What Classical Music Are You Listening To?

[king ubu]

quite possibly so

[A Lark Ascending]

No 2 of Rubbra.

[Balladeer]

Francisco Bernier - Vals sin Nombre (Contrastes)

[7/4]

 

Heitor Villa-Lobos - the Complete String Quartets, discs 5 & 6

Edited April 17, 2016 by 7/4

[Peter Friedman]

Op.77/1 and Op.77/2 and Op.103

Have now listened to the entire box set.

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New release - inspired coupling. Main piece is a new Macmillan oboe concerto which, though very 21stC, has more than a little of the pastoral to it. The two couplings make marvellous contrasts - Vaughan Williams oboe concerto is English pastoralism to perfection; Britten's 'A Time There Was' is a late work taking five folk songs and turning them into dark, strange beasts. One of my favourite Britten pieces. 

More Arcadian English reveries...perfect for a sunny Sunday. 

[king ubu]

in concert earlier tonight:

 

Kammermusik-Soiree, Tonhalle Zürich (Kleiner Saal), 17 April, 7:30 p.m.

Isabelle Faust - Violine
Jean-Guihen Queyras - Violoncello
Alexander Melnikov - Klavier

Robert Schumann: Klaviertrio Nr. 1 d-Moll op. 63
Salvatore Sciarrino: Trio Nr. 2 (1987)

Franz Schubert: Klaviertrio Nr. 1 B-Dur op. 99 D 898

encore - Robert Schumann: Klaviertrio Nr. 2 F-Dur op. 80 - III. In mässiger Bewegung
 

wonderful!

 

now playing:

[Peter Friedman]

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[king ubu]

[king ubu]

terrific disc, methinks!

[alankin]

Gustav Holst – The Planets
— Orchestre symphonique de Montreal – Charles Dutoit (Decca)

 

[alankin]

Dmitri Shostakovich – Symphony No.1 in F minor Op.10
— WDR Sinfonieorchester – Rudolf Barshai (Brilliant Classics)

Edited April 18, 2016 by alankin

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1, 2 & 3

Disc 2 of latter - choice vocal bon bons from Tannhauser, Lohengrin and Tristan. 

 

[Peter Friedman]

Oistrakh - Mozart - Violin with Orch. - Adagio in E K.261 / Rondo Concertante in B Flat K.269 / Rondo in C K.373

Svendsen - Symphony No.1, Op.15

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Quintet off latter.

Edited April 19, 2016 by A Lark Ascending

[l p]

 

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4 + 5

[StarThrower]

Jonathan Harvey-Speakings; Mortuos plango vivos voco

[l p]

studio 1955

[7/4]

Messiaen Edition, disks 1 & 2

Edited April 19, 2016 by 7/4

[Peter Friedman]

String Quintet Op.9

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Some hours later...

Disc 1 of latter - 5, 4 and 3 part masses plus other bits and bobs. 

Edited April 20, 2016 by A Lark Ascending

[l p]

 

 

 

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English pastoral serialism (do I hear a grave turning!). Not so much cows, gates and hills but the dark flickering points in the woods. A very beautiful disc of chamber and vocal music. 

Interesting blog post on Lutyens here:

http://www.overgrownpath.com/2007/01/walking-with-stravinsky.html

Edited April 21, 2016 by A Lark Ascending