What classical music did you listen to today?

[Muza]

Guiseppe Verdi, whatever I can find on youtube (inspired by the previous posts).

I am now listening to Te Deum and the conductor is a woman, which is very interesting to me because I have never actually seen one! :grin:

 

[Corno Dolce]

Rachmaninoff's *Etudes Tableaux*

 

[Muza]

variety of Janine Jansen performances.
Gluck, right now - i never knew how beautiful this melody is (im not sure whats the name of it)

 

[raymondo30837]

Mid morning. Now listening to Glenn Gould/Bach, while doing chores.and.

 

[Mat]

J. Brahms - Piano Concert no.2 op.38, in B flat major

 

[Mat]

W.A Mozart - Oboe Concerto in C major

 

[Corno Dolce]

Rachmaninoff's *Isle Of The Dead*.

 

[Kromme]

Mahler - Symphony No.1.Riccardo Chailly conducting Concertgebouworkest.Not as succesful as several other entries in Chailly's Mahler cycle.Abbado's performance of this symphony with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra betters this performance by quite a margin in my humble opinion.

 

[Corno Dolce]

Rachmaninoff's *The Bells*.

 

[Contratrombone64]

I listened to a rather depressing work: the War Requiem, by the greatest 20th century British composer (IMHO), Ben Britten.

 

[Corno Dolce]

Vol.17 of JSBach's Cantatas conducted by Ton Koopman.

 

[Serassi1836]

24 Scarlatti's sonatas played at the organ (A.Traeri 1784) by Marco Ruggeri. Beautiful; and Ruggeri is the director of my music school...

 

[Corno Dolce]

Preludes and Fugues of Shostakovich interpreted by Vladimir Ashkenazy.

 

[Kromme]

Wagner - Rheingold.Karl Böhm conducting.

 

[Contratrombone64]

Kromme - I have that wonderful Karl Böhm Ring Cycle. He just "got it" don't you think. It's also great because it's one of the quickest Rings on record. At the absolute other end of the spectrum, I also adore Reginald Goodall's English ring, but it's possibly the slowest on record.

I was listening to a Bach Preludium and Fuga played on the brute at St. John the Devine, NY.

 

[Hawk Henries]

Presently I am listening to:

Georg Telemann Suite for 3 Tumpets, Strings and Basso Continuo in D major...

 

[Corno Dolce]

Hello Hawk,

Have you ever heard about a Heckelphone? It is one instrument that imvho has a really cool sound. Go to www.lisabergman.com and scroll down to bottom of page and click on the *Arthur Grossman plays Heckelphone* CD. Its just a short clip but it reveals, imvho, a unique sound which I find pleasing.

Cheers,

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

 

[Kromme]

Kromme - I have that wonderful Karl Böhm Ring Cycle. He just "got it" don't you think. It's also great because it's one of the quickest Rings on record. At the absolute other end of the spectrum, I also adore Reginald Goodall's English ring, but it's possibly the slowest on record.

I was listening to a Bach Preludium and Fuga played on the brute at St. John the Devine, NY.

Yes,i know what you are talking about he feels just right.He also shows being a masterful conductor is not about tempo.Boulez is nearly as fast but he is nowhere as great Böhm's intensity is unmatchable.Keilberth's ring shares the top spot with him for me.Goodall...Well after sharing same opinions about Lord of The Rings and Böhm's Ring it was time to disagree,don't you think CT64?..

 

[Hawk Henries]

Hi Corno,

Thanks for the link and suggestion to listen. I enjoyed it very much! Is the Hecklephone still widely in use? Based on the image it looks like a double reed - is this true?

 

[Corno Dolce]

Hello Hawk,

It is my understanding that the Heckelphone is a member of the Oboe family.
Here are web-url's with more info about the instrument and its related members:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heckelphone

http://www.heckel.de/en/prod-heckelphon.htm

Cheers,

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