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    #61
    Originally posted by Peter View Post
    It's also a poignant piece for me - I played it years ago (1979) at school in a local music festival. My friend who played the 'cello part, Robert Eaton was killed in the 9/11 attacks.
    That is tragic Peter, I am very sorry to learn that.
    ‘Roses do not bloom hurriedly; for beauty, like any masterpiece, takes time to blossom.’

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      #62
      Originally posted by Megan View Post
      That is tragic Peter, I am very sorry to learn that.
      Thank you Megan - that Op.1 trio though is such a fun light hearted piece - it always makes me think of a young man brimming with life and confidence and that's also how I remember Robert as a cheeky fun loving 14 year old!
      'Man know thyself'

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        #63
        Today:

        Beethoven:
        An die ferne Geliebte op.98 (arr.Tognetti for string orchestra) (R3: TtN)

        Mendelssohn:
        String quartet in D op.44 (arr.Tognetti for string orchestra) (R3: TtN)

        Tallis:
        Responses and Collects for the Christmas Eve Evensong

        Schnittke:
        Stille Nacht (1978)
        Suite im alten Stil (1972)

        Markevich:
        Le Paradis perdu (1933/’34)
        Piano concerto (1929)

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          #64
          Today:

          Franz Lehár (R3: CotW):
          Wiener Frauen (Der Klavierstimmer) - Nechledil Marsch
          Concertino in B minor for violin and orchestra
          Aus Langst Vergang'ner Zeit
          Tatjana - Prelude to Act 1
          The Merry widow
          : Excerpts

          Markevich:
          Cantate (1929/30)
          Icare (1932/’43)

          Arnold;
          Song of Simeon op.69

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            #65
            1725 Anna Magdalena Notebook

            This vacation I'm spending at home has put me in the mood for a little "domestic" music!

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              #66
              Beethoven
              Piano Concerto No. 5 (Emperor)
              Mindru Katz (piano)
              Halle Orchestra
              John Barbirolli (conductor)
              THE BARBIROLLI SOCIETY SJB 1048-49.

              .
              ‘Roses do not bloom hurriedly; for beauty, like any masterpiece, takes time to blossom.’

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                #67
                Debussy 'La Mer'
                'Man know thyself'

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                  #68
                  Beethoven's own arrangements for piano of the Ritterballet and the Creatures of Prometheus.

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                    #69
                    This morning was a Schubertian one:

                    Variations on a French Song, D 624
                    Introduction and Variations on "Trockne Blumen", D 802

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                      #70
                      [YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9WDUWTo6Vw&feature=related[/YOUTUBE]
                      [YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aaBHQrZwEj8[/YOUTUBE]


                      Franz Liszt: A LA CHAPELLE SIXTINE: Miserere d'Allegri et Ave verum corpus de Mozart, S461



                      I was saying to Roehre on the other channel, that the piano transcription is not nearly as beautiful as the original sung version, which is a masterpiece of renaissance polyphony
                      Last edited by Megan; 12-28-2011, 03:54 PM.
                      ‘Roses do not bloom hurriedly; for beauty, like any masterpiece, takes time to blossom.’

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                        #71
                        I was saying to Roehre on the other channel, that the piano transcription is not nearly as beautiful as the original sung version, which is a masterpiece of renaissance polyphony
                        And I agree with that opinion.

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                          #72
                          Today:

                          Bax:
                          Christmas Eve in the Mountains (1912)

                          Tallis:
                          Music for a Reformed Church

                          Markevich:
                          La Taille de l’Homme (1938/’39)
                          Concerto grosso (1930)
                          Cantique d’Amour (1936)

                          Leighton:
                          Te Deum laudamus (1964 orch ’66)

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                            #73
                            This morning:

                            Haydn's "Sunrise" Quartet (Op. 76, No. 4)
                            Sallinen's "Sunrise Serenade"
                            Dvorak's Scherzo Capriccioso

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                              #74
                              Mozart: The Magic Flute

                              Mozart's by turns sublime and ridiculous tale of love, jealousy and freemasonry, recorded at the Lucerne Festival. Presented by Jonathan Swain.

                              Cast includes:
                              Alastair Miles (bass) ..... Sarastro
                              Andrew Staples (tenor) ..... Tamino
                              Albina Shagimuratova (soprano) ..... Queen of the Night
                              Miah Persson (soprano) ..... Pamina
                              Neil Davies (baritone) ..... Papageno
                              Arnold Schoenberg Chorus
                              Mahler Chamber Orchestra
                              Daniel Harding (conductor)
                              ‘Roses do not bloom hurriedly; for beauty, like any masterpiece, takes time to blossom.’

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                                #75
                                Originally posted by Megan View Post
                                Mozart: The Magic Flute

                                Mozart's by turns sublime and ridiculous tale of love, jealousy and freemasonry, recorded at the Lucerne Festival. Presented by Jonathan Swain.

                                Cast includes:
                                Alastair Miles (bass) ..... Sarastro
                                Andrew Staples (tenor) ..... Tamino
                                Albina Shagimuratova (soprano) ..... Queen of the Night
                                Miah Persson (soprano) ..... Pamina
                                Neil Davies (baritone) ..... Papageno
                                Arnold Schoenberg Chorus
                                Mahler Chamber Orchestra
                                Daniel Harding (conductor)
                                I was listening to this as well Megan, but I confess I was preparing a pasta dish as well at the time!
                                'Man know thyself'

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