What are you listening 2 now?

[Madiel]

Mozart: Clarinet Quintet (streaming, one of the more important Mozart works I don't yet own on CD)

[hopefullytrusting]

Sara Johnson Huidobro playing Buxehude's BuxWV 156: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFze8t5EciI

Followed by Takashi Yoshimatu's Piano Concerto and Pleiades Dances

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLvaTn2KdeY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mSe1K82FWV0

[Toni Bernet]

Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber: Mystery Sonata "Resurrection"

Unusually, Biber requires the violin strings to be retuned (called scordatura) for his Resurrection Sonata: instead of G D' A' E, now G G' D''; this means that the strings must be crossed behind the bridge and in the pegbox. The third string therefore sounds lower than the second. But the two octaves in fifths produce a magnificent resonance that symbolically points to the fullness of life and the reality of resurrection. The crossed strings also indicate that suffering and pain are also significant for the reality of resurrection. The sonata has three movements, each of which approaches the expanded view of reality known as 'resurrection' in a different way.

More: cf.
https://www.discoveringsacredmusic.ch/16th-17th-century/biber

[Todd]

[SonicMan46]

Haydn, Joseph - Flute Works w/ Jean-Pierre Pinet and Les curiosités esthétiques - new MP3 DL from Prestomusic; 3 CD set burned to one CD-R - period instruments -lousy cover art - there are 19 works, as listed below - I'v owned the other two single CDs (also PIs) for a long time and the * and + show which works are duplicated (although none in the single discs) - many of these of course are reworkings/transcriptions - more details in the attached PDF, for those interested.  Dave

Divertimento for Flute, Violin & Cello in D Major, Hob. IV:6*
Divertimento for Flute, Violin & Cello in G Major, Hob. IV:7*
Divertimento for Flute, Violin & Cello in C Major, Hob. IV:8*
Divertimento for Flute, Violin & Cello in G Major, Hob. IV:9*
Divertimento for Flute, Violin & Cello in A Major, Hob. IV:10*
Divertimento for Flute, Violin & Cello in D Major, Hob. IV:11*
Trio for Flute, Cello & Piano in G Major, Hob. XV:15+
Trio for Flute, Cello & Piano in D Major, Hob. XV:16+
Trio for Flute, Cello & Piano in F Major, Hob. XV:17+
London Trio No. 1 for 2 Flutes & Cello in C Major, Hob. IV:1+
London Trio No. 2 for 2 Flutes & Cello in G Minor, Hob. IV:2+
London Trio No. 3 for 2 Flutes & Cello in G Major, Hob. IV:3+
London Trio No. 4 for 2 Flutes & Cello in D Major, Hob. IV:4+
Baryton Trio in C Major, Hob. XI:82 (Version for Flute Trio in D Major)
Baryton Trio in F Major, Hob. XI:100 (Version for Flute Trio in G Major)
Baryton Trio in A Major, Hob. XI:103 (Version for Flute Trio in G Major)
Baryton Trio in C Major, Hob. XI:109 (Version for Flute Trio in D Major)
Baryton Trio in C Major, Hob. XI:110 (Version for Flute Trio)
Baryton Trio in D Major, Hob. XI:118 (Version for Flute Trio)
  *Kuijkens - Six Trios, Op. 38 on Accent (1978)
  +Camerata Koln - London Trios on CPO (2002)

   

[Spotted Horses]

Beethoven Piano Sonata No 15, Op 28 (Pastorale) Annie Fischer



Not clear that Beethoven approved the designation "pastorale." The first movement is generally calm, building tension in the development section. The second (slow) movement is a tertiary form, almost like a menuetto and trio. The minor key A section features a perpetual staccato bass, and B section is in major key. The return of the A section is much ornamented and embellished. The Scherzo is brief and the final Rondo congenial. Beautifully performed by Annie Fischer.

[Todd]

A 64 clean run-through.

[JBS]

