What are you listening to right now?

[King Stephen]

Right now it's Hummel's Theme and Variatios in F Major performed by Howard Shelly and the London Mozart Players. Wonderful post Mozart music. Next a group of Oboe concertos by Vivaldi.

[Tegan]

Originally posted by v russo:
U2'S 'Achtung Baby' and reading some Oscar Wilde. I'm in an Irish mood I guess...

I love Oscar Wilde, even if he wasn't exactly an avid music lover. Wasn't he the one who said that "music is so romantic; at least, it always gets on one's nerves, which is the same thing, really"? What are you reading?

[spaceray]

Sweeter than Roses,Henry Purcell

[Pastorali]

Antonio Vivaldi's lovely Trio for Violin, Lute and Basso continuo in G minor, RV 85.

[Tony John Hearne]

An extraordinary piece of music that I have never heard before. Frank Bridge "Enter Spring:The Sea - Storm" James Judd conducting the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra on NAXOS
If you like (as I very much do) Britten's "Sea Interludes" from Peter Grimes, this is worth a listen, believe me

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Love from London

[spaceray]

Peter Warlock ,The Birds.

[v russo]

Originally posted by Tegan:
I love Oscar Wilde, even if he wasn't exactly an avid music lover. Wasn't he the one who said that "music is so romantic; at least, it always gets on one's nerves, which is the same thing, really"? What are you reading?

just a book of some of his poems... They have a certain mystical quality to them.



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v russo

[Tony John Hearne]

Long weary day in London. Listening to some magic to get me through the weekend "Se vuol ballare" from Le Nozze de Figaro

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Love from London

[JA Gardiner]

Originally posted by Tony John Hearne:
Long weary day in London. Listening to some magic to get me through the weekend "Se vuol ballare" from Le Nozze de Figaro

Know that feeling Tony! I got through yesterday with the aid of dear Wolfgang too. In my case extracts from Cosi fan Tutti and The Magic Flute ( Vienna Phil conducted by Seji Ozawa and George Szell respectively)followed by Symphonies 40 and 41 (Karajan and the Berlin Phil) with just a touch of Mendelssohn - Hebrides overture and Scottish Symphony to take me away from it all.
Today its Classic FM, while I work some more on a paper I'm writing, so pot luck really (currently Rimsky-Korsakov Scheherazade), but there's likely to be more heavy duty listening later from my set of the Mahler symphonies (Haitink and the Concertgebouw). Do enjoy the sunshine while it lasts!


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Beethoven the Man!

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[Pastorali]

Verewigt glüht hier Herz und Sinn - W. A. Mozart. Great!

[spaceray]

Mad Bess,Henry Purcell

[Gurn Blanston]

Well,
I see we have all been busy whilst I have been away. Splendid! Lest anyone tell you that you should vacation in Florida in July because it really isn't that hot, you need to storehouse and practice some good epithets! Of course now, I am back in the cool confines of Texas. Big improvement!
But I DO have music to listen to and that IS a big improvement! Right now it is 33 Variations in C for Piano on a Theme by Diabelli - Daniel Barenboim. Ahh, good to be back!


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Regards,
Gurn
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[Amalie]

Originally posted by Gurn Blanston:
Well,
I see we have all been busy whilst I have been away. Splendid! Lest anyone tell you that you should vacation in Florida in July because it really isn't that hot, you need to storehouse and practice some good epithets! Of course now, I am back in the cool confines of Texas. Big improvement!
But I DO have music to listen to and that IS a big improvement! Right now it is 33 Variations in C for Piano on a Theme by Diabelli - Daniel Barenboim. Ahh, good to be back!

Hi Gurn,
Good to have you back from your well earned rest. We've been flagging a bit without our leader! The weather here in London for July has also been rather dismal. But then I had a lovely hot week off in June and looking forward to another two weeks off end of Sept. Who knows, we may yet have an Indian summer.
I have been listening to an interesting programme on the Radio about the development of the fortepiano during Beethoven's lifetime. A period when the instrument went through some of its biggest changes.
The pieces played were of course by the Maestro himself:

BEETHOVEN'S Piano sonata in C minor Op.13
we know as 'Pathetique' {played by Richar Goode}

Sonata no.2, {1783}, Wo0 47/2, 'Kurfursten', played by Bilson.

JOSEPH HAYDN 'The mermaid song', played by, Bilson.

BEETHOVEN, Sonata no. 1 f minor, Op.2/1,
{Bilson}

'Moonlight Sonata, Op.27/2,

The 'Tempest' Op.31/2

'Waldstein' Sonata, Op. 53, { I especially Love the 3rd movement!]

Finally B's Sonata Op. 110 { a most beautiful sonata}. It is so difficult to choose just one favorite with Beethoven.
{I spelt favorite the American way}.

When I worked in Canada, the girls in the office found my English spelling rather amusing when ordering donut's for coffee break, we spell it - doughnut. I miss those delicious freshly baked donut's smothered with maple syrup.

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~ Unsterbliche Geliebte ~

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[Pastorali]

Ah... groovy, our Gurnster is here again! Nice, you are safely back!!
I don't have that splendid Gourmet program like Amalie, just a little Quattro Statione by the Prete Rosso on this rainy, early Sunday morning.

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[Gurn Blanston]

Amalie,
And delighted I am to BE back, you may be sure! Although I daresay you have allowed an element of literacy to creep in while I was not on guard I personally am always amosed by the way you Brits spell, of course, I am nearly Canadian myself and grew up with those spellings, so they are quite homelike to me. As for your programme, that looks super, I am greatly distressed that such things are not now, nor likely ever will be, emulated by American media. Sigh.
P.
Yes, the prodigal returns. I see you are continuing to expand your listening horizons, Red Priest indeed! I fear spaceray has been a bad influence on you, my laddie

Well, for me today, it is the lovely, lovely Ludwig van (!!Movie trivia challenge alert!!), the Symphony in d minor, #9 - Op 125 - John Eliot Gardiner and the orchestra with the too long name
Then golf
Then more music
Life is good!


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Regards,
Gurn
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