What Are You Listening To Now?

[robert newman]

Medtner's Sonata No.10 (Op.38 No.1) "Reminiscenza" in A minor.

And Medtner's Piano Concerto No. 2

Just finished listening for the first time to the 2nd Sonata of Medtner. It is just wonderful.



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[atserriotserri]

I'm listening the Huelgas Ensemble play the 32 variations sur "La Spagna" by Constanzo Festa (1490-1545).

What an amazing story! From the tenor of a basse danse known as "La basse danse de Spayn", succintly "La Spagna", (containing 37 notes) that was used as a cantus firmus on which musicians playing dance music based their improvisations, Constanzo Festa composed 125 contrapuncti! from wich 32 were selected for the recording.
In the notes is said that in the contrapunctus 104, the upper voice is an ostinato in E-F-D-A (mi-fa-re-la), vowels of name of the Queen of Spain (I-s-A-b-E-ll-A), and the tenor on the ostinato D-E-F-C (re-mi-fa-ut), vowels of the name of the King (f-E-r-d-I-n-A-n-d-U-s).

[Margaretha]

Symphony No.7 yesterday and again today. I seem to be having a binge :-)

[Hofrat]

Franz Schubert
7th Symphony in E major D.729
as realized by the Schubert scholar Brian Newbould

[robert newman]

Shostakovitch String Quartet No. 15 (Op.144) and Medtner Piano Sontata No.7

[Peter]

Stravinsky's Rite of Spring, only because I'm trying to invoke some fairer weather! Did anyone see the recent BBC drama about this? I found it quite enjoyable but thought the 'riot' was a bit of a let down, I was expecting a good punch up!

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[Sorrano]

Originally posted by Peter:
Stravinsky's Rite of Spring, only because I'm trying to invoke some fairer weather! Did anyone see the recent BBC drama about this? I found it quite enjoyable but thought the 'riot' was a bit of a let down, I was expecting a good punch up!

I should be doing this, too!! I love Rite of Spring!

[Joy]

Today on NPR radio they'll be playing Beethoven's Violin Concerto with violinist Gil Shaham at the Smetana Hall in Prague, with the Czech Philharmonic. Zdenak Macal conducts.

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[robert newman]

Schubert - Piano Sonata in B Flat, D.960 (Brendel)

[Sorrano]

This evening I listened to a piano concerto of one I consider the most underrated major composer of the 19th Century: Dvorak. It's a pity that the first 6 symphonies of his are not in common circulation.

[Nightklavier]

Originally posted by robert newman:

Schubert - Piano Sonata in B Flat, D.960 (Brendel)

Ah I love this one.

Right now I'm absorbing Charles-Valentin Alkan. Listening to the Concerto for Solo Piano Op. 39 No. 8-10

This work, especially the first movement (29 minutes alone) belongs right beside Liszt's Sonata in B minor.

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[atserriotserri]

Carl Nielsen's Violin Concerto (op. 33).

[Joy]

Originally posted by Sorrano:
This evening I listened to a piano concerto of one I consider the most underrated major composer of the 19th Century: Dvorak. It's a pity that the first 6 symphonies of his are not in common circulation.

I've just ordered another lesson from the Teaching Company entitled 'The Concerto' which in one of the lessons willl feature Dvorak's Cello Concerto in B Minor, Opus 104. The professor will probably talk about his Piano Concerto as well. These are wonderful tapes and I have several varieties of different musical genres already.




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[Joy]

Also tonight on NPR will be a performance by a "14-year-old wunderkind Beethoven, barely a teenager when he wrote his Piano Quartet in E-flat, WoO 36, No. 1." The Bridgehampton Chamber Music Festival, performance by Orion Weiss, Ani Kavafian, Paul Neubauer, and Fred Sherry.

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[robert newman]

Hello Joy. I do like this piece WoO36 No.1 a lot. It's very fine. What is NPR ? And at what time is it to be broadcast - this makes it early morning in UK - yes ?

Best wishes