Beethoven Symphony No.9 by Felix Weingartner and Wiener Philharmo****r. Out of all versions i heard i believe this shares the top spot with Wilhelm Furtwanglers Bayreuth version,Barenboims Berlin Staatskapelle account comes next.
Brahms Symphony No.4 by Wolfgang Sawallisch and London Philharmonic Orchestra passionate interpretation and fine execution but somewhat inconsistent tempo.Sometimes too fast sometimes too slow
Astor Piazzolla amazes me. Not just because of the tangos, although I like the way they come across musically. But because of all the different tango music he composed. One would expect the music to become repetitive and, yet, every piece is an original. I'm listening to five tango sensations and to the tango suite arranged for two guitars. A great boost of musicality at the end of the day!
Alexander Glazunov-
Concerto for violon and orchestra op. 82.
Julia Fischer, vio. Russian National Orchestra, Yakov Kreizberg conducting.
(PENTA 5186059).
Beautiful work, well played.
''Music, I feel, should be emotional first and intellectual second.'' - Maurice Ravel
''The greatest education in the world is watching the masters at work.'' - Michael Jackson
Francis Poulenc
Gloria
Judith Blegen, sop. Ch. de l'abbaye de Westminster, New York Phil. Orch. Leonard Bernstein conducting
(SONY SMK47569).
Uplifting moments.
''Music, I feel, should be emotional first and intellectual second.'' - Maurice Ravel
''The greatest education in the world is watching the masters at work.'' - Michael Jackson
W.A. Mozart.
The Magic Flute: Overture K. 620.
Staatskapelle Dresden. Colin Davis conducting
(RCA 74321566982).
Trumpet a bit too 'obvious' here; maybe balance problems when recording? Charming though...
''Music, I feel, should be emotional first and intellectual second.'' - Maurice Ravel
''The greatest education in the world is watching the masters at work.'' - Michael Jackson
E. Kalman.
La Princesse gitane (The Gypsy Princess) : "Sylva, ich will nur dich" - duo.
Yvonne Kenny : Sylva Varescu. Michael Roider : Edwin Ronald. Orch. Symph. de la Radio Slovaque. Richard Bonynge, dir.
(NAX 611007576).
Lovely stuff by this Hungarian composer known (although not that well known) mostly for his operettas. One can hear he was influenced by Puccini, whom he admired...
''Music, I feel, should be emotional first and intellectual second.'' - Maurice Ravel
''The greatest education in the world is watching the masters at work.'' - Michael Jackson
Romantic guitar music from Paraguayan composer Agustin Barrios Mangoré (1885-1944), David Russell, guitar. Twenty-one short works mainly composed in the 1920's. Very touching "La Catedral" in three parts. Extraordinary tremolo study in Una Limosna por el Amor de Dios ("An alm for the love of God"), his "last major piece written just months before his death," in 1944. Telarc (1995)
D. Milhaud.
Scaramouche - version for 2 pianos op. 165b.
Katia & Marielle Labèque, pia.
(PHI 4735822).
Sort of a 'ragtime' feel...
G. Bizet.
Jeux d'enfants - Suite for orchestra op. 22.
Orch. de l'Opéra Bastille. Myung-Whun Chung, dir.
(DG 4317782).
''Music, I feel, should be emotional first and intellectual second.'' - Maurice Ravel
''The greatest education in the world is watching the masters at work.'' - Michael Jackson
Shostakovichs 10 symphony by Simon Rattle & City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra.Admirable performance overall but the second movement is not satanic enough.
Not today but last night: The Gondoliers by Gilbert & Sullivan, D'Oyly Carte with John Reed etc.
G&S has been rather shabbily treated in the UK, in my opinion, and is still viewed in a rather snobby manner. Personally, I love the music (what a shame that Sullivan didn't rate it as his best achievement), while Gilbert's librettos are very funny and savagely satirical in a very English way. The Gondoliers, whilst not being their most well-known work, has these in abundance.
However, I'm also looking forward to this, which landed on my doormat a couple of days ago and adds to my developing G&S library.
And for anyone who's interested, an article by Topsy-Turvey director Mike Leigh an an autumn edition of the UK broadsheet The Guardian.
Well, I generally like piano concertos- my favorites are Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No. 1 and Ravel's Concerto for the left hand. These are two amazingly beautiful pieces.
Brahms's Symphony No1, London Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Marin Alsop (Naxos), preceded by a half-hour interview with Alsop about Brahms on this month's Gramophone CD. Super music – and a very interesting interview that added to the subsequent listening experience.
Travelling to and from work – Strauss waltzes.
how funny...John Adams is doing well today!
Meaning...Originally Posted by OGE1
Listening to Jacques Ibert - Divertissement. Fine work. Funny jokes, quoting other composers in a harmonically modified fashion. I enjoy composers like Ibert, Poulenc, Françaix etc.. I think I read a description of their works as sounding 'fresh', which I think fits well.
Earlier, it was Conlon Nancarrow, Prelude and Blues. Very fun, jazzy, influence of boogie woogie in there, even a bit of stride piano? Great stuff.
''Music, I feel, should be emotional first and intellectual second.'' - Maurice Ravel
''The greatest education in the world is watching the masters at work.'' - Michael Jackson
Just to add, the Ibert Divertissement is crazy!!!
''Music, I feel, should be emotional first and intellectual second.'' - Maurice Ravel
''The greatest education in the world is watching the masters at work.'' - Michael Jackson
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