What were you listening to? (CLOSED)

[Harry]

Good morning.

Q

That looks mighty interesting, don't know the composer at all.

[Que]

That looks mighty interesting, don't know the composer at all.

It is actually surprisingly good, mainly influenced by the polyphony of the English consort music though structured after French example.

Some info on the composer, who was under the patronage of Constantijn Huijgens:

Carolus Hacquart was undoubtedly the most important composer in the Netherlands during the late 17th century. Probably born in Bruges around 1643, he spent his entire career in the Netherlands: initially at Rotterdam where he was active as an independent musician and as a teacher among the burghers of the city, then at Amsterdam and finally at the Hague, where he hoped (but failed) to gain a court appointment. Hacquart was a great synthesiser: he incorporated popular characteristics into the aristocratic sonata and combined the sonata da chiesa and the sonata da camera by introducing dances and elements derived from the suite. He blended the Italian influence, which can be noted in the free melodic development of his solo passages, with the English influence apparent in his dense ensemble writing that alternates with concertante sections. His polyphonic writing, too, recalls English consorts – unless it is to be seen as an echo of Flemish polyphony.


Wikipedia.

Q

[val]

J.S. BACH:         6 Suites for cello                   / Pablo Casals

Not only THE VERSION of this masterpieces but, to me, the greatest recording of a cello performance ever made.

[Harry]

It is actually surprisingly good, mainly influenced by the polyphony of the English consort music though structured after French example.

Some info on the composer, who was under the patronage of Constantijn Huijgens:

Carolus Hacquart was undoubtedly the most important composer in the Netherlands during the late 17th century. Probably born in Bruges around 1643, he spent his entire career in the Netherlands: initially at Rotterdam where he was active as an independent musician and as a teacher among the burghers of the city, then at Amsterdam and finally at the Hague, where he hoped (but failed) to gain a court appointment. Hacquart was a great synthesiser: he incorporated popular characteristics into the aristocratic sonata and combined the sonata da chiesa and the sonata da camera by introducing dances and elements derived from the suite. He blended the Italian influence, which can be noted in the free melodic development of his solo passages, with the English influence apparent in his dense ensemble writing that alternates with concertante sections. His polyphonic writing, too, recalls English consorts – unless it is to be seen as an echo of Flemish polyphony.


Wikipedia.

Q

Well what do you know, a composer unknown, Dutch also, I will check out what music is there of him, this one goes straight into my buying list. Thanks Que.

[Coopmv]

Pahud is a tremendous flutist.  I have the following CD's by him ...

[George]

Nothing like Mozart in the morning!   

[DavidW]

Krommer's String Trio... is a little bland.  Oh well bland is good when you wake up with a terrible headache!

[Coopmv]

Nothing like Mozart in the morning!   

Good morning George from Manhattan.   

[George]

Good morning George from Manhattan Lynn.   

Fixed. And Good Morning! 

[DavidW]

Between that Mozart clarinet trio and Conor's Elgar/Walton SQs cd I realize how much I really want to finish ripping my cds to mp3 George!   I'm stuck in the middle of the Haydn Edition right now, but every morning I rip about 20 cds while I have my coffee and post on gmg.

[MN Dave]

Barber: v cto op. 14 - Oliveira/St. Louis/Slatkin

[George]

Between that Mozart clarinet trio and Conor's Elgar/Walton SQs cd I realize how much I really want to finish ripping my cds to mp3 George!   I'm stuck in the middle of the Haydn Edition right now, but every morning I rip about 20 cds while I have my coffee and post on gmg.

Yeah all that ripping seems like way too much work for me. I still carry around a Discman. 

[listener]

REGER   4 Sonatas for Unaccompanied Violin    from op.  91
Ulrike-Anima Mathé
As if having become aware of a lack of self-control Reger turns to an instrument that does permit some polyphony and produces these  pieces that must be tremendously difficult to play.  They're not like other violin works after Bach's, they have more musical depth and less showman virtuosity.
Excellent performances,  good notes.
SPOHR   String Quartets 13 & 14 op. 45 nos.2 & 3
New Budapest Quartet
Reger and Spohr and still awake.... this codeine I'm taking is having an odd effect.

[DavidW]

Yeah all that ripping seems like way too much work for me. I still carry around a Discman. 

Did you see on the news?  Sony just retired their walkman.  Good thing you don't have a big tape collection as well.   Don't you find that carrying around cds is a pain?

[George]

Did you see on the news?  Sony just retired their walkman.  Good thing you don't have a big tape collection as well.   Don't you find that carrying around cds is a pain?

Not really. I use those sleeves that accommodate a CD on each side (thin and light) and bring three or four of them when I leave the house. In the summer, they fit fine in a side pocket on my cargo shorts, in other seasons they fit fine in one of my jacket pockets. 

[Sergeant Rock]

Yeah all that ripping seems like way too much work for me. I still carry around a Discman. 

One upside to being of my generation is that I have zero incentive, and no desire, to rip anything. Discs just go into players so easily...the four in the house, the players in our cars, or into the laptop when traveling 

Sarge

[DavidW]

You know what's sad Sarge?  They're phasing out optical drives in laptops.   I don't understand that how is that an un-essential feature that can be eliminated?  How would you watch dvds on a long flight or listen to cds (which still greatly outsell mp3s)?  It pisses me off!

[George]

One upside to being of my generation is that I have zero incentive, and no desire, to rip anything. Discs just go into players so easily...the four in the house, the players in our cars, or into the laptop when traveling 

Sarge

I only rip ultra rare CDs and CDs that are scratched and won't play (to make a CD-R) copy.

[DavidW]

Anyway now listening to Lachenmann's String Quartets performed by the Arditti Quartet:

[George]

You know what's sad Sarge?  They're phasing out optical drives in laptops.   I don't understand that how is that an un-essential feature that can be eliminated?  How would you watch dvds on a long flight or listen to cds (which still greatly outsell mp3s)?  It pisses me off!

Oh man, is that really true? I use my laptop for everything. 

So no drive at all? No ripping, no burning?