What are you listening to now ?

[Peter]

Speaking of English composers, I got a good dose of Walton last week as his music was featured on Exploring Music. Bill McLoughlan mentioned that Walton's music was not performed as much since his passing; is that just a US neglect?

Probably a Covid neglect! Seriously though he would be in good company with some of the other English composers I've mentioned here, Finzi, Gurney, Butterworth and even Delius.

Speaking of Gurney, here is his Gloucestershire rhapsody

[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eqxo0rV2AFY[/YOUTUBE]

[Sorrano]

Delius is getting more attention these days. It's rare that I don't hear one or two of his works during a week driving to work and home again. Finzi I have heard before but not Gurney or Butterworth.

[Peter]

Delius is getting more attention these days. It's rare that I don't hear one or two of his works during a week driving to work and home again. Finzi I have heard before but not Gurney or Butterworth.

How about John Foulds, very much neglected? This piece is incredible!

[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-P9SerPpgH0[/YOUTUBE]

[Sorrano]

I will have to check those selections out, thanks, Peter! This morning the radio was playing one of 5 bagatelles by Finzi for Clarinet and piano. They didn't announce what it was after so I had to look it up on the playlist on their website.

[Peter]

I simply adore the singing in this recording from Rachmaninov's Vespers - the best version I think I've heard. Irina Bogdanovich (soloist) in particular has the most amazing voice. Listen out also for the amazing bass at the end!

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

[Peter]

'Straussiana' by the highly gifted Erich Korngold. His orchestration skills were superb. I believe this was the last completed work he wrote.

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

[Sorrano]

'Straussiana' by the highly gifted Erich Korngold. His orchestration skills were superb. I believe this was the last completed work he wrote.

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

I do like his music. He's been "present" on occasion in the Exploring Music program I listen to.

[Peter]

I do like his music. He's been "present" on occasion in the Exploring Music program I listen to.

Yes he has been much neglected - here is Renee Fleming sings ?Marietta?s Lied? from Die Tote Stadt.

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

[Peter]

Handel at his most sublime in the aria 'As steals the morn'

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

[Harvey]

Been listening to Fidelio all week. 14 different performances. I must have 30 plus 7 Leonores and other misc sets. I will also listen to Gardiner's Leonore today.

Did you know that the march is different in the 1805 vs the 1814 and many Leonore sets get it wrong. Jacobs gets it right. Check it out:

1805 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_w7RwOCaUkQ

1814 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQ71YQSMASE

[gprengel]

Probably the most beautiful performance of Beethoven's 7th ever - in the Delphi theatre of ancient Greece :

https://www.arte.tv/en/videos/103198...-7-in-a-major/ -- What a view and what a clean sound !!!!!!!!!

[Peter]

Probably the most beautiful performance of Beethoven's 7th ever - in the Delphi theatre of ancient Greece :

https://www.arte.tv/en/videos/103198...-7-in-a-major/ -- What a view and what a clean sound !!!!!!!!!

What a beautiful treat to wake up to this morning - thanks Gerd. Absolutely stunning setting and yes the sound is amazing, Beethoven would have been thrilled!!

[Chris]

Fidelio, Op. 72: Overture (Arr. W. Sedlak for Wind Ensemble)

I didn't know this existed, but I heard it on my local classical radio station the other day. It works pretty nicely as a wind piece, I think!

[Zevy]

Fidelio, Op. 72: Overture (Arr. W. Sedlak for Wind Ensemble)

I didn't know this existed, but I heard it on my local classical radio station the other day. It works pretty nicely as a wind piece, I think!

Thanks for sharing. I enjoyed that.

[Harvey]

Been listening to that several times today. Excellent production
Pergolesi. La Serva Padrona
Direttore, Daniel Oren
Regia, Riccardo Canessa
Uberto, Carlo Lepore
Serp?na, Enkeleda Kamani
Vespone, Riccardo Canessa