[Simplicissimus]

I wouldn't call The Wooden Prince 'early' Bartók in that it was composed around the same time as The Miraculous Mandarin and Bluebeard's Castle. So we're talking about the mid-1910s. Some people think The Wooden Prince is a step back stylistically for Bartók and while it does have a more "accessible" sound-world compared to the Mandarin, it's still a great piece, IMHO.

So, I only have a recording of the "Suite aus dem Ballett Der holzgeschnitzte Prinz, Op. 13, Sz. 60 ( it's the 2006 studio recording by Gielen/SWR Sinfonieorchester Baden-Baden), which has 7 scenes running about 25 minutes. How long is the whole ballet, and is it worth listening to the whole thing? I love the suite.

 

[starthrower]

Conducted by Edward Gardner

 

[aligreto]

Bax is definitely not forgotten by me! I'm very happy to know about this disc. Del Mar, Handley, Thomson, and Boult were all superb interpreters of Bax, IMO.

The music of Bax is also ever present in my consciousness if for no other reason than that Bax had a great affiliation to my my country, Ireland.

 

[Simplicissimus]

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I need to listen to Arrau with this again. I decided a while ago that Browning and Cliburn could't be outdone, but over this weekend I think I will listen to all three. Oh, there are lots of other recordings, too, but I first want to give Arrau his due.

 

[OCEANE]

I listen to Bach's French suites much more than English suites but still love this work very much.

 

[13hm13]

Tchaikovsky - Concerto No. 1; Beethoven - Concerto No. 5 - Horowitz

 

[Hogwash]

I need to listen to Arrau with this again. I decided a while ago that Browning and Cliburn could't be outdone, but over this weekend I think I will listen to all three. Oh, there are lots of other recordings, too, but I first want to give Arrau his due.

You won’t be disappointed. Arrau was a top shelf player

 

[cybernaut]

Enjoying this. Never heard of this composer before.

Alexandr Mosolov - Piano Sonata No. 2 in B minor
piano - Herbert Henck

 

[sAmUiLc]

Mozart PC24 + Berg PS

BIS Records - Glenn Gould in Stockholm, 1958

Set of 2 CDs

bis.se

 

[Hogwash]

 

[sAmUiLc]

 

[LudwigvanBeetroot]

Today’s listening

Debussy - Pelleas et Melisande
Roth/Les Siecles; Behr, Santoni, Duhamel, Todorovich, Teitgen

 

[61826]

After watching the movie TÁR last night, which references Bernstein's Mahler 5th several times, I decided to play it tonight. Gripping from beginning to end.

 

[48486]

Two wondrous string quartets:

Paul Juon (1872-1940)

String Quartet No. 1 in D major, Op. 5 (1898). This Swiss/Russian composer always has a music present to offer. Delightful, well-crafted, it strongly reminds me of Brahms and Tchaikovsky, and yet he's his own man melodically, harmonically and rhythmically speaking. Strikingly well-conceived on a top-notch interpretation.

Paul Hindemith (1895-1963)

String Quartet No. 2 in F minor (1918). I love how rigurous, expertly crafted and little sentimental the music unfolds.

 

[haydnguy]

Górecki (1933-2010)

Symphony No. 3 (Opus 36. 1976)


Dawn Upshaw, soprano
London Sinfonietta
David Zinman, conductor

 

[Rogerx]

Reicha: Wind Quintets

Thalia Ensemble

Reicha, A: Adagio for Cor Anglais & Wind Quartet in D minor
Reicha, A: Wind Quintet, Op. 88 No. 3 in G major
Reicha, A: Wind Quintet, Op. 100 No. 6 in B flat major


Anton (Antonín, Antoine) Joseph Reicha (Rejcha) (26 February 1770 – 28 May 1836)

 

[haydnguy]

Reicha: Wind Quintets

Thalia Ensemble

Reicha, A: Adagio for Cor Anglais & Wind Quartet in D minor
Reicha, A: Wind Quintet, Op. 88 No. 3 in G major
Reicha, A: Wind Quintet, Op. 100 No. 6 in B flat major

Happy Birthday, Mr. Reicha.

 

[sAmUiLc]

a few sonatas at a time

Gould plays them as if typing on the typewriter.

 

[Neo Romanza]

Now playing Ravel's Piano Concertos with Jean-Philippe Collard with Lorin Maazel conducting the Orchestre National de France:

 

[Neo Romanza]

So, I only have a recording of the "Suite aus dem Ballett Der holzgeschnitzte Prinz, Op. 13, Sz. 60 ( it's the 2006 studio recording by Gielen/SWR Sinfonieorchester Baden-Baden), which has 7 scenes running about 25 minutes. How long is the whole ballet, and is it worth listening to the whole thing? I love the suite.

The complete version of The Wooden Prince runs around 50 minutes (sometimes a little more or less depending on who is conducting). Is it worth listening to the complete ballet? Absolutely! Of course, you should know that I'm a Bartók fanatic, so I might not be the best person to ask.