What were you listening to? (CLOSED)

[Willoughby earl of Itacarius]

This is really a fine CD brimful with magnificent Clarinet Concertos, so beautifully played by Thea King, & English Chamber Orchestra, Barry Wordsworth. The sound is yummy, and in mu opinion one one the best Hyperion released over the years with this remarkable Clarinettist.

[Opus106]

I'm introducing myself and the kids to Beethoven's 4th String Quartet:

Earlier in the evening, I introduced myself to another early C minor chamber work by B.: the string trio, Op. 9 No. 3. Along with No. 1 these had quite beautiful slow movements. Op. 18/4 is among my favourite of the early quartets.

At dawn (here in Chile) I was reading some posts in this thread and now I wanted to reply a post written by Q, about the excellent harpsichord concertos recorded by Moroney and Co. But now that message is gone... Or was it just a Bachian dream of mine and that post never existed? 

Perhaps you were looking for the post in the thread for recordings of JSB's orchestral music?

[kishnevi]

At dawn (here in Chile) I was reading some posts in this thread and now I wanted to reply a post written by Q, about the excellent harpsichord concertos recorded by Moroney and Co. But now that message is gone... Or was it just a Bachian dream of mine and that post never existed? 
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* BTW, this recalls me an advice of Jorge Luis Borges who recommended to avoid the use of synonyms because they suggest imaginary differences.

I remember that post too...so perhaps it's a Borgesian dream we both shared?
Or like Navneeth suggested, it's one of the other threads?

BTW, I've seen "hammerfleugel" used as a German language term for fortepiano.  Perhaps "keilfluegel" refers to the mechanism?  But why it's not a standard vanilla "cembalo" (to the extent there is such a thing) I don't know.    Perhaps one of our German members could explain?

[Sadko]

Rudolf Firkušný

plays Brahms

[Willoughby earl of Itacarius]

This amazing recording again, well performed, and a superb sound. The Britten concerto this time, which is a fine piece, well written. Its a big recommendation from me!

[PaulR]

First time in a long time listen!

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Cello Concerto #1 in E-Flat Major

[Sadko]

I remember that post too...so perhaps it's a Borgesian dream we both shared?
Or like Navneeth suggested, it's one of the other threads?

BTW, I've seen "hammerfleugel" used as a German language term for fortepiano.  Perhaps "keilfluegel" refers to the mechanism?  But why it's not a standard vanilla "cembalo" (to the extent there is such a thing) I don't know.    Perhaps one of our German members could explain?

Maybe "Keilflügel" is just a typo. "Kielflügel" is an (uncommon) name for harpsichord, because it uses goose quills (Gänsekiele) for plucking the strings.  "Flügel" means "wing" and refers to the form of the instrument.

Edit: But thinking about it: The words "Keil" (wedge) and "Kiel" (quill) are of the same origin, and if you look at the harpsichord mechanism, the plucking bit does have the form of a wedge, so it would also be justified to call it "Keilflügel", especially if one did not use goose quills but other material.

[madaboutmahler]

This amazing recording again, well performed, and a superb sound. The Britten concerto this time, which is a fine piece, well written. Its a big recommendation from me!

My introduction to this piece was seeing the brilliant young pianist Benjamin Grosvenor perform the concerto with the National Youth Orchestra at the Proms last summer. Was an absolutely beautiful concert, with Prokofiev Romeo and Juliet in the second half. I loved the Britten, I remember being particularly impressed by the Impromptu movement, what a haunting melody! Glad you enjoyed it also, Harry.

[Willoughby earl of Itacarius]

My introduction to this piece was seeing the brilliant young pianist Benjamin Grosvenor perform the concerto with the National Youth Orchestra at the Proms last summer. Was an absolutely beautiful concert, with Prokofiev Romeo and Juliet in the second half. I loved the Britten, I remember being particularly impressed by the Impromptu movement, what a haunting melody! Glad you enjoyed it also, Harry.

Yes the Andante lento, listening to it right now, haunting indeed!

[kishnevi]

Maybe "Keilflügel" is just a typo. "Kielflügel" is an (uncommon) name for harpsichord, because it uses goose quills (Gänsekiele) for plucking the strings.  "Flügel" means "wing" and refers to the form of the instrument.

On inspection, it was my typo.

There are IIRC modern made harpsichords which use other sorts of plucking mechanism--so perhaps kielflugel was an indication that the instrument(s) in question did use quills, while the "cembalo" did not?

At any rate, thanks for the clarification.

Thread duty: the Sunday morning US network pundit quackingfests.

[Sadko]

On inspection, it was my typo.

There are IIRC modern made harpsichords which use other sorts of plucking mechanism--so perhaps kielflugel was an indication that the instrument(s) in question did use quills, while the "cembalo" did not?

At any rate, thanks for the clarification.

Thread duty: the Sunday morning US network pundit quackingfests.

But see my edit, it was a meaningful typo :-)

[PaulR]

First listen of the piece, surprisingly.
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Weinberg Violin Concertino

[mahler10th]

Alban Berg Quartett
Beethoven - Complete String Quartets



Thoughtful.  Fiendish.  Will get back with a more detailed report sometime soon.

[Willoughby earl of Itacarius]

First listen of the piece, surprisingly.
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Weinberg Violin Concertino

Well the Concertino is not that often performed, and its really a amazing piece. A winner from Naxos!

[Willoughby earl of Itacarius]

This is music that makes you happy, by its sheer enthusiasm in performance, and the French-Italian style of the concerti. Absolutely unknown to most, this a CD not to be missed, for its a must for all Baroque lovers.

[SonicMan46]

Buxtehude, Dieterich (1636-1707) - Harpsichord Music performed by Simone Stella on an instrument based on Johannes Ruckers (Antwerp, 1638) - believe highly recommended on this thread which prompted my purchase -

[Antoine Marchand]

Perhaps you were looking for the post in the thread for recordings of JSB's orchestral music?

I prefer a supernatural explanation, but yeah, that's possible, too. 

[Lethevich]

This is a lovely disc, Sara. Kvapil has recorded other discs in this repertory, but apparently using a modern piano.

I have both, and find that they compliment each other. The period instrument sounds surprisingly modern to my ears, but I must remind myself that if a modern piano were to play at these dynamic levels, it would sound rather more muffled by the increased bloom. The Supraphon modern instrument volumes are great, but I confess, most of the music is of a lower quality than those included on the Alto disc.

[TheGSMoeller]

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Hey GMG'rs, hope you are all having a good weekend.

[Antoine Marchand]

I remember that post too...so perhaps it's a Borgesian dream we both shared?
Or like Navneeth suggested, it's one of the other threads?

I don't have any doubt: the first option is the right one. 

BTW, I've seen "hammerfleugel" used as a German language term for fortepiano.  Perhaps "keilfluegel" refers to the mechanism?  But why it's not a standard vanilla "cembalo" (to the extent there is such a thing) I don't know.    Perhaps one of our German members could explain?

Yes, hammerflügel is the usual name for the fortepiano in German and, apparently, cembalo and kielflügel are simply synonyms.