Haydn's Haus

[Karl Henning]

Offer him a bushel of mushrooms.

[TheGSMoeller]

Offer him a bushel of mushrooms.

Only ones I could find were bigger than his own head, small Hobbit heads they've got.

[Sergeant Rock]

Offer him a bushel of mushrooms.

A Ring might even tempt him more 


Sarge

[Karl Henning]

Pipeweed!

[Gurn Blanston]

These look like they're free at last of the shackles . . . .

Which boobies do you address here, Karl? The Golden Bozos? Or the feathered friends? 

[Karl Henning]

That would be telling.

[Karl Henning]

I've at last begun an earnest sally upon the piano sonatas, starting with the latest, if only because I have Hamelin playing some of those . . . and I am enjoying the pieces on pianos both modern and ancient.

[Brian]

NEWS FROM THE SHIRE

HAYDN, J.: Symphonies, Vol. 20 (Fey) - Nos. 25, 36, 43   
Symphony No. 25 in C major, Hob.I:25 • Symphony No. 36 in E flat major, Hob.I:36 • Symphony No. 43 in E flat major, Hob.I:43, "Mercury"   
Fey, Thomas - conductor / Heidelberg Symphony Orchestra

[Sergeant Rock]

NEWS FROM THE SHIRE

HAYDN, J.: Symphonies, Vol. 20 (Fey) - Nos. 25, 36, 43   
Symphony No. 25 in C major, Hob.I:25 • Symphony No. 36 in E flat major, Hob.I:36 • Symphony No. 43 in E flat major, Hob.I:43, "Mercury"   
Fey, Thomas - conductor / Heidelberg Symphony Orchestra

We know:

http://www.good-music-guide.com/community/index.php/topic,54.msg725120.html#msg725120

http://www.good-music-guide.com/community/index.php/topic,54.msg730316.html#msg730316


Sarge

[TheGSMoeller]

We know:

http://www.good-music-guide.com/community/index.php/topic,54.msg725120.html#msg725120

http://www.good-music-guide.com/community/index.php/topic,54.msg730316.html#msg730316


Sarge

Sarge and I subscribe to "News From The Shire".

[Karl Henning]

The East Farthing Daily Intelligencer, for me.

Continuing my immersion in the piano sonatas.

[Gurn Blanston]

The East Farthing Daily Intelligencer, for me.

Continuing my immersion in the piano sonatas.

A laudable pastime, Karl. Hope they are doing well for you.

[Karl Henning]

Quite typically for me, Gurn, I find I am enjoying about equally well the jangly-old-instrument angle, and the silken-modern-piano stylings.

[Gurn Blanston]

Quite typically for me, Gurn, I find I am enjoying about equally well the jangly-old-instrument angle, and the silken-modern-piano stylings.

Well, I like jangly better, of course, but the music is more powerful than the modern Steinway too. I saw you were going backwards, a couple that I really like near the last are Hob 48 & 49. 

[Karl Henning]

With Haydn's work in particular, there's more ways to the woods than one. 

[Leo K.]

A lot of people aren't greatly enthusiastic about the baryton trios, and I suspect it has to do with their overall rather more somber than jolly outlook. I listen to maybe 12-15 a week, spaced out so they don't overwhelm me. The music itself is all the things that modernists say is big in their music, and tonal besides. Glad that you like them; clearly, so do I.

Gurn, I like how you point out the somber quality in the baryton trios, I didn't really realize that until now I also space them out. Wow are they a treasure.

I've also aquired the BIS set of Haydn's early divertimentos, and wow what a revelation!

I've been listening to Haydn and Beethoven lately. It's nice to return to these guys.

[Gurn Blanston]

Gurn, I like how you point out the somber quality in the baryton trios, I didn't really realize that until now I also space them out. Wow are they a treasure.

I've also aquired the BIS set of Haydn's early divertimentos, and wow what a revelation!

I've been listening to Haydn and Beethoven lately. It's nice to return to these guys.

That's all some good music, Leo. When you consider context, the trios are not there to entertain anyone except the 3 players. I find them to be very, very civilized, as serious as it got back then.

OTOH, the divertimentos are exactly the opposite; total entertainment music. That BIS box is a great investment, I'm glad you made the commitment to it. It will repay you many times over.

I haven't been listening to so much Beethoven, but Haydn and then Mozart's chamber music. Sort of contrast and compare. So similar and yet so entirely different from Haydn. I am awash in great music.

[Leo K.]

That's all some good music, Leo. When you consider context, the trios are not there to entertain anyone except the 3 players. I find them to be very, very civilized, as serious as it got back then.

OTOH, the divertimentos are exactly the opposite; total entertainment music. That BIS box is a great investment, I'm glad you made the commitment to it. It will repay you many times over.

I haven't been listening to so much Beethoven, but Haydn and then Mozart's chamber music. Sort of contrast and compare. So similar and yet so entirely different from Haydn. I am awash in great music.

For Mozart, I've been reaching for the piano concerti, but wow, I also got the Guerneri set of the quartets. I feel spoiled sometimes

Haydn's Divertimenti is SO amazing, and just the thing I'm seeking now, a time machine to evenings inside the Esterhazy palace!

[Leo K.]

I've finally got a chance to have a serious listen to Goodman's HIP Haydn symphony set. It is an amazing set in every way.

[Gurn Blanston]

I've finally got a chance to have a serious listen to Goodman's HIP Haydn symphony set. It is an amazing set in every way.

Agreed. Excellent playing, great sound. I guess this is why it is so difficult to commit to just one set of symphonies.