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Karl Henning

#102100
February 16, 2012, 07:07:29 AM
Quote from: madaboutmahler on February 16, 2012, 07:05:45 AM
Just back from listening to Alkan's Grande Sonata 'Les Quatre Ages' for the first time.
[asin]B000002ZW4[/asin]

:o

No wonder my dad is a massive Alkan fan! This piece is absolutely amazing!  :)

Yer dad digs Alkan? That's cool!
Karl Henning, Ph.D.
Composer & Clarinetist
Boston MA
http://www.karlhenning.com/
[Matisse] was interested neither in fending off opposition,
nor in competing for the favor of wayward friends.
His only competition was with himself. — Françoise Gilot

Sadko

#102101
February 16, 2012, 07:14:26 AM
Quote from: madaboutmahler on February 16, 2012, 07:05:45 AM
Just back from listening to Alkan's Grande Sonata 'Les Quatre Ages' for the first time.
[asin]B000002ZW4[/asin]

:o

No wonder my dad is a massive Alkan fan! This piece is absolutely amazing!  :)

Yes, great recording. If you want to try more, I can recommend this one (e. g.):

[asin]B00000I9MM[/asin]

SonicMan46

#102102
February 16, 2012, 07:21:31 AM
Spohr - stimulated by a rejuvenation of the 'small' thread devoted to him - :)

 

Sergeant Rock

#102103
February 16, 2012, 08:15:55 AM
Continuing the D minor Day: Bridge Piano Quintet




Sarge
the phone rings and somebody says,
"hey, they made a movie about
Mahler, you ought to go see it.
he was as f*cked-up as you are."
                               --Charles Bukowski, "Mahler"

The new erato

#102104
February 16, 2012, 08:33:03 AM
Quote from: Sergeant Rock on February 16, 2012, 06:08:07 AM
Continuing with D minor, and a maiden voyage: Hans Huber Symphony #1, the "Tell Symphony"

Sarge
So why don't you tell us?

Sergeant Rock

#102105
February 16, 2012, 08:46:02 AM
Quote from: The new erato on February 16, 2012, 08:33:03 AM
So why don't you tell us?

What's not to tell? There's the question.

Sarge
the phone rings and somebody says,
"hey, they made a movie about
Mahler, you ought to go see it.
he was as f*cked-up as you are."
                               --Charles Bukowski, "Mahler"

The new erato

#102106
February 16, 2012, 08:51:44 AM
Quote from: Henk on February 16, 2012, 03:29:14 AM
Handel - Germanico
Ensemble e Coro Il Rossignolo
Ottaviano Tenerani

[asin]B004UV3B1A[/asin]

Each opera by Handel has it's own character, I love them, the oppressed hearts and the release of tension again. The Roman way of feeling, of civilization.
Except that this pretty certainly isn't by Handel.

Lisztianwagner

#102107
February 16, 2012, 09:10:59 AM
Hector Berlioz
Symphonie Fantastique

"You cannot expect the Form before the Idea, for they will come into being together." - Arnold Schönberg

madaboutmahler

#102108
February 16, 2012, 09:34:05 AM
How did you guess?
First disc from

[asin]B000BL99UK[/asin]

Played it to my dad to try and introduce him to more impressionist music, which he was not the greatest fan of. However, he really enjoyed all the pieces I played him today. :)

Shall move on to the second disc tommorow... ;)
"Music is ... A higher revelation than all Wisdom & Philosophy"
— Ludwig van Beethoven

madaboutmahler

#102109
February 16, 2012, 09:37:14 AM
Quote from: karlhenning on February 16, 2012, 07:07:29 AM
Yer dad digs Alkan? That's cool!

I do too now ;)

Quote from: Sadko on February 16, 2012, 07:14:26 AM
Yes, great recording. If you want to try more, I can recommend this one (e. g.):

[asin]B00000I9MM[/asin]

Thank you for the recommendation. I showed it to my dad who instantly became very interested and excited about it!

Quote from: Harry on February 16, 2012, 07:07:04 AM
I know and love the Suite, but the Warriors is unknown to me, see I am a good boy after all ;D 8)

Try it, Harry! Such a brilliant piece!
"Music is ... A higher revelation than all Wisdom & Philosophy"
— Ludwig van Beethoven

AndanteCantabile

#102110
February 16, 2012, 09:43:58 AM
For the first time...

