What are you listening to now?

[Peter]

I just had that complete box of the Haydn symphonies out last night, which I believe I bought on your recommendation. I'm still enjoying it!

Excellent isn't it and what a remarkable achievement those symphonies are.

[Fidelio]

Beethoven: Complete Overtures
Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Kurt Masur

[Fidelio]

Beethoven: Piano Sonatas, Op. 2 Nos. 1-3
Maurizio Zaccaria

Taken at a heck of a speed!

[Peter]

Beethoven piano concerto no.4 Murray Perahia / Bernard Haitink - Concertgebouw.

[Fidelio]

Beethoven: The Creatures of Prometheus, (piano version) Hess 90
Warren Lee

[Megan]

n the Hieronymuss Bosch's "The Garden of Earthly Delights" painting (1480-1490 circa) there is some music written on the butt of one of the characters in hell.
But how sounds this 15th Century melody?
Here is how is the 600-years-old butt music from hell sounds:
https://youtube/OnrICy3Bc2U
Enchanting!
Arranged in the style of the period (the music score on the butt is just a short riff intended to be repeated) and played on Lute, Harp, and Hurdy-Gurdy by James Spalink.
The melody is based on the transcription by Amelia Hamrick.


[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OnrICy3Bc2U&feature=youtu.be[/YOUTUBE]

[Chris]

The Hammerklavier sonata has dragged me back in, and I've been listening to several different recordings of it. I think Brendel's last is still my favorite (which was live!).

[Peter]

Charming symphony no.1 by Gounod.

[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K5Tkc_Dqra4[/YOUTUBE]

[Zevy]

Driving to and from DC I was treated to the local FM station playing Beethoven Symphony #2 Bernstein/NYP.
That was sandwiched between Alfred Bendel/Mackerras playing 6 of Mozart's Piano Concerti. It made for a good ride!

[Peter]

Last night on BBC 4 Stephen Hough playing Queen Victoria's Erard piano (on loan from Buckingham palace) at the proms in a performance of Mendelssohn's piano concerto no.1. This was followed by 5 songs written by Prince Albert, then Mendelssohn's 'Scottish' symphony.

Here's the link to BBC iplayer for those of you who can access it. The concerto starts at 24'30. https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episod...orias-playlist

[Enrique]

Charming symphony no.1 by Gounod.

An opera composer who writes a symphony. Bizet was another and Wagner was about to write one when he passed away.

Haydn: Symphony no.48 "Maria Theresa", Muti.
Brahms: Violin concerto - Oistrakh / Klemperer

[Peter]

An opera composer who writes a symphony. Bizet was another and Wagner was about to write one when he passed away.

Haydn: Symphony no.48 "Maria Theresa", Muti.
Brahms: Violin concerto - Oistrakh / Klemperer

Gounod's first symphony was the inspiration for his student Bizet's symphony in C major. Wagner wrote 2 symphonies when he was just nineteen. The one in E Major was discontinued after he completed two movements. Joachim Raff compiled the lost score of this symphony. His C Major Symphony was composed in a space of just six weeks in 1832.

[gprengel]

... Wagner... His C Major Symphony was composed in a space of just six weeks in 1832.

Really, in 6 weeks??? I just love this symphony, each movement (!!) - but especially the wonderful slow movement in a-minor! Why didn't Wagner promote it more?
I love this symphony more than many of his operas, which usually have some great parts (Lohengrin and Tannhäuser overures beeing my favourites) but with much boredom in beetween ...

[Peter]

Really, in 6 weeks??? I just love this symphony, each movement (!!) - but especially the wonderful slow movement in a-minor! Why didn't Wagner promote it more?
I love this symphony more than many of his operas, which usually have some great parts (Lohengrin and Tannhäuser overures beeing my favourites) but with much boredom in beetween ...

Not so remarkable when you consider the timescale for Mozart's last 3 symphonies or Schubert's last 3 sonatas!

[Fidelio]

Beethoven: Wind Music on Original Instruments
Wind Octet in E-Flat Major, Op. 103
Sextet in E-Flat Major, Op. 71