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PS The guy on the cover with the impressive wig is Francesco II d'Este, Duke of Modena (1660-1694):

He learned the violin as a boy and the court orchestra was revived for him when he was eleven; one of the musicians employed there was Giovanni Maria Bononcini. Francesco was a lavish and discerning patron of music, and the composer Arcangelo Corelli dedicated his Op. 3 trio sonatas (Rome, 1689) to him. His library has remained substantially complete in the Biblioteca Estense, Modena

PS II An interesting recital and beautifully executed recital with lesser known composers of unaccompanied and solo bass viol music, with two cantatas thrown in - by Alessandro Scarlatti and Tommaso Bernardo Gaffi. Excellently recorded. Perfect for a Sunday afternoon listen.

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NP:

Brahms
Piano Quartet in G minor, Op. 25 (Orch. Schoenberg)
CSO
Craft



Fun!

[ritter]

Aldo Ciccolini plays Liszt's Harmonies poétiques et réligieuses.

[Traverso]

Bach

CD 4

Yesterday I listened to the beautiful cantata BWV 4 "Christ lag in Todesbanden". This is one of my favorite Bach cantatas and listening to the performance with Ton Koopman it became clear that I was not satisfied with the recording. The one I know well with Andrew Parrott is in my eyes the first choice. This shows once again, at least in my case, that you cannot say that one complete recording makes all others redundant. I have heard cantatas from all three sets that made it my first choice.
In addition, they all have their own approach to these cantatas and it is therefore a pity if you do not open your ears to that.
Parrott achieves more conviction and tension with his smaller line-up and is therefore highly recommended.



 

[Karl Henning]

Henning: Sound & Sight

An interesting multi media and performance happening .

Thanks for watching and listening! Lawd, that was fun!
TD:
Telemann, Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern.
Moffat, Fugue in g minor.

[SonicMan46]

Frederic Chopin & John Field - Nocturnes with Bart van Oort (3 of 4 discs in these performances); van Oort uses three period pianos, a Broadwood 1823 for the Field works; Pleyel, 1842 & Erard, 1837 for Chopin; all instruments from the Edwin Beunk Collection - the restored Pleyel & Erard pianos shown at the bottom; finally reviews attached for those interested.  Dave

 

[Traverso]

Bach

CD 5

[VonStupp]

George Lloyd
Cello Concerto
Piano Concerto 4

Anthony Ross, cello
Kathryn Stott, piano
BBC PO / London SO - George Lloyd

I love these concluding statements from Lloyd in each concertante genre. This also brings me to the end of Lyrita's Signature Edition reissues, which I appreciate in lieu of having had to search out the individual Conifer and Albany recordings.
VS

[Lisztianwagner]

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Sonata No.17
Piano Sonata No.18

Pianist: Mitsuko Uchida

[North Star]

Chopin
Mazurkas
Fou Ts'ong

[Mapman]

Haydn: Symphony #55 "The Schoolmaster"
Fischer

One of the few pieces where the Minuet's trio is an actual trio!

[vandermolen]

Another fine Ruth Gipps collection:

[Karl Henning]

[Karl Henning]

[Karl Henning]

CD 15
At less than 9 minutes, the Opus 7 Serenade looks to be breezy, indeed.

[VonStupp]

Eugene Goossens
Symphony 2, op. 62
Phantasy Concerto, op. 63

Tasmin Little, violin
Melbourne SO - Sir Andrew Davis

I found little listening joy in this recording's music. Onward and upward.
VS

[ritter]

Piano music by Pierre Boulez: Douze notations, Première sonate (plus an earlier version of the first movement, lent - beaucoup plus allant), Deuxième sonate, and Structures I pour deux pianos.

Michael Wendeberg, joined by Nicholas Hodges in the Structures.

[JBS]

Earlier
The final three sonatas

Now

CD 19 of

[Linz]

Anton Bruckner Symphony No. 2 in C Minor, 1872/77 Mixed Versions. Ed. Leopold Nowak, NHK Symphony Orchestra Tokyo, Hiroshi Wakasugi