More Verdi Discoveries

 

I already caught Chailly's Verdi Discoveries HERE.

A Stenhammar Set to Keep!

 

If you lived in the CD era, this set was, and continues to be, a great way to get to know Wilhelm Stenhammar.

Stenhammar: Snöfrid (plus others!)

 

Wrapping up Stenhammar's orchestral works.

Villa-Lobos and the Cello

 

It was his instrument after all.

Stenhammar: Serenade in F Major

 

The greatest from Stenhammar?

Verdi: Pezzi Sacri

 

Verdi's Four Sacred Pieces for chorus are late works from the composer. Two are set a cappella and two come with orchestra.

Stenhammar: Piano Concertos 1 & 2

 

I like when a Concerto offers a dialog.

Ho-Hum

 

Well... we can't have it all.

Stenhammar: Symphony no. 2

 

If Stenhammar's Symphony no. 1 ought to have more recordings, Symphony no. 2 needs more recordings outside of Sweden.

Two Types of Offerings

 

This recording goes back and forth between Solo Variation Concertante Works opposite alternate Opera Overtures.

Stenhammar: Symphony no. 1

 

Why did Stenhammar ever remove this work from the public?

Verdi at La Scala

 

What more can one expect of such a recording?

The End of the Line

 

After having a good run listening to Rossini, we will part ways for a while.

Rossini: Dixit Dominus

 

Who knew Rossini wrote this?

An Impressive Artifact

 

Although, the same could be said of Villa-Lobos' own recording, be it a redacted version.

At the Cinema with Villa-Lobos

 

Like the suites from Discovery of Brazil, The Forests of the Amazon find their roots in film.

String Sonatas for Winds

 

Having recently heard the string orchestra version of Rossini's six Sonatas for Strings, I think I prefer them in their chamber forms.

Delightful, Yet Quite Long

 

I was recently smitten with Franz Schmidt's Piano Quintet in G Major and Clarinet Quintet in B-flat Major.

The Best of Duarte's Villa-Lobos

 

Taken from a documentary, Villa-Lobos fashioned his music into four concert suites.

Volume 2 improves

 

I had trouble finding what I didn't care for in Volume 1.

Chailly's 'Third Way' in Rossini

 

Something started to rub me the wrong way when I listened to this recording.

Two Great Quintets

 

I was really taken by both of these chamber Quintets.

More from Duarte in Villa-Lobos

 

Well, this was more enjoyable than listening to the composer's symphonic poems and ballets, at least for this listener.

Rossini's Sins of Old Age

 

Rossini's many volumes of Péchés de Vieillesse are an interesting view of his late-life writings.

A Hit-and-Miss Case

 

Such is my relationship with the music of Franz Schmidt.

Beyond the Bachianas

 

Having recently made my way through Villa-Lobos' Bachianas Brasileiras and Chôros, I was curious to remember what else the Brazilian composer had in store.

Exploring Villa-Lobos?

 

Start Here!

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Rossini's Messa di Milano