What are you listening to now?

[Peter]

Haydn symphonies are never absent from my listening habits for long and today it has been no.86 - I think this has a particularly fine finale. In fact listened to that last movement twice.

[Preston]

Would someone mind recommending a good recording of Mozart's Requiem? Many Thanks.

[Quijote]

He probably wouldn't appear in your lofty sphere, but he has a lot to be smug about.

Ouch, Michael. My 'lofty sphere'? My tastes range from low-to-high brow. Don't yours, too?

[Peter]

Would someone mind recommending a good recording of Mozart's Requiem? Many Thanks.

I'd go with Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chorus, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner - you want the double cd which is excellent value and includes "Coronation Mass" and the "Exsultate Jubilate" as well as the Litany K195.

Neville Marriner conducted the soundtrack for Amadeus. I also like Solti's version with the VPO. I'm not keen on Karajan's version.

[Preston]

Yes, I had forgotten that Marriner conducted the music for Amadeus. Thank you for your help again Peter.

[Chris]

Personally, I like John Elliot Gardiner's recording of the Requiem.

[Peter]

Today's listening has been Vanhal's Missa Pastoralis and 2 Czerny symphonies, Nos.1 and 6.

[Hofrat]

I, too, have these symphonies by Czerny. Great music!!

[Peter]

I, too, have these symphonies by Czerny. Great music!!

Yes Hofrat, surprisingly fine. I only have 1 and 6, which of his symphonies do you think the best? I mean do you think the others are worth getting, and what about the piano concertos?

[Hofrat]

Of Czerny's symphonies, I have 1, 2, 5, and 6. It is hard to choose a favorite. I also have several of his piano concerti. As I said, Czerny wrote great music. He is well worth your time and money.

[Megan]

Elgar Cello Concerto , Op,85

Glazunov, Novelettes.
St. Petersburg Quartet.

[Zevy]

Goldgerg Varations

Both Glenn Gould versions; currently the performance by Andras Schiff.

I was prompted to get the GG recordings when I turned on my car radio and I heard the Bach Gamba Sonatas. I was SURE it was GG on the piano and.... sure enough, it was! He is so good with the Bach. And so bad w/ Mozart. I don't have any of his Beethoven recordings other than the Lizst transcriptions of Symphonies 5 & 6.

All the best,

[Megan]

In my town there is a Music Festival Weekend, May 1st. through to the 5th of May, in the Royal Pump Rooms, celebrating the Haydn Bicentenary , And Music in Vienna.
One of the programmes I am Looking forward to attending is a perfomance by the Henschel String Quartet from Munich, playing pieces by Beethoven , Haydn, and Schubert.

You can view the programme details,
http://www.leamingtonmusic.org/Festival2009.html

[Megan]

Music Festival ..

We actually attended the above mentioned concert last night and was stunning virtuosic playing. And an exceptional brilliant performance.
The pieces played were;
Beethoven's String Quartet, in G. Opus 18.no.2.

Haydn's String Quartet in G. Opus 76,no.1

Franz Schubert's String Quartet in G, D887

[Megan]

This afternoon's radio , listened to Bach's Partitas and Sonatas for solo violin.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00k4gbr