What were you listening to? (CLOSED)

[Lethevich]

Hmm, the adagio from Diamond's 11th symphony is both less thorny and more Romantic than I had expected. During a prolonged climax a few minutes after the opening, I felt that the Romanticism was almost overbearing,* but overall it comes across as a very "serious" and heartfelt work. I had not expected this from Diamond, not that I was entirely sure what I was expecting before listening. Rounds fitted quite well.

Well, let's bring that to only logical conclusion - Haydn is a fraud and his symphonies were written by number of different people because as you so clearly, and rightfully, stated one can't simply develop that much that fast 0:)

Indeed! The truth of the matter is that at an early age, Haydn kidnapped one Johann Christoph Altnickol and imprisoned him in the basement of Esterhazy Palace, where he was forced under threat of torture to write compositions to be published under Haydn's (and in some cases Mozart's) name. The evidence for this is clear,  both in Altnickol conveniently "dying" at a much younger age than average for the time, and also Nikolaus Esterházy seeked to elevate composers working in Hungary over composers such as J.S. Bach (to whom Altnickol is related) who remained in Germany.

Edit: *now imagine "during a prolonged climax a few minutes after the opening, I felt that the Romanticism was almost overbearing" spoken in a differing context...

[karlhenning]

Edit: *now imagine "during a prolonged climax a few minutes after the opening, I felt that the Romanticism was almost overbearing" spoken in a differing context...

Architecture?

[bwv 1080]

Anonymous - String Quintet K614

I am guessing from the name on the score it was written by someone named "Allegro di Molto"

[karlhenning]

Anonymous - String Quintet K614

I am guessing from the name on the score it was written by someone named "Allegro di Molto"

A Brazilian parrot-keeper, I think . . . .

[Bu]

Finally appreciating this record:

[Lethevich]

Listening to some great music before Newman ruins it for me. Why did he have to drag this guy into it? I was fine with the Italians nobody has heard of.

[Opus106]

Back after watching the midnight telecast of a documentary on Hillary and Tenzing's climb of Everest.

Right now, though, I'm listening to:

Ralph Vaughan Williams
In the Fen Country (and the rest of disc 2 of the Orchestral Works two-fer)
The New Queen's Hall Orchestra|Barry Wordsworth

[karlhenning]

Finally appreciating this record:

Excellent!

Thread duty :

Wolferl
String Quartet № 14 in G major, K.387
Quatuor Ysaÿe

Delightfully understated close to an overall marvelous piece.

Now:

Carter
Mosaic (2005)
New Music Concerts Ensemble
Robt Aiken

[PaulR]

Psalm

Haven't listened to this in a while, and not enough to accurately form an opinion.  but so far, so good.  I like

[karlhenning]

Wolferl
String Quartet № 15 in D minor, K.421 (K.417b)
Quatuor Ysaÿe

[Dr. Dread]

http://www.arkivmusic.com/classical/Name/Mayron-Tsong/Performer/159996-2

[ChamberNut]

Haydn
Symphony № 9 in C Major
Austro-Hungarian Haydn Orchestra
Adám Fischer

Karl - are you doing a simultaneous Haydn & Mozart experiment? 

[Opus106]

http://www.arkivmusic.com/classical/Name/Mayron-Tsong/Performer/159996-2

You, sir, are a very scary infant.


Thread duty:

Ralph Vaughan Williams
Norfolk Rhapsody No. 1
The New Queen's Hall Orchestra|Barry Wordsworth

[karlhenning]

Karl - are you doing a simultaneous Haydn & Mozart experiment? 

It's just turned out that way, Ray.  After righteously digging the 'Prussian' Quartets, it was only to be expected that I should turn to the 'Haydn' set . . . .

[ChamberNut]

It's just turned out that way, Ray.  After righteously digging the 'Prussian' Quartets, it was only to be expected that I should turn to the 'Haydn' set . . . .

Well, as long as you label it as Mozart*, to indicate the spuriousness of these "Mozart" works, all is well. 

[karlhenning]

Wolferl
String Quartet № 15 in D minor, K.421 (K.417b)
Quatuor Ysaÿe

Hah! The start of the theme for the fourth-mvt variations has a lovely echo with a certain D minor Bourrée of JS Bach's which (* Jeevesian cough *) was made famous by Jethro Tull.

[PaulR]

Psalm

Haven't listened to this in a while, and not enough to accurately form an opinion.  but so far, so good.  I like

now the Symphony #3.

Liked the psalm and kaddish a lot.  The opening of the opening of the symphony is pretty good for the most part.

[ChamberNut]

It's just turned out that way, Ray.  After righteously digging the 'Prussian' Quartets, it was only to be expected that I should turn to the 'Haydn' set . . . .

Don't forget to give the # 20 Hoffmeister quartet a spin.  That's my personal favorite of all Mozart* SQs.

[Opus106]

Wolferl
String Quartet № 15 in D minor, K.421 (K.417b)
Quatuor Ysaÿe

That was the first piece of music from the western canon that I saw and heard performed live. It'll be an eternal favourite of mine.

[karlhenning]

Don't forget to give the # 20 Hoffmeister quartet a spin.  That's my personal favorite of all Mozart* SQs.

That's the one of the late quartets missing from the Henning private library.

Clearly, he must do something about that . . . .