What are you listening 2 now?

[Karl Henning]

Chris Forbes' (the artist here known erewhile as weirdears First Piano Sonata:

[Karl Henning]

And his First Symphony (MIDI)

[Karl Henning]

[Linz]

Claude Debussy Nocturnes, Préludes and La Mer
Orchestre Du Capitole De Toulouse, Michel Plasson

[Daverz]

Saint-Saëns: Violin Concerto No. 2 - Leia Zhu, ORF Vienna RSO, Howard Griffiths

Such a sweet tone.

[Mister Sharpe]

Gearing-up for Hallowe'en and bumped into this soundtrack of the Stendahl Syndrome, an Argento film I have not seen.  Some of you will recognize this psychological term - yes, it's named after the French novelist who experienced the condition in Florence. It refers to an overwhelming psychical and/or physical response to art, especially objects of great beauty, ranging from unease to hallucinations. It is a real illness and there are many documented cases; it's also sometimes called an "art attack." I'm wondering if anyone here knows of or has personally had that kind of response to any classical music. I think Morricone's score might be capable of inducing it...   

[Karl Henning]

Gearing-up for Hallowe'en and bumped into this soundtrack of the Stendahl Syndrome, an Argento film I have not seen.  Some of you will recognize this psychological term - yes, it's named after the French novelist who experienced the condition in Florence. It refers to an overwhelming psychical and/or physical response to art, especially objects of great beauty, ranging from unease to hallucinations. It is a real illness and there are many documented cases; it's also sometimes called an "art attack." I'm wondering if anyone here knows of or has personally had that kind of response to any classical music. I think Morricone's score might be capable of inducing it...   

Most interesting. Also, thanks for the apostrophe in Hallowe'en. You're my kind of people!

[Mister Sharpe]

Most interesting. Also, thanks for the apostrophe in Hallowe'en. You're my kind of people!

Ha-ha, you're the best.  Not even my wife likes that!

[hopefullytrusting]

My listening for the next few days: Alphabetical order

Bonis's Femme de Legende: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eleNWYmc_xY
Florence's Sonata Fantasia: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TuRponzvG60
Gomes, Ravel, and Villa-Lobos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2UGVghHKns0
Heller's Piano Sonata No. 3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0tQHMV0ccEM
Miguez's Ave Libertas: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xl_CHwFkThE
Mozart's Concerto No. 9: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ANvTd6Tl600
Tavares's Andre de Leao e o Demonio de Cabelo Encarnado: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5UtYmsTwPV8
Vieira's Te Deum in stilo barocco: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E6VCIQ8QG-E
Villani-Cortes's Cinco Miniaturas: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ffc6ddahgWw

[Symphonic Addict]

Thanks to this Hyperion series one is able to discover really interesting off-the-beaten-path repertoire such as the concertos by the Hungarian composer Jeno Hubay (1858-1937). Truly lovely, entertaining yet not frivolous music, especially the first concerto in A minor 'Dramatique' (dedicated to Joachim) which is up to the finest ones from the Romantic period in my view. A real find.

[AnotherSpin]

Bruce Dickey
Liuwe Tamminga

[Que]

[Que]

Personal favourites! 

[Irons]

Grieg: Sonata for Violin and Piano No.3

Josef Suk (violin) Josef Hala (piano).

A passionate rendition and the Allegro animato finale takes off like a rocket!

[AnotherSpin]

[Florestan]

[Traverso]

Cypriano De Rore

Prompted by an earlier post.....a recording from 2002

[Madiel]

Now and to come a little later.

Mozart: Divertimento for string trio in E flat, K.563
Beethoven: String trio in E flat, op.3



With no planning, 2 of my listening lists have coincided perfectly. There are a number of instances where Beethoven in his early career used a Mozart work as a model. The liner notes of the Beethoven express an odd kind of skepticism arguing that the Beethoven is stylistically different, but it's clear as day that the Mozart work was his starting point even if it was to say "how would I do this differently?". The same number of movements (6), the same keys (E flat overall, with an Adagio in A flat and an Andante in B flat), the same arrangement of movements bar switching the Adagio and the Andante.

I don't think I've ever heard the Mozart before, but it's excellent and I clearly need to buy a recording. Quite possibly this one.

[Todd]

[Florestan]