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[Symphonic Addict]

Piano Quintet No. 2

Both piano quintets are substantial pieces, but No. 2 is magnificent.

[Daverz]

Second listen to Symphony No. 4:

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Lovely and quite Sibelian, in a similar way as Lilburn's symphonies.

...OK, Brincken gets a lot more Romantic in the later movements.  So add some Howard Hanson.

[André]

Act I tonight.

One of the greatest operatic performances I know. Butterfly is one of Freni's most perfect assumptions.

[JBS]

The contents of this CD as found in Brilliant's Michael Haydn Collection

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St Francis Seraphicus Mass and Requiem for Archbiship Sigusmund. Helmuth Rilling conducting various Hungarian performers.
The Requiem "For Archbishop Sigismund" was written in December 1771 in connection with the death of the Archbishop of Salzburg who was the immediate predecessor of Mozart's bete noire, Colloredo.  There are several passages which strongly reminded me of Mozart's Requiem, suggesting he remembered it when he was composing his own Requiem.

So it wasn't startling to find, while checking to see if Mozart was in Salzburg at the time (he was, as it turns out, just returned from Milan), that Wikipedia has this to say

Both Leopold and his son Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart were present at the first three performances of Haydn's Requiem in January 1772,[8][9] and Wolfgang was influenced in the writing of his own Requiem in D minor, K. 626.[10] In fact, Michael Haydn's Requiem is "an important model for Mozart" and strongly suggests that Franz Xaver Süssmayr's completion of Mozart's way does not depart "in any way from Mozart's plans."[11]

[Cite to: Wolff (1998) Christoph. Berkeley, California Mozart's Requiem: historical and analytical studies, documents, score University of California Press]

This Requiem, btw, should not be confused with the Requiem in c minor by Georg Pasterwitz, which used to be attributed to MH.

[Daverz]

Act I tonight.

One of the greatest operatic performances I know. Butterfly is one of Freni's most perfect assumptions.

Better than with Karajan?  (I have not listened to either.  The only MB I'm familiar with is Scotto with Barbriolli).

[André]

Better than with Karajan?  (I have not listened to either.  The only MB I'm familiar with is Scotto with Barbriolli).

For me, yes. I prefer Sinopoli's surging passion to Karajan's monumentality. Not a question of tempo (Sinopoli clocks in at 154 minutes, Karajan at 146), but of temperament.

[Daverz]

For me, yes. I prefer Sinopoli's surging passion to Karajan's monumentality. Not a question of tempo (Sinopoli clocks in at 154 minutes, Karajan at 146), but of temperament.

Thanks, I'll check it out.  I want to hear the Callas on EMI, too.

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TD: Lilburn: Symphony No. 1

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Makes a fabulous double bill for the aforementioned Brinken Symphony No. 4.

As ear cleanser between these big symphonic works, I'm playing the French Suites from this CD:

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[j winter]

Haydn Symphonies 48, 49, 50, 51, 52 --  Marzendorfer.  Excellent set this, I've really been enjoying it.  Old-school in the best possible sense; lovely way to spend an evening....

[Karl Henning]

Haydn Symphonies 48, 49, 50, 51, 52 --  Marzendorfer.  Excellent set this, I've really been enjoying it.  Old-school in the best possible sense; lovely way to spend an evening....

Nice!

[Mirror Image]

Mahler
Des Knaben Wunderhorn
Anne Sofie von Otter (mezzo-soprano)
Thomas Quasthoff (baritone)
Berlin Philharmonic
Claudio Abbado

[Daverz]

Haydn Symphonies 48, 49, 50, 51, 52 --  Marzendorfer.  Excellent set this, I've really been enjoying it.  Old-school in the best possible sense; lovely way to spend an evening....

Hmmm, I think I need to print up some "I was a Marzendorfer Haydn fan before it was cool" t-shirts.

TD: Howard Hanson, Symphony No. 1 "Nordic"

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[Karl Henning]

Hmmm, I think I need to print up some "I was a Marzendorfer Haydn fan before it was cool" t-shirts.

Hah!

[j winter]

Hmmm, I think I need to print up some "I was a Marzendorfer Haydn fan before it was cool" t-shirts.

I'm a recent convert, but can I buy a shirt anyway?  It would totally confuse everybody in these parts... 

[Mandryka]

Currently listening to D.850



The first disc of Endres that I listened to was earlier sonatas, and it seemed nice enough but pretty straightforward. I wondered how he'd do in later ones. Quite well, I enjoyed D.845 yesterday and enjoying D.850 now.

I think Endres is pretty good actually.

[steve ridgway]

Beethoven of sorts - Pierre Henry: 10th Symphony Remix. There are plenty of bits of Beethoven, all mixed in with rock, pop and electronic music, and sound effects such as voices, creaking bedsprings, explosions, birdsong, sheep. Loads of things go on at the same time and your attention may be drawn to the music of Beethoven for a while, distracted by something else going on, then brought back to another piece - it's very reflective of the jumbled, fragmented, overwhelming environment we now inhabit .

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[mc ukrneal]

Act I tonight.

One of the greatest operatic performances I know. Butterfly is one of Freni's most perfect assumptions.

She is quite ideal for the role in many ways. And the sound is just liquid gold. The rest is fine, but you buy this opera for butterfly and the orchestra anyway, which is top notch here.

[Irons]

Good afternoon all.

George Butterworth this afternoon. So beautiful.

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Lovely jubbly. The Bredon Hill set are best I think.

[Que]

Morning listening - via Spotify:

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[Irons]

Shostakovich: 2nd String Quartet.



I owned a 3pc suit like that once.

[Tsaraslondon]

Callas and Karajan's rare collaborations always reaped gold and this live performance is no exception; an absoutely thrilling performance, which I review more fully on my blog.

https://tsaraslondon.wordpress.com/2018/01/13/lucia-di-lammermoor-berlin-1955/