What are you listening to right now?

[Amalie]

SCHUBERT - Impromtus, beautifuly played by Artur Schnabel. 1950. I think Schnabel's playing seems to bring out aspects of Schubert's music ( or reaches parts) that other pianists don't.

STRAUSS - Don Juan, a brilliant atmospheric 1926 recording, by the London Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Albert Coates. They don't do it like that anymore!
I have often thought, why is it that no matter how brilliant modern orchestra's are, they cannot convey that sense of life and atmosphere and urgency that the older recordings seem to have in abundance?

[Pastorali]

R.I.P. Joseph Haydn: Missa in tempori belli, Hob.XXII:9 'Drum Mass' (Paukenmesse in C-dur) Berliner Philharmoniker/James Levin.

[Gurn Blanston]

Perhaps Haydn will have liked to sit and listen to some Beethoven with me? This morning, it is thte Sonata in c minor for Violin & Piano - #7 - Op 30#2 - Kremer & Argerich - Excellent!


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Gurn
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[Pastorali]

"I'M SINGING IN THE RAIN!" as bad the weather is today, as glad I am about this disk: Beethoven - Folksongs • Decular Vocal Works. A choice of Scottish, Italian, Irish, German, Various nationalities Songs and Canons. Right now: 'Bonny Laddie, Highland Laddie' (is that me?)

I'm just glad, I didn't bet, there are no english sung Songs on it...

[Gurn Blanston]

Originally posted by Pastorali:
"I'M SINGING IN THE RAIN!" as bad the weather is today, as glad I am about this disk: Beethoven - Folksongs • Decular Vocal Works. A choice of Scottish, Italian, Irish, German, Various nationalities Songs and Canons. Right now: 'Bonny Laddie, Highland Laddie' (is that me?)

I'm just glad, I didn't bet, there are no english sung Songs on it...

Well, Laddie, looks like your order has come in, and the old Gurnster was right! Great, I am wondering how you like those?
For me, young Master Mozart's very first String Quintet, in Bb K 174. Very nice indeed.




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Gurn
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[spaceray]

Originally posted by Pastorali:
"I'M SINGING IN THE RAIN!" A choice of Scottish, Italian, Irish, German, Various nationalities Songs and Canons.

I'm just glad, I didn't bet, there are no english sung Songs on it...

Pastorali,
Who is singing on these CDs?
Muriel

[Pastorali]

On this CD is singing:
Amy Lawrence, Sopran
Marco Beasley, Tenor
Dorothée Labusch, Mezzosopran

I'm just a bit on these Canons, which are very short and funny.

GRAF, LIEBSTER GRAF
(musical joke WoO 101, 1802)
Graf, liebster Graf, liebstes Schaf! (Count, dearest Count, dearest sheep.
Bester Graf, bestes Schaf! (Best Count, best sheep)

ESEL ALLER ESEL
(dreistimmiger Canon, Hess 277, 1826)
Esel aller Esel, hi ha. (Donkey of all donkeys, hi ha)
etc...

The Scottish and Irish Songs are very beautiful. Such wonderful melodies, accompanied of violin, cello and piano, a very likeable combination!


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[Pastorali]

For you dear English people, I set an example! It was already before breakfast, I did listen to:
'God Save The King' WoO 157/1. It's my cup of tea...

[Tony John Hearne]

As always, late in London after a long day on what Howling Wolf (a great blues man) called "The Killing Floor". Cooled down now and listening to Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No 2 played by the composer with Leopold Stokowski and the Philadelphia Orchestra Recorded in 1929 and lovingly restored by the NAXOS technicians

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Love from London

[Pastorali]

Sunset, WoO 108/2 (1818) I love it!

[AndrewMyers]

Currently working my way through Beethoven's complete string trios. Perfectly charming and a nice light alternative to the quartets.

[Gurn Blanston]

Trio in d minor for Piano & Strings - #2 - Op 9 - Sergei Rachmaninov (primarily a composer of the 20th century! I feel so modern... )


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Gurn
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[urtextmeister]

On my morning walk, I listened to Faure sonatas for violin and piano--Shlomo Mintz and Yefim Bronfman. Beautifully played, very sensitive. Lots of nuance. I like the more familiar A maj op. 13, but when I got the e minor op. 108, I was enchanted. This has those strange twists and turns in harmonies that I associate with some of the great Faure songs.

Gurn, how is that Rachmaninoff? Worth searching out?

[Pastorali]

Music, Love and Wine, WoO 108/1, I feel so timeless

[Gurn Blanston]

Originally posted by Pastorali:
Music, Love and Wine, WoO 108/1, I feel so timeless

And so poetic, too
For me now, is the Symphony in c minor - #1 - Op 68 - Johannes Brahms. Not quite that other symphony in c minor, but quite good anyway!



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Gurn
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