What are you listening to now?

[painter_mindscapes]

9th Karajan
9th Furtwangler
9th Mehta
9th Tuscanini

[Peter]

9th Karajan
9th Furtwangler
9th Mehta
9th Tuscanini

That's a lot of 9ths for one day! Any thoughts as to preferences?

[Peter]

Haydn symphonies 101 and 102.

[painter_mindscapes]

That's a lot of 9ths for one day! Any thoughts as to preferences?

Furtwangler's interpretation irregardless of sound quality of the recording is close to sublime.

Toscanini runs 2nd. He unleashes the firepower of the 9th, especially in the 4rth movement with the timpani, the orchestra is full speed ahead, guns blazing.

Mahta about a tie with Karajan. They're not bad just don't reach as high as others.

[Sorrano]

Last night: Beethoven's Missa Solemnis (Bernstein).

[Roehre]

Today:

Peterson-Berger:
Symphony no.5 in b “Solitudo” (1933)
Violin concerto in f-sharp-minor (1928)

Kodaly:
Dances of Galanta (1933)
Menuetto serioso (1948)
Ballet music (1926)
Magyar Rondo (1917)
Psalmus hungaricus (1923)

[Sorrano]

This morning: Beethoven's 2nd Piano Concerto

[Michael]

Last night: Beethoven's Missa Solemnis (Bernstein).

Good choice!

[Roehre]

Today:

Peterson-Berger:
Orchestral suite “Last Summer” (1903)
Earina: Orchestral suite (1917)
The Doomsday Prophets: Chorale and Fugue (1917)

Montsalvatge:
Calidoscopi simfonici (1953) (R3: Ao3)

Turina:
Sinfonia Sevillana (1920) (R3: Ao3)

Kodaly:
Theatre Overture

Debussy:
Le Martyre de St.Sébastien (BBCMM CD)

Holliger:
Induuchlen (2004)
Ma'mounia (2002)

[Preston]

listening to Jeremy Soule, as i so often do. i think he is probably the greatest living composer for primarily the orchestra. i can't say for sure, but he is has both unbelievable feeling for the music and understanding of what music is.

most of his music - which is a lot - is very good, imo... worthy, if not better (a lot of his music sounds much better to my ears) of some of the masters of classical. here are 4 pieces throughout the past 10 years:
(please listen to these. i would say the second one or last one if you do not prefer as much melody - though the first one has very deep melodic content, the third is more lighter and melodic.)

[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Xfv5Gqg978[/YOUTUBE]
[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xz8uG0Av4KE[/YOUTUBE]
[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YlX6RSF1ny0[/YOUTUBE]
[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UO0Ft3PR6_g[/YOUTUBE]

[Sorrano]

This morning: Weber's 2nd Symphony.

Preston, those are pretty good scores; I've enjoyed listening to them while playing the games.

[Chris]

Some Mozart piano concertos from the Bilson/Gardiner set. No. 5 and No. 23 so far, and who knows where else the day will take me?

[Roehre]

Today:

Peterson-Berger:
Sleeping Beauty: suite (1934)
Frösöblomster suite no.1 (1914 orch 1934)

Kodaly:
Concerto for Orchestra (1938)
Symphony in C (1961)

Schubert:
'Der Hirt auf dem Felsen D.965 (orch. Reinecke) (R3: Live in concert)

Victoria:
Missa pro Defunctis (1605)

[Preston]

Preston, those are pretty good scores; I've enjoyed listening to them while playing the games.

Yes, Sorrano, you too have heard the musical brilliance of Soule. I am listening to him now. Many people have heard the music of Soule, and it has moved them deeply, I know this - people, and people who are considered very talented musicians at that, talk about the enjoyment and depth of his music often. I guess what I am saying is Morrowind came out just over 10 years ago, and people still are in awe with the music - it moves them that deeply.

I do love the style of his Skyrim score, I think. For a good portion of it, based on what I have heard - he uses very deep and rich musical atmospheres, though very well developed at the same time, and to top that off, manages to put great themes, harmonies, melodies, etc. on top of the atmospheric sounds! - and, all in perfect (perfect in the sense of what he is expressing) understanding, harmony, rhythm, etc.

Do you agree Sorrano, particularly about the Skyrim score? It seems that way to me and am just curious to know what you think?

The guy is gifted.

[Sorrano]

I will have to pay more attention to the Skyrim score; the game is a bit distracting from that.

Last night: Haydn's Theresia Mass. (Thanks, Michael!)