What classical music did you listen to today?

[White Knight]

Anton Bruckner--Symphony No.5 in B-Flat Major {Haas Version}, performed by the Wurtttemberg Philharmonic Orchestra under the baton of Roberto Paternostro.
Anton Bruckner--Symphony No.8 {1890 Version}, once again featuring the Roberto Paternostro led Wurttemberg Philharmonic Orchestra.

 

[John Watt]

@John Watt's apartment, an audio-video mash-up,
featuring a large book with original prints, as new,
the tales of Sheherazadne, from Arabian Nights,
with, a lo-and-behold new, used cassette I bought,
of Rimsky-Korsikof's symphony, "Sheherazadne".

I hear the tamborine and the draw of the hookah,
more than the hot, blowing sand.

Total cost, $2.50.

 

[Mat]

Found this and thought about you, Steve.

 

[White Knight]

@ Mat, Now I have two great links to watch, thanks to you: this and the Karajan. Thank you so much. I am really looking forward to seeing--and hearing--two great conductors at work.

Franz Schubert--Symphony No.9 in C Major, D 944 {"Great"}, performed by the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra under the baton of Nikolaus Harnoncourt.
Gustav Mahler--Symphony No.6 in A Minor {"Tragic"}, featuring the James Levine led London Symphony Orchestra.

 

[White Knight]

Franz Schubert--Symphony No.3 in D Major, D200, Symphony No.5 in B-Flat Major, D485 and Symphony No.8 in B Minor, D759 {"Unfinished"}. All three symphonies are performed by the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra under the baton of Nikolaus Harnoncourt.
Ludwig Van Beethoven--Symphony No.2 in D Major, Op.36 and Symphony No.5 in C Minor, Op.67, both featuring the George Szell led Cleveland Orchestra.

 

[White Knight]

On Spotify:

Gustav Mahler--Symphony No.6 in A Minor {"Tragic"}, featuring the Berliner Philharmoniker led by Claudio Abbado.

 

[White Knight]

Franz Schubert--Symphony No.1 in D Major, D82 and Symphony NO.4 in C Minor, D417 {"Tragic"}, both featuring the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra led by Nikolaus Harnoncourt.
ANton Bruckner--Symphony No.6 in A Major, performed by the Wurttemberg Philharmonic under Roberto Paternostro's baton.

 

[White Knight]

On Spotify:

Gustav Mahler--Symphony No.6 in A Minor {"Tragic"}, featuring the New York Philharmonic and Leonard Bernstein.
Philip Glass--Symphony No.4 {"Heroes"}, performed by the Marin Alsop led Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra.

 

[White Knight]

Franz Schubert--Symphony No.2 in B-Flat Major, D82 and Symphony No.6 in C Major, D589, both performed by the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra under Nikolaus Harnoncourt's baton.
Anton Bruckner--Symphony No.4 in E-Flat Major {"Romantic", 1878/1880 Version}, featuring Roberto Paternostro conducting the Wurttemberg Philharmonic Orchestra.

 

[marval]

Have received my three cd set of Mario Lanza, so that is what I am listening to. It is absolutely wonderful.

 

[White Knight]

On Spotify:

Anton Bruckner--Symphony No.4 in E-Flat Major {"Romantic", Nowak, Editor} and Symphony No.8 in C Minor, both works featuring the Berliner Philharmoniker led by Klaus Tennstedt. Both readings are very spirited and expressive.

 

[White Knight]

Franz Schubert--Symphony No.9 in C Major, D944 {"Great"}, featuring the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra led by Nikolaus Harnoncourt.

 

[stu]

Wagner- Overture to 'The Mastersingers Of Nuremburg'. Hamburg Symphony Orchestra (Hans Jurgen Walther).
and, 'Prologue To Act 3 Of Lohengrin'.
Also some Mario Lanza after some prompting from Margaret.

 

[White Knight]

Found this and thought about you, Steve.

Hi, Mat. I just viewed the Carlos Kleiber link and absolutely loved it; he seemed to so enjoy what he was doing and showed such empathy with and respect for both the music and the musicians. Very moving. And when he was talking about the "pretty woman with long legs", she is exactly the type of girl whom I took to see this opera at Lincoln Center in 1977. Both of us were graduate students at the time, attending the Lincoln Center campus of Fordham University; I never got the girl, but I think she enjoyed seeing the performance, and it was an interesting time for me.
Anyways, I thought you might enjoy this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=hwZgaYrxtic.

Gustav Mahler--Symphony No.9 in D Major, featuring the James Levine led Philadelphia Orchestra.
Anton Bruckner--Symphony No.0 in D Minor {1869 Version}, performed by the Wurttemberg Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Roberto Paternostro.

 

[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.

 

[White Knight]

Gustav Mahler--Symphony No.2 in C Minor {"Resurrection"}, performed by the Bernard Haitnik led Chicago Symphony Chorus and Orchestra.
Gustav Mahler--Symphony No.1 in D Major {"Titan"}, once again featuring the Chicago Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Maestro Haitnik.

 

[ericwood992]

Chopin Nocturnes, Daniel Barenboim. Beautiful music! (CD)

 

[Mat]

Hi, Mat. I just viewed the Carlos Kleiber link and absolutely loved it; he seemed to so enjoy what he was doing and showed such empathy with and respect for both the music and the musicians. Very moving. And when he was talking about the "pretty woman with long legs", she is exactly the type of girl whom I took to see this opera at Lincoln Center in 1977. Both of us were graduate students at the time, attending the Lincoln Center campus of Fordham University; I never got the girl, but I think she enjoyed seeing the performance, and it was an interesting time for me.
Anyways, I thought you might enjoy this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=hwZgaYrxtic.

I'm glad you found it enjoyable, Steve. I'd never seen him "outside the concert enviorment". I was surprised to see how witty he was during the rehearsal and at the same passionate and engaged in what he was doing. Seems like the orchestra liked that attitude, too.

Thanks for that link. The music was great, but I was disappointed that Kleiber's performance was cut after six minutes. It kind of left me wanting to hear more. And as for the other half of the clip. Well, a few years ago I attended a very similar concert. Anne Sophie Mutter was playing Beethoven's Violin Concerto, unfortunately she wasn't accompanied by the Berliners, just a local orchestra, but the conductor was Krzysztof Penderecki himself. A memorable concert - I'm glad I was able to be there.

And here's something I just found. Beethoven's 9th performed by a Japanese orchestra, soloists and a choir of 10 000 (!!) people:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6s6YKlTpfw

 

[White Knight]

Antonin Dvorak--Symphony No.8 in G Major, Op.88, performed by the Staatskapelle Dresden under the wand of Herbert Blomstedt.
Franz Schubert--Symphony No.6 in C Major, D 589, once again featuring Maestro Blomstedt and the Staatskapelle Dresden.
Gustav Mahler--Symphony No.4 in G Major, performed by soprano Judith Blegen and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra under James Levine's direction.
Gustav Mahler--Symphony No.7 in E Minor, once again with Maestro Levine and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.

 

[ericwood992]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lusMu2LGIUM
(Rach 3 op 30 HD Video) Fantastic!

and

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=fY1mkTPjh3o
(Tchaikovsky Melody - a video of real beauty!!)