What classical music did you listen to today?

[Corno Dolce]

Cello Sonata by Segei Rachmaninoff played by Lyn Harrell and Vladimir Ashkenazy.

 

[methodistgirl]

Air by Bach and the rest of the album.
judy tooley

 

[Corno Dolce]

Rachmaninoff's "Symphonic Dances" conducted by Andre Previn.

 

[Kromme]

Rachmaninoff's "Symphonic Dances" conducted by Andre Previn.

That is a very good rendition of a very good piece.

I listened to all 6 cello suites of Johann Sebastian Bach played by Mstislav Rostropovich,then turned to Mariss Jansons and Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra for a performance of Bartok's Concerto for Orchestra.Now listening to Beethoven's 4th piano concerto performed by Alexis Weissenberg,Herbert von Karajan and Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra.Later in the evening i will listen to another piano concerto of Beethovens,fifth this time with Anton Rubinstein as soloist with London Philharmonic Orchestra conduıcted by Daniel Barenboim.

 

[Mat]

F. Mendelssohn - Violin Concert in E minor

 

[Corno Dolce]

Hello Kromme,

I have Andre Previn conducting and Ashkenazy playing the three piano concertos by Rachmaninoff, the Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini, and the Symphonies conducted by Previn. I feel that he did a really good job with those.

Cheers,

CD

 

[Kromme]

Hello Kromme,

I have Andre Previn conducting and Ashkenazy playing the three piano concertos by Rachmaninoff, the Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini, and the Symphonies conducted by Previn. I feel that he did a really good job with those.

Cheers,

CD

Hi CD,

Previn is one of the names that comes to my mind when Rachmaninov's orchestral works are mentioned alongside with Jansons and Temirkanov.He is not one of my favorite conductors usually because i find his usual approach a little laid-back but when he unleashes himself like he does in Rachmaninov's orchestral works or Shostakovicn 8th,he produces wonderful results.

Cheers

A.Atabey

 

[methodistgirl]

Mozart's greatest hits.
judy tooley

 

[Corno Dolce]

Hello Sir Atabey,

Oh yes, I do also find some of his style a little laid-back. I only have him doing the Rachmaninoff Orchestral works just because of that.

Cheers,

CD

 

[Mat]

Karol Szymanowski - Harnasie

 

[Corno Dolce]

"War Requiem" by Benjamin Britten.

 

[methodistgirl]

peace and quiet
udy tooley

 

[Mat]

E. Grieg - Peer Gynt

 

[Contratrombone64]

Mozart's fabulous and hugely contrapuntal piano sonata in D, K576, sometimes called the "trumpet".

 

[Mat]

György Sándor Ligeti - Six Bagatelles for Wind Quintet. Absolutely wonderful. Check it out.

1&2 mvt.
3&4 mvt.
5&6 mvt.

 

[Contratrombone64]

I find Ligeti rather like eating sand ... most unapetising but that's just MY opinion.

 

[Corno Dolce]

Györgi Ligeti's "Lux Aeterna" for 16-part choir a capella.

 

[methodistgirl]

Beethoven's scherzo #9
judy tooley

 

[Kromme]

Carlos Kleiber - Wiener Philharmoniker...Neujahrskonzert 1989...
Program includes:

Johann Strauss II
-Accelerationen-Walzer
-Bauern-Polka
-Bei Uns z'Haus-Walzer

Josef Strauss
-Die Libelle-Polka Mazur

Johann Strauss II
-Die Fledermaus:Ouvertüre
-Künstlerleben-Walzer

Josef Strauss
-Moulinet-Polka

Johann Strauss II
-Eljan A Magyar!-Polka Schnell
-Im Krapfenwaldl-Polka
-Frühlingsstimmen-Walzer
-Pizzicato-Polka
-Ritter Pazman:Csardas

Josef Strauss
-Plappermaeulchen
-Jockeyolka

And inevitable encores:
Johann Strauss II
-An Die Schönen Blauen Donau-Walzer

Johann Strauss I
-Radetzky Marsch

The most joyous new years concert i have ever seen.Wonderful!Bit dissappointed in Kleibers decision to skip the drumroll opening in Radetzky Marsch though..

 

[Kromme]

Also unlike many conductors who spent the whole Radetzky Marsch conducting the audience Kleiber did not even turn to them.He just shook his hand and the look on his face meanwhile was probably saying:"You idiots don't clap now?You were clapping in the rather silent phases to make us inaudible and you don't clap now,in the march phase?Clap!!Now!!!"