What classical music did you listen to today?

Krummhorn

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... Krummhorn (may I call you Kh from now on?)

Rojo ... "Kh" works fine for me :cool: I like the abbreviation - thanks for the suggestion. :)

I found this Chorale by Jongen-

I have never heard this one before ... thanks for the posting :D Definetely a piece that I need to add to my personal library

My classical music listening today featured works by JS Bach, Karg-Elert, Flor Peeters, Richard Purvis, Sousa, Widor, Randy Runyon, and Mendelssohn that I performed as part of my annual organ concert at my church. I tend to listen while playing ... dohhh :crazy: :p :cool: :grin:
 
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Kromme

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Persischer Marsch by Johann Strauss II by Carlos Kleiber/Wiener Philharmoniker Another sweet melody from Strauss world-class orchestra and energetic conducting.Brilliant!
 

rojo

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Kromme- That`s gotta be good...

Kh- You`re more than welcome, and how can you listen while playing? :mad::grin:

Currently listening to Aaron Copland, Appalachian Spring, suite - Atlanta S. O., Spano, Telarc. Makes me want to go to a hoe-down! :grin: (Yes, I know he`s got a work named as such which would be more appropriate...)
 

Krummhorn

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Kh- ... how can you listen while playing? :mad::grin:
Quite honestly, I live and breathe with the pipes of the organ as I transform the notes on the page into musical splendor. For that reason, I know if I 'nailed' the piece being played long before it ends. I am my own worst critic :scold: and to that end I never :shake: practice for an audience - if it isn't perfect to my standards, I don't want anyone else to hear it until it is. So, yes, I can effectively listen whilst playing, even moreso when I am improvising where there are no musical notes printed before me ;) :cool:
 

oboegirl

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I actually listened to some Mozart. Eine Kleine nachtmusik today. It was a cd that i made myself when i played with a local symphony. I think one of the great things about listening to music you have played yourself, is you can appreciate it a little more. I know i can pick myself out of a group and i can tell if there is a section i should have practiced more or not. I think im going to listen to some Aaron Copland a little later. I really enjoy his fanfare for the common man. There is something passionate and alost primal about it.
oboegirl
 

rojo

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Listening to Peter Ré, String quartet No.3. Portland String Quartet.

I like this. I`m about to see about this composer...
 

Kromme

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Mahler Symphony 8 by Simon Rattle and City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra.One of the better performances in both Rattle's Mahler cycle and also Symphony of a thousand discography
 

Manuel

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The day ends now and I'm about to go to bed. This is what I've listened to today:
Tchaikovsky, trio Op. 50 (Richter, Kagan, Guttman)
Excerpts from the seasons
Moeran: Fantasy quartet et al.
Vaughan-Williams: 3rd symphony (Boult)
Szymanowski: violin concertos (Wilkomirska)
Schubert: piano sonatas (many discs from the 7cd set by Schiff)
Bach: concertos for three and four pianos (Beroff, Collard, etc)
Chopin: preludes Op. 28 (Ferruccio Busoni playing in piano rolls)
Perhaps more, I don't remember.
 

Manuel

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Mahler Symphony 8 by Simon Rattle and City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra.One of the better performances in both Rattle's Mahler cycle and also Symphony of a thousand discography
You should get the 2002 Proms video in which Rattle conducts various choirs and the Youth Orchestra. It's very, very good.
 

Miz_ai

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i've just listening to few my bach collection
bradenburg no.5
choralles,
Jesus, Joy of Man's desiring,
piano concerto in A minor
Hapsicord concerto no2

and i'm still listening~
 

Kromme

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You should get the 2002 Proms video in which Rattle conducts various choirs and the Youth Orchestra. It's very, very good.
I watched that one on Youtube.It is indeed very good.I am proud to say that at last Rattle managed to produce something that is extraordinary to my ears. Also it's a shame on City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra.Because those kids sound way deeper than they do.
 

rojo

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[SIZE=-1]Rimsky-Korsakov - Scheherazade - Gergiev, Kirov Orchestra

Fantastic piece of music. The ending actually brought tears to my eyes. But then I`ve been rather emotional lately..
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rojo

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[SIZE=-1]Concertino da Camera for alto saxophone & 11 instruments Composed by Jacques Ibert.

I seem to like most things I hear by Ibert...
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Ouled Nails

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To Hindemith, a composer I have always had difficulty connecting with. I understand his music is often intended for musicians, which I am not. Claudia Abbado conducts the Berliner Philharmoniker in Kammermusik No. 1, 4 and 5. EMI.
Ibert is neat....
 

Sybarite

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Vaughan William's setting of GD Rossetti's sonnet Silent Noon for piano and tenor – listening to until it's coming out of every pore, in order to write 300 words about it for a course I'm doing.
 

Sybarite

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... Sybarite- What course is that?...

Hi Rojo,

I'm doing an Introduction to the humanities with the Open University.

In the long term I want to do a history degree, but as someone who finished my formal education a number of years ago, I can't start an humanities degree without doing this introduction.

I started almost a month ago and the first few weeks have been pretty much a refresher course, with a week each looking at art history, literature (the sonnet) and music (it's philosophy now). I did English, art and music for 'A' level at school, so a great deal of this feels very familiar indeed.

The Vaughan Williams piece was, in effect, a quarter of this month's assignment.
 

rojo

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That sounds great, Sybarite! Keep us posted on your progress. And I agree with ON; feel free to share whatever you like. :grin:

How long is the introduction course?
 
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