What classical music did you listen to today?

rojo

(Ret)
It`s the second time this happens to me; I turn on the radio in the car, and the music that is playing is lovely. I`m wondering who the composer is; 'hmm, sounds like Dvorak, but I don`t think it`s him'. So, guess who it was... Josef Suk! Again. This time, his Fairy Tale Suite for Orchestra. I continue to be impressed by Suk.

Manuel- How does Pryce 'measure up' as Tosca? ( I know Callas is amazing as Manon L.)
 

Caddis

New member
Hi Today I listened to Rinck:Works for Organ,Naxos 8.553925.Excellent recording,firstclass performance by Ludger Lohmann.Concertstuck,Six variations on a theme by Corelli,Flute Concerto in F major,Theme and variations in C major on 'God save The king'.I also listened to Evocation by Dupre-Mary Preston,C.B.Fisk,Naxos 8.554211.Although the C.B.Fisk organ does'nt come close to the C.C.organ at St. Ouen,Mary Preston presents the music very well,good technique.I was surprised by the acoustics of the Meyerson Symphonic Center,U.S. venues have been citicised for lack of acoustics,the acoustics of this recording were impresive.
 
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ses

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Now I am listen to Vagn Holmboe Sinfonias. It is a lovely recording by Danish Radio Sinfonietta on Dacapo.
Before that it was Janacek quartet no 2 with Talich Quartet on Calliope.
 

ses

New member
Noon: John Kruse (Danish) plays Nielsen’s clarinet concert. I am in love with Kruse’s clarinet playing. 2 month ago I heard him in a concert with Beethoven and Brahms chamber works. I can still hear his sound.
Afternoon: Celibidache conducts Debussy (Nocturnes, La Mer). For me this Nocturnes is the finest on record.
Evening: On DVD Tilson Thomas and San Francisco Symphony, talks and plays Rite of Spring. An fabulous introduction to Stravinsky and the famous story from the premiere in Paris 1913.
Now: Vengerov plays the Stravinsky violin concerto with Rostropovich as conductor.
 

ses

New member
I love Celibidache in French music. La Mer is very fine too, he always take the time it takes to play and tell the story. It is from radio concerts in Stuttgart. The sound is not so fine as on the Nocturnes. Celididache is concentration, total control and very true to the composer.
Maybe my 1. choice for “La Mer” still is Haitink and Concertgebauw on Philips vinyl. This sounds very very good, and on vinyl you have the wonderful acoustic of this concert hall.

Vengerov is a fantastic player, and I like his way. It is I think a little romantic and warm, but why not? There is of course the Russian sound there should in Stravinsky. I am looking forward to hear Julia Fischer and Isabelle Faust (2 favos) when they come to record this concerto. In the next concert season in Odense Daniel Hope will play it. His recording of Alban Berg’s concerto is wonderful, it was the key for me to this concerto.
 

rojo

(Ret)
I like the Boston Symphony and Munch for La Mer, but I`d love (almost) any version, really.

Oddly, I haven`t been overly impressed by Vengerov so far. Not that I`ve heard that much. Maybe I just prefer others, or maybe I haven`t heard him playing the 'right' work. Of course he plays extremely well, I just haven`t been 'swept away' by his playing as I have been by others. Any suggestions on what Vengerov plays best?
 

ses

New member
Well, this is the only record I have with Vengerov, so I am not the one to ask for fine recordings with him.
Perlman, Chung and Mullova is other version of Strav I enjoy.


In the coming weekend I will find my copy of the Munch recording of La Mer.

This morning started with Bartok’s violaconcerto with Kim Kashkashian, Netherlands Radio Chamber Orchestra / Eotvos. I love all Bartok, and this concerti is very beautiful.
Other pieces on the record is: EOTVOS Replica KURTAG Movement for Viola & Orchestra

Now it’s time for cycling 30km in the beauty springtime in Funen.
 

rojo

(Ret)
I recently heard part of Bartok`s Miraculous Mandarin on the radio; enjoyed it very much. I`m trying to think of a Bartok work that I don`t like, and I can`t think of one. So I probably love all Bartok as well. :grin: I think my fav is Concerto For Orchestra.

Have a good time doing the 30km, ses. :)
 

ses

New member
One of the finest Nielsen recordings I have heard for years. It is a journey in Nielsen’s life from 1893 (Snefrid) to his last orchestral work Cupid and the poet in 1930.
The recording is good too with realistic sound and natural acoustics.

Masquerade
Hr. Oluf Han Rider
Snefrid (Suite for Orchestra)
Saul and David
Rhapsody Overture
Willemoes
Pan and Syrinx
Cupid and the Poet Op. 54
Helios Overture
Danish National Symphony Orchestra, DR / Thomas Dausgaard

Dacapo 6220518

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ses

New member
Pure pleasure, wonderful singing and playing, as always when Gardiner leads.

