First listen to CD 2 from "Evgeny Kissin - The Complete RCA & Sony Classical Album Collection." Haydn - Piano Concerto Hob.XVIII:11 - Moscow Virtuosi led by Vladimir Spivakov Shostakovich - Piano Concerto No. 1 - Vassili Kan (trumpet), Moscow Virtuosi led by Vladimir Spivakov Prokofiev - Overture on Hebrew Themes" - Moscow Virtuosi led by Vladimir Spivakov These CDs use original album covers but they are fleshed out to full CD length with additional recordings.
Now listening to "Thomas Tomkins - Barafostus Dreame" performed by Carole Cerasi on Metronome. Music for harpsichord and virginals
Listened to the following CD over my daily 2-mile walk this morning. It was very hot even under the shades ...
Honegger: Symphony No. 5; Symphony No. 3; Pacific 231 No idea if this is any good. Never heard of the composer. But it popped up on my spotify "Discover Weekly", and I liked the train. We'll see how it goes.
What's an "unorchestrated opera"? I saw that in a bio of Honegger, talking about the first thing he composed as a youth. Would that be a broadway musical, basically?
I agree. Nice music, and beautifully recorded instruments. Nothing clangy or harsh as folks sometimes complain.
First listen to CD 8 from "Quartetto Italiano - Complete Decca, Philips & DG Recordings" Mozart - String Quartets Nos. 6-9
Honergger was a brilliant and pretty underrated composer. Two of the pieces contained in this CD are particularly noteworthy (Pacific 231 and the 3d symphony) - also check out his Pastorale d'ete.
Thanks for the tip. I am in the 3rd right now, and it's lovely. And quite a contrast from the 5th, which is all power and volume. I am enjoying both pieces so far.
This was the first classical album I ever bought - still have it and still play it. Almost as good as ELP's version.