What were you listening to? (CLOSED)

[Antoine Marchand]

In honor of...:



Smithson Quartet:
K 417b/421 Quartet in d minor for Strings
K 465 Quartet in C major for Strings

Salomon Quartet / Whistler
K 516 Quintet in g minor for Strings
K 614 Quintet in Eb for Strings

Happy Birthday, Amadé!

Tonight I will choose a non-PI set. 

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My favorite in the last ten symphonies, along with Hogwood, of course. 

Symphony No. 40 K. 550

Symphony No. 41 K. 551

[nesf]

Next you'll be telling me you don't know Brian's Gothic intimately! 

I had to google that...


Remember, rural Irish upbringing = very much not exposed to classical music if your family isn't into it! :p

[The new erato]

Was being heavily ironic here. 

[nesf]

Was being heavily ironic here. 

I saw "performed at 2011 Proms" and figured I should have heard of it at least last year except I was in hospital during the Proms.

[Antoine Marchand]

Elgar Violin Concerto on Spotify. Enjoying it for a first listen.

Do you know his cello concerto, nesf? It's thrilling, specially if performed by Jacqueline du Pré. 

[nesf]

Do you know his cello concerto, nesf? It's thrilling, specially if performed by Jacqueline du Pré. 

Next up for a listen. Though Spotify's ads are annoying me.

[Lethevich]

Just ordered all 3 volumes from your side of the pond 2 days ago ...

I'm sure you'll love them!

I had to google that...

Most people with common sense haven't heard of Havergal Brian's music He's something of a GMG speciality - don't mistake our rabid enthusiasm for him as anything like a confirmation of notability

[nesf]

Most people with common sense haven't heard of Havergal Brian's music He's something of a GMG speciality - don't mistake our rabid enthusiasm for him as anything like a confirmation of notability

Ok, I'm intrigued now.

[nesf]

Do you know his cello concerto, nesf? It's thrilling, specially if performed by Jacqueline du Pré. 

Ok, it's sounding a lot better to me today. I really hate how my mood colours my views of music (and other things). When I was younger I used to mistake it for genuine dislike and wrote off entire genres of music because I listened to them for the first time while depressed/whatever. Ditto writers, philosophers etc.

Edit: Ok, I think I need to buy this du Pré album...

[Antoine Marchand]

Edit: Ok, I think I need to buy this du Pré album...

Well, I think you won't regret. Even you'll probably need to order her Brahms' cello sonatas at the same time. 

[nesf]

Well, I think you won't regret. Even you'll probably need to order her Brahms' cello sonatas at the same time. 

*just hands over his credit card to speed up the process*

[Coopmv]

Now playing CD6, the last CD from the following set for a first listen ...

[Sadko]

While updating my archive to some new formatting -

Scarlatti: 14 Sonatas
Gustav Leonhardt (hpd)

No recording date given, (P) 1979



One of the recordings from my old LP collection that I renewed to CD format.

[Lethevich]

Not totally in the mood for the Beethoven/Mendelssohn disc, so switched to this:

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[KeithW]

*just hands over his credit card to speed up the process*

Treat yourself - and your family. Get the Du Pre box set. Then save up for the Yo-Yo Ma box. Oh, and you can't do without Rostropovich.

On Havergal Brian, there was a brilliant quote in last month's Gramophone - I don't have it handy, but something about second rate composers.

[Antoine Marchand]

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[kishnevi]

In honor of the day,  finishing my first (but far from last) traversal of the Hogwood/AAM Complete Symphonies box with CDs 17-19.  Now on the first work of CD 19, whose Koechel number looks like a math or chemistry equation:  Sinfonia in  si bemolle maggiore, Anh.C11.03/K³=74g

But took a time out to listen to some new music for orchestra
Jeffrey Quick: Prayers in the Night Sky 
                    Huntress
He's a cyberfriend of mine.  You can find those pieces, and a good deal more he's uploaded (including liturgical choral and secular instrumental) here: http://blog.case.edu/jeffrey.quick/podcasts/index

[Antoine Marchand]

In honor of the day,  finishing my first (but far from last) traversal of the Hogwood/AAM Complete Symphonies box with CDs 17-19.  Now on the first work of CD 19, whose Koechel number looks like a math or chemistry equation:  Sinfonia in  si bemolle maggiore, Anh.C11.03/K³=74g

I recall you were smart enough to get that Italian edition, isn't it? 

[Sadko]

Mozart:

Marsch D-dur KV 249
Serenade D-dur KV 250 'Haffner'

Frank Stadler (vn)
Mozarteum Orchestra
Hubert Soudant

live recording  22 August 1999, Salzburger Festspiele



Very nice! Really joyful and uplifting.

[nesf]

Treat yourself - and your family. Get the Du Pre box set. Then save up for the Yo-Yo Ma box. Oh, and you can't do without Rostropovich.

I have some Yo-Yo Ma and Rostropovich already, just missing some du Pré. The box set looks a bit pricey to me on Amazon.