What concerts are you looking forward to? (Part II)

[ritter]

On Sunday, 5 May, this fascinating concert from pianist Cédric Tiberghien, livestreamed from Wigmore Hall. The unusual program order was just finalized in the last few days.

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Indeed, a very interesting program. I'm not familiar with Tiberghien's work. Might log in to watch that livestreamm.

My first exposure to Ligeti's Musica ricercata was in a (very interesting and quite touching) documentary on Pierre Boulez and the Lucerne Academy which I bought on CD when it was first released years ago. Musica ricercata 7 is used as background music throughout the film (e.g. starting at 11:38 in the YT below --which apparently must be watched on YouTube--). I don't know if this should be interpreted as an homage or a slight by Boulez to his colleague...

A very young Pablo Heras-Casado appears in the documentary, BTW (starting at 7:35).

[brewski]

Wow, @ritter, what a great-looking documentary! No time to watch at the moment, but it looks recommendable for all the reasons you mention — and more. Gruppen! Thank you.

-Bruce

[ultralinear]

On Sunday, 5 May, this fascinating concert from pianist Cédric Tiberghien, livestreamed from Wigmore Hall. The unusual program order was just finalized in the last few days.

-Bruce

Excellent - I have tickets for that (obviously ) being a bit of Tiberghien fan.  I see next season he's back accompanying Ibragimova - it was delightful to see him this year with cellist Anastasia Kobekina, who clearly adored him - when standing to take applause at the end, just wouldn't take her arms from around him ... no matter how hard he tried to wriggle free.  

[Mandryka]

On Sunday, 5 May, this fascinating concert from pianist Cédric Tiberghien, livestreamed from Wigmore Hall. The unusual program order was just finalized in the last few days.

Ligeti: Musica ricercata No. 1
Beethoven: 6 Variations on a Swiss Song WoO. 64
Ligeti: Musica ricercata No. 2
Beethoven: 12 Variations on the Russian Dance from Wranitzky's ballet Das Waldmädchen in A WoO. 71
Kurtág: Játékok: Fleurs nous sommes
Ligeti: Musica ricercata No. 3
Ligeti: Musica ricercata No. 4
Ligeti: Musica ricercata No. 5
Beethoven: 8 Variations on the Romance 'Un fièvre brûlante' from Grétry's Richard Cœur-de-lion in C WoO. 72

INTERVAL

Ligeti: Musica ricercata No. 6
Beethoven: 13 Variations on the arietta 'Es war einmal ein alter Mann' by Dittersdorf in A WoO. 66
Kurtág: Játékok: Flowers we are (In memoriam Árpád Illés)
Kurtág: Játékok: ...et encore une fois: fleurs nous sommes...
Ligeti: Musica ricercata No. 7
Beethoven: 10 Variations on the Duet 'La stessa la stessissima' from Salieri's Falstaff in B flat WoO. 73
Ligeti: Musica ricercata No. 8
Ligeti: Musica ricercata No. 9
Ligeti: Musica ricercata No. 10
Ligeti: Musica ricercata No. 11
J.S. Bach: Aria variata BWV989

-Bruce

Thanks - I didn't book anything just because the programme was unannounced. There are still plenty of seats (presumably other people didn't book for the same reasons as me.)

[Pohjolas Daughter]

Perhaps the Mozart concerto eclipsed the Nielsen?     

(tiptoes out)

-Bruce

Boooooooo....................ooo! 

[vandermolen]

Tonight I'm going to the Royal Festival Hall in London to meet my daughter and son-in-law to hear a concert featuring Weinberg's Cello Concerto, Rachmaninov's 'The Bells' and Elgar's 'In the South'.
 
https://www.concert-diary.com/concert/1875181578/Icons-Rediscovered-Rachmaninoff-s-The-Bells-Royal-Philharmonic-Orchestra

[ritter]

Just bought tickets for the last performance of the revival at the Teatro de la Zarzuela here in Madrid of Pablo Sorozábal's opera Juan José.

Sorozábal was probably the last really successful composer of zarzuelas, with hits like Katiuska, La tabernera del puerto and La del manojo de rosas. After his last zarzuela composed in 1958, he started working on a fully operatic piece, based on the late 19th century play Juan José by Joaquín Dicenta, the founder of social drama in Spain, a relevant figure of the bohemian life in Madrid at the turn of the 20th century, and the first of a saga of thespians that continues to this day.

