I was having quite a bad day yesterday. I got in the car in the evening and turned on the local classical station to find Beethoven's Grosse Fuge being played by the Takacs Quartet. It's not exactly a cheerful piece, but it cheered me right up anyway, I tell you!
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Hello Gerd,Originally posted by gprengel
As requested, I gave that a listen. I have to be honest with you, I found it pretty dreary, turgid stuff. Sorry.Last edited by Quijote; 03-22-2023, 10:24 PM.Comment
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The Quartetto Adorno plays Beethoven's Razumovsky string quartet op. 59 no 3, IV. Allegro molto
https://youtu.be/JKWYEcbmVUc
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I thought that was fast until I heard the Emmerson quartet who are even quicker, which to my mind makes a scramble of it - it is after all marked Molto Allegro, not prestissimo!Originally posted by Megan View Post
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sVwB...gQuartet-Topic
Personally I prefer the slightly more restrained tempo of the Quartet Italiano
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The Quartetto Adorno's performance is quite exciting, I find. The Emerson is really a mess!Originally posted by PeterComment
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Last edited by Megan; 04-08-2023, 03:50 PM.‘Roses do not bloom hurriedly; for beauty, like any masterpiece, takes time to blossom.’Comment
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Very beautiful, Megan!Originally posted by Megan View PostAn Angelic hymn to Our Lady... Stabat Mater.
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Thank you Chris.
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Byrd - Mass Propers for Easter Day: Introit - Resurrexi
Happy Easter, BRS Forum!Comment
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I have just recently learned that Beethoven wrote Cadenza's for Mozart's Piano Concerto no. 20. K466
https://youtu.be/Rmxpls_uAOc
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Edvard Grieg
Solveig's Song (Peer Gynt Suite no.2)
Orchestra: Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Ole Kristian Ruud.‘Roses do not bloom hurriedly; for beauty, like any masterpiece, takes time to blossom.’Comment
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https://youtu.be/V3q9OLkAh8s a most beautiful Chaconne by a contemporary composer and my orchestration...Comment
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I've been listening to a bunch of WoO works by Beethoven. Here's a piano quartet (WoO 36, N? 3) he wrote before he left Bonn for Vienna. I'm sure you recognise the material used in a later work of his!
https://youtu.be/hOijJvL4CFw?t=364
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Here are the pieces again, this time with the HIP touch:
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Very nice, Quijote. I haven't listened to WoO 36 in a few years, and it's great to revisit them. I haven't heard a period instrument version of these works before. I think I prefer the modern instrument recording, myself.Comment
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