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Sergeant Rock

#7080
July 19, 2007, 01:33:30 PM
Quote from: beclemund on July 19, 2007, 10:58:46 AM
I think I have almost all the Bruckner I can handle at the moment...

Whew...I'm glad you qualified that statement (even if I had to get out my magnifying glass to read it). When one admits they have all the Bruckner they can handle or need, life is over. Finished. Finito. The End. They might as well just give up.

Sarge
the phone rings and somebody says,
"hey, they made a movie about
Mahler, you ought to go see it.
he was as f*cked-up as you are."
                               --Charles Bukowski, "Mahler"

The Emperor

#7081
July 19, 2007, 01:45:57 PM
Bartok - String Quartet Nº1 - Emerson String Quartet  8)

beclemund

#7082
July 19, 2007, 03:18:53 PM
Quote from: Sergeant Rock on July 19, 2007, 01:33:30 PMWhew...I'm glad you qualified that statement (even if I had to get out my magnifying glass to read it). When one admits they have all the Bruckner they can handle or need, life is over. Finished. Finito. The End. They might as well just give up.

Sarge

I still have a about 100 Bruckner performances on my must buy list (and those are only of recordings I am aware of and are in print ;)), so there is no end from that particular pursuit. I do, however, think that I have been ignoring many other avenues of exploration with my focus on Bruckner these last several months, so a change would do me good... at least for a month or two. ;)
"A guilty conscience needs to confess. A work of art is a confession." -- Albert Camus

Solitary Wanderer

#7083
July 19, 2007, 03:43:52 PM
Yesterday afternoon:



Violin concerto



En Saga & #5

Well primed for tonights perfomance of these three pieces :)
'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

not edward

#7085
July 19, 2007, 05:39:01 PM


The playing's sometimes a bit rough'n'ready, but I find that's easily forgiven given how superbly Munch (and the orchestras) understand the works.
"I don't at all mind actively disliking a piece of contemporary music, but in order to feel happy about it I must consciously understand why I dislike it. Otherwise it remains in my mind as unfinished business."
-- Aaron Copland, The Pleasures of Music

Solitary Wanderer

#7086
July 19, 2007, 07:18:19 PM
Okay, final listen to these three pieces before tonights concert :)



Violin concerto



En Saga & #5

Looking forward to the performances :)
'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

Kullervo

#7087
July 19, 2007, 07:51:16 PM
Quote from: edward on July 19, 2007, 05:39:01 PM


The playing's sometimes a bit rough'n'ready, but I find that's easily forgiven given how superbly Munch (and the orchestras) understand the works.

Looks tempting :)

Dancing Divertimentian

#7088
July 19, 2007, 08:28:32 PM
Brahms' Op.1 piano sonata.




Veit Bach-a baker who found his greatest pleasure in a little cittern which he took with him even into the mill and played while the grinding was going on. In this way he had a chance to have the rhythm drilled into him. And this was the beginning of a musical inclination in his descendants. JS Bach

Dancing Divertimentian

#7089
July 19, 2007, 09:47:30 PM
Inspired by Heather's post on another thread:

Shostakovich symphony #14, Ormandy and the Philadelphia Orchestra, w/ soloists Phyllis Curtin and Simon Estes (photo courtesy of Sarge).

Outstanding performance.

It's not a "frenzied/terrorize your wife" kind of performance but it definitely makes its mark in other ways. Ormandy allows the tension to slow cook which makes the bigger gestures all the more action-packed and ominous when they arrive. It's a bit counterintuitive but the content (the music) is made all the more harrowing because of Ormandy's understatement.

It's a tough thing to pull off but when well executed - like here - the net effect is riveting.






Veit Bach-a baker who found his greatest pleasure in a little cittern which he took with him even into the mill and played while the grinding was going on. In this way he had a chance to have the rhythm drilled into him. And this was the beginning of a musical inclination in his descendants. JS Bach

Que

#7090
July 19, 2007, 10:14:45 PM
Morning.



Q

mahlertitan

#7092
July 19, 2007, 11:15:30 PM
Ormandy's Bruckner's 4th

Que

#7093
July 19, 2007, 11:18:25 PM
Christmas is early this year...



Q

Harry

#7094
July 20, 2007, 01:07:50 AM
Quote from: Que on July 19, 2007, 11:18:25 PM
Christmas is early this year...



Q

Not so my friend, I and Dave have already be playing and ordering for Christmas.
And the above recording is superb.
Goodmorning Que, its so much easier to say that, now that I know how you look like! :)

Florestan

#7095
July 20, 2007, 01:18:52 AM
Good day/morning/evening/afternoon/night everyone! :)

Brahms

Piano Trio opp. 8 & 101

Kalichstein-Lerado-Robinson Trio
"Beauty must appeal to the senses, must provide us with immediate enjoyment, must impress us or insinuate itself into us without any effort on our part." - Claude Debussy

Que

#7096
July 20, 2007, 01:41:49 AM
Quote from: Harry on July 20, 2007, 01:07:50 AM
Goodmorning Que, its so much easier to say that, now that I know how you look like! :)

Same here, Harry. Nice to know the face behind the avatar. :)

Quote from: Florestan on July 20, 2007, 01:18:52 AM
Good day/morning/evening/afternoon/night everyone! :)

Brahms

Piano Trio opp. 8 & 101

Kalichstein-Lerado-Robinson Trio

Afternoon, Andrei. :) (Romania is one hour ahead of Central European Time, no?)

That's an excellent piano trio!


Listen to this myself:



Haydn - Theresienmesse & Nelsonmesse
Monoyios (soprano), Serdar (alto), Bünten (tenor), Van der Kamp (bass)
Tafelmusik/ Tölzer Knabenchor/ Bruno Weil

Q

Florestan

#7097
July 20, 2007, 01:45:08 AM
Quote from: Que on July 20, 2007, 01:41:49 AM
Afternoon, Andrei. :) (Romania is one hour ahead of Central European Time, no?)


'Morning almost noon, Rego. :) Exactly. GMT + 2.

Nice Haydn you have there.
"Beauty must appeal to the senses, must provide us with immediate enjoyment, must impress us or insinuate itself into us without any effort on our part." - Claude Debussy

wintersway

#7098
July 20, 2007, 02:11:51 AM

Good morning/day to all! TGIF! ;D
"Time is a great teacher; unfortunately it kills all its students". -Berlioz

wintersway

#7099
July 20, 2007, 02:13:00 AM
Quote from: Que on July 19, 2007, 10:14:45 PM
Morning.



Q
Ooooh... most excellent Q!
"Time is a great teacher; unfortunately it kills all its students". -Berlioz
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