What classical music did you listen to today?

[wljmrbill]

Marie-Claire Alain 's DVD of Bach:Fugues,fanasias,chorales.. very good with subtitles in 5 languages and she makes comments as she plays different compositions..played on many of the old organs of the cities he lived/played/composed.

 

[Montefalco]

'Before the Icons', a new orchestral work by Rautavaara.

 

[Montefalco]

6 Bagatellen for piano, by Rozsa.

 

[methodistgirl]

Alex played a piano piece by Chopin today.
judy tooley

 

[Montefalco]

'Jubilees' and 2 Etudes, by Magnus Lindberg.

 

[Mat]

Franz Schubert - Symphony No. 9 in C major, D. 944, "Great"

 

[Contratrombone64]

which version of the Schubert Great was it Mat? I heard the 1970s BPO karajan recording earlier this week, I was very pleasantly surprised. Of course, typical of that autocratic psycho Karajan, it was self indulgent.

 

[Montefalco]

Henze 'Symphony No. 7', Barcarola.

 

[Mat]

Actually, David, it was a random recording I chose from Naxos library earlier today: Budapest Failoni Chamber Orchestra conducted by Michael Halasz.

Quite enjoyable.

 

[Mat]

Henri Herz - Piano concerto no.4 in E major

 

[Mat]

Symphonies 6th, 5th and Overture in C major perforemd by Stockholm Sinfonietta with Neeme Jarvi.

4th symphony performed by Nethrelands Chamber Orchestra with Nikolic Gordan.

All written by Schubert.

 

[Lusaka_Guitarist]

Beethoven Symphony No. 9 performed by the Seattle Symphony and directed by Gerard Scwarz.

Lovemore Nanjaya.

 

[Montefalco]

Henze - Three Auden Songs.

 

[wljmrbill]

Music from Mike's post and selections from operas.

 

[Lusaka_Guitarist]

Canon in D Major by the London Symphony Orchestra.

 

[stormato]

Last Night I listened to Moonlight Sonata by....... uh who was that guy? Just Kidding.

 

[elderflower]

Bach's Toccata and fugue for organ arranged for full orchestra on BBC proms. Watching all the different instruments playing the really tricky passages was fascinating. Elderflower

 

[Fretless]

My most recent listens have been Robert Simpson Symphony No. 8, and Schubert Symphonies 1 & 4 from a collection I just acquired of the complete symphonies played by the "Orchestra of the 18th Century" conducted by Frans Bruggen.

 

[Lusaka_Guitarist]

Classical Guitar Hymns and some Bach.

Lovemiore Nanjaya.

 

[wljmrbill]

Different interpretations of "Grand Choeur Dialogue "- Gignot and "Fantasia in G major" BWV 572 and the compositions from Mike's post of English organs.