Messiaen: Turangalîla-Symphonie



Definitely not my usual fare. What a bizarrely interesting piece.

listener

#102111
February 16, 2012, 10:11:21 AM
SCHUMANN  Spanisches Liederspiel op. 74,  BRAHMS   4 Duets op.28 
SCHUBERT: An die Musik, Der Hochzeitbraten
Marta Schele, Edith Thallaug, Göste Winbergh, Erland Hagegård SATB, Lucia Negro  piano
SCHUBERT  "Wanderer-Fantasy"   Sonata in G  D.894
Anton Kuerti, piano
"Keep your hand on the throttle and your eye on the rail as you walk through life's pathway."

DieNacht

#102112
February 16, 2012, 10:14:49 AM
Quote from: listener on February 16, 2012, 10:11:21 AM
SCHUMANN  Spanisches Liederspiel op. 74,  BRAHMS   4 Duets op.28 
SCHUBERT: An die Musik, Der Hochzeitbraten
Marta Schele, Edith Thallaug, Göste Winbergh, Erland Hagegård SATB, Lucia Negro  piano
SCHUBERT  "Wanderer-Fantasy"   Sonata in G  D.894
Anton Kuerti, piano

That is a great Kuerti-Schubert, isn´t it ? Lots of details in the Wanderer often overheard ...

Lisztianwagner

#102113
February 16, 2012, 10:17:16 AM
Sergei Prokofiev
Violin Concerto No.1

"You cannot expect the Form before the Idea, for they will come into being together." - Arnold Schönberg

listener

#102114
February 16, 2012, 10:32:14 AM
Quote from: DieNacht on February 16, 2012, 10:14:49 AM
That is a great Kuerti-Schubert, isn´t it ? Lots of details in the Wanderer often overheard ...
An arresting Sonata performance too (listening to the difference in tone between left- and right-hand lines), and it's a mono pressing that sounds great (I checked the matrix numbers to make sure).
"Keep your hand on the throttle and your eye on the rail as you walk through life's pathway."

Papy Oli

#102115
February 16, 2012, 10:36:02 AM
Good evening all  :)

First proper listen to this composer :

Mompou - Cançons I danses; Preludes
Alicia de Larrocha



:D
Olivier

TheGSMoeller

#102116
February 16, 2012, 10:42:29 AM
 


Some R&J chatting in Prokofiev's thread had me whistling some of these melodies, thought I would accompany those whistles with some actual listening.

Wanderer

#102117
February 16, 2012, 10:48:58 AM
Quote from: madaboutmahler on February 16, 2012, 09:37:14 AM
Thank you for the recommendation. I showed it to my dad who instantly became very interested and excited about it!

Alkan is indeed an extraordinary composer. I second the Lewenthal suggestion and offer three more recommendations:



For more info, he has his own thread and everything.


Quote from: Harry on February 16, 2012, 07:07:04 AM
I know and love the Suite, but the Warriors is unknown to me, see I am a good boy after all ;D 8)

Harry, I was going to comment before but assumed you had the whole Chandos Grainger series and were familiar with the work. The Warriors could be said to be Grainger's magnum opus (it certainly is his most ambitious project). I think you'll love it: big orchestra, lots of percussion and 3 pianos! What he had in mind to depict is vividly reflected in its, let's say, randy (as in orgiastic) atmosphere.  8)

Sergeant Rock

#102118
February 16, 2012, 10:50:24 AM
Haydn String Quartet D minor op.76/2 "Fifths" played by the Jerusalem Quartet




Sarge
the phone rings and somebody says,
"hey, they made a movie about
Mahler, you ought to go see it.
he was as f*cked-up as you are."
                               --Charles Bukowski, "Mahler"

Karl Henning

#102119
February 16, 2012, 10:53:07 AM
D. Scarlatti
Sonata in d minor, K.141
Sergei Babayan, pf
Karl Henning, Ph.D.
Composer & Clarinetist
Boston MA
http://www.karlhenning.com/
[Matisse] was interested neither in fending off opposition,
nor in competing for the favor of wayward friends.
His only competition was with himself. — Françoise Gilot
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