What are you listening to now?

[Michael]

Two glorious sonatas: Opus 22 and 26 - from Alfred Brendel's first Philips set.

[Sorrano]

Last night:

Robert Schumann's Piano Concerto
Bach: Chorale Prelude, "Ach, Gott und Herr"
Persichetti: Pastorale, Op. 21

Today:
Grofe: Niagra Falls Suite

[Roehre]

Today:

Stravinsky:
Symphony in C (1938/’40)

Prokofiev:
Sarcasms op.17 (1914)
Piano sonata no.7 op.83 (1943)

Holmboe:
Chamber Concerto no.3 (for clarinet and chamber orchestra) op.21 (1940-’42)

[Sorrano]

This morning:

Wagner: Arrangement of Tristan und Isolde by Stowkowski
Sibelius: 3rd movement of the 5th Symphony

[Roehre]

Today:

Holmboe:
Chamber Concerto no.2 for violin, strings and percussion op.20 (1940)

Beethoven:
Fidelio op.72 (arr.Sedlak for wind band, 1815)

[Roehre]

Today:

Stojowski:
Cello Sonata in A major opus 18 (Dedicated "A mon très cher Maître I J Paderewski") (R3:TtN)

Paderewski:
Menuet celèbre "à l'antique" in G major opus 14/1 (R3:TtN)

Barber:
Knoxville: summer of 1915 op.24 (1947)

Berg:
Violin concerto (1935)

Escher:
Musique pour l’Esprit en Deuil (1943)

[Roehre]

Today:

Hindemith:
Suite for piano op.26 (1922)

Holmboe:
Chamber concerto no.1 op.17 (piano, strings and timpani) (1939)

Byrd:
Apparebit in Finem
Peccantem me quotidie
O Salutaris Hostia a 6
Timete dominum
Justorum Animae
Ad Dominum cum Tribularer
Infelix ego
(The latest BBCMM CD,
very beautifully –and analytically too!- sung by The Cardinall’s Musick)

[Sorrano]

This morning:

Adagios by Albinoni and Barber

Piano sonata #1 by Bax

[Roehre]

Today:

Holmboe:
Chamber concerto no.4 op.30 (piano trio and chamber orchestra) (1942/’45)

Pizzetti:
La Nave: incidental music (1908) (R3: Ao3)

Honegger:
Phaedra H.61 (1925) (R3: Ao3)

Brian:
A Turandot Suite (R3: Ao3)

Tallis:
Gaude Gloriosa Dei Mater
Loquebantur variis Languis
Absterge Domine
Candidi facti sunt Nazarei
(The latest BBCMM CD,
very beautifully –and analytically too!- sung by The Cardinall’s Musick)

[Roehre]

Today:

Martinu:
Esquisses des Danses H.220 (1932)

Milhaud:
Saudades do Brazil: Suite des Danses op.67 (1921)

Mozart:
Wind quintet after violin sonata in B-flat KV454 (R3: lunchtime concert)

Holmboe:
Chamber concerto no.5 op.31 (viola and chamber orchestra) (1943)
Chamber concerto no.6 op.33 (violin and chamber orchestra) (1943)

Sweelinck:
Psalm 77 (1613)
Yeux qui guidez mon Ame (p.1612)
Dolcissimo ben mio (p.1612)
Psalm 114 (p.1613)
Timor Domini (p.1619)
Mein junges Leben hat ein End
Qual vivo Salamandra (p.1621)

[Preston]

listening Beethoven's Pastoral symphony - i feel such positivity within this symphony. positivity i most times like. it feels very comforting.

just a thought:
music is such a complex thing. so many styles, forms, techniques, types, patterns, designs, etc. most of the music of today is filled with such violence, cursing, negative energy, etc. - and, as Peter has stated many times, sadly this is what is considered "socially acceptable" or - considered sane - when in-fact it is quite the opposite.

side note:
oh!, how i wish Beethoven had access to the musical technologies of today!

all the best.

[Roehre]

Today (the whole 20’30” of )

Holmboe:
Chamber concerto no.10 op.40 (wood-brass-gut and orchestra) (1945/’46)

[Sorrano]

This morning was a bit festive:

Collins: Mardi Gras
Milhaud: Carnaval

[Michael]

For the past couple of days I've been listening to Andras Schiff's talks on the Beethoven sonatas while painting two rooms.(I was painting, not Schiff).
His discussion on the "Waldstein" and the "Appassionata" helped my brushwork on some tricky corners.

[Roehre]

Today:

Holmboe:
Chamber concerto no.11 op.44 (trumpet and chamber orchestra) (1948)

Stravinsky:
Serenade in A
Concerto for 2 solo pianos
Piano-Rag Music
Sonata for 2 Pianos
Piano sonata