What are you listening to now?

[Peter]

It must be a good student to even be attempting Op. 109. How many of the 32 have you played yourself?

I've attempted bits of most, but the ones I really studied properly and some I have performed in public are:

Op.10/3, Op.26, Op.28, Op.31/2, Op.78, Op.81a, Op.109, Op.110 and I have to include the 32 variations in C minor which I was quite proud of at the time as a 16 year old student!

[Sorrano]

Kabalevsky:
Cello concerto no.2 in G opus 77 (1964) (BBC MM CD December 2011 issue)

How was the Kabalevsky? His and Katchachurian's music have oft tickled my ears.

[Peter]

How was the Kabalevsky? His and Katchachurian's music have oft tickled my ears.

I only know Kabalevsky from his piano pieces for students which are superb teaching material, so I'd be interested as well to know more of his work.

[Roehre]

How was the Kabalevsky? His and Katchachurian's music have oft tickled my ears.

I think it is a good piece. I am wondering as well whether it has influenced shostakovich's 2nd concerto, the latter dating from 1966/'67, kabalevsky's from 1963/'64. At the CD I listened to especially some moments between 7' and 7'40 of the 1st mvt drew my attention as seemingly foreshadowing DSCH's concerto (one of my favourites btw).

Naxos has got a CD with both Kabalevsky cello concertos and one of my Kabalevsky favourites (a bit of nostalgia around the corner, but nevertheless): the symphonic poem Spring

[Michael]

I've attempted bits of most, but the ones I really studied properly and some I have performed in public are:

Op.10/3, Op.26, Op.28, Op.31/2, Op.78, Op.81a, Op.109, Op.110 and I have to include the 32 variations in C minor which I was quite proud of at the time as a 16 year old student!

That last work is no easy one for a 16 year old!

[Chris]

I think I had my first piano lesson when I was 16, and I would still make a mess of the 32 variations in C minor today!

[Megan]

Opera Matinee

Gioachino Rossini: Mose in Egitto, azione tragico-sacra from this year's Pesaro Rossini Festival

Set against the Old testament backdrop of the Israelite flight from Egypt, Rossini adds 2 young lovers from each side - inevitably caught up in wider events and powerless to prevent the unfolding tragedy.

Elcia ..... Sonia Ganassi, mezzo-soprano
Amaltea ..... Olga Senderskaya, soprano
Faraone ..... Alex Esposito, bass
Osiride ..... Dmitri Korchak, tenor
Mambre ..... Enea Scala, tenor
Aronne ..... Yijie Shi, tenor
Mose ..... Riccardo Zanellato, bass
Amenofi ..... Chiara Amaru

Bologna Municipal Theatre Chorus
Bologna Municipal Theatre Orchestra
Roberto Abbado, conductor.

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[Sorrano]

I think it is a good piece. I am wondering as well whether it has influenced shostakovich's 2nd concerto, the latter dating from 1966/'67, kabalevsky's from 1963/'64. At the CD I listened to especially some moments between 7' and 7'40 of the 1st mvt drew my attention as seemingly foreshadowing DSCH's concerto (one of my favourites btw).

Naxos has got a CD with both Kabalevsky cello concertos and one of my Kabalevsky favourites (a bit of nostalgia around the corner, but nevertheless): the symphonic poem Spring

I'll have to check that out; thanks for the link!

[Peter]

I think I had my first piano lesson when I was 16, and I would still make a mess of the 32 variations in C minor today!

I think I'd have to do quite a lot of practice on them myself!

[Roehre]

Today:

Merikanto:
Symphonic Study (1928) (R3:CotW)

Sallinen:
Introduction and Tango Overture Op.74b for piano and strings (1996) (R3:CotW)

Brahms:
Cello sonata no.1 in e op.38 (BBC MM CD December 2011 issue)

[Roehre]

Today:

Rebelo:
Lamentations for Maundy Thurday
Vesper Psalms (1657)

Stravinsky:
Agon (1957)

Prokofiev:
Piano concerto no.3 in C op.26 (1921)

Harmonia Mundi CD Chansons de la Renaissance
Music by i.a. DesPrez, Lejeune, Compère, Janequin, Clemens non Papa, de Rore, di Lasso, Gesualdo , Byrd and Dowland.

[Sorrano]

Roehre, who was playing the Prokofiev? I have a recording of Martha Argerich doing (I believe) both the 2nd and 3rd. I rather like how she handled the 2nd (I have the piano part to it, so was interested in it) but am not sure if I have the 3rd.

[Alberto Venni]

Today:
early symphonies of Haydn

[Sorrano]

Today:
early symphonies of Haydn

Last night I was listening to some of Haydn's Organ concerti and thinking about listening to the early symphonies, as well.

[Roehre]

Roehre, who was playing the Prokofiev? I have a recording of Martha Argerich doing (I believe) both the 2nd and 3rd. I rather like how she handled the 2nd (I have the piano part to it, so was interested in it) but am not sure if I have the 3rd.

The recording I listened to was Argerich/Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra/chailly. Live recording from December 19th 1998.