What classical music did you listen to today?

[Contratrombone64]

Love the Leningrad, it's a ripper (such blood and guts)

Bedrich Smetana's wonderful Blanik (Czech Philharmonic)

 

[JHC]

Shostakovitch sure beats the hell out of Mahler IMHO of course

 

[White Knight]

Dmitri Shostakovich--Symphony No.1, Op.10, performedbythe Chicago Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Leonard Bernstein.

 

[White Knight]

Dmitri Shostakovich--Symphony no.7 op.60 {"Leningrad"}, performed by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Leonard Bernstein.
I simply can't get over how cleverly Shostakovich--at about 7 minutes 30 seconds into the first movement--works in a Bolero like theme presaged by the soft but insistent beating of the single snare drum and the strings playing pizzicato. The dynamics slowly intensify and build until the whole orchestra has taken up the theme to its triumphant, crescendoing climax. What genius! I simply love this symphony!

This is my updated version of a post which I had originally submitted yesterday. I am currently listening to the first movement of the Leningrad {again}.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eMS-MbNNMaY&feature=related

 

[White Knight]

Via you tube, I just finished listening and watching the Barcelona Symphony Orchestra, conducted by its director, Pablo Gonzalez, perform Symphony No.7, Op.60 by Dmitri Shostakovich. This stellar performance was recorded in the Barcelona Auditorium in September of 2010. Truly outstanding!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=an2nsAWEDZI&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DfB3IaCjQlk&NR=1

 

[White Knight]

Today I listened to Antonin Dvorak--Concerto For Violin And Orchestra in A Minor, Op.53 and Romance in F Minor, Op.11. Both works are performed by the London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Daniel Barenbolm, Itzhak Perlman, violin.
It was recorded at the All Saints Church, Tooting, London in 1974.

 

[JHC]

I have just burned 2 Cds of the last recital by David Oistrakh with Paul Badura-Skoda it took place in May 1974 in Vienna the sound quality is exceptional it has son by Mozart, Beethoven and Schubert + some excerpts from other son and short pieces, as would be expected the playing is fantastic.

 

[marval]

Salieri Concerto for Flute and Oboe, City of London Sinfonia

 

[Contratrombone64]

Salieri - sadly fell in Mozart's huge shadow, a very fine composer indeed.

I've been listening to Allegri's Miserere ... it was sung superbly at my church yesterday by the incredible choir. Came as part of the Good Friday service, sublime and hair raising.

 

[White Knight]

Shostakovich--Symphony No.1, Op.10, performed by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Leonard Bernstein.

 

[Chi_townPhilly]

Well, seeing as how we just wrapped up Good Friday, I'm sure it'll be unsurprising to discover that I took In Richard Wagner's final opera- Parsifal. (Barenboim-Berlin)

What might be surprising is- before that (inspired by a radio program earlier this week), I sampled Debussy's "Children's Corner," taken from a 4-disc 'Debussy-complete piano music' set by Gordon Fergus-Thompson.

 

[Snow White]

Pirates of Penzance - D'Oyle Carte Opera Co

 

[White Knight]

Dmitri Shostakovich--Symphony No.7, Op.60 {"Leningrad"} performed by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Leonard Bernstein.

 

[White Knight]

Robert Schumann--Symphony No.1 in B-flat Major, Op.38 {"Spring"} and Symphony No.2 in C Major, Op.61. Both works are performed by the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra conducted by Jerzy Semkow. They were recorded in 1990 and are on the Musical Heritage cd label.

 

[Art Rock]

 

[White Knight]

Shostakovich--Symphony No.1, Op. 10, performed by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Leonard Bernstein.
Tchaikovsky--Symphony No.6 in B minor, Op.74 {"Pathetique"}, performed by the Munchner Philharmoniker, under the baton of Sergiu Celibidache.

 

[Mat]

Antonin Dvorak - Slavonic Dances op. 46 & 72. Performed by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, John Farrer.

 

[White Knight]

Dmitri Shostakovich--Symphony No.7, Op.60 {"Leningrad"}, performed by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Leonard Bernstein conducting.

 

[Chi_townPhilly]

Pirates of Penzance - D'Oyle Carte Opera Co

Been away a little too long! Sorry I missed mentioning your audition of this earlier.

When I was younger, I thought The Mikado was clearly the best Gilbert & Sullivan opera, but lately, I think Mikado and Penzance are co-equal, with Pinafore a little behind.

A more somber mood for me today, though- listened to Jules Massenet's tragic opera Werther- London Symphony, Pappano, Alagna & Gheorghiu (presumably recorded some years before her current 'Kathleen Battle' phase-of-life).

 

[White Knight]

Gustav Holst--The Planets, performed by the Vienna Philharmonic, conducted by Herbert von Karajan. This suite was originally recorded in 1961 and is on Decca.

Robert Schumann--Symphony No.3 in E-flat Major, Op.97 {"Rhenish"}, and Symphony No.4 in D Minor, Op.120. Both these works are performed by the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Jerzy Semkow. They were recorded in 1990 and are on a 2 cd set from the Musical Heritage Society named Robert Schumann--The Complete Symphonies 1-4.