What classical music did you listen to today?

[Corno Dolce]

Hi RADM CT64,

WOW - You have Guillou and another organist doing Rachmaninoff's "Symphonic Dances" at St. Sulpice on two consoles? I know that St. Sulpice has a small choir organ but not two independent consoles for the main instrument. St. Eustache where Guillou is "Titulaire" has two independent five-manual consoles for the main organ. Please do share some more info on that CD with the "Symphonic Dances" - I'm really Super-Curious about this, bruddah...

Cheers,

RADM CD :tiphat::tiphat::tiphat::tiphat:

 

[Krummhorn]

Back to the question, I'm stuck on Mendelsohhn's wonderful organ sonatas at the moment. I know why they're not played often: they're just too damned difficult!!

They are beasts ... favorite of mine is the 1st Sonata, one which I was tasked to learn during my 2nd year of organ studies. Performed it in recited numerous times - instant ovation every time - it's a real crowd pleaser every place I've been.

 

[Contratrombone64]

Sweet Corn - you're right - it was at St. Eustache, I just look on my iPod. I just LOVE that organ. If you pm me I'll discuss an Australian recording of Pictures at an Exhibition.

 

[Mat]

S. Prokofiev - Symphony No.1

 

[Contratrombone64]

New recording of Scheherazade, In the Steppes of Central Asia, and the Polovtisienne Dances played by the wonderful "period instrument" ensemble Anima Eterna.

 

[Corno Dolce]

JSBach's "Goldberg Variations" played by Jean Guillou on the organ of Notre-Dame des Neiges in Alpe d'Huez, France.

 

[Kromme]

Listening to Glenn Gould's accounts of Beethoven's Pathetique,Moonlight and Appasionata sonatas.Gould shows his wonderful talent in every single note but his interpretations are controversial.Pathetique is the best with superb precision in both expression and articulation.Moonlight is too fast losing musicality and human warmth at points. Appasionata at the other edge.Very slow.Gould never liked this sonata and openly criticized it but nevertheless he shows great care for his interpretation.It is full of unity-That is what i began to search in interpreting this sonata after hearing my fellow Turkishman Fazil Say's dubious account on Teldec-Still i prefer Kempff in all sonatas.

 

[Corno Dolce]

Rachmaninoff's "Moments Musicaux" played by Vladimir Ashkenazy.

 

[Contratrombone64]

Sweet Corn - I own that Goldberg, too, it's very odd.

I listened to Die Walkurenritt this morning on the way to work.

 

[Corno Dolce]

Dear RADM CT64,

Aha, you have Guillou doing the "Goldberg" - it took me awhile to get over the instrument - a quite quirky specification but its got power in spades.

Back on topic: JSBach's "Art of Fugue" played by Andre Isoir.

Cheers,

VADM Corno Dolce :tiphat::tiphat::tiphat::tiphat:

 

[Contratrombone64]

Act One, from Pique Dame (Tchaikovsky).

 

[Corno Dolce]

St. Petersburg Chamber Choir doing "Alleluia, Behold the Bridegroom Cometh"
It isn't known who has written this work but it is known by heart by all self-respecting Russian Choirs.

 

[Ouled Nails]

Dukas' Piano Sonata and Decaux's Clairs de Lune
Hamelin
P.S. I think the Classical segment of this board needs a big boost. About a dozen people contribute amidst a sea of lurkers. How to get the lurkers to open up a bit. What do they listen to?

 

[Corno Dolce]

Hello ON,

What an excellent question you pose dear sir. Our esteemed colleague with the screen name "some guy" posed an almost similar question about Electronic Music and why people need to get off this board and out of concert halls and into venues where Electronic Music is performed.

The Classical community and the Alternate music community(read electronic music) are fighting against a ovewhelmingly mighty and colossal(read rock, pop, and rap music)industry and all the airtime, advertising, and mass consumption of the rock, pop, and rap genre. We'll be at loggerheads with the mainstream music establishment until hell freezes over.

Cheers,

VADM Corno Dolce :tiphat::tiphat::tiphat::tiphat:

 

[rojo]

P.S. I think the Classical segment of this board needs a big boost. About a dozen people contribute amidst a sea of lurkers. How to get the lurkers to open up a bit. What do they listen to?

Indeed...

Hello ON,

What an excellent question you pose dear sir. Our esteemed colleague with the screen name "some guy" posed an almost similar question about Electronic Music and why people need to get off this board and out of concert halls and into venues where Electronic Music is performed.

The Classical community and the Alternate music community(read electronic music) are fighting against a ovewhelmingly mighty and colossal(read rock, pop, and rap music)industry and all the airtime, advertising, and mass consumption of the rock, pop, and rap genre. We'll be at loggerheads with the mainstream music establishment until hell freezes over.

Cheers,

VADM Corno Dolce :tiphat::tiphat::tiphat::tiphat:

With respect CD, I believe some guy was saying that in order for the thread on 'new music' to be successful, people would have to go to places other than concert halls, and that they should come back here to post about it. :grin:

On topic-

Sibelius - Symphony No. 5

Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Esa-Pekka Salonen.

 

[Corno Dolce]

Hi RoJo,

Woops - I only saw the parallel betwixt ON's posting and Some Guy's posting. Apparently I'm lacking in your ability to read deeper into all the different contributions. I apologise for my horrific shortcomings - please forgive me :bawl::banghead:

Respectfully yours,

VADM Corno Dolce

 

[rojo]

Naw CD; there definitely is a parallel there. Reading your post this morning leads me to believe that I experienced some sort of It all comes out in the end.-retentive reaction to it last night. My apologies. :crazy:

Haven't listened to any classical music yet today, but I know I'll be listening to Grieg's Volksweise from his Lyric Pieces Op.12 later today, as I'm teaching it. :grin: Lovely work.

 

[Corno Dolce]

Dear Ms. RoJo,

You? Anally-retentive? Please perish the thought my dear. 'Tis I who have my head stuck up so far into my armpit that I can't see the light of day.

Back on topic: Fantasy and Fugue on "Ad Nos Ad Salutarem Undam" by Ferenc Liszt played by Daniel Roth.

Humbly,

VADM CD

 

[Contratrombone64]

Ad Nos ad Salutarem Undam is one of the MOST tedious organ pieces I've ever struggled through, give me Bach any day.

I listened to some Lumbye this morning (the Danish Strauss---think waltz/polka/march)

 

[Corno Dolce]

Dear RADM CT64,

Have you ever heard "Ad Nos" played by Nicholas Kynaston at the monster in Ingolstadt or by Daniel Roth at "magic machine" in St. Sulpice? When I heard Maestro Kynaston play it at St. Paul's in London I was transfixed.

"Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen, Zagen" by Ferenc Liszt.

Cheers,

VADM CD :tiphat::tiphat::tiphat::tiphat: