What Classical Music Are You Listening To?

[soulpope]

[soulpope]

[A Lark Ascending]

The Bach was perfect to listen to whilst the evening descended. Excellent notes from Hewitt herself to guide you through this collection of shorter pieces. 

The following morning:

Th'arp off latter. 

Edited October 7, 2016 by A Lark Ascending

[A Lark Ascending]

Disc 1 of the first. Nancarrow is relatively new to me - starts with pieces that sound like upended boogie-woogie, in places rather Latin and then onto later more abstract things. You're inclined to think this music was an inspiration for free jazz piano but it only seems to have become widely know after that was well established. Exciting, original stuff.  

No. 8

Edited October 8, 2016 by A Lark Ascending

[alankin]

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart  
– Symphony No.32 in G major K 318
– Symphony No.35 in D major K 385 "Haffner"
– Symphony No.39 in E flat major K 543
English Chamber Orchestra – Jeffrey Tate (EMI Classics)

 
 

Edited October 8, 2016 by alankin

[alankin]

Now playing:
Yuquijiro Yocoh – Variations on Sakura
Stephen Dodgson – Fantasy-divisions for Guitar
Manuel Ponce – Sonatina meridional
Heitor Villa-Lobos – Chôros No.1 for Guitar
Antonio Lauro – Vals Criollo
Jorge Gomez Crespo – Norteña
Vicente Emilio Sojo – 5 Venezuelan Melodies (Transc.: Alirio Diaz)
Agustín Barrios Mangoré – Danza Paraguaya No.1
— John Williams — Music from England, Japan, Brazil, Venezuela, Argentina and Mexico (Columbia Master Works / Sony Classical) 

Edited October 8, 2016 by alankin

[StarThrower]

[soulpope]

Earlier today :

Indispensable ....

[A Lark Ascending]

Disc 2 of the first. Way too complex to take in on one listen (or, I suspect, on several dozen listens) but the music has an immediately thrilling effect. The Johnston is equally compelling, utterly in its own world. Must get the discs of the other quartets.  

One of my favourite Mozarts - and one of the pieces that turned Mozart from someone I listened to every now and then because I thought I ought to to someone I genuinely enjoyed. 'Amadeus' was to blame! 

4 has never been a favourite (1/5/7/8/9 are my frequent fliers) but yesterday afternoon this really clicked. 

This morning, more Mozart:

 

Edited October 9, 2016 by A Lark Ascending

[A Lark Ascending]

Whilst painting a ceiling (Adam's hand is proving especially tricky):

The glorious Quintet off the latter.

I love those Brahms serenades. Always make me want to buy lederhosen and go and hunt boar. 

SQ5 off Spotify. Don't know Rochberg at all. But there's a nice short article in the new Gramophone recommending American string quartets and this one gets a thumbs up. Quite late 19thC in feel initially though later you enter a world not unlike Schoenberg or Berg at their less severe. Early days but worth following up. 

[soulpope]

Earlier today .... :

[alankin]

Ludwig van Beethoven 
– Sonata for Piano No.19 in G minor Op.49/1
– Sonata for Piano No.21 in C major Op.53 "Waldstein"
– Sonata for Piano No.23 in F minor Op.57 "Appassionata"
– Sonata for Piano No.25 in G major Op.79
– Sonata for Piano No.26 in E flat major Op.81a "Les Adieux"
Eric Heidsieck (piano) (EMI Music France)

Edited October 10, 2016 by alankin

[mikeweil]

Excellent virtuoso playing on two fabulous sounding copies of 16th century Italian harpsichords. Mostly rarely heard composers, but fantastic music.

The title was translated incorrectly, it should be "Late 16th century Venetian harpsichord", not 'last" ... 

[Larry Kart]

1 hour ago, mikeweil said:

Excellent virtuoso playing on two fabulous sounding copies of 16th century Italian harpsichords. Mostly rarely heard composers, but fantastic music.

The title was translated incorrectly, it should be "Late 16th century Venetian harpsichord", not 'last" ... 

Aymes' Frescobaldi is excellent IIRC.

[mikeweil]

Agreed, I have them all. They are my first recommendation whenever someone asks me for a Frescobaldi keyboard recording.

Edited October 10, 2016 by mikeweil

[Peter Friedman]

Mozart String Quartet K.421

Schubert - Symphony No.3

[A Lark Ascending]

No 1 of the Brahms. 

No 6. Sounds like Beethoven in the last movement! And a nice variation on Pachelbel's greatest hit in the third.

[soulpope]

2 hours ago, Peter Friedman said:

Schubert - Symphony No.3

Excellent ....

[alankin]

Dmitri Shostakovich – Symphony No.2 in B flat major Op.14 "To October"
—  WDR Sinfonieorchester & Rundfunkchor  – Rudolf Barshai (Brilliant Classics)

 

Edited October 10, 2016 by alankin

[soulpope]

1 hour ago, alankin said:

Dmitri Shostakovich – Symphony No.2 in B flat major Op.14 "To October"
—  WDR Sinfonieorchester & Rundfunkchor  – Rudolf Barshai (Brilliant Classics)

 

!!

[alankin]

Now playing:
C.P.E. Bach 
– Sinfonia in C major, Wq. 182/3 (H659)
– Harpsichord Concerto in C minor, Wq. 43/4 (H474) — Andreas Staier (harpsichord)
– Sinfonia in A major, Wq. 182/4 (H660)
– Oboe Concerto in E flat major, Wq. 165 (H468) — Hans-Peter Westermann (oboe)
– Hamburg Symphony in B minor, Wq. 182/5 (H661)
Freiburger Barockorchester – Thomas Hengelbrock (deutsche harmonia mundi)

 

[soulpope]

[A Lark Ascending]

Posthorn

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[OliverM]

Those Webern and Boulez pieces are new to me, fantastic!