2012 Classical Music Olympic Medallists

[Karl Henning]

Typically, I have no sponsor to send me to the Games.

[springrite]

Typically, I have no sponsor to send me to the Games.

You mean, the Wuorinen Society isn't rolling in cash? 

[Sergeant Rock]

Works Composed by GMG Members

GOLD - Henning Viola Sonata

SILVER - Daniel Hogan Rhapsody for Orchestra

BRONZE -  Luke Around Fern Hill



Sarge

[Brian]

Works Composed by GMG Members

GOLD - Henning Viola Sonata

SILVER - Daniel Hogan Rhapsody for Orchestra

BRONZE -  Luke Around Fern Hill



Sarge

Awesome! I may have to have a medal podium listening session. Oh, and... no Saul?

[Sergeant Rock]

Oh, and... no Saul?

He's no longer a member, and thus not qualified to compete. A pity 

Sarge

[Brahmsian]

Ballets

GOLD:  Stravinsky - Petrushka
SILVER:  Tchaikovsky - Swan Lake
BRONZE:  Tchaikovsky - The Nutcracker

[Brahmsian]

Ballets

GOLD:  Stravinsky - Petrushka
SILVER:  Tchaikovsky - Swan Lake
BRONZE:  Tchaikovsky - The Nutcracker

Oops, upon video replay and performance enhancement testing, The Nutcracker had to relinquish the bronze medal.   

BRONZE:  Prokofiev - Romeo & Juliet.   

[springrite]

Weather Music

Gold:     Webern: Im Sommerwind
Silver:   Eisler: Thirteen Ways to Describe the Rain
Bronze:  Debussy: Snowflakes are Dancing


I know the last choice is a bit... uh... cheap...

Ballet:
Gold:     Stravinsky: Rite of Spring
Silver:   Schnittke: Peer Gynt
Bronze:  Henze: Ondine

[Brian]

Orchestral Storms (Or Storm-Related Paraphernalia)

Gold: Beethoven, Symphony No 6
Silver: Vivaldi, Four Seasons, Summer mvt iii.
Bronze: R. Strauss, "Stille vor dem Sturm" from Eine Alpensinfonie

[madaboutmahler]

Works Composed by GMG Members

GOLD - Henning Viola Sonata

SILVER - Daniel Hogan Rhapsody for Orchestra

BRONZE -  Luke Around Fern Hill



Sarge

Thank you, Sarge!

Still haven't done the basic lists yet, so:

Symphonies:
Gold: Mahler 6
Silver: Mahler 9
Bronze: Mahler 5

Piano concerti:
Gold: Rach 3
Silver: Ravel Left Hand
Bronze: Grieg

Other concerti:
Gold: Dvorak Cello
Silver: Elgar Cello
Bronze: Korngold Violin

Operas:
Gold: Wagner Ring
Silver: Strauss Salome
Bronze: Mozart Figaro

More later

[Lisztianwagner]

Ballets

Gold - Prokofiev - Romeo and Juliet
Silver - Tchaikovsky - The Nutcracker
Bronze - Stravinsky - The Rite of Spring

Waltzes

Gold - J. Strauss II - An der schönen blauen Donau
Silver - Josef Strauss - Delirien-Walzer
Bronze - Lehár - Gold und Silber

[Brian]

Revising the above list to suit my tastes...

Waltzes

Gold - J. Strauss II - Emperor
Silver - J. Strauss II - Tales from Vienna Woods (zither solo mandatory)
Bronze - Tchaikovsky - from Swan Lake

Waltz Parodies/Homages

Gold - Ravel - La valse
Silver - J. Rontgen - Symphony No 10, 'Waltz Symphony'
Bronze - J. Strauss II - the fake waltz in the introduction to Ritter Pasman Waltz

[Lisztianwagner]

Symphonic poems

Gold - R. Strauss - Eine Alpensinfonie
Silver - Respighi - Pines of Rome
Bronze - Liszt - Les Preludes

[starrynight]

Revising the above list to suit my tastes...

Waltzes

Gold - J. Strauss II - Emperor
Silver - J. Strauss II - Tales from Vienna Woods (zither solo mandatory)
Bronze - Tchaikovsky - from Swan Lake

Not bad choices at all, particularly Tales From the Vienna Woods.  I do rather like Roses from the South and the Waltz of the Flowers though. 


Watching the Olympics towards the end, at the rhythmic gymnastics, some composers did feature.  If I remember right pieces by Beethoven (Moonlight Sonata), Rossini (Figaro aria) and Tchaikovsky (1812 Overture) were used.  I suppose it's the equivalent to the ice skating in the Winter Olympics where music is used as well.

