What were you listening to? (CLOSED)

[Opus106]

It is easy to hear this being played by a major orchestra.

It would be a peach, certainly.

Thread Duty:

Alban Berg
Drei Orchesterstücke, Op. 6
Berlin Philharmonic | Simon Rattle

Proms 2010

[Willoughby earl of Itacarius]

Scarpia died? How come and when?... RIP!

Well I did not know that either. May he rest in peace.

[mc ukrneal]

Scarpia died? How come and when?... RIP!

Well I did not know that either. May he rest in peace.

I think he just disappeared and no one is sure what happened. That was my understanding anyway.

[Opus106]

Scarpia died? How come and when?... RIP!

Well I did not know that either. May he rest in peace.

Woah, people! Sarge only said disappeared, it doesn't necessarily imply death. I'm assuming that that particular recording brought back memories of Scarpia when he was a member here, and that's all.

EDIT: Neal beat me to it.

[Todd]

Finishing up a second go-round.  Better than the first go-round.  A superb cycle.

[Sergeant Rock]

Scarpia died? How come and when?... RIP!

Sorry. I only meant he disappeared from the forum with no warning or obvious reason, and no one has heard from him since. I certainly hope he's okay.

Sarge

[Sergeant Rock]

Woah, people! Sarge only said disappeared, it doesn't necessarily imply death. I'm assuming that that particular recording brought back memories of Scarpia when he was a member here, and that's all.

That's it exactly. When John brought up Maazel and Sibelius, it made me think of Scarpia. I'm truly sorry I gave anyone the wrong impression.

Sarge

[Sergeant Rock]

And now, back to music. Speaking of Alexander Gibson, I'm listening to him conduct the LSO in Berlioz's La Mort de Cléopatre:



Sarge

[Mirror Image]

Sorry. I only meant he disappeared from the forum with no warning or obvious reason, and no one has heard from him since. I certainly hope he's okay.

Sarge

I have a good idea of why he left, but I'm afraid this thread is getting terribly off topic.

Now listening:

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Listening to Symphony No. 3.

[mahler10th]

Tell that to Bernstein.  And thank you for correcting my spelling of Histrionics, it was apawling that I spellt it wrong.

I have modified the above post because I accept that Maazel and histrionics is such an outrageous oxymoron that it could be interpreted as being written by someone with no idea what he is talking about.  Which is true, of course.   
I apologise for the confusion and surprise I caused by such a badly formed musical polemic.  Such a sensitive wee soul...   0:)

[madaboutmahler]

Maiden Listen Monday (composer)

Daniel Hogan
Scherezando for Orchestra (a symphonic fragment or is it fragment of a symphony?)

http://www.youtube.com/v/nkINjePzYNE


Very enjoyable music. And there are triangles!

It is easy to hear this being played by a major orchestra.  I bet if Todd Handley was still living, and he looked at the score for this, it wouldn't be long before it was on commercial release.  I bow to young Daniel.  It is an honour to have contact with the future of British music.  I sincerely hope his music is published and pressed to disc for us all to hear it, as it surely will be heard.  Keep the triangles coming!

Thank you so much, Navneeth and John! Yes, this piece was originally from a whole first symphony that I wrote two years ago. But now, I have just taken it out to be a separate piece called "Scherzo for Orchestra". It was great fun writing it, so I am glad you enjoyed it. I was so excited to see my name in the listening thread!

Just realised, this is my 1000th post! I wonder what percentage of the 1000 mention Mahler... Bring on the next 1000!

[Florestan]

Sorry. I only meant he disappeared from the forum with no warning or obvious reason, and no one has heard from him since. I certainly hope he's okay.

I'm truly sorry I gave anyone the wrong impression.

Well, the formulation was quite funeral. I am very happy it's nothing of the kind.  0:)

[North Star]

Mosaiques - Haydn: Op. 64, Nos. 2, 4 & 5.
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[Karl Henning]

(* pounds the table *)

[Karl Henning]

Just realised, this is my 1000th post! I wonder what percentage of the 1000 mention Mahler...

Nav, is there an app for that? ; )

[madaboutmahler]

Nav, is there an app for that? ; )

It certainly would be interesting to see the results!

[Karl Henning]

Maiden-Listen Mondays! (this recording:)

Сергей Сергеевич [ Sergei Sergeyevich (Prokofiev) ]
Cantata on the 20^th Anniversary of the October Revolution, Op.74
St Petersburg Philharmonic Choir
New Philharmonia Orchestra
Titov

[DavidW]

(* pounds the table *)

I didn't know that you were a QM fan!

[nesf]

Finishing off Bruckner's 4th. Beethoven's Eroica next.

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Edit: Wait, what? $43 on Amazon.com, £14.99 on .co.uk???

[Karl Henning]

I didn't know that you were a QM fan!

It's the deleterious influence of da Haus, Davey! I've become a Haydn/Quatuor Mosaïques fanboy.