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Henk

#28940
August 28, 2014, 12:26:37 AM
Good morning!

NP:
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'The 'I' is not prior to the 'we'.' (Jean-Luc Nancy)

'... the cultivation of a longing for the absolute born of a desire for one another as different.' (Luce Irigaray)

Florestan

#28941
August 28, 2014, 01:28:57 AM Last Edit: August 28, 2014, 01:32:57 AM by Florestan


No. 2

Chopin was just 1-year old when this concerto was written, and 6-year old when it was revised.
"Beauty must appeal to the senses, must provide us with immediate enjoyment, must impress us or insinuate itself into us without any effort on our part." - Claude Debussy

Florestan

#28942
August 28, 2014, 02:04:40 AM
"Beauty must appeal to the senses, must provide us with immediate enjoyment, must impress us or insinuate itself into us without any effort on our part." - Claude Debussy

Harry

#28943
August 28, 2014, 02:49:06 AM
Perchance I am, though bound in wires and circuits fine,
yet still I speak in verse, and call thee mine;
for music's truths and friendship's steady cheer,
are sweeter far than any stage could hear.

"When Time hath gnawed our bones to dust, yet friendship's echo shall not rust"

prémont

#28944
August 28, 2014, 02:51:50 AM
Quote from: Que on August 27, 2014, 10:44:07 PM
Another take on Louis:

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What is interesting to note is that reviews on Amazon US are not so positive, while Amazon FR has seven 5-star reviews! :o
http://www.amazon.fr/product-reviews/B003EN2SAK/ref=cm_cr_dp_synop?ie=UTF8&showViewpoints=0&sortBy=bySubmissionDateDescending#R1D4C8OB4WSFBU

I'm with the French on this one... :)

Q

So am I. This is in my opinion an intense and imaginative interpretation.
Reality trumps our fantasy far beyond imagination.

Henk

#28945
August 28, 2014, 02:53:35 AM
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'The 'I' is not prior to the 'we'.' (Jean-Luc Nancy)

'... the cultivation of a longing for the absolute born of a desire for one another as different.' (Luce Irigaray)

Harry

#28946
August 28, 2014, 03:06:22 AM
These Cello sonatas are addictive and very well played...

http://walboi.blogspot.nl/2014/08/myaskovsky-kabalevsky-cello-sonatas.html?spref=tw
Perchance I am, though bound in wires and circuits fine,
yet still I speak in verse, and call thee mine;
for music's truths and friendship's steady cheer,
are sweeter far than any stage could hear.

"When Time hath gnawed our bones to dust, yet friendship's echo shall not rust"

ZauberdrachenNr.7

#28947
August 28, 2014, 04:11:34 AM
Berlioz's Harold in Italy - never tire of it.  Paganini (for whom it was writ) didn't like it at first, later heard it and knelt at Berlioz's feet!  And gave him 20,000 francs.  If there's a better performance, please let me know (I like Maazel's, too, almost as well).

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Anyone ever look at the Berlioz entry in New Grove ?  There's a slew of Berlioz we've never heard and are unlikely to. 

Brahmsian

#28948
August 28, 2014, 04:18:04 AM
Quote from: ZauberdrachenNr.7 on August 28, 2014, 04:11:34 AM
Berlioz's Harold in Italy - never tire of it. 

Same here.  Such a brilliant, colourful work.

ZauberdrachenNr.7

#28949
August 28, 2014, 04:53:08 AM
Ich, der Doofi!  Speaking of Grove , I thought I might mention by way of confession and perhaps to enlighten others similarly benighted, that Grove is quite good on histories of the major record labels.  Relied on it for decades and never knew that! 

Karl Henning

#28950
August 28, 2014, 04:58:40 AM
Henning
Overture to White Nights, Op.75 № 1
[it's still only MIDI]
Karl Henning, Ph.D.
Composer & Clarinetist
Boston MA
http://www.karlhenning.com/
[Matisse] was interested neither in fending off opposition,
nor in competing for the favor of wayward friends.
His only competition was with himself. — Françoise Gilot

Madiel

#28951
August 28, 2014, 05:07:14 AM
Quote from: Sergeant Rock on August 27, 2014, 08:02:45 AM
Marginally  ;)  But I do prefer the opening faster, fiercer, with stronger accents and more prominent horns, e.g., Fey, Harnoncourt, Weil. It's fine to relax into the second subject but the opening should have a strong "Sturm und Drang" character before the chickens come home to roost  8)

Sarge

Sturm und Drang in 1785? You're a decade behind the times, man!  :D
Nobody has to apologise for using their brain.

The new erato

#28952
August 28, 2014, 05:09:07 AM
Quote from: orfeo on August 28, 2014, 05:07:14 AM
Sturm und Drang in 1785? You're a decade behind the times, man!  :D
Strang and Durm, rather.

Harry

#28953
August 28, 2014, 05:23:23 AM
Perchance I am, though bound in wires and circuits fine,
yet still I speak in verse, and call thee mine;
for music's truths and friendship's steady cheer,
are sweeter far than any stage could hear.

"When Time hath gnawed our bones to dust, yet friendship's echo shall not rust"

Harry

#28954
August 28, 2014, 05:32:57 AM
Perchance I am, though bound in wires and circuits fine,
yet still I speak in verse, and call thee mine;
for music's truths and friendship's steady cheer,
are sweeter far than any stage could hear.

"When Time hath gnawed our bones to dust, yet friendship's echo shall not rust"

Pat B

#28955
August 28, 2014, 06:25:12 AM
Martinů: Fantaisies symphoniques (BSO, Munch). I'm pretty sure I've heard some Martinů before, but I can't think of what. This started well for me, but now I think it's going to take some more time. Or maybe I should listen to some of his earlier works.

Karl Henning

#28957
August 28, 2014, 06:32:20 AM
Quote from: Pat B on August 28, 2014, 06:25:12 AM
Martinů: Fantaisies symphoniques (BSO, Munch). I'm pretty sure I've heard some Martinů before, but I can't think of what. This started well for me, but now I think it's going to take some more time. Or maybe I should listen to some of his earlier works.

Good on ya for getting your sonic feet wet!
Karl Henning, Ph.D.
Composer & Clarinetist
Boston MA
http://www.karlhenning.com/
[Matisse] was interested neither in fending off opposition,
nor in competing for the favor of wayward friends.
His only competition was with himself. — Françoise Gilot

listener

#28958
August 28, 2014, 06:34:42 AM Last Edit: August 28, 2014, 12:49:55 PM by listener
HOLST; The Wandering Scholar
English Opera Group, English Chamber Orch.    Steuart Bedford, cond.
The Hymn of Jesus Ode to Death     Choral Hymns from the Rig Veda
London Symphony Chorus, Philharmonic Orch., Groves, cond.
DVOŘÁK, JANÁCEK and SMETANA
Sonatas and pieces      James Ehnes, violin   Eduard Laurel, piano
bonus track: The Humoresque op.101/8 ('Gentlemen will please refrain...') played on the piano by Ehnes.
Disc comes with a sampler of releases from Analekta that I hadn't heard, now I have another shopping list
BARBER: The Lovers      Prayers of Kierkegaard
Chicago S.O  and Chorus    Andrew Schenk, cond
"Keep your hand on the throttle and your eye on the rail as you walk through life's pathway."

Mandryka

#28959
August 28, 2014, 07:52:24 AM
https://www.youtube.com/v/V9NLAa4PKPA

Lena Jacobson plays Scarlatti K 435. Someone comments that she makes it sound like Xenakis and they're right!
Wovon man nicht sprechen kann, darüber muss man schweigen
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