What are you listening to now?

[Roehre]

Today:

JSBach:
Cantatas BWV 91 and 110 (2 of the Cantatas for 1st Christmas day)

Mathias:
Ave Rex. A Carol Sequence op.45 (1969)

Martinu:
Maria legends II: the Birth of Jezus H.236 (1934)

Arnold:
Song of Simeon- a nativity masque op.69 (1960)

Honegger:
Une Cantate de Noël (1953)

[Roehre]

Today:

JSBach:
Cantata BWV 40 (one of the Cantatas for 2nd Christmas day)

Ruppe:
Kerstcantate (Christmas cantata, 1799)

Maxwell Davies:
O Magnum Mysterium (1960)

Harbison:
O Magnum Mysterium (1991)
O Magnum Mysterium (1992)
Two Emmanuel Motets (1990)

Messiaen:
La Nativité du Seigneur (1930)

Weill:
Violin concerto opus 12 (1924)

[Sorrano]

This evening:

Ligeti:
String Quartet Nos. 1 and 2 (interestingly enough, the nervous energetic sections in the second quartet reminded much of the nervous energies that exist in the music of Beethoven)
Hommage a Hilding Rosenberg
Ballade and Dance for Two Violins
Andante and Allegretto for String Quartet

[Sorrano]

This morning:

Viotti:
Harp Sonata in G

Later on:

Hallelujah Chorus from Messiah

1st Movement from Beethoven's Symphony No. 6

(All from the radio)

[Peter]

Tchaikovsy's 3rd suite which has an excellent set of variations as its finale.

[Roehre]

Tchaikovsy's 3rd suite which has an excellent set of variations as its finale.

The four suites are unjustly neglected IMO.

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Today:

JSBach:
Cantatas BWV 64 and 133 (two of the Cantatas for 3rd Christmas day)

Hindemith:
Die Serenaden opus 35 (1924)

Schönberg:
Ein Stelldichein (1911)
Die eiserne Brigade (1916)

Schönberg-arrangements (all 1921):
Schubert’s Ständchen D.889
Sioly’s Weil i a alter Draher bin
Denza’s Funiculi-funicula
J.Strauss‘ Kaiserwalzer

Ligeti:
Double concerto for flute, oboe and orchestra (1972)
San Francisco Polyphony (1973, one of my favourites)

Von Westerman:
Piano trio opus 18 (1944)

Zimmermann:
Photoptosis (1968, another favourite of mine)
Tratto II (1969)

Kodaly:
String Quartet no.2 op.10 (1918)

[jamesofedinburgh]

Ravel Piano Concerto for the Left Hand

Schoenberg String Trio Op. 45

Martinu String Trio #2

Nancarrow Studies for Player Pianao (various)

Nancarrow String Quartet #3

[Roehre]

Nice choice, Joe.
Which performance of Nancarrow's 3rd quartet did you listen to?

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Today:

Palmgren:
Exotic march (1915) (R3: TtN)

Messiaen:
20 Régards sur l’Enfant Jésus

Strauss:
Orchestral songs from op.48 and 56

Ives:
String quartet no.1 (1896)

[Megan]

Vivaldi - Concerto for 2 violins.


Looking to this evening, 7:30, I will be listening to a Vivaldi concert on BBC radio 3.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00wlmjl

[Sorrano]

Today:

Haydn: Symphony No. 77

Bizet: 1st Carmen Suite

[Roehre]

Today:

Rachmaninov:
Piano concerto no.4 op.40 (revised version)

Ives:
String quartet no.2 (1913)
Violin sonata no.2 (1902/’10)

Jolivet:
Pastorales de Noël

Poulenc:
4 Motets pour le Temps de Noël (1952)

Martin:
3 Chants de Noël (1947)

Hendrik Andriessen:
Hodie Christus natus est
Ave Maria

Sweelinck:
Variations on “ons is gheboren een kindelijn” (To us a child was born)

De Groot:
Nuit de Noël

Orthel:
Carol with variations (on Adeste Fidelis)

Strategier:
Cantica pro Tempore Natali

[Bonn1827]

I'm transferring all my music library to my 160gb IPod so that I can have it whilst in Vienna and it's a huge undertaking. My eldest son says "throw out your CDs now Mum" but I just can't!!!

I am listening to Schubert, Symphony No. 9 ("The Great") London Classical Players/Roger Norrington. A beautiful, clear line is to be heard in this performance which breathes new life thanks to period instruments. All the inner parts are beautifully detailed. A total joy.

[Sorrano]

Today was Haydn's Symphony No. 88. Wonderful adagio! Tomorrow, if the pattern holds it will be No. 99.

[Megan]

I'm transferring all my music library to my 160gb IPod so that I can have it whilst in Vienna and it's a huge undertaking. My eldest son says "throw out your CDs now Mum" but I just can't!!!

I am listening to Schubert, Symphony No. 9 ("The Great") London Classical Players/Roger Norrington. A beautiful, clear line is to be heard in this performance which breathes new life thanks to period instruments. All the inner parts are beautifully detailed. A total joy.

I'm sure you will enjoy your time in Vienna, visit the OPera, places and theatre etc.
Will you be studying ?

[Bonn1827]

No, I won't be studying or working as I'm retired - it's a musical holiday. But I'm starting a PhD when I return to Aussie in Jan, 2012, on film. I think I've found a topic and have been helped with this by a friend who is a film historian: music used to accompany Australian silent film!

Thanks for your wishes.