What are you listening to now?

[Peter]

Today:



Prokofiev:
Celloconcerto in e opus 58

Didn't he write it for Rostropovich? Formidably difficult!

[Roehre]

Didn't he write it for Rostropovich? Formidably difficult!

No. The composer was very disappointed and unhappy with this concerto (premiered 1938). Rostropovich found a copy of the piano/cello study score and studied the work and played it to the composer in 1947 or so (the orchestral score being unpublished at that time). This inspired Prokofiev to compose a completely new work -the cello sonata op.119- for Rostropovich, as well as contemplating a reworking of the concerto. That evolved in a complete re-composing of the concerto into the Symphony-concerto opus 125. Prokofiev was working on a cello-concertino (op.132) for Rostropovich at the time of his death, btw.
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Today:

Schubert:
Piano quintet in A op.114 D.667 “Trout”

Stravinsky:
The Flood (1962)

Prokofiev:
Symphony-concerto in e opus 125 (1950/’52)

Mozart:
Violin concerto no.5 in A KV219
Flute-harp concerto in C KV299
(the latest BBCMM CD – in these performances the perfect CD to give to a charity shop)

Walton:
Richard III - Prelude and Shakespearian Suite (Mathieson arr.)

Holliger:
Induuchlen (2003)

Maxwell Davies:
Symphony no.9 (2012)

[Sorrano]

Today:



Walton:
Richard III - Prelude and Shakespearian Suite (Mathieson arr.)

This wouldn't have had anything to do with the finding of Richard III's bones? At least it's been in the news a bit today.

[Peter]

No. The composer was very disappointed and unhappy with this concerto (premiered 1938). Rostropovich found a copy of the piano/cello study score and studied the work and played it to the composer in 1947 or so (the orchestral score being unpublished at that time). This inspired Prokofiev to compose a completely new work -the cello sonata op.119- for Rostropovich, as well as contemplating a reworking of the concerto. That evolved in a complete re-composing of the concerto into the Symphony-concerto opus 125. Prokofiev was working on a cello-concertino (op.132) for Rostropovich at the time of his death, btw.
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Ah yes thank you Roehre, it was the symphony-concerto I was thinking of.

[Roehre]

This wouldn't have had anything to do with the finding of Richard III's bones? At least it's been in the news a bit today.

of coooooooouuuuuurrrrrrssse not

[Sorrano]

This morning:

Pierne: Piano Concerto in C Minor

[PDG]

Dvorak's fourth piano trio, in E minor.

[PDG]

Schumann's First Symphony and his piano concerto.

What do you make of Schumann, Mike? (Robert, not Clara)

[Roehre]

Today:

Harvey :
Speakings (2008)

Ratkje:
Concerto for Voice and Orchestra (Mood IIIb) (2004/’05 reduced orchestration 2007)

[Sorrano]

This morning:

Sibelius: Karelia Suite, Op. 11

[Roehre]

Today:

Rihm:
Versuchung (2008/’09)
Vigilia (2006)

Turnage:
Trumpet Concerto ('From the Wreckage') (2004)

Hakola:
Violin Concerto (2012)

Pintscher:
Songs from Solomon's Garden (2009)

[Sorrano]

This morning:

Ries: Piano Concerto No. 4

[Roehre]

This morning:

Ries: Piano Concerto No. 4

Much Beethoven in it?

[Sorrano]

Much Beethoven in it?

When the radio came on this morning the first movement was in progress, so I had not heard who the composer was. Knowing that it wasn't Beethoven and not being all too familiar with the Brahms' 1st Piano Concerto I was wondering if this was Brahms. It sounded too early, but post Haydn and Mozart. It really reminded me a lot of what I've heard of Weber and Clementi.