What are you listening to now?

[AeolianHarp]

Opus 70 No. 1 – Piano Trio in D major "Ghost"

[Michael]

What I read was that he linked it to the end of Florestan and Leonora's duet, and dropped the opening note to get it to smoothly join the end of the duet. While I appreciate the use of the overture to occupy the audience during the scene change. I routinely delete it from all my music playback and skip over it when watching the video. In fact, I read that Beethoven wanted a short pause, but not more than 7 seconds, between the end of the duet and the finale. To me, the inserted overture horribly disrupts the flow.

You're right. I got it backwards. It was inserted before the scene change, as is often done with this long "overture".

[Enrique]

Mozart:
Piano concerto no.25 (Murray Perahia).
Piano concerto no.26 (Murray Perahia).

His music is gentle and endowed with grace. But he could be terrible too, like a thunderbolt, as the concerto in D minor shows. Of course there no words that can delve into the depths of his soul. I think I listening to too many concerts lately. Some good symphonies will remedy it.

[Harvey]

Beethoven. Missa Solemnis. Ormandy conducting.

[Michael]

Nothing for it today but this lot:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0CVojZ1Y6Uc

1) Come Draw We Round the Cheerful Ring (text: Joanna Baillie)

2) O Harp of Erin (text: David Thomson)

3) The Kiss, Dear Maid, Thy Lip Has Left (text: Lord Byron)

4) The Return to Ulster (text: Sir Walter Scott)

5) The Pulse of an Irishman (text: Sir Alexander Boswell)

The performers are Robert White (Irish tenor), Yo-Yo Ma (cello), Ani Kavafian (violin) Samuel Sanders (piano).





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[Sorrano]

This morning:
Chopin:
"Souvenir de Paganini"
Polish Songs, Op 74
Elgar: Six Promenades

[Rocco]

The other day: Fidelio 1978 by Leonard Bernstein.

Right now: Brahms A German Requiem.

[AeolianHarp]

Nothing for it today but this lot:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0CVojZ1Y6Uc

1) Come Draw We Round the Cheerful Ring (text: Joanna Baillie)

2) O Harp of Erin (text: David Thomson)

3) The Kiss, Dear Maid, Thy Lip Has Left (text: Lord Byron)

4) The Return to Ulster (text: Sir Walter Scott)

5) The Pulse of an Irishman (text: Sir Alexander Boswell)

The performers are Robert White (Irish tenor), Yo-Yo Ma (cello), Ani Kavafian (violin) Samuel Sanders (piano).





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Happy St Patrick's Day to you Michael! One Irish composer I really like is John Field- especially his Nocturnes.

[Michael]

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Happy St Patrick's Day to you Michael! [QUOTE]


Thanks! (Hic!)

[AeolianHarp]

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Happy St Patrick's Day to you Michael!

Thanks! (Hic!)

On the Guinness already?

Listening right now to:

Debussy- Clair De Lune.

So beautiful....

[Chris]

The Beethoven Irish Folksongs, of course! Not to forget Haydn's, though -- tonight!

[AeolianHarp]

The Beethoven Irish Folksongs, of course! Not to forget Haydn's, though -- tonight!

Good choice Chris!

[Harvey]

The Glorious Moment Op.136

[Rocco]

Wow this site has been dead... Need to bring it to life!

Vivaldi - The great choral masterpieces

[Sorrano]

This morning:
MacDowell: Orchestra Suite #1 in d, Op 42

Rocco, that looks like a great CD! My introduction to Vivaldi's choral works was the Gloria.