What are you listening to now?

[Bonn1827]

Roehre, I must say I'm impressed by your esoteric tastes. You are a true member of the cogniscenti!! Today I listened to Richter playing Grieg's Piano Concerto whilst I pounded the pavement. That final movement with those lilting passages - and Richter's passagework is so clear and articulate. Will there ever be another like him?!

[Roehre]

Today:

Le Royaume oublié CD 1 (Hesperion XXI/Jordi Savall):
Apparition et Rayonnement du Catharisme-L'Essor de L'Occitaine ca.950-1204

Howells;
Violin sonata nr.3 in e-minor opus 38 (1923)

Keuris:
Quartet for orchestra (1966); Play (1967); Choral Music I (1969)

Stravinsky:
Zvezdoliki; Ave Maria; Pater Noster; Credo

Beethoven/Liszt:
Septet opus 20 arranged for piano (1799/1800 arr. 1841) S.465

[Peter]

Beethoven Kakadu Variations Op.121a and the piano trio WoO38 that was originally destined for Op.1

[Michael]

Beethoven Kakadu Variations Op.121a and the piano trio WoO38 that was originally destined for Op.1

Do you hear a resemblance to the Diabelli Variations theme in the middle movement of WoO38? I think I do and wonder how Beethoven could denigrate Diabelli's tune, calling it a "cobbler's patch" when he himself wrote something similar.

[Roehre]

Do you hear a resemblance to the Diabelli Variations theme in the middle movement of WoO38? I think I do and wonder how Beethoven could denigrate Diabelli's tune, calling it a "cobbler's patch" when he himself wrote something similar.

But it does make a difference being a "mature" composer as Diabelli was at the time he wrote his Theme, or a rather young (20 or so) and relatively inexperienced composer as Beethoven was at the time he composed WoO 38 (3 mvts in the same key???)

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Today:

Le Royaume oublié CD 2 (Hesperion XXI/Jordi Savall):
La Croisade contre les Albigeois - Invasion de l'Occitaine (120-1228)

JSBach:
Cantates BWV 126 and 127

Stravinsky:
Canticum sacrum; A Sermon, a narrative and a prayer; Anthem

Keuris:
Saxophone quartet (1970); Piano Sonata (1970); Altsaxophone concerto (1971)

[Roehre]

Today:

Le Royaume oublié CD 3 (Hesperion XXI/Jordi Savall):
Persécution, diaspora et fin du Catharisme (1229-1463)

Stravinsky:
Chorale Variations; Babel

Keuris:
Music for nine instruments (1973);
Music for Clarinet, violin and piano (1973)

Liszt arrangements:
Mozart: Requiem (Confutatis, Lachrymosa) and Ave Verum
Verdi: Requiem (Agnus Dei)
Rossini: Stabat Mater (Cuius Animam) and La Charité

[Bonn1827]

Hesperion XX1 is a great ensemble!! I have them on a CD of music of Jannequin and composers from the French Ars Nova period. Roehre, it sounds like you have the most FABULOUS COLLECTION of recordings!!

[Chris]

Listening to Haydn's Die Feuersbrunst. Excellent music here in an absolutely wonderful recording by Andreas Spering, who also has first-rate recordings of Die Schöpfung and Il Ritorno di Tobia, by the way. However, I must say that this recording also has the most unbelievably obnoxious spoken dialog in anything I have ever heard. Ever.

[Roehre]

Listening to Haydn's Die Feuersbrunst. Excellent music here in an absolutely wonderful recording by Andreas Spering, who also has first-rate recordings of Die Schöpfung and Il Ritorno di Tobia, by the way. However, I must say that this recording also has the most unbelievably obnoxious spoken dialog in anything I have ever heard. Ever.

chris, have you got Haydn operas as recorded by Antal Dorati/Lausanne?

[Chris]

chris, have you got Haydn operas as recorded by Antal Dorati/Lausanne?

Yes, I bought the two volumes a while back:

http://www.amazon.com/Joseph-Haydn-O...6340723&sr=1-2

http://www.amazon.com/Joseph-Haydn-E...6340723&sr=1-3

These recordings are WONDERFUL, and any Classical opera lover should have them in his collection. Haydn's operas are very underrated or just plain ignored, but they are excellent works.

And I see there is a new set out that combines both of these volumes into one for less money than just one of the above:

http://www.amazon.com/Haydn-Operas-A...6340723&sr=1-1

So get this one if you don't have it already!

But these "only" contain 8 of the operas (as well as some additional arias), so I have been collecting the rest, some of which seem to have had only one or two recordings of them ever made. But I think I have them all now.

[Roehre]

Chris,
IMO the only reason why Haydn's operas are hardly performed or otherwise known, are the libretti. The music is marvellous, and in many places Mozart couldn't have done a better job.
But as the libretti for most of the operas are weak, and the operas themselves were hardly played anywhere else than in Eszterhaz, they didn't make much chance to become famous.

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Today:

Serocki:
Romantic concerto (1950)

Keuris:
Sinfonia (1972/'74); Fantasia for flute-solo (1976); Serenade for oboe and orchestra (1976);
Fingerprints for piano (1976)

Stravinsky:
Abraham and Isaac

Gershwin:
Second Rhapsody (from this month's BBC Music CD)

[Michael]

Beethoven's cello sonatas, Opus 5, played by Harell and Ashkenazy.

[Sorrano]

Wagner's Flying Dutchman Overture, Sir Georg Solti, was on the radio this morning. It's from my favorite Wagner opera.

[Bonn1827]

Roehre, I think you are right about libretti for Haydn's operas. I've often read that this is the reason for the relatively low status of the operas. Such a pity, as you say. But we all love Haydn and will keep loving him no matter what!!!

[Roehre]

Today:

Stravinsky: The Song of the Nightingale

Keuris:
Concertino for string quartet and bass clarinet (1977/'79);
Capriccio for 13 winds (1978);
violin sonata (1978);
piano concerto (1979/'80)

Bernstein:
Chichester Psalms

Weber/Liszt:
Schlummerlied mit Arabesken S.454;
Leyer und Schwert - Heroide S.452