What are you listening to now ?

[King Stephen]

This morning its Hummel, his Concertino Op.73 composed in 1816, this work is a piano transcription of his Mandolin concerto composed 17 years earlier. I will also be listening to his Piano concerto No.6 in A flat major Op.113
Howard Shelley is the pianist and conductor with the London Mozart Players. Wonderful music to start a nice sunny day.

[Peter]

Originally posted by Amalie:
A Present from a friend.

Richard Strauss , Vier Letzte Lieder.
(Four Last Songs), Beautifully Sung by Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, /London Symphony Orchestra.

Haven't listened to all the other pieces yet.

Nice present Amalie - aren't those songs just amazingly beautiful, the dying swansong of romanticism.

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'Man know thyself'

[Pastorali]

Since the server seems to work properly, I try it once again either...

The beloved Wolferl and his
KV. 250 'Haffner Serenade'
(Symphonie Orchester des Bayrischen Rundfunks)

[Amalie]

Originally posted by Peter:
Nice present Amalie - aren't those songs just amazingly beautiful, the dying swansong of romanticism.

Yes, they are the swansong of romanticism, very late products of the romantic spirit. I often think, exquisite though they are, there is something slightly decadent about them, as though they really belong at the end of the 19th century perhaps.

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~ Courage, so it be righteous, will gain all things ~

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[Joy]

Today's listening pleaure Beethoven: Piano Sonata #14 "Moonlight" Daniel Barenboim, piano. Also the Egmont Overture and one of Bach's Brandenburg Concerto's, #1 all via radio.

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'Truth and beauty joined'

[Amalie]

Pergolesi: Violin sonata in G,

Beethoven: Coriolan Overture /
Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Chopin : Scherzo no. 3, Op. 39
Anne Fischer [piano ]



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~ Courage, so it be righteous, will gain all things ~

[Joy]

Cellist Yo-Yo Ma and pianist Emanuel Ax play the Cello Sonata No. 4 by Beethoven. Their performance comes from a concert given as part of the Cliburn Concerts in Fort Worth, Texas all via NPR.

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'Truth and beauty joined'

[spaceray]

Listening now to Mozart Sonatas played by Anthony Newman on Fortepiano.
Has anyone heard this?

[King Stephen]

Beethoven music for the stage is on tap this evening starting with what else but King Stephen Op.117 then onto Egmont Op.84 and finally The Ruins of Athens Op.113. Beethoven once again squeezing all he can out of the human voice.

[Amalie]

Nice listening everyone !


My morning starts with:

J.C.F. Bach, Die Amerikanerin
Sung by, Magdalena Kozena (soprano), love her voice !
Musica Antiqua , Koln.


Honegger:
'Romance'
Emily Beyan, (flute)
Andrew West (Piano)




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~ Courage, so it be righteous, will gain all things ~

[Pastorali]

Luigi van Beethoven
Violin Sonatas Nos. 1-3, op.12
Gidon Kremer & Marta Argerich

This is a fiery and powerful recording, very nice! ...and probably not the last one of this serie this night - cheers!


Senior Continuo, Senior Rossi - tu regarde la posta electronica per te? muchos travachos, una notte allegretto per me e il Macintario. Ciao bello

libero pastorello,
libero cacciator



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[JA Gardiner]

Complete Beethoven Overtures - Zinman and the Tonhalle, Zurich - molto furioso as always and splendid - Egmont is particularly fine. Also Samuel Barber Knoxville: summer of 1915 etc on Naxos with Marin Alsop and the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, soloists Karina Gauvin. Completely ravishing and atmospheric - just wish I had the heat and a mint julep or a Pimms to go with it instead of the lingering frost of an English April.....

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Beethoven the Man!

[King Stephen]

Mauro Giuliani 1781-1829,a two disc set of his three Concertos for Guitar and Orchestra and four sets of variations for solo guitar.
Very pleasant guitar music coming from the peak of theme and variation form which was so popular at that time.

[Sorrano]

I've been listening to Penderecki, some of the orchestral and chamber works. (The Sinfonietta for Strings, Viola Concerto, Concerto for Flute and Orchestra, and the Quartet for Clarient and Strings.) Good listening!

[Geratlas]

Tchaikovsky ~ The Seasons (January to June). Timeless art!(?)
(Who say he could not write great piano music?)