What were you listening to? (CLOSED)

[springrite]

This really is a frustrating mess: a heavily cut version of a work that Schnittke was never able to complete before illness ended his compositional career.

Some of the first two acts are weak (for example the interminable monologues for Arno Raunig's vocally astonishing Mephistophele, full of leaps of up to two octaves) yet passages like Faust's three lamentations are the composer's late style at its best. The third act is the Faust Cantata from a decade earlier: superb music which simply doesn't fit--the style's different and it's very much a cantata and not an opera.

Glad to know it wasn't my own inability that caused the confusion and frustration when I listened to it!



Now listening to: Chopin (4 Ballades etc) and Liszt (3 Sonnets, 3 Liebestraumes, 3 Concert studies) played superbly by Kathryn Stott

[George]

[mahlertitan]

An Opera by Schubert

[not edward]

Richter's fearsomely dark view of D958.

[Bogey]

Each night during the 8 o'clock hour, they play what is titled a "Buried Treasure"...that is, a piece that one may not know about and is still worth playing in their opinion.  Tonight's is actually very nice and maybe worth looking into.  The composer, FWIW, took lessons from Beethoven:

Archduke Rudolph of Austria Trio in Bb Nash Ensemble (CRD 3345)


Here are some of his available recordings....even a CPO Consortium Classicum in there Harry!

http://www.arkivmusic.com/classical/albumList.jsp?name_id1=107163&name_role1=1&bcorder=1

[Bogey]

Rachmaninov Les Vêpres Op. 37 Svechnikov/Chœur National de L'URSS (Le Chant Du Monde 1965)

If for some reason I had to sell all the cds in my collection, this would be the last to go.

[Danny]

[Danny]

Bruckner Symphony No. 5 (Nowak Edition) conducted by Welser-Most with the LPO.

[Florestan]

An Opera by Schubert

Well, which one?

Good morning all!

[Harry]

Each night during the 8 o'clock hour, they play what is titled a "Buried Treasure"...that is, a piece that one may not know about and is still worth playing in their opinion.  Tonight's is actually very nice and maybe worth looking into.  The composer, FWIW, took lessons from Beethoven:

Archduke Rudolph of Austria Trio in Bb Nash Ensemble (CRD 3345)


Here are some of his available recordings....even a CPO Consortium Classicum in there Harry!

http://www.arkivmusic.com/classical/albumList.jsp?name_id1=107163&name_role1=1&bcorder=1

I know my friend, but have already two cd's, of his music on the label MDG. But I will see what it cost, and if I not double the music up.
I hope however that you enjoy the music.

[Harry]

Well, which one?

Good morning all!

Good morning my friend.
Schubert opera's?
Hmmmmmmm, not my cup of tea.
Did he write any opera's?
Don't think so...............

[Florestan]

I know my friend, but have already two cd's, of his music on the label MDG. But I will see what it cost, and if I not double the music up.
I hope however that you enjoy the music.

Morgen, mijn vriend!

Speaking of Archduke Rudolf, there is also Louis-Ferdinand, some German prince who died in the Napoleonean wars. Have you heard his music? It's in the MDG catalogue.

[Harry]

Morgen, mijn vriend!

Speaking of Archduke Rudolf, there is also Louis-Ferdinand, some German prince who died in the Napoleonean wars. Have you heard his music? It's in the MDG catalogue.

Even better I have that too, but did not have a chance to listen to that music. I had by the way a CPO disc with Rudolf's music, but mislaid it somewhere.
Is all well, on this somewhat colder morning?

[mahlertitan]

Well, which one?

Good morning all!

"The Conspirator"

[Florestan]

Even better I have that too, but did not have a chance to listen to that music. I had by the way a CPO disc with Rudolf's music, but mislaid it somewhere.
Is all well, on this somewhat colder morning?

I knew you have it, but left you the pleasure to say it yourself.

Somewhat colder, you say? An understatement. 5 degrees C in April in Bucharest is like a return of the winter! Yesterday there were 7, the day before 9. In this trend, next week I expect heavy snowfalls!

[Florestan]

"The Conspirator"

Is it any good? I'm a big Schubert fan, but never heard any of his operas.

[springrite]

Is it any good? I'm a big Schubert fan, but never heard any of his operas.

Consider yourself fortunate. Great song writer, but opera is not a collection of songs. I have heard one Schubert opera and failed to finish it.

[Harry]

I knew you have it, but left you the pleasure to say it yourself.

Somewhat colder, you say? An understatement. 5 degrees C in April in Bucharest is like a return of the winter! Yesterday there were 7, the day before 9. In this trend, next week I expect heavy snowfalls!

Thank you for doing that.
Well as you know the only thing Dutch complain about is bad coffee, and in our eyes bad weather, so its the topic of the day here.

[Harry]

Consider yourself fortunate. Great song writer, but opera is not a collection of songs. I have heard one Schubert opera and failed to finish it.

Ooops, that bad huh?
Well you know vocals are always a bit tricky!
Good morning to all.

[Florestan]

Consider yourself fortunate. Great song writer, but opera is not a collection of songs. I have heard one Schubert opera and failed to finish it.

Yeah, I've read that his operas suck.