What are you listening to now?

[North Star]

This music oftenly gets dismissed as mere entertainment for the ruling class --- I say: if only our ruling class had the same idea about entertainment as Prince Eszterhazy Miklos, the world would be a better place for composers, performers and music lovers alike.

People who dismiss art on those grounds don't deserve attention. What next? Die Kunst der Fuge mere entertainment for the Lutheran God? 

[ZauberdrachenNr.7]

The importance of being Ernest Bloch - his symphony in E flat :

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[Florestan]

People who dismiss art on those grounds don't deserve attention. What next? Die Kunst der Fuge mere entertainment for the Lutheran God? 

[Karl Henning]

Disc 4 from this utterly charming 5-CD box which no Haydnista should be without.

This music oftenly gets dismissed as mere entertainment for the ruling class --- I say: if only our ruling class had the same idea about entertainment as Prince Eszterhazy Miklos, the world would be a better place for composers, performers and music lovers alike.

More and better "mere entertainment," says I!

https://www.youtube.com/v/7DCc2sD2KAk

[The new erato]

All art is entertaining (in the many senses of the concept) to somebody (in rare cases only to the artist) somewhere, or it wouldn't be produced.

[ZauberdrachenNr.7]

...This music oftenly gets dismissed as mere entertainment for the ruling class --- I say: if only our ruling class had the same idea about entertainment as Prince Eszterhazy Miklos, the world would be a better place for composers, performers and music lovers alike.

There's worse : I had a girlfriend who told me straight out (needless to say we didn't last long) that anyone who claims to enjoy classical music doesn't really...it's all just social pretension. 

Edit:  By the way, aren't you impressed I'm listening to Bloch right now?   

[Florestan]

There's worse : I had a girlfriend who told me straight out (needless to say we didn't last long) that anyone who claims to enjoy classical music doesn't really...it's all just social pretension.

Ah yes, inverted snobbery... I don´t know which one is worse, actually: at least a snob has the chance, by repeated exposition , to eventually become a real music lover, and at the very least her/his buying tickets and subscriptions helps orchestras and performers, while an inverted snob has no chance to overcome her/his sad condition, unless the significant other is veeeery patient and forgiving --- which was not your case, and neither would have been mine. 

[Karl Henning]

There's worse : I had a girlfriend who told me straight out (needless to say we didn't last long) that anyone who claims to enjoy classical music doesn't really...it's all just social pretension. 

Edit:  By the way, aren't you impressed I'm listening to Bloch right now?   

You cannot really be enjoying it

[Florestan]

All art is entertaining (in the many senses of the concept) to somebody (in rare cases only to the artist) somewhere, or it wouldn't be produced.

Of course. And in general I´d take art (and music especially) that is specifically meant to entertain any day and night over art that is specifically meant not to entertain.   

[Florestan]

By the way, aren't you impressed I'm listening to Bloch right now?   

You´re not even loistening, just pretending to. 

[Harry]

Some choir music from the 17th century composed by an unknown German composer. Not music of real consequence, but nice enough to listen at.


http://walboi.blogspot.nl/2015/11/mazak-alberich-1609-1661-music-from.html?spref=tw

[Harry]

My second and last cd of today. I have troubles with concentrating on the music

http://walboi.blogspot.nl/2015/11/bach-js-complete-organ-music-from.html?spref=tw

[Florestan]

My second and last cd of today. I have troubles with concentrating on the music

http://walboi.blogspot.nl/2015/11/bach-js-complete-organ-music-from.html?spref=tw

Hope everything´s fine with you, mijn vriend.

[Karl Henning]

Hope everything´s fine with you, mijn vriend.

Precisely similar hopes in Boston!

[Harry]

Hope everything´s fine with you, mijn vriend.

Some days are better as others, but I will cope. Thank you for asking Andrei.

[Harry]

Precisely similar hopes in Boston!

Thank you Karl, as I said I will cope, but listening to music suffers a little at certain days.

[Karl Henning]

Hindemith
Konzertmusik, Op.41 for wind orchestra (1926)
ISU Wind Symphony
Daniel Belongia, dir

http://www.youtube.com/v/uVdz1Y4qEAg

[ZauberdrachenNr.7]

You cannot really be enjoying it

I really like Johann Sebastian Bloch, pretty famous isn't he?, and as you know I only associate with the famous and foremost.  I'm that kinda guy. Now to further my stock of social esteem, I'm gonna have to buy some more classical CDs this weekend!

[North Star]

First-listen Thursday

Ernst Mielck
Finnish Suite in d minor, Op. 10 (1899)
Finnish RSO
Ari Rasilainen
https://www.youtube.com/v/jq8A9JSZ9RE

[The new erato]

I really like Johann Sebastian Bloch, pretty famous isn't he?,

Earnest Johnny amongst friends.