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[Operafreak]

 Weber - The Symphonies



Tapiola Sinfonietta, Jean-Jacques Kantorow

[Dry Brett Kavanaugh]

Nikolai Tcherepnin - Le Pavillon d'Armide. Saint Petersburg Academic Symphony Orchestra, Victor Fedotov.

[Dry Brett Kavanaugh]

Corigliano, Kverndokk & Denisov: Oboe Concertos

Steinar Hannevold (oboe)-Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Dmitri Kitajenko

I must check the recording!

[Lisztianwagner]

Arnold Schönberg
Five Pieces for Orchestra
Pierrot Lunaire

Hans Rosbaud & Südwestfunk-Sinfonieorchester Baden-Baden

[aligreto]

Patricia Petibon: Rosso- Italian Baroque Arias





Sartorio, Giulio Cesare In Egitto- Quando Voglio
Stradella, San Giovanni Battista- Queste Lagrime E Sospiri
Handel, Alcina HWV 34- Tornami A Vagheggiar
Handel, Rinaldo HWV 7- Lascia Ch'io Pianga
Handel, Ariodante HWV 33- Volate, Amori
Handel, Giulio Cesare In Egitto HWV 17- Piangero La Sorte Mia
Scarlatti, Griselda- Se Il Mio Dolor T'offende

[aligreto]

I'm in!

Great, Karl. I hope that you enjoyed your Albinoni.

[Que]

[Tsaraslondon]

Discs 3 & 4 are all Bach, and collects all her Bach arias, some from solo recitals and others from recordings of complete works to which she contributed.

Original sleeves below.

[aligreto]

Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 14, Op. 27, No. 2 "Moonlight" [Ogdon]





What was Ludwig thinking about in the final movement? Who or what had upset him at the time? The mood is thunderess and oftentimes angry.
I think that this is a very fine performance.

[prémont]

What was Ludwig thinking about in the final movement? Who or what had upset him at the time? The mood is thunderess and oftentimes angry.

In my opinion, the subject of the C sharp minor sonata is love. In the first movement the gentle, slightly wistful love - in the realization that it does not last forever - and in the last movement we hear the unrestrained passionate love forgetting everything around it. The middle movement acts as kind of innocent transition between these two so utterly contrasting movements.

[Papy Oli]

Messiaen
Livre D'Orgue

Jennifer Bate

[Que]

On Spotify:



Not transcriptions of the matching harpsichord sonatas - it was probably the other way around.

Sofar very nice.

[aligreto]

Beethoven: String Quartet No. 12 Op. 127 [Quartetto Italiano]





The opening movement is played, for me, with assertion and conviction yet with great poise and elegance. For me, they dig deep into the meaning of the music.
Intensity is the hallmark of this second movement. They never get exuberant yet the music has a wonderful flow to it. I suppose that the elements of both elegance and poise raise their heads again.
The music of the Scherzo is attacked making for an exciting performance. The performance has a palpable sense of being electrically charged particularly in the Trio section.
The Final movement is another assertive and exciting performance. It steadily builds towards a fine conclusion.

[aligreto]

In my opinion, the subject of the C sharp minor sonata is love. In the first movement the gentle, slightly wistful love - in the realization that it does not last forever - and in the last movement we hear the unrestrained passionate love forgetting everything around it. The middle movement acts as kind of innocent transition between these two so utterly contrasting movements.

Thank you for that interesting response. You may well be correct.

[Brahmsian]

Beethoven: String Quartet No. 12 Op. 127 [Quartetto Italiano]





The opening movement is played, for me, with assertion and conviction yet with great poise and elegance. For me, they dig deep into the meaning of the music.
Intensity is the hallmark of this second movement. They never get exuberant yet the music has a wonderful flow to it. I suppose that the elements of both elegance and poise raise their heads again.
The music of the Scherzo is attacked making for an exciting performance. The performance has a palpable sense of being electrically charged particularly in the Trio section.
The Final movement is another assertive and exciting performance. It steadily builds towards a fine conclusion.

My first exposure to string quartet music when I was first starting to explore classical music about 18 years ago, were the Italiano Quartet and Beethoven string quartets. Back when I didn't even know what a string quartet was. 😂

It made a lasting and lifelong impression.

I still have and love that cherished set.

[Todd]

Lucky disc #13, some Schumann.

[aligreto]

Brahms: Choral Works [Parkman]





Sechs Quartette, Op. 112

These are powerful performances. The choir is in full voice and is accompanied by a solo pianist. The atmosphere is buoyant and very engaging. This is a most enjoyable and engaging presentation.

[aligreto]

My first exposure to string quartet music when I was first starting to explore classical music about 18 years ago, were the Italiano Quartet and Beethoven string quartets. Back when I didn't even know what a string quartet was. 😂

It made a lasting and lifelong impression.

I still have and love that cherished set.

Picking the Beethoven String Quartets and the Quartet Italiano playing was a rather inspired choice, in that situation, Ray. 
Was it just a fortuitous choice or had you been guided in that specific direction?

[Brahmsian]

Picking the Beethoven String Quartets and the Quartet Italiano playing was a rather inspired choice, in that situation, Ray. 
Was it just a fortuitous choice or had you been guided in that specific direction?

I was guided, no doubt about it. I was pretty much uneducated on classical music when I first became interested in exploring it. My first major purchase were the Beethoven symphonies (Harnoncourt). Other than that, I knew Beethoven = Moonlight Sonata. 

Guided by a poster on a forum called Beethoven dot com, a discussion forum linked to a Hartford CT classical radio station called Beethoven Radio.

[Brahmsian]

Composer : Anton Bruckner
Recording : Symphony No. 6 (Jochum - 1978)
Performers : Eugen Jochum, Staatskapelle Dresden

My favourite set of my favourite symphonies.