Christo
Level 4
  
Times thanked: 24
Offline
Posts: 351
... an opening of those magic casements ...
|
The US premiere, live at Carnegie Hall, 25 September 1958 (a month after the composer's untimely demise), of Vaughan Willams' Ninth Symphony under Leopold Stokowski.
|
… music is not only an `entertainment’, nor a mere luxury, but a necessity of the spiritual if not of the physical life, an opening of those magic casements through which we can catch a glimpse of that country where ultimate reality will be found. RVW, 1948
|
|
|
Dundonnell
|
Back to Classical Music ::) ;D ;D
John Veale's Symphony No.2-undoubtedly my discovery of 2016 :)
Brilliant, Bold, superbly orchestrated! A confident assertion of the tonal tradition composed in 1965 when Veale was being totally shunned by the modernist ascendancy. A symphony which bursts with the same sort of vitality, urgency and bounding self-confidence as the Walton 1st of 30 years before. A symphony fully worthy of standing alongside the best of William Alwyn or the first five symphonies of Malcolm Arnold. A symphony of such colour and brimming vitality that it makes Arnold Cooke (hehe!!) seem anaemic.
|
|
|
|
autoharp
|
just arrived in the post... Langgaard's controversial Music of the Spheres....
Mmm...delightful;will go with that, then Joep Franssens 'Harmony of the Spheres'. Any other contenders in this section ? Johanna Beyer's Music of the spheres (1938)
|
|
|
|
cjvinthechair
|
Ah...well - think perhaps will stick with the first two ! However, for 1938...extraordinary 'music' !
|
Clive
|
|
|
shamus
Guest
|
Langgaard Sym 1-16, couldn't sleep, then didn't want to until I was finished. Like No. 3 the best.
|
|
|
|
guest377
Guest
|
getting lost in Langgaard's symphonies today...
|
|
|
|
Christo
Level 4
  
Times thanked: 24
Offline
Posts: 351
... an opening of those magic casements ...
|
John Veale's Symphony No.2-undoubtedly my discovery of 2016 :)
Brilliant, Bold, superbly orchestrated! A confident assertion of the tonal tradition composed in 1965 when Veale was being totally shunned by the modernist ascendancy. A symphony which bursts with the same sort of vitality, urgency and bounding self-confidence as the Walton 1st of 30 years before. A symphony fully worthy of standing alongside the best of William Alwyn or the first five symphonies of Malcolm Arnold. A symphony of such colour and brimming vitality that it makes Arnold Cooke (hehe!!) seem anaemic. My discovery of the year too. But happen to disagree about Cooke's temper; I find his First, especially, no less exciting (love its apparent 'undercooled' mood, as in all Cooke; very Low Saxon ;)).
|
… music is not only an `entertainment’, nor a mere luxury, but a necessity of the spiritual if not of the physical life, an opening of those magic casements through which we can catch a glimpse of that country where ultimate reality will be found. RVW, 1948
|
|
|
shamus
Guest
|
Two days ago all of Rosenberg, yesterday all of Alfven, still wonder why I don't listen more often, devoured them in earlier times, Alfven No. 3--How could I let it lie so long? Tomorrow maybe Wiren?
|
|
|
|
guest377
Guest
|
Two days ago all of Rosenberg, yesterday all of Alfven, still wonder why I don't listen more often, devoured them in earlier times, Alfven No. 3--How could I let it lie so long? Tomorrow maybe Wiren?
yes Alfven No 3..... forgot I did that last week.
|
|
|
|
Dundonnell
|
John Veale's Symphony No.2-undoubtedly my discovery of 2016 :)
Brilliant, Bold, superbly orchestrated! A confident assertion of the tonal tradition composed in 1965 when Veale was being totally shunned by the modernist ascendancy. A symphony which bursts with the same sort of vitality, urgency and bounding self-confidence as the Walton 1st of 30 years before. A symphony fully worthy of standing alongside the best of William Alwyn or the first five symphonies of Malcolm Arnold. A symphony of such colour and brimming vitality that it makes Arnold Cooke (hehe!!) seem anaemic. My discovery of the year too. But happen to disagree about Cooke's temper; I find his First, especially, no less exciting (love its apparent 'undercooled' mood, as in all Cooke; very Low Saxon ;)). There was just a bit of (very 'British'), "putting my tongue in my cheek" with the allusion to Arnold Cooke ;D (But let's not re-open that particular door ;D ;D)
|
|
|
|
shamus
Guest
|
OK, got the Wiren, sorry to say not too memorable, then started on Atterberg, need to go back and listen again. Maybe I will move to Norway next starting with Saaverud, then it is time to hear Tubin again, then down the Baltic coast to Latvia and Ivanovs.
|
|
|
|
guest377
Guest
|
still stuck in Denmark... its Han Christian Lumbye... then onto Paul Von Klenau's symphonies.. I think Lumbye's Champagne Galop is appropriate for New Year's Eve!! Happy New Year everyone!
|
|
|
|
shamus
Guest
|
Moved to Denmark, too, Holmboe delicious.
|
|
|
|
cjvinthechair
|
To celebrate a new year holiday to Malta, starting on Jan. 3rd, listening to Charles Camilleri - organ concerto, clarinet concerto, & accordion concerto.
Happy 2017 to everyone.
|
Clive
|
|
|
guest377
Guest
|
todays list includes a rare item indeed Franz Syberg's symphony and Louis Glass Sym no 3 on the CPO label.
|
|
|
|
|
|