What classical music did you listen to today?

[Kromme]

Gustav Mahler's 5th and 9th Symphonies played by Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra under the direction of Riccardo Chailly.Both performances left me in tears.The orchestral playing is technically perfect and emotionally heart-throbbing.Chailly leads his forces in a masterful way.He sets perfect balance between emotional intensity and musical structure.

 

[Corno Dolce]

Dear Master Kromme,

Thanx for sharing - I can just imagine that those performances were spellbinding.

Cheers,

CD :tiphat::tiphat::tiphat::tiphat:

 

[Ouled Nails]

Wolf-Ferrari:
Serenade for Strings
Jewels of the Madonna Suite (very lovely!)
Idyllio, concertino for oboe, horn and strings.

 

[Kromme]

Mahler - Symphony No.8.Kent Nagano leads Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin.Not a noteworthy performance.

 

[Corno Dolce]

Tristan und Isolde.

 

[Mat]

J. Brahms - Symphony in e minor

 

[Corno Dolce]

Schubert's *Trout-Quintet* - Here's the theme and variations movement No.4:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlxVTpEyMEw&feature=related

One can very easily envision a trout in a babbling brook when hearing this music.

Awww heck - Here are the rest of the movements - This Quintet is one great love-feast for all the senses:

And No.5:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZDsQVsEmEg&NR=1

And No.3:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lcFVSn5G0Zk&feature=related

And No.2:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-4ePDuq3pQ&feature=related

And No.1:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-pzg1abZyOs&feature=related

Ahhh - Such noble music in all these movements :bawl: So beautiful...Sniff, Heavy Sigh.............

 

[marval]

Thank you for sharing that CD.

I love that piece of music. We used to sing the words to The Trout, it pictured up a lovely image.


Margaret

 

[Corno Dolce]

Hi Ms. Margaret,

You're very welcome. There was a program on BBC a few years ago which featured the 5th movement as its signature melody just before and after the show. If my memory serves me, the show(an uproarious comedy) took place at a fictitious retirement facility somewhere in England. Might you be familiar with the show?

Humbly,

CD :tiphat::tiphat::tiphat::tiphat:

 

[Muza]

Franz Shubert, Andantino from Sonata D 959

 

[marval]

Hi CD

The show was called "Waiting For God", a really funny comedy.

Schubert's 5th movement was played by The Nash Ensemble.

Here is a link to the programme

www.phill.co.uk/comedy/waitgod


Margaret

 

[Corno Dolce]

Hi Ms. Margaret, Hi Muza---

Thanx so much for the details. It was a real hoot, as was *As Time Goes By* and *Last Days Of The Summer Wine*. *Monarch Of The Glen* was a real favorite of mine, so much so that I bought the entire series on DVD.

Cheers,

CD :tiphat::tiphat::tiphat::tiphat:

 

[marval]

Hi CD

Yes, some really good programmes there.

"Last of The Summer Wine" is definately my favourite, I saw the first episode and have liked it since.


Margaret

 

[Corno Dolce]

Hi Ms. Margaret,

BBC is still airing that program? Wow...

Back on topic: JSBach's *Goldberg Variations*.

 

[raymondo30837]

Hi CD, Here in SW France Listening to Handel Organ concerto's played by Simon Preston. Perfect way (for me) to pass away a Sunday afternoon. Regards Raymond

 

[Kromme]

Beethoven - Symphonies Nos. 2,3 & 6.2 and 6 conducted by Bernard Haitink and 3rd by Furtwangler.Furtwangler's worst effort on Beethoven i have heard,lacking drama and tension and plain-faced (very very surprisingly) Haitink performances nice and enjoyable but nothing special.

 

[Corno Dolce]

Hi Raymondo30837,

Yes, thats an excellent recording too. I've just finished listening to JSBach's *Art Of Fugue* interpreted by Andre Isoir.

Cheers,

CD :tiphat::tiphat::tiphat::tiphat:

 

[rojo]

Let's see, there was a Mozart Concerto for Flute and Harp with James Galway and the London S. O. (forgot the harpist's name, sorry,) A violin and piano work by Mozart with Isaac Stern, and excerpts from Mozart's Magic Flute set to animation. Yes, it was on tv (PBS)...

 

[Corno Dolce]

JSBach's Brandenburg Concertos.

 

[raymondo30837]

On this rather wet morning in SW France(again). Listening to Shubert Trout Quintet. To all guests and members. Have a nice day. Raymond