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

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brewski

Quote from: Iota on August 02, 2025, 12:54:05 PMEdit: @brewski a link below if it helps.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m002g26n

Well, dang, I'm getting this message on my end:

Error 404 - Oops, the page you're looking for is no longer here

"Hey, BBC, why can't we have nice things?"  ;D  ;D  ;D
"I set down a beautiful chord on paper—and suddenly it rusts."
—Alfred Schnittke (1934-1998)

Iota

Quote from: brewski on August 02, 2025, 01:00:52 PMWell, dang, I'm getting this message on my end:

Error 404 - Oops, the page you're looking for is no longer here

"Hey, BBC, why can't we have nice things?"  ;D  ;D  ;D

Check my edit in the post above if it's any assistance.

Archaic Torso of Apollo

Tomorrow at Ravinia:

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Louis Langrée, conductor
Garrick Ohlsson, pianist
Mozart: Overture to La Clemenza di Tito
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 22
Mozart: Symphony No. 41 ("Jupiter")

Two of WAM's biggest and best orchestral works on the same program - what could be better?
formerly VELIMIR (before that, Spitvalve)

"Who knows not strict counterpoint, lives and dies an ignoramus" - CPE Bach

Mapman

Quote from: Mapman on July 30, 2025, 12:26:27 PMI'll probably go to this concert next week: Conrad Tao and others performing the Brahms Horn Trio.
https://www.machiasbaychamberconcerts.com/performances/current-details.php/2025-08-05-00-00-00-40/

The full program:
Conrad Tao, piano
Lun Li, violin
Nicolee Kuester, horn

Liszt: Au bord d'une source
Messiaen: Interstellar Call from Des Canyons aux Étoiles (solo horn)
Tchaikovsky: Valse-scherzo in C Major, Op. 34
Bach: Schafe können sicher weiden (solo piano)
Brahms: Horn Trio in E♭ Major, Op. 40

It was a very enjoyable concert with a nicely varied program, although it wasn't perfect. The Brahms trio was my favorite part. I was able to chat with the musicians after the concert; they were all quite friendly. It was cool to have a concert like that in such a remote part of Maine.

Archaic Torso of Apollo

Tomorrow at Ravinia:

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Peter Oundjian, conductor
Nobuyuki Tsujii, pianist
Tower: Suite from Concerto for Orchestra
Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2
Brahms: Symphony No. 1

The Tower work is unknown to me - will be interesting to discover. Brahms is always great. Rachmaninoff is OK.

formerly VELIMIR (before that, Spitvalve)

"Who knows not strict counterpoint, lives and dies an ignoramus" - CPE Bach

Brian

Her concerto for orchestra is so long that there is a suite from it? Strange.

Just looked it up. It takes 28 minutes to play. I wonder if Oundjian compiled a shorter suite?

Archaic Torso of Apollo

Quote from: Brian on August 15, 2025, 06:38:43 AMHer concerto for orchestra is so long that there is a suite from it? Strange.

Yeah, that threw me a bit. I found the whole piece on YouTube and it's two mvts. of about equal length. Seems like making a suite out of that would be a bit difficult? Who knows - maybe there's a misprint in the program?
formerly VELIMIR (before that, Spitvalve)

"Who knows not strict counterpoint, lives and dies an ignoramus" - CPE Bach

brewski

Next Monday, the Banff International String Quartet Competition begins, with nine superb quartets playing all week, and the awards ceremony on Sunday, August 31. The competition is held every three years, and as in the past, all the rounds will be livestreamed on multiple platforms (Facebook, YouTube, and the Violin Channel). I've watched a good bit of these over the last decade, and for string quartet lovers, it is a feast. The artistry on display is superb, coupled with excellent audio and video.

(Note: From the initial group of ten, the Myriade Quartet from Montreal had to withdraw.)

Arete Quartet – Seoul, South Korea
Cong Quartet – Hong Kong, China
Quatuor Elmire – Paris, France
Quartett HANA – Munich, Germany
Quartet KAIRI – Salzburg, Austria
Quatuor Magenta – Paris, France
Nerida Quartet – Bremen, Germany
Poiesis Quartet – Cincinnati, United States of America
Viatores Quartet – Berlin, Germany
"I set down a beautiful chord on paper—and suddenly it rusts."
—Alfred Schnittke (1934-1998)

brewski

#7448
Today at 2:00 pm (EDT), the annual Europa Open Air concert with the Frankfurt Radio Symphony and conductor Alain Altinoglu, this time with pianists Lucas and Arthur Jussen. Though the lineup is on the light side — e.g., I wish they were doing the entire Zarathustra — I always love the atmosphere, with expert camerawork capturing the flavor of the event, with some listeners watching from boats on the adjacent Main River.

R. Strauss: Also sprach Zarathustra (excerpts)
Mendelssohn: Overture to A Midsummer Night's Dream
Poulenc: Concerto for Two Pianos
Khachaturian: Adagio of Spartacus und Phrygia from Spartacus
Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2
Holst: The Planets (excerpts)

"I set down a beautiful chord on paper—and suddenly it rusts."
—Alfred Schnittke (1934-1998)

brewski

Quote from: brewski on August 21, 2025, 04:15:05 AMToday at 2:00 pm (EDT), the annual Europa Open Air concert with the Frankfurt Radio Symphony and conductor Alain Altinoglu, this time with pianists Lucas and Arthur Jussen. Though the lineup is on the light side — e.g., I wish they were doing the entire Zarathustra — I always love the atmosphere, with expert camerawork capturing the flavor of the event, with some listeners watching from boats on the adjacent Main River.

R. Strauss: Also sprach Zarathustra (excerpts)
Mendelssohn: Overture to A Midsummer Night's Dream
Poulenc: Concerto for Two Pianos
Khachaturian: Adagio of Spartacus und Phrygia from Spartacus
Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2
Holst: The Planets (excerpts)



A pleasant afternoon, watching the sunset in Frankfurt gradually change into darkness, with one of the world's great orchestras clearly enjoying themselves.

Faves: the Poulenc, despite some swooning body language from the two pianists, and the Khachaturian, which gained poignancy from the cameras showing the beautiful city skyline during the climaxes. After the Holst (the first four movements, ending with "Jupiter"), the orchestra offered an encore, John Williams' main title sequence from Star Wars. It was fun, beautifully played, great brass, the audience loved it. Yet I couldn't suppress a grin, noticing the side-by-side comparison with the Holst, underlining the influence on Williams' score. (This is old news, I know.)

Anyway, as usual, the filming was superb, with lovely shots of people in the crowd — and on boats, and watching from nearby apartment buildings — being moved by the music.
"I set down a beautiful chord on paper—and suddenly it rusts."
—Alfred Schnittke (1934-1998)