What classical music did you listen to today?

[Contratrombone64]

I find Ligeti rather like eating sand ... most unapetising but that's just MY opinion.

[Corno Dolce]

Györgi Ligeti's "Lux Aeterna" for 16-part choir a capella.

[methodistgirl]

Beethoven's scherzo #9
judy tooley

[Kromme]

Carlos Kleiber - Wiener Philharmo****r...Neujahrskonzert 1989...
Program includes:

Johann Strauss II
-Accelerationen-Walzer
-Bauern-Polka
-Bei Uns z'Haus-Walzer

Josef Strauss
-Die Libelle-Polka Mazur

Johann Strauss II
-Die Fledermaus:Ouvertüre
-Künstlerleben-Walzer

Josef Strauss
-Moulinet-Polka

Johann Strauss II
-Eljan A Magyar!-Polka Schnell
-Im Krapfenwaldl-Polka
-Frühlingsstimmen-Walzer
-Pizzicato-Polka
-Ritter Pazman:Csardas

Josef Strauss
-Plappermaeulchen
-Jockey:Polka

And inevitable encores:
Johann Strauss II
-An Die Schönen Blauen Donau-Walzer

Johann Strauss I
-Radetzky Marsch

The most joyous new years concert i have ever seen.Wonderful!Bit dissappointed in Kleibers decision to skip the drumroll opening in Radetzky Marsch though..

[Kromme]

Also unlike many conductors who spent the whole Radetzky Marsch conducting the audience Kleiber did not even turn to them.He just shook his hand and the look on his face meanwhile was probably saying:"You idiots don't clap now?You were clapping in the rather silent phases to make us inaudible and you don't clap now,in the march phase?Clap!!Now!!!"

[Corno Dolce]

Hi Sir Atabey,

Its funny that the "exclusive" clientele that buys tickets to attend the New Year's concerts in Vienna are so inadept sometimes.......

Cheers,

CD

[Kromme]

Hi Corno Dolce,

Well when i watch it live,i never encounter such problems with the audience but this 1989 audience seems to be very inadept really.Some of them just chats between the works without applauding.Coughs and hisses are everywhere and i even caught a woman posing for it when the camera in front of her began to shoot the audience.She was smiling at the camera and playing with her hair.A hilarious scene...Still Kleiber made history in front of their eyes.They deserved much worse like the one Mehta conducted in 2007 or like the one Maazel conducted in 2005.

Cheers
A.Atabey

[Corno Dolce]

Hi Sir Atabey,

WOW!!! I never saw that one where a woman fiddled with her hair in front of a camera in the Musikverein.

Sheeeesh

Cheers,

CD

[Kromme]

A shocking scene indeed.
Back to topic Herbert von Karajan conducting Berliner Philharmo****r for a performance of Bruckner's 7th symphony.

[Corno Dolce]

Hi Kromme,

I really enjoy listening to Karajan's interpretation of Bruckner's 7th.

Cheers,

CD

[Kromme]

Well Corno,i must say i am not a big fan of Karajan,i always thought him to be too polished for my tastes.Efficiency is not everything -to me nearly nothing- in sound.I prefer Jochum's Bruckner to his.For the magnificent 2nd movement of this symphony Furtwaengler of course despite mono sound unsurpassable.For the whole of the symphony i favour Böhm.He has a studio version which is hard to find but worth all effort you will give to find it.

Rachmaniniov 2nd piano concerto.Leif Ove Andsnes soloist wiht Berliner Philharmo****r conducted by Antonio Pappano.Pappano's conducting is light and vivacious as always good accompanying,Andsnes is fast but accurate,noble but intense and emotional.He is very good as but he lacks the unique stamp and character that would make him great.

[Kromme]

Beethoven's 7th symphony.Klaus Tennstedt conducting the North German Radio Symphony Orchestra.

[Mat]

G. F Haendel - Concerto grosso in g minor, opus 6, No. 6

[methodistgirl]

I'm listening to a Mozart cd.
judy tooley

[Corno Dolce]

Rachmaninoff Piano Suites 1 & 2 played by Ashkenazy and Previn.