What classical music did you listen to today?

[walcha]

Symphony No. 2 - Walter Piston http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdceB55VjYs

Prelude and Allegro for Organ and Stings - Walter Piston http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=pjWW0mv46uI

Sonata for Flute and Piano - Leo Smit http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZc5iayYdEs&feature=share

Concerto for Piano and Wind Ensemble - Leo Smit http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8wpFIMlLeQ&feature=relmfu

 

[White Knight]

On Spotify:

Einojuhani Rautavaara--Symphony No.7 {"Angel of Light"} and Symphony No.8 {"The Journey"}, both performed by the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra under the baton of Max Pommer.

 

[White Knight]

On Spotify:

Carl Nielsen--Symphony No.3, Op.27 {"Sinfonia Espansiva"}, Symphony No.4, Op.29 {"The Inextinguishable"} and Symphony No.5, Op.50. All three works feature the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra led by Osmo Vanska.

 

[Corno Dolce]

"Symphonic Variations" by Sorabji.

 

[White Knight]

On Spotify:

Franz Schubert--Symphony No.8 in B Minor {"Unfinished"} and Symphony NO.9 in C Major, D 944, both featuring the Cleveland Orchestra led by George Szell.

 

[White Knight]

Carl Nielsen--Symphony No.3, Op.27 {"Sinfonia Espansiva"} and Symphony NO.4, Op.29 {"The Inextinguishable"}, both performed by the Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Herbert Blomstedt.

 

[Corno Dolce]

Execution of Stenka Razin conducted by Gerard Schwarz with Bass solo by Charles Robert Austin.

 

[Mat]

I'm listening to Violin Concerto by Mieczysław Karłowicz. The soloist is Konstanty Kulka accompanied by the Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra under the baton of Kazimierz Kord. Marvellous piece.

And on a different note:

I have mentioned to Lars that we've been having some difficulties with the use of word philharmoniker. He fixed it immediately.
It shouldn't be replaced with *** anymore.

Thanks, Lars

 

[Corno Dolce]

Trois Dances by Alain - Interpreted by Christophe Mantoux at St. Ouen de Rouen. Imnsho, its the greatest set of pieces penned by Alain.

 

[White Knight]

Ralph Vaughan Williams--Symphony No.2 {"A London Symphony"}, performed by the London Philharmonic Orchestra with Sir Adrian Boult at its helm.
Ralph Vaughan Williams--Symphony No.3 {"A Pastoral Symphony"}, again featuring Maestro Boult, on this occasion conducting the New Philharmonia Orchestra.

 

[Mat]

Carl Nielsen - Symphony no.2, The Four Temperaments; Symphony no.3, Sinfonia espansiva. Both performed by the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Osmo Vanska.

W. A. Mozart - Don Giovanni Overture. Performed by the Wiener Philharmoniker with Daniel Harding.

 

[Corno Dolce]

2nd Piano Cto. by Brahms.

 

[White Knight]

Ralph Vaughan Williams--Symphony No.7 {"Sinfonia Antartica"} and Symphony No.8 in D Minor. Both works are performed by the London Philharmonic Orchestra under the baton of Sir Adrian Boult. As well, the 7th Symphony features the London Philharmonic Choir.

 

[Corno Dolce]

Variations on Dives and Lazarus by Vaughan-Williams.

 

[White Knight]

Variations on Dives and Lazarus by Vaughan-Williams.

CD, Are you familiar with--as I'm quite sure you are--RVW'S lovely and haunting Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Tallis? Although I am not a religious person by any means, this spiritual work never fails to send shivers down my spine whenever I listen to it. This also sometimes happens to me when I listen to Bach as well, especially some of his Brandenburg Concertos or Where Sheep May Safely Graze.

 

[White Knight]

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

 

[White Knight]

Ludwig Van Beethoven--Symphony No.3 in E-Flat Major, Op.55 {"Eroica"} and Symphony No.4 in B-Flat Major, Op.60, both performed by the Orchestre Revolutionnaire et Romantique under the baton of John Eliot Gardiner.

 

[Corno Dolce]

CD, Are you familiar with--as I'm quite sure you are--RVW'S lovely and haunting Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Tallis? Although I am not a religious person by any means, this spiritual work never fails to send shivers down my spine whenever I listen to it. This also sometimes happens to me when I listen to Bach as well, especially some of his Brandenburg Concertos or Where Sheep May Safely Graze.

@BrotherSteve,

You bet I am familiar with his work on the "Tallis Theme" - He used lots of melodies which are found in older Hymnbooks of the Anglican Church. Among other things, "Dives and Lazarus" is based on the tune "Kingsfold" and is attributed to Lucy Broadwood having written it. And it gets me turning on the "waterworks" everytime...Try listening to his "Songs of Travel" for Bass/Baritone and piano with words by Robert Louis Stevenson. The great BassBaritone singer Bryn Terfel made a magnificent recording on them.

 

[White Knight]

Ludwig Van Beethoven--Symphony No.7 in A Major, Op.92 and Symphony No.8 in F Major, Op.93. Both works feature Herbert von Karajan leading the Berlin Philharmonic.
Antonin Dvorak--Symphony No.8 in G Major, Op.88, performed by the Staatskapelle Dresden under the baton of Herbert Blomstedt.
Franz Schubert--Symphony No.6 in C Major, D 589, once again featuring the Staatskapelle Dresden and Maestro Blomstedt.

 

[White Knight]

On Spotify:

Dmitri Shostakovich--Symphony No.4 in C Minor, Op.43, featuring the American Symphony Orchestra led by Leon Botstein.
Dmitri Shostakovich--Symphony No.6 in B Minor, Op.54, performed by the Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra under the wand of Yevgeni Mravinsky.