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Johann Sebastian BACH (1685-1750)

Cantatas for the Feast of St. John the Baptist (CD1)
Ihr Menschen, rühmet Gottes Liebe BWV 167; Christ unser Herr zum Jordan kam BWV 7; Freue dich, erlöste Schar BWV 30
soloists: Joanne Lunne, Wilke te Brummelstroete, Paul Agnew, Dietrich Henschel
The Monteverdi Choir, The English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner
Monteverdi production SDG101

If I could afford it I would buy all cd's from Gardiners pilgrim travels.
 

ses

New member
A wonderful period performance, I can’t choose between this and the old Heifetz/Primrose version, so I have both. Music making in this class is breathless.

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JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH

Concerto in D minor for 2 violins BWV 1043
Concerto in A minor for violin BWV 1041
Concerto in E major for violin BWV 1042
Concerto in D minor for 2 violins BWV 1060

Andrew Manze
Rachel Podger
The Academy of Ancient Music
 

rojo

(Ret)
Been listening off and on all day, as time permits, to cbc radio`s presentation of The Ring; Wagner`s four operas from the Ring cycle all in one day, with the Canadian Opera Company. Fantastic. Some day I`ll hear them all in their entirety. :grin:
  • Das Rheingold (The Rhinegold)
  • Die Walküre (The Valkyrie)
  • Siegfried
  • Götterdämmerung (Twilight of the Gods)
 

ses

New member
This music and recording is absolute enjoyment. After about 4 years in my library it is a clear favorite.
Look at the titles, it seems to have been some joy in the mountains of Norway in older times.

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GEIRR TVEITT

100 Folk-tunes from Hardanger

Suite No.1 (1954)
1. Velkommen med aera (O be ye most heartly welcomed)
2. Flyteljod (The goblin flute air)
3. Fagraste viso pao Jorae (The loveliest song on earth)
4. Moltor og myrabaer (Berries of mountain and moor)
5. Stavkyrkjestev (Stave church chant)
6. Å naoe meg no fö mi tusta (O please preserve me from my sweetheart)
7. Uppskoka (Consecration of the New Beer)
8. Syrgjeleg song um ein tom brennevinsdunk (Lament for an empty whiskey keg)
9. Langeleiklåt (Norwegian Peasant Harp)
10. Stölstone (Echo from the Mountain Pasture)
11. Hastverksbrudlaup (The hasty wedding)
12. Guds Godhet og Guds Storhet (The goodness of God)
13. Vise folks folkevisa um visse folk (Wise folk´s Gossip)
14. Storskrytarstev (The Braggart´s Song)
15. Siste Favel (The last farewell)

Suite No.2 (1955)
16. Langt, langt té fjells té Turid (Far into the mountains to Turid)
17. Med ulvar og rein i uvèr pao viddae (Wolves and reindeer in moorland storm)
18. Höno, hunden, kyrae og hesten (Badnasull) (The hen, the hound, the cow nad the horse (Nursery rhyme))
19. Fjell-lokk (Mountain melody)
20. Med sterkt öl te fjells (Strong ale to the mountain farm)
21. Seljeflyta yver stillt fjellvatn (The willow flute across the quiet tarn)
22. Gamle-Erik sin klagosong (Old Nick´s lament)
23. Rjupo pao folgafodnae (Snow grouse on the glacier)
24. Å! Höyre du songjen i fossaduren? (Do you hear the falls singing?)
25. Huldraslaotten hans Halte-Lars (The lame fiddler´s hulder-dance)
26. Songjen inne i Huldra-haugjen (A song ascends from the Huldra-Hill)
27. Eldebrand i skjeggjet (Beard on fire!)
28. Munnharpe-ljod (The harp played by the mouth (Jew´s harp))
29. Fjellmansjento up i lid (The mountaineer´s daughter on skis)
30. Eg sang meg ut so vida (I saw afar)

Stavanger Symphony Orchestra - / Ole Kristian Ruud - BIS BISCD987
 

ses

New member
Shostakovich sym no 13 (Babi Yar) with LSO/Previn and a terrific gem with Boston SO and a young MTT in Charles Ives "Three places". I must soon have time to go on with Charles Ives, no music rules detected, but music rules anyway.
 

janny108

New member
Been listening off and on all day, as time permits, to cbc radio`s presentation of The Ring; Wagner`s four operas from the Ring cycle all in one day, with the Canadian Opera Company. Fantastic. Some day I`ll hear them all in their entirety. :grin:
  • Das Rheingold (The Rhinegold)
  • Die Walküre (The Valkyrie)
  • Siegfried
  • Götterdämmerung (Twilight of the Gods)


Wow that's a real marathon! It's like watching all 3 Lord of the Rings movies. LOL
Jan
 
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