What classical music did you listen to today?

[White Knight]

On Spotify:

Carl Nielsen--Symphony No.3, Op.27 {"Sinfonia espansiva"} and Symphony No.5, Op.50, both performed by the New York Philharmonic under the baton of Leonard Bernstein.

 

[White Knight]

On Spotify:

Piotr 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 Minor, Op.29. All three works are performed by the New York Philharmonic under the baton of Leonard Bernstein.
Philip Glass--The Light and Symphony No.4 {"Heroes Symphony"}, both works featuring the Marin Alsop led Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra.

 

[White Knight]

On Spotify:

Anton Bruckner--Symphony No.8 in C Minor, featuring the Herbert von Karajan led Berliner Philharmoniker.
Jean Sibelius--Symphony No.1 in E Minor, Op.39 and Symphony No.4 in A Minor, Op.63, once again performed by the Berliner Philharmoniker under the baton of Maestro Karajan.

 

[White Knight]

On Spotify:

Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov--Symphony No.1 in E Minor, Op.1 and Symphony No.2, Op.9 {"Antar"}, both works performed by the St. Petersburg State Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Andre Anichanov.

 

[White Knight]

On Spotify:

Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov--Symphony No.3 in C Major, Op.32 and Sinfonietta on Russian Themes, Op.33, both works performed by the Saint Petersburg State Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Andre Anchianov.
Carl Nielsen--Symphony No.4, Op.29 {"The Inextinguishable"}, featuring the Berliner Philharmoniker led by Herbert von Karajan.
Bohuslav Martinu--Symphony No.1, H.289 and Symphony No.2, H.295. Both works are performed by the Neeme Jarvi led Bamberg SYmphony Orchestra.

 

[White Knight]

On Spotify:

Bohuslav Martinu--Symphony No.3 , H.299 and Symphony No.4 , H.305, both performed by the Neeme Jarvi led Bamberg Symphony Orchestra.
Carl Nielsen--Symphony No.4, Op.29 {"The Inextinguishable"} and Symphony No.5, Op.50, both featuring the Danish National Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Michael SChonwandt.
Gavin Bryars--The Sinking Of The Titanic, performed by the Gavin Bryars Ensemble conducted by the composer himself.

 

[White Knight]

Ludwig Van Beethoven--Symphony No.2 in D Major, Op.36 and Symphony No.4 in B-Flat Major, Op.60. Both works feature the Berliner Philharmoniker led by Herbert von Karajan.

 

[White Knight]

Robert Schumann--Symphony No.3 in E-Flat Major, Op.97 {"Rhenish"} and Symphony No.4 in D Minor, Op.120, both performed by the Berliner Philharmoniker under the baton of Herbert von Karajan.
Ludwig Van Beethoven--Symphony No.1 in C Major, Op.21 and Symphony No.6 in F Major, Op.68 {"Pastoral"}, both works featuring the George Szell led Cleveland Orchestra.

 

[White Knight]

This morning, on WQXR FM, whilst driving through the snow in my car {instead of a one-horse open sleigh}:

Gustav Holst--The Planets, featuring the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Chicago Choir under the wand of James Levine.

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Ludwig Van Beethoven--Egmont Overture, Op.84, performed by the George Szell led Cleveland Orchestra.
Gustav Mahler--Symphony No.4 in G Major, performed by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and soprano Judith Bliegen under the baton of James Levine.
Gustav Mahler--Symphony No.7 in E Minor, once again featuring the Chicago Symphony Orchestra
and Maestro Levine.

 

[White Knight]

Felix Mendelssohn--Symphony No.3 in A Minor, Op.56 {"Scottish"} and Symphony No.4 in A major, Op.90 {"Italian"}, both featuring the Herbert von Karajan led Berliner Philharmoniker.
Ludwig Van Beethoven--Symphony No.1 in C Major, Op.21 and Symphony No.2 in D Major, Op.36. Both works are performed by the Orchestre Revolutionnaire et Romantique under the baton of John Eliot Gardiner.

 

[White Knight]

On Spotify:

Carl Nielsen--Symphony No.1 in G Minor, Op.7 and Symphony No.6, FS 116 {"Sinfonia semplice"}, both works featuring the Danish National Symphony Orchestra led by Michael Schonwandt.

 

[White Knight]

On Spotify:

Franz Schubert--Symphony No.1 in D Major, D 82 and Symphony No.4 in C Minor, D 417 {"Tragic"}, both featuring the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra led by Nikolaus Harnoncourt.
Bohuslav Martinu--Symphony No.5, H.310 and Symphony No.6, H.343 {"Fantaises Symphoniques"}, both works performed by the Bamberg Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Neeme Jarvi.

 

[Hilde]

I have been listening to my Joyce Hatto Bax works. This evening it will be choral works.

 

[ericwood992]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQKWHMKvyAk&NR=1&feature=endscreen MAGNIFICENT!!!

 

[White Knight]

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart--Symphony No.39 in E-Flat Major, K.543, Symphony No.40 in G Minor, K.550 and Symphony No.41 in C Major, K.551 {"Jupiter"}. All three symphonies are performed by the Berliner Philharmoniker under Herbert von Karajan's baton.
Robert Schumann--Symphony No.4 in D Minor, Op.120, once again featuring Maestro Karajan, this time leading the Vienna Philharmonic.

 

[Mat]

Symphonies no. 2 & 3 by Saint-Saens.

 

[White Knight]

@ Mat, Re: the Saint-Saens pieces, by whom were they performed?

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 the Staatskapelle Dresden under the baton of Maestro Blomstedt.

 

[Mat]

They were just random renditions I found on youtube, so I don't know the performers.

 

[Dorsetmike]

I have been listening to my Joyce Hatto Bax works. This evening it will be choral works.

The Bax works could well be the original 1970 recording she did, but beware any comparatively recent recordings (post 2000)

http://moreintelligentlife.co.uk/node/68

 

[Mat]

Just finished listening to Mahler's 7th symphony performed by Wiener Philharmoniker under the baton of Leonard Bernstein.