What classical music did you listen to today?

[Corno Dolce]

Mass in E-minor by Anton Bruckner.

 

[Kromme]

Martha Argerich playing Shostakovich.First piano concerto,Concertino for two pianos and Piano Quintet.

 

[Corno Dolce]

Shostakovich String Quartet No.1

 

[Kromme]

After Argerich's Shostakovich.I listened to excerpts of Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker, Prokofiev's Liutenant Kije Suite and Paul Dukas' The Sorcerer's Apprentice played by St Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Yuri Temirkanov.Then i listened to Mendelssohn's 1st and 2nd piano concertos.Cyprien Katsaris is soloist with Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra conducted by Kurt Masur.After that i listened Mendelssohn's 4th symphony played by Berliner Philharmoniker under the direction of legendary Klaus Tennstedt.Right now i am listening to Beethoven's third piano concerto,Christian Zacharias at the piano,Hans Vonk at the baton and orchestra is Staatskapelle Dresden. After this concerto i will listen to Schubert's 9th symphony from Klaus Tennstedt and Berliner Philharmoniker and i will close the day with Strauss' Ein Heldenleben from Mariss Jansons and Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra.

 

[Contratrombone64]

today I listened to silence

 

[Krummhorn]

today I listened to silence

Ahhh, an admirer of the works of John Cage ... ... just kidding :grin:

Stephen Moeckl, violin with Paula Fan, piano,
works by Wieniawsky, Kreisler, Elgar and Sibelius.

 

[Corno Dolce]

String quartet #4 by Shostakovich.

 

[Mat]

Ludvig van Beethoven - Symphony in d minor, no.9

 

[Corno Dolce]

String Quartet #5 by Shostakovich.

 

[Contratrombone64]

Can't bear Shostakovich, too tedious and depressing.

However, speaking of tedious and depressing, I've been listening to some a wonderful recording of Mahler's longwinded but glorious 6th Symphony ... Czech Philharmonic, Vaclav Neuman.

There's something tidy, delicious and crisp about the way those eastern Europeans approach music.

 

[Corno Dolce]

String Quartet #6 by Shostakovich.

 

[Contratrombone64]

Messiaen's "Visions of the beyond" in particular the Constellation of Saggitarius (wonderful).

 

[Art Rock]

Mahler's Kindertotenlieder, Fischer-Dieskau and the Berliner Philharmoniker.

 

[Corno Dolce]

String Quartet #7 by Shostakovich.

 

[raymondo30837]

Handal Organ concerto in F+. Yet again, What else. Brilliant. Simon preston.

 

[Corno Dolce]

String Quartet #8 by Shostakovich.

 

[Art Rock]

You're on a role CD...
Absolutely looooooooooove the Shostakovich string quartets!

 

[Corno Dolce]

Hello Art Rock,

Yes, these quartets are so expressive - They are like *mini-symphonies* to my ears. It took me awhile to really appreciate Shostakovich's chamber works but now I can't be without them.

Cheers,

CD

 

[Mat]

F. Mendelssohn - The Hebrides Overture, op. 26

 

[Art Rock]

Nice one.

Bach, lots of Bach.