What were you listening to? (CLOSED)

[jlaurson]

Anyone have recommendations for repertoire for piano, left hand only? (Other than the Ravel concerto, of course.) My wife and I were discussing this very issue the other day and wondering if there were any other worthy pieces written for left hand that would be worth exploring.

Not to forget Korngold & Schmidt chamber works, also with Fleisher:

The Sounds of Korngold
http://www.weta.org/fmblog/?p=314


The Wittgenstein-legacy concertos, if you wish, are:

(roughly in order of composition)

Korngold, PC LH
Hindemith, Klaviermusik mit Orchester
Schmidt, Concertante Variations
Bortkiewicz, PC2
R.Strauss, Sinfonic Etudes
Martinu, Concertino
R.Strauss, Parergon
Ravel, PC LH
Prokofiev, PC4
Schmidt, PC LH
Britten, Diversions

There's one by A.Bax, too, but that's not a Wittgenstein comission. And a few modern ones, but I don't remember now by who.

[The new erato]

From the Hyperion "Please buy me" sale. No need to throw your handel discs out, but this is a very fine disc well suited to (among other things) put Handel into perspective.

[Franco]

Benjamin Britten, also wrote for the left hand: Diversions

Edit: I see that jlaursen already suggested this work.

[George]

George, do you enjoy Uchida in Mozart? I have no scientific evidence for this, but through my musical experiences, for whatever reason, I've found that pianists who do well in Mozart also do well in Debussy (and usually vice versa). I haven't heard Uchida in either repertoire, so I have no opinion, but I do find it interesting that her Debussy Etudes and her Mozart Sonatas are often highly recommended.

I haven't heard her Mozart in awhile, though like the Debussy, I used to like her Mozart. I am almost afraid now to listen. I am fairly certain that you would like her though, she is technically secure, really clean playing. 

It'd be interesting to hear Michelangeli in Mozart (solo repertoire, in particular). Any suggestions?

I know that he did a few concertos for DG. They are in that DG box that you really should get. 

[Coopmv]

Looks sweet!  What instrument(s)/location(s)?

Recorded on the Metzler organ of St Peter's Cathedral, Geneva, and the Andersen organ of the Monastery of Sorø  1976.  This is an excellent 2-CD set which should have been released years ago ...

[The new erato]

From the Hyperion "Please buy me" sale. No need to throw your Brahms discs out, but this seems fine. Captivating, though not strongly personal, music. Further listening is required though.

[admiralackbar74]

Not to forget Korngold & Schmidt chamber works, also with Fleisher:

The Sounds of Korngold
http://www.weta.org/fmblog/?p=314


The Wittgenstein-legacy concertos, if you wish, are:

(roughly in order of composition)

Korngold, PC LH
Hindemith, Klaviermusik mit Orchester
Schmidt, Concertante Variations
Bortkiewicz, PC2
R.Strauss, Sinfonic Etudes
Martinu, Concertino
R.Strauss, Parergon
Ravel, PC LH
Prokofiev, PC4
Schmidt, PC LH
Britten, Diversions

There's one by A.Bax, too, but that's not a Wittgenstein comission. And a few modern ones, but I don't remember now by who.

Thanks for this list. It was very helpful. I had no idea that the 4th Prokofiev concerto was for left hand! How have I missed that all these years!?

[Coopmv]

Now playing CD7 from this set ...

[Wanderer]

Not to forget Korngold & Schmidt chamber works, also with Fleisher:

The Sounds of Korngold
http://www.weta.org/fmblog/?p=314


The Wittgenstein-legacy concertos, if you wish, are:

(roughly in order of composition)

Korngold, PC LH
Hindemith, Klaviermusik mit Orchester
Schmidt, Concertante Variations
Bortkiewicz, PC2
R.Strauss, Sinfonic Etudes
Martinu, Concertino
R.Strauss, Parergon
Ravel, PC LH
Prokofiev, PC4
Schmidt, PC LH
Britten, Diversions

Korngold's Suite for 2 violins, cello and LH piano, op.23 was also a Wittgenstein commission, no? A marvelous work. I find the Forsberg & co. rendition (on a double "Rendez-vous with Korngold" DG album of chamber music and lieder) to be even more nuanced and poignant than Fleischer's.

[Tomo]

I'm in the process of listening to music that I own that I've never given a proper listening.

Today, is Schumann symphony day.  Specifically, George Szell and the Cleveland Orchestra.  Only recordings of these works I own.

[Coopmv]

I'm in the process of listening to music that I own that I've never given a proper listening.

Today, is Schumann symphony day.  Specifically, George Szell and the Cleveland Orchestra.  Only recordings of these works I own.

Excellent idea.  Many of us should be doing the same ...

[Keemun]

Brian: Symphonies Nos. 8 & 9 (Sir Charles Groves; Royal Liverpool PO)

[Solitary Wanderer]

Disc.1.

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Disc.3. Academic Festival Overture
Disc.4. Symphony #3

[MishaK]

This:

[Solitary Wanderer]

'Dances' #3 & #19

[Solitary Wanderer]

Double Concerto

[Keemun]

Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 5 (Abbado/LSO)

[bhodges]

This weekend the National Flute Association is in NYC for its annual convention, and at the moment I'm planning to sample a few of their evening concerts.  (During the day the program is mostly workshops and lecture/demos.)  Tonight at 10:30 I'm going to a rehearsal and performance of Spem in alium, the 40-part motet by Thomas Tallis, arranged for (check it out) 58 flutes. 

--Bruce