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Dr. Dread

#47720
May 28, 2009, 11:57:32 AM
Quote from: opus67 on May 28, 2009, 11:46:00 AM
You, sir, are a very scary infant.

:D I love that picture.

ChamberNut

#47721
May 28, 2009, 11:58:32 AM
Quote from: k a rl h e nn i ng on May 28, 2009, 11:53:54 AM
That's the one of the late quartets missing from the Henning private library.

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

Clearly!  I-n-d-e-e-d!  8)

I generally don't enjoy a lot of the Classical Period minuet movements....but the one from the Hoffmeister Qt. is certainly one that I love a great deal!

karlhenning

#47722
May 28, 2009, 11:59:14 AM
Quote from: opus67 on May 28, 2009, 11:53:54 AM
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.

Deservedly!

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Kodály
Dances of Marosszék
Berlin RIAS Symphony Orchestra
Fricsay

Christo

#47723
May 28, 2009, 12:25:44 PM Last Edit: May 28, 2009, 12:28:24 PM by Christo
Some of us, here, have been posting many strange posts on very strange symphonies, recently. Like a symphony (1927) by Norwegian composer Alf Hurum, who lived a happy long life in Honolulu. Or another Norwegian, according to some "the greatest Norwegian composer of all time [Grieg not exluded]", Ludvig Irgens-Jensen and especially his wartime, highly impressive symphony (1943).

Speaking for myself: I did my duty and smuggled them all into my house, urged by the Scandinavian composers thread and some strong recommendations by the likes of Vandermolen, Greg, Dundonnell and other "obscure & obsolete composers" fans. 8)

Now time for another fresh discovery, also smuggled into my collection this week: the Danish (and Jewish) composer Rudolph Simonsen (1887-1947), both his First (1920) and Second (1921) symphonies, named `Zion' and `Hellas' respectively. Very promising indeed; love the slow movement of the First and at first hearing especially the Second, which is more adventurous, as a whole. More to follow later.

                   





... music is not only an 'entertainment', nor a mere luxury, but a necessity of the spiritual if not of the physical life, an opening of those magic casements through which we can catch a glimpse of that country where ultimate reality will be found.    RVW, 1948

karlhenning

#47724
May 28, 2009, 12:26:29 PM
Mozart†
String Quartet № 16 in E-flat major, K.428 (K.421b)
Quatuor Ysaÿe

Lethevich

#47725
May 28, 2009, 12:38:21 PM
Quote from: opus67 on May 28, 2009, 11:46:00 AM
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Norfolk Rhapsody No. 1
The New Queen's Hall Orchestra|Barry Wordsworth

*bites lip* So tempted to play that now - there is magic in those notes.
Peanut butter, flour and sugar do not make cookies. They make FIRE.

Opus106

#47726
May 28, 2009, 12:41:26 PM
Quote from: Lethe on May 28, 2009, 12:38:21 PM
*bites lip* So tempted to play that now - there is magic in those notes.

As Nike ads would say... ;)
Regards,
Navneeth

Lethevich

#47727
May 28, 2009, 12:51:43 PM
Peanut butter, flour and sugar do not make cookies. They make FIRE.

Opus106

#47728
May 28, 2009, 12:55:18 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch/v/Hp0yVCh5OKM

Alexander Scriabin
Piano Sonata No. 9, Op. 68
Vladimir Sofronitsky
Regards,
Navneeth

Lethevich

#47729
May 28, 2009, 01:26:51 PM Last Edit: May 28, 2009, 01:55:17 PM by Lethe


Edit: Hmm, this is very good. I am becoming very impressed with Harmonia Mundi's sound quality on the discs I've recently heard. This performance is very transparent but still weighty - wonderful details show through, great dynamic range. It makes my previous favourite (du Pré/Barenboim - which I realise is controversial, but I prefer to the other "greats") sound positively surface-only in its focus - but what surface it is!. It rather outclasses my other recent recording, which I found kind of disappointing in its lack of gusto:

Peanut butter, flour and sugar do not make cookies. They make FIRE.

Valentino

#47730
May 28, 2009, 01:36:44 PM Last Edit: May 28, 2009, 02:42:07 PM by Valentino
Oh yeah.
Edit: Even more so. I haven't heard the reference you mention in your addendum, but the Queyras album needs only to be heard.
I love music. Sadly, I'm an audiophile too.
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Solitary Wanderer

#47731
May 28, 2009, 02:36:15 PM


Disc.1.
'I lingered round them, under that benign sky: watched the moths fluttering among the heath and harebells, listened to the soft wind breathing through the grass, and wondered how any one could ever imagine unquiet slumbers for the sleepers in that quiet earth.' ~ Emily Bronte

ChamberNut

#47732
May 28, 2009, 03:01:00 PM
Brahms

Symphony No. 1 in C minor, op. 68

Wolfgang Sawallisch
London Philharmonic Orchestra
EMI Classics

haydnguy

#47733
May 28, 2009, 03:16:08 PM
Quote from: k a rl h e nn i ng on May 28, 2009, 08:09:09 AM
Haydn
Symphony № 8 in G Major, Le soir
Austro-Hungarian Haydn Orchestra
Adám Fischer

Karl, I've just started listening to the Haydn boxed set also. My problem is that when I hear a piece I like, I want to keep listening to it over and over. Have been stuck on Symphony #8 since yesterday.  :o Have finally decided to keep a list of those I like so I can come back to them later. That way hopefully, I'll be able to move on!!  ;D

Lethevich

#47734
May 28, 2009, 03:18:26 PM


Quote from: BaxMan on May 28, 2009, 03:16:08 PM
Karl, I've just started listening to the Haydn boxed set also. My problem is that when I hear a piece I like, I want to keep listening to it over and over. Have been stuck on Symphony #8 since yesterday.  :o Have finally decided to keep a list of those I like so I can come back to them later. That way hopefully, I'll be able to move on!!  ;D

An admirable way of listening - certainly prevents any risk of routine or boredom.
Peanut butter, flour and sugar do not make cookies. They make FIRE.

DavidRoss

#47735
May 28, 2009, 03:32:10 PM
"Maybe the problem most of you have ... is that you're not listening to Barbirolli." ~Sarge

"The problem with socialism is that sooner or later you run out of other people's money." ~Margaret Thatcher

springrite

#47737
May 28, 2009, 03:35:51 PM
Taking with me to the airport for my flight:

Scriabin Complete Sonatas (Hamelin)
Do what I must do, and let what must happen happen.

karlhenning

#47738
May 28, 2009, 04:13:07 PM
Quote from: BaxMan on May 28, 2009, 03:16:08 PM
Karl, I've just started listening to the Haydn boxed set also. My problem is that when I hear a piece I like, I want to keep listening to it over and over. Have been stuck on Symphony #8 since yesterday.

A great problem for a composer to pose us, non è vero?

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Tippett
The Rose Lake
LSO
Colin Davis

I believe I have paulb to thank for this beauty!
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