What classical music did you listen to today?

Corno Dolce

Corno Dolce

Admiral Honkenwheezenpooferspieler
Hi Krummhorn,

What were the selections that Maestro Anton Armstrong had the choir sing? I know Dr. Armstrong quite well. He is a magician with the choral sound and know that just about every performance by his choir is top-of-the-line.

Cheers,

CD :):):)
 
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J. Haydn - Trumpet concert in E flat major; Symphony No. 45 in F sharp minor

J.S Bach - Violin concert in A minor

J.F Haendel - Messiah
 
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Corno Dolce said:
Hi Krummhorn,

What were the selections that Maestro Anton Armstrong had the choir sing? I know Dr. Armstrong quite well. He is a magician with the choral sound and know that just about every performance by his choir is top-of-the-line.

Cheers, CD :):):)
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Hi Corno Dolce,

I've put the selections in an attached "pdf" document instead of a lengthy listing here.

Indeed, what you say of Dr. Armstrong is so true ... the entire program (with the exception of the accompanied Stroope piece) was performed A Capella ... they got their pitches from a single note on a pitch pipe about 2 seconds before they sang the first note of an anthem ... totally amazing, but not unexpected from a group of this caliber. Anton celebrates his 30th year in 2008 directing this choir. The diction was superb ... the "K's", the "C's", the ending "D's and "G's" ... down to the "Ch" in the word chiming during Built on A Rock. Spectacular!!

The choir is ending their Main Tour, returning to Minnesota for performances on Feb 16 & 17.
 
Corno Dolce

Corno Dolce

Admiral Honkenwheezenpooferspieler
Hi Krummhorn,

Thanx for sharing that .pdf with Dr. Armstrong's selections. He definitely does his homework on repertoire enlargement, both for his choir but also for the choir director community-at-large across the U.S.

Cheers,

CD ;););)
 
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Today I have listened to a song in a movie of Alain Corneau'film : "Tous les matins du monde". Sung by Montserrat Figueras.
In fact, the composer was F. Couperin.
 
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F. Schubert - Symphony No.8, "Unfinished" in B Minor

S. Prokofiev - Symphony No.1, op.25

W.A Mozart - ''Lacrimosa'' from Requiem in D minor
 
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Prokofiev: Pianosonata 7 and 9 played by Sviatoslav Richter
Schönberg: Gurrelieder. Rattle conducting the Berlin forces and a lot of great singers.
 
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And now - sunny but cold morning. Schuberts Schwanengesang with Hans Hotter and Gerald Moore. Still my favourite.
 
Corno Dolce

Corno Dolce

Admiral Honkenwheezenpooferspieler
Hello Ms. Judy,

So good to see you back again and posting. We all miss you when you're gone for a spell.

Cheers,

CD :):):):):):):):):):):):):)

WOW!!! You play guitar also? Golly gee, you're a woman blessed with many talents.
 
Corno Dolce

Corno Dolce

Admiral Honkenwheezenpooferspieler
Hi Ms. Judy,

Oh he's around - like an *Eminence Grise* - watching over us like a good shepherd does - protecting us from the wolves that constantly attack our Sanctuary. Fear not!!! Think of the beautiful movement from Mendelsson's "Elijah" - the words being: "He watcheth over Israel, slumbers not nor sleeps*. Seriously, Krummhorn's the man you want with you at the front lines when the chips are down and the odds are against you - Like Henry V leading ten-thousand men into battle at Agincourt against fifty-thousand men and defeating them.

Cheers,

CD :):):)
 
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Corno Dolce said:
Hi Ms. Judy,

Oh he's around - like an *Eminence Grise* - watching over us like a good shepherd does - protecting us from the wolves that constantly attack our Sanctuary. Fear not!!! Think of the beautiful movement from Mendelsson's "Elijah" - the words being: "He watcheth over Israel, slumbers not nor sleeps*. Seriously, Krummhorn's the man you want with you at the front lines when the chips are down and the odds are against you - Like Henry V leading ten-thousand men into battle at Agincourt against fifty-thousand men and defeating them.

Cheers,

CD :):):)
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I love the movement from Mendelsson's "Elijah". The song was taken from
Psalm 121. "I lift my eyes to the hills, where does my help come from?
He who watches Israel, He never slumbers or sleep."
judy tooley
 

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Just finished listening to Ravel's Piano Concerto in G major as played by Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli - a classic recording that I have heard many times years ago. For some reason, Ravel has been out of my system for too long...
 
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It is a pleasure to have a big record collection. My favorite way to listen to it for the time being, is planning a concert.
Last night I had Emil Gilels at piano:


And the program was:
Beethoven: two sonatas op 27
Grieg: Lyric pieces
Stravinsky: 3 pieces fra Petruschk
Prokofiev: March from 3 Orange
Prokofiev: Sonata no 7


A fine concert with a quite good XO to finish.:)
 
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