[val]

Piano Works

GOLD - Beethoven's Sonata n. 29 opus 106
SILVER- Beethoven's Sonata n. 32 opus 111
BRONZE - Beethoven's Sonata n. 31 opus 110

Orchestral Works

GOLD - Bruckner's Symphony 9
SILVER - Bruckner's Symphony 8
BRONZE - Beethoven's Symphony n. 7

Chamber Works

GOLD - Beethoven's String Quartet n. 15
SILVER - Beethoven's Quartet n. 13
BRONZE - Schubert's String Quintet

Vocal Works

GOLD - Brahms "Four Serious Songs"
SILVER -  Schubert's "Winterreise"
BRONZE -  Duparc's Songs


Choral Works
GOLD - Bach's Mass
SILVER - Bach "St. Matthews Passion"
BRONZE - Dufay, "Missa ecce ancilla Domine"

Ballets

GOLD - Stravinsky's "Rite of Spring"
SILVER - Bartok's "The Miraculous Mandarim"
BRONZE - Prokofiev "Romeo & Juliet"

Operas
GOLD - Wagner's Parsifal
SILVER - Wagner's Tristan und Isolde
BRONZE - Mozart's Don Giovanni

[johndoe21ro]

Piano Sonatas
Gold - Beethoven - No 29
Silver - Beethoven - No 8
Bronze - Beethoven - No 21

Symphonies
Gold - Beethoven - No 9
Silver - Beethoven - No 3
Bronze - Beethoven - No 5

Piano Concertos
Gold - Beethoven - No 4
Silver - Beethoven - No 5
Bronze - Beethoven - No 3

Other Concertos
Gold - Beethoven - Violin Concerto
Silver - Beethoven - Triple Concerto
Bronze - Beethoven - Op 61a

String Quartets
Gold - Beethoven - String Quartet No 14
Silver - Beethoven - String Quartet No 15
Bronze - Beethoven - String Quartet No 13

Violin Sonatas
Gold - Beethoven - Violin Sonata No 9
Silver - Beethoven - Violin Sonata No 5
Bronze - Beethoven - Violin Sonata No 8

Cello Sonatas
Gold - Beethoven - Cello Sonata No 3
Silver - Beethoven - Cello Sonata No 5
Bronze - Beethoven - Cello Sonata No 1

Piano Trios
Gold - Beethoven - Piano Trio No 7
Silver - Beethoven - Piano Trio No 5
Bronze - Beethoven - Piano Trio No 3

Looks like he won only by being the only contender on the grid. No other contestants for Beethoven?

[johndoe21ro]

Piano Concertos

GOLD - Rachmaninov - Piano Concerto No.2 in C minor, Op.18 (Zimerman/Ozawa - Deutsche Grammophon)
SILVER - Grieg - Piano Concerto in A minor, Op.16 (Radu Lupu/Previn - Decca Legends)
BRONZE - Mozart - Piano Concerto No.20 in D minor K.466 (Uchida/Tate - Philips Classics)
2nd BRONZE - Beethoven - Piano Concerto No.4 in G Major, Op.58 (Berezovsky/Dausgaard - Simax or Sudbin/Vanska - BIS)

For the other categories things are much more complicated. For the symphonies the dispute is between Mahler, Bruckner, Sibelius and probably Dvorak. For sonatas (piano/violin), Beethoven with his No.21 'Waldstein' (Arrau/Sir Colin Davis - Philips Classics) and Enescu with his Sonata for Violin & Piano No.3, Op.25 "In the Rumanian folk character" (Leonidas Kavakos, Péter Nagy - ECM or Adelina & Justin Oprean - Hyperion) are the main contenders. For piano solo, Chopin (Nelson Freire - Decca) and Debussy (Jean Efflam Bavouzet - Chandos) are the nominees. For the violin concertos, Brahms (Shaham, Abbado - Deutsche Grammophon), Tchaikovsky (Jascha Heifetz - RCA Red Seal), Sibelius (V. Mullova, S. Ozawa - Philips Classics), Bruch and Korngold are in a very balanced fight. For opera.. damn. Things get really nasty here.. I have to add that I totally dislike chamber music - the exceptions are extremely few and not worthy of being mentioned).

P.S. And I must make room for some special works like Verdi's Messa da Requiem (Harteros, Ganassi, Villazon, Pape - Pappano - EMI Classics), Rachmaninov's All-Night Vigil (Paul Hillier, EPCC - Harmonia Mundi), Enescu's Romanian Rhapsody No.1 (Eiji Oue, Minnesota Orchestra - Reference Recordings), Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue (Ivan Davis/Lorin Maazel - Decca) and Porgy and Bess (Antal Dorati - Decca), Bach's Suites for Solo Cello (Torleif Thedéen - Grammophon AB Bis or Zuill Bailey - Telarc or Jean-Guihen Queyras - Harmonia Mundi; I have all of them and cannot decide upon one), Holst's Planets (Z. Mehta - Decca), Elgar's Enigma Variations (can't remember what's my favorite recording)...

[TheGSMoeller]

Best Composer Portrait - photograph or painting


GOLD: Rued Langgaard




SILVER: Charles Koechlin




BRONZE: Philip Glass