What are you listening to now?

[Sorrano]

This morning listened to some music for children by Prokofiev and Walton (the latter was arranged for orchestra).

[Roehre]

Today:

Holmboe:
Chamber concerto no.12 op.52 (trombone and orchestra) (1950)
Chamber concerto no.13 op.67 (oboe, viola and chamber orchestra) (1955/’56)

JSBach:
Violin concertos BWV 1041, 1042 and 1043

Birtwistle:
Violin concerto

[Roehre]

Today:

JSBach:
Reconstructed violin concertos BWV 1052R, 1056R and 1064R
Sinfonia to an unidentified (or lost) Cantata BWV 1045

Stravinsky:
Scènes de Ballet
Bluebird-Pas de Deux
Le Baiser de la Fée

Matthus:
Symphony no.2 (1976)

[Roehre]

Today:

Beethoven:
Die Ruinen von Athen (incidental music) op.113
König Stephan (incidental music) op.117
Chorfantasie op.80

Blacher:
Abstract Opera no.1 op.43 (1953)

Goldmann:
Symphony no.1 (1972/’73)

[Roehre]

Today:

Kochan;
Symphony no.2 (1967/’68)

Goldmann:
Symphony no.1 (1972/’73)

Matthus:
Impromptu for alto-flute (1984)

Zapf:
Arpeccio for Harp and Tape (1989)

Katzer:
Imaginary dialogue for flute and tape (1983)

[Sorrano]

This morning:

Shostakovich: Symphony No. 9
Mozart: 1st movement from the Piano Concerto No. 21

[Roehre]

Today:

Doppler:
L’Oiseau des Bois – Idyll for flute and 4 horns op.21 (R3: TtN)

Beethoven:
Piano sonata no.29 op.106 “Hammerklavier”(with our best wishes for a speedy recorvery for Martin Helmchen following his traffic accident earlier today) (R3 live in concert [though not "live" as the concert was cancelled])

[Roehre]

Today:

Venetian Vespers. First Vespers of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin as it might have been celebrated in St.Mark’s in 1643.
Gabrieli consort/McCreesh

[Michael]

A minor string quartet courtesy of the Italianos.

(I mean, of course, the key of "A minor". Beethoven never wrote a minor string quartet!)

[Peter]

Whenever I learn or re-learn a new piece, I always listen to as many recordings of it as I can. Recently it's been Brahms's delightful Capriccio in B minor Op.76/2. Without doubt my favourite recording is Myra Hess (1926) (what a wonderful musician she was) closely followed by Rubinstein. On Youtube there is a recording of Ivo Pogorelich which whilst technically brilliant, simply rattles through the piece - it is more Etude than Caprice!

[Megan]

Frescobaldi — Canzon Vigesimanona a 8 and Canzon a 4
Performers: London Brass

[Michael]

Listening to another version of the A minor quartet - this time by the Guarneri Quartet.

Is there a more awe-inspiring moment in music than the climax of the third movement? Basil Lam describes it as "Cistercian in its grandeur".

Of course, he spoils things by going on to point out that "the F major tonic chord of the modal key is not merely in 6/4 position but of its seven notes five are given to the bass, and the notoriously rich-sounding dominant ninth is hardly recognisable on the second minim of bar 192".

I would have thought that this was painfully obvious to anyone.

[Chris]

Beethoven - The Complete String Trios - Leopold String Trio

I like Grumiaux's recordings of these pieces better, but these are still well played, and this set also includes Hess 28, which is nice!

[Michael]

Beethoven - The Complete String Trios - Leopold String Trio

........this set also includes Hess 28, which is nice!

And very hard to find. Is it on its own or (where it should be) part of Opus 9 No.1? I was lucky enough to get a recording of it about 15 years ago with the BBC Music Magazine.

[Chris]

And very hard to find. Is it on its own or (where it should be) part of Opus 9 No.1? I was lucky enough to get a recording of it about 15 years ago with the BBC Music Magazine.

It is part of the Op. 9 No. 1 Scherzo on this recording. It is played: Allegro - Trio I - Allegro - Trio II (Hess 28) - Allegro

I think it is also included on a live recording by Perlman, Zukerman, and Harrell of the string trios, but without a repeat of the Allegro between the two Trios.

How is it presented on the BBC disc you have?