What are you listening to now?

[Peter]

Yes, Michael. Wasn't it the finale of the 7th (Op. 92) that von Karajan said he'd been immersed in while at the wheel?...

I think it may have been the Scherzo - at least he wasn't conducting and singing to Elephants like Glenn Gould!

[Michael]

I think Beethoven should have told Thomson to give them to Bob Dylan instead. The harmonica would have added so much...

The harmonica was invented around 1820 so Beethoven could have used it. But Bob Dylan wasn't invented until much later, so .......
I've lost my thread of thought ..............

[Sorrano]

Thanks for your posts, Sorrano. I hope you're doing well.

You are welcome, Enrique! And doing good here, thank you!

[Sorrano]

I've lost my thread of thought ..............

That is sew sad, Michael!

This morning:

Beethoven: String Quartet No. 6 in B Flat Major

[Decrepit Poster]

During lunch today: Leopold Mozart, Concerto for Viola and Orchestra in D major adapted for trombone; Christian Gouinglene, Concerto for Tenor Trombone and Strings based on Themes by Johann David Heinchen; Johann Michael Haydn, Concerto for Alto Trombone and Orchestra in D minor. Armin Rosin, Trombone. Vienna Chamber Orchestra/Philippe Entremont. (CD)

During supper today: Schubert string quartet No.15 performed by the Alban Berg Quartet. This is another piece I haven't quite come to terms with yet. (CD)

At YouTube today: Peter Schickle, "Unbegun" Symphony recorded live a Carnegie Hall.

During Lunch yesterday: Beethoven's first two violin sonatas, Kavakos/Pace. (CD)

During Supper yesterday: Beethoven's first two piano sonatas, Brautigam. (CD)

At Youtube yesterday: Schubert's string quintet recorded live at the 2008 Zagreb Chamber Music Festival. I quite like this performance, especially its third and fourth movement.

[Megan]

Playing: Variation and Fugue on a Theme by Handel by Johannes Brahms

[Peter]

Playing: Variation and Fugue on a Theme by Handel by Johannes Brahms

Great piece and even Wagner expressed rare admiration for the fugue!

Listening to the Eroica / Szell.

[Michael]

That is sew sad, Michael!

Trying to needle me, Sorrano?

[Sorrano]

Trying to needle me, Sorrano?

That one got me in stitches!

[Megan]

Corelli - Concerto grosso in F OP.6 no.2.
The English Concert.
Conductor: Trevor Pinnock.





Ludwig van Beethoven

Piano Concerto No. 1: Movement III
Performer: Alfred Brendel.
Orchestra: The Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra.
Conductor: Sir Simon Rattle.
PHILIPS.


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[Sorrano]

This morning:
Milhaud: "Le printemps" (Set 2), Op 66, #3, Calme
Mozart: Horn Concerto #3 in E-Flat, K 447

[Zevy]

Mozart: Horn Concerto #3 in E-Flat, K 447

Great piece, Sorrano. The middle movement is heavenly. The orchestration of this concerto employs the use of clarinets instead of oboes and bassoons instead of horns.

[Megan]

Octet (D.803) in F major, 3rd movement; Allegro vivace by Franz Peter Schubert


Concerto in A minor for 2 violins, RV 523 by Antonio Vivaldi

[Sorrano]

Great piece, Sorrano. The middle movement is heavenly. The orchestration of this concerto employs the use of clarinets instead of oboes and bassoons instead of horns.

The local radio station plays one of the concerti quite often (not sure which one) so hearing this one was a breath of fresh air.

This morning:
Elgar: Coronation March, Op 65 (1911)
Bax: "London Pageant"
Walton: "Orb and Sceptre," Coronation March

[Zevy]

Octet (D.803) in F major, 3rd movement; Allegro vivace by Franz Peter Schubert

Good taste, Megan. I can hear it now in my head.