An attempt by the composer to have his opera premiered in 1979 failed, and it was first given posthumously, in concert form in San Sebastián in 2009, and then staged in Madrid in 2016 (that's the production that is being revived).

The drama is a story of crime and jealousy among the Madrid working classes, and it's really bleak. The music apparently matches the story...

Miguel Ángel Gómez-Martínez conducts, and the cast includes baritone Juan Jesús Rodriguez in the title rôle, and famed soprano Saioa Hernández as Rosa.

A curiosity, probably, but interesting to get a chance to see.

[Florestan]

Just bought tickets for the last performance of the revival at the Teatro de la Zarzuela here in Madrid of Pablo Sorozábal's opera Juan José.

Sorozábal was probably the last really successful composer of zarzuelas, with hits like Katiuska, La tabernera del puerto and La del manojo de rosas. After his last zarzuela composed in 1958, he started working on a fully operatic piece, based on the late 19th century play Juan José by Joaquín Dicenta, the founder of social drama in Spain, a relevant figure of the bohemian life in Madrid at the turn of the 20th century, and the first of a saga of thespians that continues to this day.

An attempt by the composer to have his opera premiered in 1979 failed, and it was first given posthumously, in concert form in San Sebastián in 2009, and then staged in Madrid in 2016 (that's the production that is being revived).

The drama is a story of crime and jealousy among the Madrid working classes, and it's really bleak. The music apparently matches the story...

Miguel Ángel Gómez-Martínez conducts, and the cast includes baritone Juan Jesús Rodriguez in the title rôle, and famed soprano Saioa Hernández as Rosa.

A curiosity, probably, but interesting to get a chance to see.

Very interesting. My favorite Sorozábal is Adiós a la Bohemia, a short but extremely poignant zarzuela which literally made me cry, on a libretto by none other than Pio Baroja. You should really give it a try, Rafael.

Buenas noches!

[ritter]

Very interesting. My favorite Sorozábal is Adiós a la Bohemia, a short but extremely poignant zarzuela which literally made me cry, on a libretto by none other than Pio Baroja. You should really give it a try, Rafael.

Buenas noches!

I got this recording of Adiós a la Bohemia (precisely because of the libretto by Baroja), but still haven't given it a spi. Should do so soon!



I'm not really into zarzuelas, even if I grew up surrounded by recordings of them (including many by Sorozábal) that were in my dad's collection.

I might go next month to see La verbena de la Paloma by Tomás Bretón, the plot of which takes place just some blocks away from my home in downtown Madrid, and has some great numbers, like the famous seguidillas:

¡Un abrazo, Andrei!

[Florestan]

I got this recording of Adiós a la Bohemia (precisely because of the libretto by Baroja),

That's the recording I listened to, with Pilar Lorengar and Cesare Barbieri, from 1958. Marvelous! There is another one directed by Sorozábal himself, with Teresa Berganza and Manuel Ausensi, from 1967. I plan to listen to it asap.

but still haven't given it a spi. Should do so soon!

Not soon --- tomorrow!

I'm not really into zarzuelas, even if I grew up surrounded by recordings of them (including many by Sorozábal) that were in my dad's collection.

I love them. Short, tuneful, expressive --- what's not to like?

Actually, ain't it (fascinatingly) strange? I, a bloke born and raised at the exact other end of Europe from Spain, love zarzuelas, while you, born and raised in a Hispanic environment, are not keen on them, preferring Darmstadt instead. 

I might go next month to see La verbena de la Paloma by Tomás Bretón, the plot of which takes place just some blocks away from my home in downtown Madrid, and has some great numbers, like the famous seguidillas:

Thanks, you've just reminded me that I have a recording of that which I never listened to. Must rectify the situation soon. 

