What are you listening to now ?

[Amalie]

Listening to:

Haydn: Divertimenti,
The Haydn Baryton Trio.
John Hsu,Baryton & David Miller, (Viola)
Loretta O'Sullivan, (Cello)

A lovely warm tone from the period instruments.
No doubt this would have been played in the drawing rooms of the nobility.
With outstanding music like this - lucky nobility, I say.

I would be interested in knowing why it is that we can still have musical styles like baroque and romantic which we recognize as such, and yet they are completely detached from the periods that gave birth to the ie.
the baroque or the romantic period.
Is there such a thing as modern baroque?

Has anyone heard of the blind English Baroque composer, whom Handel knew and visited?


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[This message has been edited by Amalie (edited 09-25-2004).]

[Pastorali]

Franz Schubert
Deutsche Messe D.872
Salve Regina D.379
Orch. Bayrischer Rundfunk / W. Sawallisch

a red eyes session by
Padre Ali

[Hollywood]

Haydn's Symphony No. 45 in F sharp minor, "Farewell".

[Gurn Blanston]

Amalie,
No, I haven't done. Rod would be your man there, I'd guess.

Pastor.
Ah, some would say that stay up late listen to Masses is not quite right! But to each! Haven't heard from you for a while, was beginning to wonder.

Andrea,
Lovely work, I think of it as Haydn's "Autumn", what do you think?

For me, it is the Symphony in d minor - #9 - Op 125 - Louis Beethoven. The classic version, BPO/von Karajan 1963. Then, a perfect day for a round of golf in our own perfect Autumnal weather! Ahhhh....


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Regards,
Gurn
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That's my opinion, I may be wrong.
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[Pastorali]

GUaRNerie
Whether morning or night, a Mass can always be right

Right now: The beautiful Missa solemnis f-moll (1955) by Anselm Hüttenbrenner

[Amalie]

Originally posted by Pastorali:
GUaRNerie
Whether morning or night, a Mass can always be right

Right now: The beautiful Missa solemnis f-moll (1955) by Anselm Hüttenbrenner

Indeed, Pastorali, I couldn't agree more.
Whenever one receives God is the right time.


Radio Listening:

Jean-Fery, Rebel's, Simfonie Les Elemens,

Bach's Beautiful Cantata, no.82, "Ich have genug" Soloist, Stephen Varcoe

Mozart, Sinfonia Concertante, K364
Thomas Zehetmair (violin)
Rugh Killius (viola)

All pieces performed by The Northern Sinfonia Orchestra/Thomas Zehetmair

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[Sorrano]

This morning was sweetened by the adagio to Beethoven's 3rd Piano Concerto. While it played I observed my cat's reactions and I think he enjoyed it very much!

The selection comes from a two cd album featuring "Beethoven's Adagios" with the disclaimer that it is from "The master of Romanticism." I think there are not a few people here that would take up arms against the author of that statement.

[Sorrano]

More Beethoven adagios for me this afternoon! This time the slow movement of the 5th Piano Concerto and the Adagio-quasi allegretto from Creatures of Prometheus. (I noticed that my cat came up to listen as well!)

[Amalie]

Writtin for the Sun King, Louis the X1V's pleasure.

Francois Couperin: Le tic-toc-choc.
Performed by Angela Hewitt (piano)

What a delightful piece this is!..


Vaughan Williams: Fantasy Quintet,
Garfield Jackson (viola)
Maggini Quartet.

Mozart: Fantasia in C minor, K475
Mitsuko Uchida (piano)

[atserriotserri]

Originally posted by Gurn Blanston:
atserri,
Thanks for that background info, it was very interesting. About the only help I can give you (being only a listener too) between 19th and 20th century is whether the instruments sound as though they are in tune and playing off the same score. If so, then 19th, if not...

Haha, definitely XIX century then

[atserriotserri]

Today will be a day of contrasts here at my office-auditorium (wouldn't be for the music, life certainly would be sadder, but working would be far more angrier).

100% piano music with Chopin (piano sonatas, waltzes and impromptus).

Orchestral works by Wagner (one of these cheap remasters from RCA red seal catalog) consisting on the overtures of The Flying Dutcheman and Rienzi, the preludes from Lohengrin act III and Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg, and Sigfried's Rhine Journey from Gotterdammerung.

[Joy]

[quote]Originally posted by Amalie:

Joy,
Just to keep us in the right frame of mind for Autumn,Vivaldi wrote a Sonnet for each Season, here is the Sonnet for the Autumn:
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The peasant celebrates with song and dance,
the harvest safely gathered in.
The cup of Bacchus flows freely, and many
find their relief in deep slumber.
*
The singing and he dancing die away
as cooling breezes fan the pleasant air,
inviting all to sleep without a care.
*
The hunters emerge at dawn,
ready for the chase,
with horns and dogs and cries.
Their quarry flees while they give chase.
Terrified and wounded, the prey
struggles on.
but, harried, dies.
*
Do you remember which Orchestra that performed the Four Seasons on your radio?. I particularly love 'Spring' and 'Summer'.

Sorry, Amalie, can't say that I heard who the orchestra was but the conductor was Alberto Lizzio and it was on authentic instruments. Good recording. Like you and Gurn, I love the Spring section of this piece as well. Thanks also for the sonnets by Vivaldi, very nice! Do you know where I might get the others?

For me today it will be more Beethoven, his Symphony #1 and later on perhaps some sonatas.

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'Truth and beauty joined'

[Amalie]

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Joy:
[B] Sorry, Amalie, can't say that I heard who the orchestra was but the conductor was Alberto Lizzio and it was on authentic instruments. Good recording. Like you and Gurn, I love the Spring section of this piece as well. Thanks also for the sonnets by Vivaldi, very nice! Do you know where I might get the others?

For me today it will be more Beethoven, his Symphony #1 and later on perhaps some sonatas.



You can find the link right here Joy, http://www.baroque-music-club.com/vivaldiseasons.html

Another good link which is probably easier for printing out, as it takes up less pages. http://inkpot.com/classical/vi4sonnets.html

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[This message has been edited by Amalie (edited 09-27-2004).]

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[quote]Originally posted by Amalie:

Originally posted by Joy:
Dresden Orchestra
Also Vivaldi's Four Seasons "Autumn" to celebrate Autumn's arrival on Wed.!
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Joy,
I particularly love 'Spring' and 'Summer'.

No no no you folks are all wrong ,it's Winter that is the most brilliant of Vivaldi's Four Seasons and it is the most fun movement to compare performances ,every conductor has a different idea of how it should open. It's interesting to compare the frost scenes of other composers ,Purcell,Dryden etc with this movement too, hear how every composer colours the snow and ice.
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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Pastorali:
[B]GUaRNerie
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Brilliant!