Tracklisting from Amazon


Track Listings
1   Telemann: Ouverture-Suite in B minor, TWV 55:H4: I. Ouverture
2   Telemann: Ouverture-Suite in B minor, TWV 55:H4: II. Gavotte
3   Telemann: Ouverture-Suite in B minor, TWV 55:H4: III. Loure
4   Telemann: Ouverture-Suite in B minor, TWV 55:H4: IV. Réjouissance. TRÈS Vite
5   Telemann: Ouverture-Suite in B minor, TWV 55:H4: V. La Bravoure
6   Telemann: Ouverture-Suite in B minor, TWV 55:H4: VI. Menuet I - VII. Menuet II
7   Telemann: Ouverture-Suite in B minor, TWV 55:H4: VIII. Rodomontade
8   Telemann: Sonata a Tromba in D Major, TWV 44:1: I. Sinfonia. Spirituoso
9   Telemann: Sonata a Tromba in D Major, TWV 44:1: II. Largo
10   Telemann: Sonata a Tromba in D Major, TWV 44:1: III. Vivace
11   Telemann: Violin Concerto in a Major, TWV 51:A4 "Die Relinge": I. Allegro
12   Telemann: Violin Concerto in a Major, TWV 51:A4 "Die Relinge": II. Adagio
13   Telemann: Violin Concerto in a Major, TWV 51:A4 "Die Relinge": III. Menuet - Alternativement
14   Telemann: Suite for 2 Violins in D Major, TWV 40:108 "Gulliver's Travels": I. Intrada. Spirituoso
15   Telemann: Suite for 2 Violins in D Major, TWV 40:108 "Gulliver's Travels": II. Lilliputsche Chaconne
16   Telemann: Suite for 2 Violins in D Major, TWV 40:108 "Gulliver's Travels": III. Brobdingnagische Gigue
17   Telemann: Suite for 2 Violins in D Major, TWV 40:108 "Gulliver's Travels": IV. Reverie Der Laputier, Nebst Ihren Aufweckern. Andante
18   Telemann: Suite for 2 Violins in D Major, TWV 40:108 "Gulliver's Travels": V. Loure Der Gesitteten Houyhnhnms - Furie Der Unartigen Yahoos
19   Telemann: Fantasia in B minor No. 3, TWV 40:4: I. Largo - Vivace. Largo - Vivace. II. Allegro
20   Telemann: Circle Canon for 2 Violins in E minor, TWV Ahn 40:103: Più Tosto Vivace
21   Telemann: Concerto for Violin, Strings and Continuo in a Minor, TWV 51:A1: I. Adagio
22   Telemann: Concerto for Violin, Strings and Continuo in a Minor, TWV 51:A1: II. Allegro - Adagio
23   Telemann: Concerto for Violin, Strings and Continuo in a Minor, TWV 51:A1: III. Presto
24   Telemann: Concerto for Violin, Trumpet, Cello, Strings and Basso Continuo in D Major, TWV 53:D5: I. Vivace
25   Telemann: Concerto for Violin, Trumpet, Cello, Strings and Basso Continuo in D Major, TWV 53:D5: II. Adagio
26   Telemann: Concerto for Violin, Trumpet, Cello, Strings and Basso Continuo in D Major, TWV 53:D5: III. Allegro

The Circle Canon is probably by Johann Joachim Quantz. In both the Canon and the Gulliver Suite, the second violin is performed by the Akadamie's concertmaster, Bernhard Forck.

[Mandryka]

CD 2 Glorias and Credos based on parodies of secular music

I've been listening to the  CDs of secular music, I'll try the sacred music this week probably. One thing I felt was that it was superbly well recorded. And another was that while some of the songs were a bit generic, anonymous, some of them were far from that. My ears really pricked up on Donna poss'io sperare

[Wanderer]

I just wanted to say that my life at the dining table has been changed since I discovered Sotiris Evaggelou. This is for lunch today

https://youtu.be/Jk1jnjdwxiw?si=cSXuBfWxnvhs36UA

I'm glad you're enjoying traditional Greek cuisine. Γίγαντες στο φούρνο is a favourite. And if you like beans in general, you may also want to try making φασολάδα - it's one of our quintessential winter dishes.

Καλή σας όρεξη! : )

[Wanderer]

[Mandryka]

I'm glad you're enjoying traditional Greek cuisine. Γίγαντες στο φούρνο is a favourite. And if you like beans in general, you may also want to try making φασολάδα - it's one of our quintessential winter dishes.

Καλή σας όρεξη! : )

Oh, I have made φασολάδα - with real Greek beans no less  - following Sotiris Evaggelou's video.  In fact that was a revelation because of the way he asked me to add olive oil towards the end of the cooking process. I never expected that. Delicious.

[Linz]

Anton Bruckner Symphony in D Minor, 1869 Ed. Leopold Nowak
Yomiuri Nippon Symphony, Stanislaw Skrowaczewski

[Dry Brett Kavanaugh]

I'm glad you're enjoying traditional Greek cuisine. Γίγαντες στο φούρνο is a favourite. And if you like beans in general, you may also want to try making φασολάδα - it's one of our quintessential winter dishes.

Καλή σας όρεξη! : )

I like barbounia!

[JBS]

[Linz]

Gustav Mahler Symphony No. 4 in G major
Barbara Bonny soprano
Concertgebouworkest, Riccardo Chailly

[Linz]

Anton Bruckner Symphony No. 7 in E Major, 1885 Version. Ed.Leopold Nowak
Philharmonia Orchestra, Otto Klemperer

[brewski]

Revisiting some performances of Bruckner's Eighth Symphony, in preparation for hosting a Bruckner fan who loves the symphonies but has never heard this one. Still want to query him about conductors and orchestras he enjoys. (E.g., "I can't stand Karajan!" )

This one, from 2019 with Manfred Honeck and the WDR Sinfonieorchester, is a prime candidate.

[Dry Brett Kavanaugh]

Albéniz: Suite española.  New Philharmonia Orchestra · Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos.

[JBS]

Having spent the afternoon with a more or less imaginary medieval musician, I will spend some of the evening with a real medieval musician.


CD 3, the first of two devoted to his secular works.  He seems to have composed both text and music for most, if not all, of these songs.

[The real Tannhauser lived about 100-150 years before Zacara.]