What are you listening to now?

[Peter]

Mozart quartet in D minor k.421.

[Preston]

Mozart quartet in D minor k.421.

Peter, did all this Mozart talk get you in a mood for Mozart?

Anyway, a string quartet in D-min - sounds interesting. I have never listened to much of Mozart's chamber music - will have to give K. 421 a listening.

[Peter]

Peter, did all this Mozart talk get you in a mood for Mozart?

Anyway, a string quartet in D-min - sounds interesting. I have never listened to much of Mozart's chamber music - will have to give K. 421 a listening.

There are some real gems to be found such as the late clarinet trio and clarinet quintet, the string trio K.563, the string quintets K.515, K.516, K.593. The D minor quartet is quite a fine work, I particularly like the last variation movement and the clever use of rhythm in the trio of the the 3rd movt.

[Sorrano]

This morning:

Haydn: 1st Cello Concerto

[Roehre]

Today:

Delius:
Sea Drift
Piano concerto (1897)
Poem of Life and Love (1918/’19)
The latest BBCMM CD. AFAIK the Poem is a premiere-recording; a pity that the brass in the piano concerto is not at its best (listen e.g. between 3m10 and 4m20 for what I mean, especially the horns)

I’m off abroad again, I’ll be back Sunday May 20th.

[Sorrano]

Last night:

Wagner: Rienzi Overture

This morning:

Buxtehude: Violin and Viola da gamba Sonata in F, op. 2, No. 7

Bach: Aria from Suite #3 as arranged by Stokowski (not to be confused with P.D.Q. Bach's Hair on a G String)

Grieg: Sigurd Jorsalfar: Homage March

[Chris]

Heard the third movement of the Tchaikovsky violin concerto on the way to work this morning - possibly the most boring performance of it I have ever heard. That piece needs some of that Russian fire!

[Michael]

Heard the third movement of the Tchaikovsky violin concerto on the way to work this morning - possibly the most boring performance of it I have ever heard. That piece needs some of that Russian fire!

Maybe it's the piece. I really like Tchaikovsky but have never taken to the violin concerto.
Listened to several Beethoven lieder today, including the usual suspects: "Adelaide" and "An Die Ferne Geliebte" .

[Chris]

Maybe it's the piece. I really like Tchaikovsky but have never taken to the violin concerto.

It is my favorite work of Tchaikovsky (along with the Piano Concerto No. 1). It's probably the first full multi-movement piece of classical music I loved, and it is responsible for a lot of my interest in music now. Surprisingly, I love few other works by Tchaikovsky and few other concertos from the Romantic era (the Mendelssohn violin concerto being a notable exception). But this piece has always been a special one to me. When I was taking violin lessons as a youngster, I got the sheet music and played it. And by "played it", I mean "stumbled through a few measures before realizing I would never be able to play it."

[Michael]

It is my favorite work of Tchaikovsky (along with the Piano Concerto No. 1). It's probably the first full multi-movement piece of classical music I loved, and it is responsible for a lot of my interest in music now. Surprisingly, I love few other works by Tchaikovsky and few other concertos from the Romantic era (the Mendelssohn violin concerto being a notable exception). But this piece has always been a special one to me. When I was taking violin lessons as a youngster, I got the sheet music and played it. And by "played it", I mean "stumbled through a few measures before realizing I would never be able to play it."

It's amazing how different the effect a piece of music has on different people. The violin concerto is an acknowledged classic so I'm perfectly willing to blame myself. I love T's last three symphonies, and the Piano Concerto No. 1 and a lot more besides but the above-mentioned eludes me. Strange.

[Preston]

There are some real gems to be found such as the late clarinet trio and clarinet quintet, the string trio K.563, the string quintets K.515, K.516, K.593. The D minor quartet is quite a fine work, I particularly like the last variation movement and the clever use of rhythm in the trio of the the 3rd movt.

Thanks for the info Peter.

Started to attempt listening to K. 421, but then felt a mood for the major and saw Mozart's Symphony 38. So, I clicked on it and it is a great recording, imo. It is not as tight and confined as the other versions I have heard - it is done very nicely! It is the Prague Chamber Orchestra with Charles Mackerras. Here is the link below.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IulPPkoU03k

Any thoughts on this performance? I am really fond of it. I will have to buy it. It is so loose, the overall dynamics are much better than a lot of the other recordings, etc. - I am loving this recording.

[gprengel]

I want to share with you a real treasure which I discovered in these days which was altogether new to me: Handel's Dixit Dominus, and here especially this duett/chorus whith awesome harmonies:
http:// www.youtube.com/watch?v=yd7aGnHMFiw&feature=fvwrel

Do you know it?

[Megan]

French Fanfare

Performer: Philip PICKETT - Director Performer: New London Consort

BBC Recording
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Josquin des Prez
Allegez moy for 6 voices

Performer: Philip PICKETT - Director Performer: New London Consort

BBC Recording
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William Cornysh
Blow thi horne hunter S.29 for 3 voices

Performer: Philip PICKETT - Director Performer: New London Consort

BBC Recording
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Robert Fayrfax
Magnificat "Regale" [2nd tone] for 5 voices

Conductor: Harry CHRISTOPHERS Performer: The SIXTEEN

[Wyresider]

I'll probably be thrown off the forum for this, but it's late, I'm ready for bed, and I'm too tired to listen to music -- so my confuser is playing Arthur Butterworth's Royal Borer Bridge (and it has just played Chas Williams's Girls in Grey).

[Sorrano]

This morning:

Vorisek: Introduction et Rondeu Brilliant, Op. 22

Saent-Saens: Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso

Chopin: 3rd movement from the 2nd Piano Concerto