What classical music did you listen to today?

[Corno Dolce]

On Spotify:

Gustav Mahler--Symphony No.4 in G Major and Symphony No.7 in E Minor, both performed by the New York Philharmonic under the baton of Leonard Bernstein.

@Steve,

You seem to easily digest Mahler - Imo, then Bruckner should go down easy...


"Fantasia Ispanica" by Sorabji.

 

[White Knight]

@ Corno Dolce, I wish your observation were true; I have found--at least so far in my listening journey--that Mahler is somewhat easier to "grasp" than Bruckner, but I haven't given up yet on the latter, either. I also still find Mahler somewhat of a "hard nut to crack" at times.

 

[White Knight]

Felix Mendelssohn--Symphony No.3 in A Minor, Op.56 {"Scottish"} and Symphony No.4 in A Major, Op.90. Both feature the Berlin Philharmonic and Herbert von Karajan.
Robert Schumann--Symphony No.3 in E-Flat Major, Op.97 {"Rhenish"} and Symphony No.4 in D Minor, again performed by the Berlin Philharmonic under Herbert von Karajan's baton.

 

[JHC]

I also still find Mahler somewhat of a "hard nut to crack" at times.

Try the 9th, Karajans BPO DG 410-726-2 now that is one to battle with :crazy:

 

[Corno Dolce]

"Ein Deutsches Requiem" by Brahms.

 

[White Knight]

On Spotify:

Anton Bruckner--Symphony No.3 in D Minor, featuring the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Daniel Barenboim.
Gustav Mahler--Symphony No.9 in D Major, performed by the New York Philharmonic under the stick of Leonard Bernstein.

 

[Corno Dolce]

My man Steve - Swallowing Bruckner and then Mahler - Lordy, lordy...


Mazeppa by Chaikovskii.

 

[White Knight]

They're like trying to swallow two horse pills back to back;I can manage, but just barely!

 

[Mat]

Steve, have you tried Vaughn Williams yet?

 

[John Watt]

I listened to my 25 cent cassette of Beethoven's 5th again,
but it was wobbling so bad I stopped it and tossed it,
recycling the packaging, the only modernization I could do.

 

[White Knight]

Antonin Dvorak--Symphony No.8 in G Major, Op.88, featuring the Staatskapelle Dresden led by Herbert Blomstedt.
Franz Schubert--Symphony No.6 in C Major, D 589, again featuring the Staatskapelle Dresden and Maestro Blomstedt.
Jean Sibelius--Symphony No.1 in E Minor, Op.39 and Symphony No.4 A Minor, Op.63, both performed by the Vienna Philharmonic under the baton of Lorin Maazel.

 

[Corno Dolce]

Variation X on "Dies Irae" by Sorabji interpreted by Jonathan Powell.

 

[White Knight]

Ludwig Van Beethoven--Symphony No.2 in D Major, Op.36 and Symphony No.4 in B-Flat Major, Op.60, both performed by the Berlin Philharmonic under the baton of Herbert von Karajan.
Carl Nielsen--Symphony No.1 in G Minor, Op.7 and Symphony No.2, Op.16 {"The Four Temperaments"}, both featuring the Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra and Herbert Blomstedt.

 

[Corno Dolce]

1st Organ Symphony of Sorabji played by Kevin Bowyer.

 

[White Knight]

Ludwig Van Beethoven--Symphony No.6 in F Major, Op.68 {"Pastoral"}, performed by the Vienna Philharmonic under the baton of Karl Bohm.
Franz Schubert--Symphony No.5 in B-Flat Major, D 485, again featuring the Vienna Philharmonic led by Maestro Bohm.

 

[White Knight]

On Spotify:

Jean Sibelius--Symphony No.1 in E Minor, Op.39, Symphony No.3 in C Major, Op.52 and Symphony No.5 in E-Flat Major, Op.82, all featuring the Lahti Symphony Orchestra conducted by Osmo Vanska.

 

[Corno Dolce]

"Gulistan" - A symphonic Nocturne for piano solo by Sorabji - Interpreted by Jonathan Powell.

 

[wljmrbill]

Great Opera Arias from a performance at Coventry Gardens with the Price of wales present.Some of the Greatest opera singers including: Domingo,Gheorghiu and Algna. A DVD.

 

[White Knight]

On Spotify:

Jean Sibelius--Symphony No.6 in D Minor, Op.104 and Symphony No.7 in C, Op.105. Both are performed by the Lahti Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Osmo Vanska.

 

[Corno Dolce]

J.J Quantz trio sonata in C major.