What classical music did you listen to today?

[Chi_townPhilly]

The MET 3-CD version of Verdi's Aïda, Aprile Millo in the title role, Placido Domingo as Radames, James Levine conducting.

I thought it would be good to refamiliarize myself with this work, in advance of this Saturday's Met-in-HD theatrecast--
but it looks like we'll be working overtime on Saturday...

 

[White Knight]

On Spotify:

David Diamond--Symphonies Nos. 2 and 4, both performed by the Gerard Schwarz led Seattle Symphony Orchestra.

 

[Mat]

4th symphonies of Tchaikovsky and Schumann.

 

[White Knight]

@ Mat, That Schumann No.4 is amongst my favorite works of either him or any composer. By whom were it and the Tchaikovsky performed and conducted?

 

[White Knight]

On Spotify:

Kurt Atterberg--Symphony No.6 in A Major, Op.31 {"Dollar Symphony"}, featuring the Norrkoping Symphony Orchestra led by Junichi Hirokami.

 

[White Knight]

On Spotify:

Arnold Bax--Winter Legends, featuring the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, with Ashley Wass on piano, all led by James Judd.
Arnold Bax--Symphony No.1 in E-Flat Major, performed by the Royal Scottish National Orchestra under the baton of David Lloyd-Jones.

 

[Mat]

@ Mat, That Schumann No.4 is amongst my favorite works of either him or any composer. By whom were it and the Tchaikovsky performed and conducted?

Hey, Steve. Schumann's 4th is definitely one of my favorite (symphonic) works, as well! I'm sure you've seen the video clip on youtube where Karajan rehearses it with Wiener Philharmoniker?

The Tchaikovsky was performed by Bernard Haitink/Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra and the Schumann by Georg Szell/Cleveland SO.

 

[White Knight]

Hi, Mat. No, I haven't seen that particular HVK clip, but I did see the one in which he is rehearsing the wonderful second movement of Beethoven's Symphony No.7 with the Berliner Philharmoniker, and it was very touching. Partly as a result of having viewed and listened to that clip, I decided to but his complete Beethoven Cycle made with the Berliner Philharmoniker.

 

[Mat]

Hi, Steve. If you're interested you can watch the clip here. Since it's one of your favourite works that's being rehearsed, I'm sure you'll like it. I know I did.

 

[White Knight]

Mat, Thanks. I shall watch it a little later. :tiphat:

 

[White Knight]

On Spotify:

Arnold Bax--Symphony No.6 and Tintagel, both works featuring the Douglas Bostock led Munich Symphony Orchestra.
Gustav Mahler--Symphony No.6 in A Minor {"Tragic"}, performed by the Berliner Philharmoniker under the baton of Claudio Abbado.

 

[White Knight]

Antonin Dvorak--Symphony No.8 in G Major, Op.88, performed by the Herbert Blomstedt led Staatskapelle Dresden.
Franz Schubert--Symphony No.6 in C Major, D 589, once again featuring Maestro Blomstedt and the Staatskapelle Dresden.

 

[White Knight]

Jean Sibelius--Symphony No.1 in E Minor, Op.39 and Symphony No.4 in A Minor, Op.63, both performed by the Utah Symphony under Maurice Abravanel's baton.

 

[White Knight]

On Spotify:

Philip Glass--Symphony No.4 {Heroes Symphony}, featuring the American Composers Orchestra led by Dennis Russell Davies.

 

[White Knight]

Hi, Steve. If you're interested you can watch the clip here. Since it's one of your favourite works that's being rehearsed, I'm sure you'll like it. I know I did.

Mat, I viewed the HVK rehearsal clip tonight and indeed found it very interesting;I had never heard the sound of his voice before. I'm going to see if there are other parts to this same rehearsal--and, if there are--I'll post the links for you. Thanks again!

 

[White Knight]

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

 

[Mat]

Mat, I viewed the HVK rehearsal clip tonight and indeed found it very interesting;I had never heard the sound of his voice before. I'm going to see if there are other parts to this same rehearsal--and, if there are--I'll post the links for you. Thanks again!

I'm happy to let you know that it is available in its entirety and I even made a thread about it here. Moreover, while I was re-watching it a few days ago, I came across the same clip but in one file. It has an interesting bonus - a concert performance of the symphony. Here's the link; it starts @ 1:01:40.

 

[White Knight]

Mat, Thanks so much!

On Spotify:

Gustav Mahler--Symphony No.6 in A Minor {"Tragic'}, performed by the Thomas Sanderling led St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra.
Pyotr Chaikovskii--Symphony No.1 in G Minor, Op.13 {"Winter Daydreams"}, Symphony No.2 in C Minor, Op.17 {"Little Russian"} and Symphony No.3 in D Major, Op.29 {"Polish"}. All three works feature the London Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Valery Gergiev.

 

[White Knight]

On Spotify:

Anton Bruckner--Symphony No.3 in D Minor and Symphony No.4 in E-Flat Major {"Romantic"}, both performed by the Mariss Jansons led Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra.

 

[White Knight]

Vaughan Williams--Symphony No.7 {"Sinfonia antartica"}, featuring the London Philharmonic Orchestra and Choir and soprano Norma Burrowes led by Adrian Boult.
Vaughan Williams--Symphony No.8 in D Minor, once again featuring the London Philharmonic and Maestro Boult.