Although I doubt my Latin for "A Greek fruit" is correctly rendered.
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Today:
Klami:
Revontulet [Aurora boréalis] - Fantasy for orchestra opus 38 (1946/'48) (R3: TtN)
That's what you get crossbreeding Sibelius with Ravel ;D
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R3 lunchtime concert:
Machaut (arr. Birtwistle):
Hoquetus David (1969)
Birtwistle:
Double Hocket (2007)
Verses (1976)
Lied (2006)
JS Bach (arr Birtwistle) :
Contrapunctus VII, XII and XVII from The Art of Fugue (2008)
Christian Mason:
Noctilucence (2009)
Ockeghem: (arr. Birtwistle) :
Ut heremita solus (p.1505/1979)
Am I the only one who thinks that the earlier arrangements of Birtwistle’s are more colourful and fantastic than the later ones?
I have heard more exuberant arrangements of the Bach KdF than Birtwistle’s recent ones.
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Mennin:
Symphony no.4 “The cycle” (1947/’48)
Ginastera:
Milena – cantata no.3 for soprano and orchestra opus 37 (1971)
Van Domselaer:
Symphony no.1 (1921)
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I have been listening to Artur Schnabel - the famous version of 'Hammerklavier' Am I missing the point or is not the speed that he opened with so frenetic that notes are slurred and even one or two not quite right? Obviously I have the whole set and the rest has a magic about it that is indefinable and perhaps can never be followed...Love from London
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Yes, Tony, it's entirely subjective isn't it? I have a friend who swears by the Schnabel Beethoven sonatas and copied them all onto CD for me (unfortunately we had an argument later and I didn't get these) but each performer will bring a different reading to works we love. You will either like these or not - don't be persuaded by what others think. I have several recordings by Pollini and find these dry and hard-driven and, in the long term, unsatisfactory. Also, I can't listen to anything recorded by Martha Argerich - too fast and glib and pyrotechnical for my tastes. I prefer (ex-husband) Stephen Kovacevich, who plays similar repertoire. So, it's good to hear your comments Tony.
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Originally posted by Roehre View PostYes, as well as ballet music (of which his Merry Waltz is one movement), 2 symphonies (1960, 1968 rev '69), some eight string quartets (IIRC, I've got no.7 in my collection) .
But he was not the only one.
just to mention some (past and present): Bruno Walter, Willem Mengelberg, Furtwängler, Weingartner, Kubelik, Sallonen, Maazel.
And we shouldn't forget that Mahler in his own age was considered a brilliant conductor but a 2nd rate (if not worse) composer, and that Boulez has followed a double career as well, as e.g. have the pianists Wilhelm Kempff and Artur Schnabel, and not to forget one guy called Rachmaninov .- I hope, or I could not live. - written by H.G. Wells
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Originally posted by Chris View PostTutti is Italian for "all" or "together." In a concerto it refers to parts for the orchestra as opposed to the soloist.- I hope, or I could not live. - written by H.G. Wells
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