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Felix Mendelssohn: Symphony No.5 in D minor, op.107, the "Reformation". Christoph von Dohnányi, Vienna Philharmonic

The first movement introduction always reminded me of Wagner's Parsifal prelude.

[Jo498]

Felix Mendelssohn: Symphony No.5 in D minor, op.107, the "Reformation". Christoph von Dohnányi, Vienna Philharmonic

The first movement introduction always reminded me of Wagner's Parsifal prelude.

It should. Both make use of an old (reformation era, I guess) hymn/choral tune, the so-called "Dresden Amen"

Now the last disc of Peter Serkin's Mozart collection: The strangest of all Mozart sonatas K 533/494 (i.e. probably a hybrid, nobody really knows if the final belongs to the rest). Serkin's playing is not as strange/radical as in the Fantasy K 475 but more unconventional than in the concertos.

[Dry Brett Kavanaugh]

Tveitt: Hardanger Fiddle Concertos.



 

[Dry Brett Kavanaugh]

William Walton: Orb & Sceptre; Crown Imperial. Louis Frémaux, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

Some good old British empire music...

Great!

Bach


CD 1








There are plans ( still) to make this series,
which also attracted a lot of interest abroad,
to re-release.

Excellent!

[SonicMan46]

Morning listening on Spotify:

 

Top shelf lute playing.

Galilei, Vincenzo (1520-1591) - synopsis below of the father of Galileo - Vincenzo wrote Fronimo Dialogo, an instructional manual for the lute (described in the second quote) - taking a clue from Que, listened to the recording he recommended and also guitar interpretations from the same book, both on Spotify - not sure I need the discs in my collection - Spotify playlists have eliminated a lot of my CD purchases in recent years, although I always question the acoustics but pretty good on my den stereo.     Dave

Vincenzo Galilei (born 3 April 1520, Santa Maria a Monte, Italy died 2 July 1591, Florence, Italy) was an Italian lutenist, composer, and music theorist. His children included the astronomer and physicist Galileo Galilei and the lute virtuoso and composer Michelagnolo Galilei. Vincenzo was a figure in the musical life of the late Renaissance and contributed significantly to the musical revolution which demarcates the beginning of the Baroque era. (Source)

Unlike other lute instruction manuals of the 16th century, each of the editions of Fronimo contains quite a large amount of music. Galilei provided examples in order to illustrate how he believed compositions should be structured and how intabulations should be made from existing compositions. The examples range from a few notes or measures in length up to complete compositions in either mensural notation or lute tablature. In the 1584 edition, for example, there are 48 pieces in tablature form sprinkled throughout the text (including a set of 24 ricercars in all the possible tonalities) and a collection of 60 more pieces placed all together at the end. The 1568 edition includes a total of 96 complete pieces, many of which are different from those chosen for the 1584 edition. (Source)

[Traverso]

 Stravinsky

[ritter]

After attending last Friday evening (120 years after it was composed) the first performance ever —in concert form—  of Felipe Pedrell's opera La Celestina, revisiting his student Roberto Gerhard's Sinfonía, Homenaje a Pedrell in its only complete recording to date (in the Gerhard series conducted by Matthias Bamert on Chandos).



I had been listening —in another recording— to the last movement of this work, Pedrelliana, which is a standalone piece as well. But where Gerhard uses thematic material from the opera is in the first movement, allegro moderadamente.

It is surprising how both Gerhard and Manuel de Falla worked independently on pieces based on themes (often exactly the same ones) from the unperformed opera of their teacher, when they were in (forced or voluntary) exile after the Spanish Civil War.

Unfortunately, Pedrell's opera a a whole is a failure IMHO, but the few great moments it has can be found in his students' homages.

[Todd]

[Karl Henning]

Hi Karl,your PM box is full   

Yes, it's a subscription glitch ... hoping it may get resolved.

[Lisztianwagner]

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Symphony No.6

https://www.youtube.com/v/OHO2Wr9yQeQ

Evgeny Mravinsky & Leningrad Philharmonic. First listen to this performance.....

[SonicMan46]

Beethoven, LV - String Quartets, Op. 18 w/ Quatuor Mosaïques - I'd like to 'cull down' my collection of these works (have the 4 groups in the attachment), but still enjoy all - plus, there are so many others!  Member favorites seem to include a dozen or two -    Dave

   

[Linz]

A Young Daniel Barenboim with his Dear wife Jacqueline du Pré in one of their happier times with The Elgar Cello Concerto it brings tears to my eyes

[Karl Henning]

And, about time:

Symphony № 1, « Classical » Op. 25 (1916-17)
Dreams, Op. 6 (Symphonic Tableau) (1910)
Symphony № 2,  Op. 40 (1924-25)

[Lisztianwagner]

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Symphony No.6

Evgeny Mravinsky & Leningrad Philharmonic. First listen to this performance.....

Absolutely an outstanding performance, very powerful and compelling! The tempi are flexuous, certainly faster compared to the Karajan, but they work extremely well in every movement to evoke a suggestive atmosphere; the orchestral sections are handled perfectly, with winds and brass particularly vivid and distinguishable in the low registers not to be clouded by the strings; their timbre isn't always as clean and accurate as in Karajan's performance, but, despite that, I have to admit in the third movement the brass have a bit more energy, especially in the climaxes, and sound absolutely thurderous.


Now:
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Serenade for String Orchestra

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Great!

I know you love Walton, DBK. Care to recommend a recording of his to me? I'd love to hear more of his music.

@Ilaria, thank you for your comments on the Mravinsky/LPO Pathétique! I couldn't have put it better myself, and yes, I certainly agree that the BPO brass sound a bit cleaner and more distinct.

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Jean Sibelius: Symphony No.5 in E-flat major, op.82. Herbert von Karajan, Berlin Philharmonic

Sounds better than last time I heard it. (This was always my least favorite of Karajan's Sibelius performances that I've heard.)

[Symphonic Addict]

Bloch: Symphony in C-sharp minor

The way the main tune from the 2nd. mov. reappears in the great climax of 4th mov. is a truly epic and majestic moment, and then the work fades away in the most poetic fashion. What an inspiriting ending.




Martinu: Symphony No. 6

The phantasmagorical opening must be counted as one of the most haunting in the symphonic literature, it conveys a strong atmosphere of mystery.




Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 1

Once again it is the slow movement where Brahms seems unconvincing to me. The other movements do have more contrast and substance, nonetheless.

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^Hey good idea.



Bohuslav Martinů: Symphony No.6, "Fantaisies symphoniques". Bryden Thomson, Royal Scottish National Orchestra

So far so good—and phantasmagorical/mysterious is right.

[Todd]

6.  Some fantastic string playing.  Not bad overall, not great.

[Mandryka]

Philip Glass's
Songs from Liquid Days

David Temple, Crouch End Festival Chorus

Excellent idea