What are you listening to right now II

[Pastorali]

After tons of Piano Concertos today, I reached the third one by Compositeur van Beethoven...the unmistakable and talented Ludwig...

[Gurn Blanston]

Sorrano,
Well, I think that compared to Brendel he is perhaps a touch more aggressive, which is not a bad thing with some of these. In all it is a very entertaining presentation.

Pastorali,
I was wondering if you ever would listen to Beethoven again after discovering Mozart. Welcome back

And for me, Beethoven some more, The Bagatelle in g minor for Fortepiano - Andras Schiff on Beethoven's own Broadwood. Say what you will about Liszt, but the fact that he rescued, restored and then donated to a museum this fine piece of work makes all of his "Romantic excesses" excusable. IMHO, of course


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Regards,
Gurn
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[Tony John Hearne]

Wandering around London Bridge yesterday I happened upon a compilation of Jacques Loussier playing Johann Sebastian Bach who I am currently exploring more and more. The CD reminds me nicely of being a teenager and (probably) connecting to classical music for the first time. I bought the CD feeling a bit dismissive about the concept of "Bach meeting Jazz" but suddnly heard Monsieur Loussier's interpretation of the Chromatic Fantasia and simply stopped in my tracks. Do check this out if you can - it is a wonderful interpretation. Right now, at the beginning of a "London Bank Holiday weekend"(whatever that might mean these days) I am back with Toscanini and the NBC Symphony - Brahms first symphony

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Love from London

[Pastorali]

Originally posted by Gurn Blanston:
Pastorali,
I was wondering if you ever would listen to Beethoven again after discovering Mozart. Welcome back

And for me, Beethoven some more, The Bagatelle in g minor for Fortepiano - Andras Schiff on Beethoven's own Broadwood. Say what you will about Liszt, but the fact that he rescued, restored and then donated to a museum this fine piece of work makes all of his "Romantic excesses" excusable. IMHO, of course

Gurn
What's to say against Romantic excesses? I found one today: on LP Jascha Heifetz plays Bruch VC #1 and Mendelsson op.64. Wonderful interpretations indeed! Also two Brahms CDs: Serenade #2 and a lot of Songs...
But now again these Schubert Impromptus and again this Jando

[Gurn Blanston]

Pastorali,
Well, Liszt was a special case, much criticized for being a bit "over the top", but I actually think of him as being a positive influence after all. And I just love the Hungarian Rhapsodies.
But right now, Fugue in Bb For Piano 4-Hands "Große Fuge" Op 134 by LvB. Especially in this scoring, more than in String Quartet version, this can be one very difficult piece of music, but worth the effort to try to understand it, IMHO. That is the last music for tonight, I have gone all the way from Op 111 to Op 134 today, quite a journey!


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Regards,
Gurn
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[Pastorali]

What a journey Gurn! Really good. I don't know this fugue for four hands, sounds fantastic. I'm still in positive struggle with op. 133, so I will wait for that... Regarding Liszt. Confessing, that I know just very little of him (and have momentary less reason to explore more...) but I love his outstanding piano transcriptions of LvB's Symphonies. I'm awesome moved because this great work he did. Just a pity, I still miss the transcpriptions of #8+9. I mean, that one in D would be a kind of Sunday stuff!
Right now I have something a 'Romantic thrill'. Heifetz plays Mendelsson's op.64.

[King Stephen]

On this warm spring afternoon I am enjoying the LvB sym #4 piano transcription by Liszt
I am not a great lover of the transcriptions but I find myself drawn to the 4th. Very nicely done.

[Gurn Blanston]

Divertimento in Bb K287 (271H) W.A. Mozart. In fact, I AM diverted! Can't beat that, it still works after all these years


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Gurn
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[Pastorali]

Diverted by King: Piano trnscrptn by Liszt Sy.#4 LvB - Scherbakov

[Gurn Blanston]

Quintet in A major for Piano & Strings - #2 - Op 81 - Antonin Dvorak - RIP


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Gurn
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[Gurn Blanston]

And now, the Symphony in d minor Op 125 by George Gershwin... uhhh, Beethoven First sunshine in 3 days, perfect music unto the day.


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Gurn
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[Amalie]

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Gurn Blanston:


[B]And now, the Symphony in d minor Op 125 by George Gershwin... uhhh, Beethoven First sunshine in 3 days, perfect music unto the day.

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And now 'Gotterdammerung' by Harry Christophers and the Sixteen.

[Amalie]

Sunday Gala

Clara Schumann:

Mien Stern
Leibst du um Schoenheit
Warum willst du andr'e fragen
Sie leibten sich beide
Er ist gekommen in Sturm und Regen.

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Schoenberg:
Vier lieder, Op.2

[Pastorali]

Today it was Op. 123 The Missa Solemnis. An other incomparable work in D. Of course Zinman.
Right now: J. Brahms, Symphony #2 in D Op. 73, Cleveland Orchestra, Lorin Maazel.

[This message has been edited by Pastorali (edited 05-02-2004).]

[Gurn Blanston]

[quote]Originally posted by Amalie:
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Originally posted by Gurn Blanston:


And now, the Symphony in d minor Op 125 by George Gershwin... uhhh, Beethoven First sunshine in 3 days, perfect music unto the day.

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And now 'Gotterdammerung' by Harry Christophers and the Sixteen.

Amalie,
I just don't get one by you, do I? Well, I have always admired how Monty Python and Mel Brooks manage to take a joke and make it show up later on in a different context. This works for music too, n'c'est pas?
And now, for something completely different, the Concerto in Eb for Trumpet & Orchestra by Haydn, Wynton Marsalis on the trumpet... After which, the penguin on your telly is going to explode!
"'ow'ed 'e know there was a penguin on the telly?"



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Gurn
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