What classical music did you listen to today?

[Pacific 231]

Don Quixote from Richard Strauss.

...Richard Strauss was a master orchestrator and it always amazes me all the different colors he called for in his scores. ...

Yes Corno Dolce, the very good simple example of what you’re writing is the Alpensymphonie. Living in Switzerland and going often in the Alps, I know what it means the colourful of his orchestration.

 

[pnoom]

None, but I listened to Music For 18 Musicians yesterday. And I'll listen to Elektronische Musik later today.

 

[methodistgirl]

Strause blue danube
judy tooley

 

[Ouled Nails]

Charles Ives' Piano Sonata no. 2, "Concord"; Varied Air and Variations; The Celestial Railroad; Transcriptions from Emerson no. 1; Emerson Concerto for piano and orchestra; and, Symphony no. 1. All American stuff!:tiphat:

 

[Sybarite]

Bach toccatas and fugues, played by Simon Preston on the way to work this morning. Very soothing – creates a bubble of peace amid the morning traffic.

 

[Corno Dolce]

Edward Elgar's "Cockaigne Overture" transcribed for organ and played by Peter Richard Conte on the Wanamaker Organ.

 

[pnoom]

John Zorn - Magick

 

[methodistgirl]

I played Moonlight Sonata on the church organ today which was
real pretty the way I played it. Some of you other organist should
try it.:grin:
judy tooley

 

[pnoom]

Karlheinz Stockhausen - Elektronische Musik


After that finishes, I'll probably throw on Zorn's Mysterium.

 

[Corno Dolce]

The complete songs of Sergei Rachmaninoff.

 

[rojo]

Currently listening to Maria Callas singing various arias on a tv special, including the one that the singer sings badly in the movie Citizen Kane (forgotten the name of it.) Needless to say, Callas does a much, much better rendition of it. :grin:

 

[lovelyrita]

I'm trying to listen as much as possible to Webern's string quartet to give me some chance of working out where all the notes go when rehearsing tomorrow!

Also, lots of generic playlists at www.classical.com whilst pottering around the house to try and de-webernise when reaching states of madness!

 

[Rachmaninoff]

Heinz Holliger performing Mozart Oboe Concerto
http://youtube.com/watch?v=PGzOJBeig_k

 

[rojo]

I think I posted that same video somewhere around here, Rach; great stuff.

 

[Corno Dolce]

Have listened to Bruckner's 4th transcribed for organ - Listening to Holst *The Planets* - also transcribed for organ.

 

[methodistgirl]

Beethoven's moonlight sonata
judy tooley

 

[Corno Dolce]

Tchaikovsky's opera entitled "Mazeppa".

 

[toejamfootball]

Rameau - Suite in A for Harpsichord - by Trevor Pinnock

 

[Krummhorn]

Have listened to Bruckner's 4th transcribed for organ - Listening to Holst *The Planets* - also transcribed for organ.

Hi Corno Dolce,

Are those still in print?

 

[pnoom]

Magma - Mekanik Destructiw Kommandoh

As far as I am concerned, that IS classical.