What are you listening to now?

[Megan]

Remembering Antonio Lucio Vivaldi, (born March 4, 1678, Venice, Republic of Venice [Italy]—died July 28, 1741, Vienna,


https://youtu.be/SL0rT09hVFg

[Quijote]

Allez, something Ukrainian in suppoort of that brave nation:
Mykola Lysenko. Ukrainian Suite: No. 1. Prelude
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0R1jex4dCA4

[Megan]

https://youtu.be/CdwUHy9LyZM?t=128


Beethoven - Piano Sonata No. 30, Op. 109 (1820)

[Peter]

Having just watched Ken Russell's excellent Song of Summer again, the film about Eric Fenby and Delius, I'm listening to the piece by the same name.

[Megan]

Bach for Babies....

https://youtu.be/gGryrMN5vWY

[Quijote]

Further to my ploughing through the Beethoven conversation books, I've come across a work that hitherto I was not at all familiar with: Piano Variations in F major, WoO 75.
The theme that Beethoven uses is from an opera by Peter von Winter (1754-1825), composer and Court Kappellmeister in Munich. The opera is called Das unterbrochene Opferfest and was first performed in the Karntnertor Theatre in Vienna in 1796.

[Quijote]

The Great Gate of Kyiv

[Peter]

Wagner's Parsifal without words

[Sorrano]

@Peter: I was wanting to watch Parsifal this weekend (I have a DVD recording) but ended up without the time to do it. (Of course you need plenty of time available to watch a Wagner Opera.) The local radio has played the prelude and Good Friday Spell over the past week.

[Chris]

[Peter]

This rarely heard gem by Respighi - beautiful particularly from 8'36

[Quijote]

This rarely heard gem by Respighi - beautiful particularly from 8'36

Don't know why but the Respighi piece reminded me of the Intermezzo from Pietro Mascagni's Cavalleria rusticana. Actually, I do know why: Maisky's 2.75cm vibrato on nearly every note. Here's the Intermezzo:

[Quijote]

Well here's a rarity, for me at least: Haydn Piano Concerto in D (with Emanuel Ax and the Lucerne Festival Contemporary Orchestra).

[Peter]

[QUOTE=Quijote;n118139]Well here's a rarity, for me at least: Haydn Piano Concerto in D (with Emanuel Ax and the Lucerne Festival Contemporary Orchestra).

It's a delight this piece as are Haydn's 'cello concertos. I'm also listening to a rarity- Delius Piano concerto.

[Chris]

Well here's a rarity, for me at least: Haydn Piano Concerto in D (with Emanuel Ax and the Lucerne Festival Contemporary Orchestra).

A wonderful piece, even better than I remembered from a few years ago when last I listened to it. Despite how much I love Haydn, I am often surprised by the quality of his work when I come back to it after some time. I know the symphonies and string quartets and oratorios will be great, but I often fall into the trap of thinking Haydn's concertos and piano works are kind of 'second tier" compared to his other works, but then I listen again and they never are. This is a really good recording of the piece too.