What are you listening to now?

[Quijote]

It was John Cage!!! He's alive!!

In that case Cage was (is?) a rather dusky, Turkish-looking fellow, with a foul mouth.

[Roehre]

Today:

Artyomov:
Concert for 13 wind, piano and percussion (1967)
Tristia – “Sad reflections” for trumpet, piano, organ and 45 strings (1983)
(A kind of Penderecki Threnody revisited for strings, a Satie piano and an Ives unanswered question trumpet over some organ chords)

Silvestrov:
Postludium for piano and orchestra (1985)

Baley:
Violin concerto no.1 “Quasi una fantasia” (1987)

Weingartner:
Symphony no.6 in b opus 74 “Tragica” (1928)
[Hofrat: I don't think the symphony's number, key and opusnumber are a coincidence, though the music is referring to Schubert, not Tchaikovsky]

[Quijote]

Today:
Artyomov:
Concert for 13 wind, piano and percussion (1967)
Tristia – “Sad reflections” for trumpet, piano, organ and 45 strings (1983)
(A kind of Penderecki Threnody revisited for strings, a Satie piano and an Ives unanswered question trumpet over some organ chords)

Good God, Roehre, have you missed your vocation as a CD liner notes writer, or what? I admire your concision, by the way!! Keep it up, please, most refreshing !!!!!!!

[Tillyvalle]

Today I'm listening to Mozart's 'Marriage of Figaro', which I first discovered through the film 'Amadeus'. When the Count sings 'Contessa Perdono' it almost moves me to tears. (apologies if some of the spelling is wrong!)

[Bonn1827]

Tonight:

Berlioz: "Les Nuits d'ete",
Ravel: "Sheherazade" all sung by Regine Crespin,
L'Orchestra de la Suisse Romande/Ernest Ansermet

[Roehre]

Today:

Dobrzynski:
Overture from the opera Monbar, czyli Flibustierowie Op.30 [1838] (R3 TtN)
This is what you get crossing Bellini with Von Weber. Enjoyable though.

Barber:
Dover Beach opus 3 (1931)
Hermit Songs opus 29 (1953)
Violinconcerto opus 14 (1940)

Edgar Meyer:
Violinconcerto (1999)

[Chris]

Listening to some of Beethoven's Irish songs, and in this particular recording, some of the German accents produce a rather hilarious effect.

"But since in vailing zere's nought availing,
Und Fate unfailing must strike ze blow:
Zen for zat reason and for a season,
Ve vill be merry before ve go!"

LOL.

[Bonn1827]

"merry before we go" - under, presumably, because of horrendous debt. LvB was prescient indeed.

[Roehre]

Today:

Barber:
Commando March
Wondrous Love Op.34 (R3 CotW)

Respighi:
Sinfonia drammatica (1913)

Blacher:
Symphony (1938)

[Michael]

Listening to some of Beethoven's Irish songs, and in this particular recording, some of the German accents produce a rather hilarious effect.

"But since in vailing zere's nought availing,
Und Fate unfailing must strike ze blow:
Zen for zat reason and for a season,
Ve vill be merry before ve go!"

LOL.

I particularly like "Ze Pulse off an Irishman"

[Roehre]

Listening to some of Beethoven's Irish songs, and in this particular recording, some of the German accents produce a rather hilarious effect.
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I am afraid the English/American accents of singers trying to sing German texts are not much better

[Bonn1827]

Logging off tonight with LvB's beautiful Symphony No. 2 played by LSO/Haitink.

[Tillyvalle]

Archduke Trio. Makes me sad to think this was Beethoven's last public performance.

[Roehre]

Today:

Mussorgsky:
Songs and Dances of Death (1874/’77)
Songs and Dances of Death (orch.Shostakovich 1972)
Songs and Dances of Death (orch. Van Keulen 1996)

Maw:
Violin concerto (1993)
Hymnus (1995/’96)
Little Concert (1987)

Caplet:
Septet for 3 women’s voices and string quartet (1909)

[Sorrano]

Today:

Mussorgsky:
Songs and Dances of Death (1874/’77)
Songs and Dances of Death (orch.Shostakovich 1972)
Songs and Dances of Death (orch. Van Keulen 1996)

Which orchestration do you prefer?