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General Classical Music Discussion / Re: What are you listening 2 n...
Last post by foxandpeng - Today at 11:10:11 PMQuote from: Mapman on Today at 04:30:29 PMRubbra: String Quartet #1
Dante Quartet
I haven't listened to Rubbra in a while. This is a nice piece; the finale is especially engaging.
Much love for Rubbra!
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The Jazz Lounge / Re: What Jazz are you listenin...
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General Classical Music Discussion / Re: Purchases Today
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Great Recordings and Reviews / Re: Some Spanish Piano Music
Last post by atardecer - Today at 08:17:20 PMSpeaking of Alicia de Larrocha playing core repertoire, I came across this video of her playing Brahms live. The sound quality isn't great, but I think she sounds great in the music. (Her Mozart solo piano recordings on RCA are among the best recordings of that music in my view).
Alicia de Larrocha plays Brahms (Live 1976)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WvqQlrOWZyU
Brahms is obviously not Spanish piano music, but I suspect he had some influence on some of it. Listen to the first movement of Brahms Op.119, then listen to this:
Rodrigo - Preludio de añoranza
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SMiOwQ1odt4
Alicia de Larrocha playing some Spanish piano music. A very charming piece and performance. Love the Twinkle Twinkle Little Star variations in the 3rd movement.
Sonatina pour Yvette by Montsalvatge
Alicia de Larrocha plays Brahms (Live 1976)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WvqQlrOWZyU
Brahms is obviously not Spanish piano music, but I suspect he had some influence on some of it. Listen to the first movement of Brahms Op.119, then listen to this:
Rodrigo - Preludio de añoranza
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SMiOwQ1odt4
Alicia de Larrocha playing some Spanish piano music. A very charming piece and performance. Love the Twinkle Twinkle Little Star variations in the 3rd movement.
Sonatina pour Yvette by Montsalvatge
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General Classical Music Discussion / Re: Your favourite Tchaikovsky...
Last post by Baxcalibur - Today at 07:49:36 PMQuote from: LKB on April 27, 2024, 10:43:49 AMNo recent mention of my favorite cycle here, so I'll plug them by simply remarking that one can do much, much worse than Haitink with the RCO.I would suggest that Haitink and the RCO are consistently excellent in just about anything, but maybe that is because I enjoy his conducting in general.
Anyway... I know it's not Tchaikovsky's best, but my favorite has always been No. 2. I first heard the 2nd movement, "andantino marziale" by itself on a compilation CD of marches. One day, as I was doing some homework, this symphony played on the radio. I started listening intently when the march began, and it was quite a thrill to finally hear the entire piece.
To this day, Tchaikovsky's 2nd reminds me of childhood, but it also stands out for its freshness, especially compared to Nos. 4-6. Greater works, and yet there is something missing. I suppose that is how life goes.
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General Classical Music Discussion / Re: What are you listening 2 n...
Last post by JBS - Today at 07:06:13 PMThe last two CDs of this set
Schumann
Papillons
Kinderszenen
Piano Concerto
Franck
Symphonic Variations
With Eliyahu Inbal conducting the Concertgebouw in the concertante works
Followed by
Mozart
Piano Sonata 12 in F K332
Piano Sonata 13 in B FlatK333
Recorded in 1953, CD length not quite 40 minute. Almost like an encore at the end of a long recital.
Not to make the Mozart concerto cycle, the Schubert sonatas, the Mozart sonatas, the Mozart-Beethoven-Schubert violin sonata cycles, or the various chamber works seem like they're overrated, because they're not, but I found the most interesting part of the box to be the 7 CDs of music by J C Bach, in part because it's much less known than other portions of her discography.
Schumann
Papillons
Kinderszenen
Piano Concerto
Franck
Symphonic Variations
With Eliyahu Inbal conducting the Concertgebouw in the concertante works
Followed by
Mozart
Piano Sonata 12 in F K332
Piano Sonata 13 in B FlatK333
Recorded in 1953, CD length not quite 40 minute. Almost like an encore at the end of a long recital.
Not to make the Mozart concerto cycle, the Schubert sonatas, the Mozart sonatas, the Mozart-Beethoven-Schubert violin sonata cycles, or the various chamber works seem like they're overrated, because they're not, but I found the most interesting part of the box to be the 7 CDs of music by J C Bach, in part because it's much less known than other portions of her discography.
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General Classical Music Discussion / Re: What are you listening 2 n...
Last post by Bachtoven - Today at 06:23:18 PM
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The Diner / Re: Last Movie You Watched
Last post by Cato - Today at 05:43:46 PMQuote from: Karl Henning on May 08, 2024, 06:07:40 PMNo idea how or why I'd not seen it before: Mel Brooks' Silent Movie.
Quote from: VonStupp on Today at 03:18:55 PMGreat fun!
I still recall the Burt Reynolds scene as one of the funniest!
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General Classical Music Discussion / Re: What are you listening 2 n...
Last post by Dry Brett Kavanaugh - Today at 05:32:04 PMQuote from: Karl Henning on Today at 04:04:21 PMWhat are your favorite works in there?
My favorites are- 4 Klavierstücke; Silhouetten; Blätter und Blüten; Kleine Vortragsstücke; and Episoden. Some of the videos below are played by Jean Martin, not Markus Becker.
Have a wonderful weekend, Karl!