What were you listening to? (CLOSED)

[locrian]

Hamelin did one of those Haydn sonatas last summer at his recital here, first thing on the program, and he was just fantastic.  His clarity, even at high speeds, was impressive, and the whole thing had a lightness and humor that were most engaging.

This is all good to know because I have ordered the recording.

[bhodges]

This is all good to know because I have ordered the recording.

Just double-checked the program, and forgot that he did not one, but two:

Sonata in F major, Hob. XVI: 23
Sonata in B flat major, Hob. XVI: 41

And followed that with Alexis Weissenberg's Sonate en état de jazz (1982), which I wish he would record as well. 

--Bruce

[Harry]

This pile here is gone now, listen to all of them trice.

[George]

This pile here is gone now, listen to all of them trice.

What do you mean by "gone?"

[Harry]

What do you mean by "gone?"

I have listened to them all George!

[George]

I have listened to them all George!

Good! I thought that maybe you were tossing them, in which case I would send a SASE ASAP. 

[Harry]

Mozart..

Die Entfuhrung aus dem Serail.
Libretto: J. Gottlieb Stephanie jr. after Belmonte and Konstanze of Christoph Friedrich Bretzner.

Konstanza, Yelda Kodalli.
Belmonte, Paul Groves.
Blonde, Desiree Rancatore.
Osmin, Peter Rose.
Pedrillo, Lynton Atkinson.
Bassa Selim, Oliver Tobias.

Scottish Chamber Orchestra and Chorus/Sir Charles Mackerras.

Simply wonderful, have no other words.

[karlhenning]

I like Tartini. Sometimes hard to define as pre-Classical or post-Baroque, but always easy to say "damn! He makes a fiddler work!" 

The fiend! 

[karlhenning]

Elgar

Froissart - Concert Overture Op.19
Cockaigne (In London Town) - Concert Overture Op.40
Imperial March Op.32
Sir Adrian Boult (conductor), London Philharmonic Orchestra
Violin Concerto in B minor Op.61
Yehudi Menuhin (violin), Sir Adrian Boult (conductor), New Philharmonia Orchestra

My first exposure to Elgar's music and I love it. 

You made at least one person very happy Andrei, I am 100% sure!

Oh, two people, to be sure, Harry!  And I note significantly that the symphonies are absent from our dear Andrei's listening 

To hear these four works, surely, is to love Elgar.

[karlhenning]

Do you think so? I find it frightening.

Not sure that frightening is quite right;  but I admit to finding it singularly unattractive 

[karlhenning]

And I wouldn't know a counter-tenor if he bit me on the ---.

Fortunately, most counter-tenors these days are much better-behaved.

[karlhenning]

I am, and I just did!

I'm so glad I thought to say most in the previous post 

[Harry]

Not sure that frightening is quite right;  but I admit to finding it singularly unattractive 

But I find beauty in almost all God created!

[Harry]

I'm so glad I thought to say most in the previous post 

Word!

[karlhenning]

I love the beauty in all women Andrei

Call just in for you, Harry.  She said something about your little dog?

[Harry]

Call just in for you, Harry.  She said something about your little dog?

Look at the fine lines of her face, and the elegant dress, cool!

[Que]

The cover is stunning, but it should be sung by a counter tenor.
Sara has a good voice, but not for this work, IMO.

Don't agree, Harry!
Apart from the fact that I don't think it was intended to be sung by a male, I like Mingardo "gutsy" approach!

Q

[Harry]

Don't agree, Harry!
Apart from the fact that I don't think it was intended to be sung by a male, I like Mingardo "gutsy" approach!

Q

Well you are welcome to have that opinion, but for my money I rather buy the James Bowman version any day on L'oiseau Lyre, a firm classic.
It was intended for a male, by all what I read about it.
And gutsy is exactly why I avoid it, after all its a Stabat Mater. 0:)
But in many other works I like Mingardo.

[Que]

And gutsy is exactly why I avoid it, after all its a Stabat Mater. 0:)

We agree! (About it being "gutsy") 



These are sonatas formerly attributed to Mozart - so, sort of fake Mozart.
According to the booklet the real composer remains unknown and some doubts remain.
Still, these are pretty good. Performance is excellent.

EDIT: definitely not Mozart.

Q

[karlhenning]

Look at the fine lines of her face, and the elegant dress, cool!

Now, don't try telling us that those eyebrows remind you of your dear Mrs Harry!