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[Valentino]

Good day, all! Here "It's raining hammers, it's raining nails"_{-Tom Waits} . Flooded rivers and all that. I's vacation time in Norway...

From NRK Klassisk web radio: Mozart: K. 595. Casadesus/Cleveland SO/Szell.

Very nice. A bouncy, properly springlike finale. Good Mozartian, Szell, and very agreeable pianism too

[Harry]

Michel Yost. (1754-1786)

Clarinet Concertos.

No. 7/8/9/11.

Dieter Klocker, Clarinet.
Prague Chamber Orchestra.

These are delightful concerti, well played and recorded, but also full with bubbling inventive melodic ideas.
I really enjoy this happy music, and the fine writing for Clarinet.

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[The new erato]

Stravinsky's Mass is a great piece...one of my favorites.

Agon is a good place to start for 3rd period Igor S....other masterpieces of this period include Canticum sacrum (wiki page for it HERE), Threni & Requiem Canticles.... these are just not recorded enough and are profound works! Knussen's recording of the Requiem on DG is the best ive heard but its deleted...for the Canticum Sacrum the recording by O'Donnell on Hyperion is the best. And for Threni the Craft recording, but its deleted as well...

You confirm that late Stravinsky is elusive (and that the complete series on Naxios is a great idea) - strange that the late works of such a great composer are so unavailable when you see all the stuff that actually are available - concertos and symphonies of Bowen, Scott etc (not that that's a problem, I'm a sucker for stuff like that, but one really should have Stravinsky complete before moving into territory like that!)

And Valentino - you should consider moving to Bergen! Do you know what's going on at hifisentralen?

[Valentino]

Is the weather in Bergen of the non-rainy variety for a change, erato?

Don't know what's wrong at Hifisentralen, but I guess it's a DNS server somewhere that's out of it's mind. Or maybe it's just a beautiful avatar-overload?

[The new erato]

Driest place in the country for most of the time the last 5-6 weeks!

[Harry]

The rain is falling down, like a ocean in one go, wet,wet,wet!
Goodmorning to all.

Georg Muffat.

Suites and Concertos.

Indissolubilis Amititia.
Saeculum.
Nobilis Juventus.
Ciacona Propitia Sydera.
Quis His?
Coronatio Augusta.

Armonico Tributo, on period instruments.
Lorenz Duftschmid.

Well recorded and performed.
And another one I enjoy, lovely music.

[Mozart]

Other than the one in d minor (my very favorite), I think similar of all of them. 

That is impossible if you have heard them. Some are more exceptional than others, the d min one is a stunning piece, but its a shame that of all the output Mozart put in piano concertos that only 1 is widely known. k. 271 is a stunning early work of Mozart and I think it should be listened to and played more often, along with the c min one. Beethoven was never able to create as great a melody as one in the 3rd movement

[Valentino]

With you on K. 271, Mozart. My favourite along with that other minor key concerto, K. 466.

It's quite possible not to like great music, though. I for instance don't like Tchaikovsky much, apart from the stuff he disliked himself, it seems.

[johnQpublic]

Marschner - Overture to "Der Babu" (Walter/Marco Polo)
Brahms - Clarinet Trio (West/Klavier)
Nielsen - Flute Concerto (Nicolet/Philips)
Stanford - Irish Rhpasody #1 (Handley/Chandos)

[Harry]

Greatest composer ever!

Georg Philipp Telemann.

Organ Works.

Wolfgang Baumgratz, Bach Organ Bremer Dom.

Excellent in every way, My enthusiasm knows no bounds.

[karlhenning]

My enthusiasm knows no bounds.

Many, many years from now, that may serve you for an epitaph, mijn vriend! 

[bhodges]

Some old favorites:

Rachmaninov: Symphonic Dances (Ashkenazy/Concertgebouw)
Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra (Chailly/Concertgebouw)
Bartók: The Miraculous Mandarin (same)
Shostakovich: Prelude and Scherzo for String Octet (Süddeutsches Streichoktett)

--Bruce

[SonicMan46]

These two are excellent (click pictures for details).

Thanks Florestan & Harry - there seems to be more Robert Volkmann in my future!     The Serenades are indeed beautiful works -    Dave

This morn in the office:

Niels Peter Jensen (1802-1846) - Duos Two Flutes w/ Most & Barboza - Jensen was a blind Danish flute virtuoso taught by Friedrich Kuhlau; apparently a 'premier' recording - delightful & well integrated melodies from the flutes taking equal voices in the works.

Giovanni Bononcini (1670-1747) - Divertimenti & Cantata da Camera - another great looking value w/ 2 CDs on the Brilliant label - coming up next! 

 

[Sergeant Rock]

I'm listening to the horny Hanoverians play Beethoven 




Sarge

P.S. If you don't know what I mean, check out the HIP Beethoven thread.

[Kullervo]

Ernest Chausson - String Quartet in C minor, Op. 35 (completed by Vincent d'Indy) (Quatuor Ludwig)

Characteristically fin de siècle French greatness. Seems to anticipate Ravel's quartet in it's uncompromising intellectuality and constantly-shifting mood. I must hear more Chausson! 

[BachQ]

d minor (my very favorite)

Quite appropriate .......... I might add ..........

[Harry]

Many, many years from now, that may serve you for an epitaph, mijn vriend! 

It will be done!

[beclemund]

Very nice sound quality on this disc. I am not sure Nielsen is for me, but it may just be my mood today. I will be sure to give it several more opportunities to grow on me.

[The new erato]

Ernest Chausson - String Quartet in C minor, Op. 35 (completed by Vincent d'Indy) (Quatuor Ludwig)

Characteristically fin de siècle French greatness. Seems to anticipate Ravel's quartet in it's uncompromising intellectuality and constantly-shifting mood. I must hear more Chausson! 

And then you must hear more d'Indy, the 3 quartets + sextet played by the Quatuor Joachim on a reissued 2-for-the-price-of-one Calliope is unexpectedly gorgeous!

[Florestan]

These fantastic performances and this gorgeous lady