol Szymanovski, David Oistrach - Bartok, Hindemith, Szymanowski - David Oistrakh - Amazon.com Music

www.amazon.com

 

[sAmUiLc]

 

[Hogwash]

 

[Neo Romanza]

NP:

Pärt
Tabula Rasa
Gidon Kremer (violin), Alfred Schnittke (prepared piano), Tatjana Grindenko (violin)
Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra
Saulus Sondeckis

I haven't heard this work in ages. For me, this is still the performance to beat of Tabula Rasa.

 

[pmsummer]

WORLDBEAT BACH
J.S. Bach
Richard Stoltzman - Clarinet, Liner Notes, Primary Artist
Cyro Baptista - Percussion
Gary Burton - Marimba (Electronics), Vibraphone
Eddie Gomez - Bass
Romero Lubambo - Guitar
Paul Meyers - Guitar
Jeremy Wall - Keyboards, Producer

RCA Victor

 

[Bkeske]

Karajan - Opernballette

• Borodin - Fürst Igor
• Tchaikovsky - Eugen Onegin
• Verdi - Aida
• Verdi - Otello/Ballettmusik
• Ponchielli - La Gioconda/Tanz Der Stunden

Berliner Philharmoniker
Deutsche Grammophon 1972, German release

 

[HenryPenfold]

I just want to personally thank all of the members here who do feel it's important to post basic information like composers, works, performers, etc. I also love that some members here share their opinion about the composer and/or the work in question.

Agreed 100%

👍 👍 👍

 

[sAmUiLc]

Karajan - Opernballette

• Borodin - Fürst Igor
• Tchaikovsky - Eugen Onegin
• Verdi - Aida
• Verdi - Otello/Ballettmusik
• Ponchielli - La Gioconda/Tanz Der Stunden

Berliner Philharmoniker
Deutsche Grammophon 1972, German release

I didn't know Otello had ballet music

 

[Bkeske]

I didn't know Otello had ballet music

Otello: Ballabili

 

[Knorf]

John Foulds: Three Mantras from Avatara, Op. 61b; Lyra Celtica, concerto for voice and orchestra, Op. 50; Apotheosis, elegy for violin and orchestra, Op. 18; Mirage, for orchestra, Op. 20
City of Birmingham Symphony Youth Chorus
Susan Bickley, soprano
Daniel Hope, violin
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Sakari Oramo

New arrival. I'm hugely enjoying this impressive and highly distinctive music!

 

[HenryPenfold]

John Foulds: Three Mantras from Avatara, Op. 61b; Lyra Celtica, concerto for voice and orchestra, Op. 50; Apotheosis, elegy for violin and orchestra, Op. 18; Mirage, for orchestra, Op. 20
City of Birmingham Symphony Youth Chorus
Susan Bickley, soprano
Daniel Hope, violin
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Sakari Oramo

New arrival. I'm hugely enjoying this impressive and highly distinctive music!

I couldn't be without this CD!

And I was lucky enough to catch a performance of Three Mantras in London a few years ago - a Prom concert.

We are so lucky to have that incredible annual music festival on our doorstep in London!

 

[sAmUiLc]

 

[pmsummer]

3 SONATEN FÜR VIOLINE SOLO
Transkription für Gitarre
J.S. Bach
Frank Bungarten - guitar

MD+G

 

[Bkeske]

Norman Del Mar conducts Bridge, Bantock & Butterworth

• Bantock - The Pierrot Of The Minute
• Bridge - Summer
• Butterworth - The Banks Of The Green Willow
• Bridge - There Is A Willow Grows Aslant A Brook
• Bridge - Suite For String Orchestra

The Bournemouth Sinfonietta
Chandos reissue 1985, originally 1979. UK Release
Recorded in Guildhall, Southampton 1 January 1978

 

[Neo Romanza]

NP:

Bartók
Bluebeard's Castle
Júlia Várady, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Bayerisches Staatsorchester
Sawallisch

This isn't the most Expressionistic Bluebeard in the catalog, but Sawallisch's attention to detail and nuance makes everything incredibly beautiful. Sung in Hungarian, which is what I personally prefer. I never have been a fan of an opera that is sung in the language that wasn't intended by the composer. The Hungarian language gives this work a certain bite that I love. The vocalists in this performance are superb: Júlia Várady is a bit restrained, but she paints a lovely picture and Fischer-Dieskau really doesn't need any commentary. This recording is one of my top choices in Bluebeard's Castle.

 

[13hm13]

Vaughan Williams: Concerto for Two Pianos, Sy 5

Musikkollegium Winterthur, Tal-Groethuysen Duo, Douglas Boyd