[vandermolen]

Tonight I'm going to the Royal Festival Hall in London to meet my daughter and son-in-law to hear a concert featuring Weinberg's Cello Concerto, Rachmaninov's 'The Bells' and Elgar's 'In the South'.
 
https://www.concert-diary.com/concert/1875181578/Icons-Rediscovered-Rachmaninoff-s-The-Bells-Royal-Philharmonic-Orchestra

Well, I really enjoyed this concert (all three works) as did my daughter and son in law. I was bemused when I realised that I was standing next to the Russian Ambassador to the UK at the bar whom I recognised by various stormy TV appearances. I was surprised that he was not surrounded by security (AFAIK). Anyway - I enjoyed Elgar's 'In the South' more than expected  - more of a tone poem than an overture. I already think very highly of Weinberg's Cello Concerto - a most moving work given a fine performance by Sheku Kanneh-Mason with the RPO and Petrenko. Rachmaninov's 'The Bells' is one of my favourite works by that composer. This was a sign-language interpreted performance but I was interested to see that the purely orchestral Elgar work was also interpreted to make classical music more accessible to the deaf community. The Edgar Allan Poe poem was flashed up on a screen as well. Altogether a great concert and the very late return home was well worth it.

[ultralinear]

Well, I really enjoyed this concert (all three works) as did my daughter and son in law. I was bemused when I realised that I was standing next to the Russian Ambassador to the UK at the bar whom I recognised by various stormy TV appearances. I was surprised that he was not surrounded by security (AFAIK). Anyway - I enjoyed Elgar's 'In the South' more than expected  - more of a tone poem than an overture. I already think very highly of Weinberg's Cello Concerto - a most moving work given a fine performance by Sheku Kanneh-Mason with the RPO and Petrenko. Rachmaninov's 'The Bells' is one of my favourite works by that composer. This was a sign-language interpreted performance but I was interested to see that the purely orchestral Elgar work was also interpreted to make classical music more accessible to the deaf community. The Edgar Allan Poe poem was flashed up on a screen as well. Altogether a great concert and the very late return home was well worth it.

I thought that was a sensational performance of The Bells - much the best I've heard.  Petrenko has worked wonders with the RPO - they were always a good orchestra, even when stuck in the easy-listening groove at Cadogan Hall - but nowadays they're the equal of any.

There were a few microphones around the stage - though not the usual BBC setup - but I wonder if maybe they recorded it.  I do hope so.

[vandermolen]

I thought that was a sensational performance of The Bells - much the best I've heard.  Petrenko has worked wonders with the RPO - they were always a good orchestra, even when stuck in the easy-listening groove at Cadogan Hall - but nowadays they're the equal of any.

There were a few microphones around the stage - though not the usual BBC setup - but I wonder if maybe they recorded it.  I do hope so.

I've never heard any of those works live before but I agree that it was a fabulous performance. Glad you enjoyed it too.

[Christo]

Tomorrow, Saturday April 13, The 'Old Church' of nearby Wageningen:
'Baltic & Slavic Beauty', Trajecti Voces from Utrecht & Festina Lente from Arnhem joining  forces/voices in an intriguing programme:

Sergej Rachmaninov, Vsénoshchnoye bdéniye ('Vespers')
+ other choral music by: Arvo Pärt, Ēriks Ešenvalds & local hero Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck
 
See: https://www.stadwageningen.nl/lokaal/lokaal/1020955/baltische-en-slavische-schoonheid

[brewski]

Tonight:

The Philadelphia Orchestra
Yannick Nézet-Séguin, conductor
Karen Cargill, mezzo-soprano

Alma Mahler: Select Songs
Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 7

-Bruce

[Pohjolas Daughter]

I thought that was a sensational performance of The Bells - much the best I've heard.  Petrenko has worked wonders with the RPO - they were always a good orchestra, even when stuck in the easy-listening groove at Cadogan Hall - but nowadays they're the equal of any.

There were a few microphones around the stage - though not the usual BBC setup - but I wonder if maybe they recorded it.  I do hope so.

I've never heard any of those works live before but I agree that it was a fabulous performance. Glad you enjoyed it too.

Ultralinear, were you also at the concert or did you watch it online or on t.v.?

PD

[ultralinear]

Ultralinear, were you also at the concert or did you watch it online or on t.v.?

PD

I was also there.

[Pohjolas Daughter]

I was also there.

Cool!  Did you and @vandermolen manage to chat for a moment (if you recognized one another)?

[ultralinear]

Cool!  Did you and @vandermolen manage to chat for a moment (if you recognized one another)?

Alas no.   We may have been in different parts of the hall.

[T. D.]

Tomorrow afternoon I have a choice of 3 concerts going on simultaneously: Indian music, classical recital and jazz quartet. I'm a regular at both the Indian and jazz series, so it's unfortunate. Then there's a free jazz / improv concert at 8 PM, which I'll probably skip (more than an hour away so makes for too late a night).