What Classical Music Are You Listening To?

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Ludwig van Beethoven 
– Symphony No.3 in E flat major Op.55 "Eroica"
– Leonore Overture No.3 in C major Op.72a
— Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra – Herbert von Karajan (Deutsche Grammophon)

 

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Arcangelo Corelli – 6 Concerti grossi Op.6/1,3,7-9,11
— Tafelmusik on period instruments – Jeanne Lamon (Vivarte / Sony Classical)

 
 

[Peter Friedman]

Op.54/2 and Op.54/3

[soulpope]

[Balladeer]

Brahms-Glanert: Four serious songs, Brahms-Berio: Clarinet sonata 1, Glanert: Weites Land (Ondine)
Michael Nagy (Baritone), Kari Kriikku (clarinet), Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra

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Now playing:
Ernest Chausson – Poème for Violin and Orchestra in E flat major Op.25 — David Oistrakh (violin) [stereo]
Camille Saint-Saëns – Introduction and Rondo capriccioso for Violin and Orchestra in A minor Op.28 — David Oistrakh (violin)  [stereo]
Hector Berlioz – Roméo et Juliette Op.17 (excerpts: "Great Festivities at the Capulet's palace", "Serene night,...", "Love scene") [mono]
— Boston Symphony Orchestra – Charles Munch (RCA Victor Red Seal Records / Sony Classics)

 
 

[erwbol]

Frederic Rzewski's The People United Will Never Be Defeated! played by Igor Levit.

[Peter Friedman]

Schubert - Piano Sonata D.958

Mozart - Violin Concerto No.5, K.219

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Now playing:
Giya Kancheli 
— Caris Mere for soprano and viola
— Midday Prayers for solo clarinet, soprano and 19 players 
— Night Prayers for soprano saxophone and string orchestra
Maacha Deubner (soprano), Eduard Brunner (clarinet), Vasiko Tevdorashvii (voice), Jan Garbarek (soprano saxophone) 
Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra – Dennis Russell Davies (ECM Records New Series)

 

[soulpope]

[mikeweil]

That Charpentier disc looks interesting ... the sheer amount of CDs I still haven't heard almost drives me crazy.

Now playine some Wilhelm Friedemann Bach keyboard music:

Guy Penson on Ricercar (no image on the web)

Maude Gratton on Mirare

Both include a misattributed piece - Penson a set of Variations by Hiller from an obscure 19th century anthology, Gratton the c minor keyboard fantasy that many fell for although it is known since the 1970's that it was composed by Wilhelm Hässler. Playing-wise, both are among the best, but one should ignore the booklet notes of the Gratton disc which reproduce old clichés about the composer's life and personality long corrected by recent research.

p.s. turns out I have the Charpentier disc ..... I've been buying too much over the years, it seems.

[Peter Friedman]

Haydn - Op.55/1

Schumann - Violin Concerto

[papsrus]

Bruckner Symphony No. 7

Barenboim, Staatskapelle Berlin

Beautifully rendered here (recorded live in Berlin in 2010) ... The orchestra really breathes life into this one, or allows the music to breathe and undulate in a Wagnerian sort of way, with great grace and elegance. Really nice.

[soulpope]

[soulpope]

9 hours ago, papsrus said:

Bruckner Symphony No. 7

Barenboim, Staatskapelle Berlin

Beautifully rendered here (recorded live in Berlin in 2010) ... The orchestra really breathes life into this one, or allows the music to breathe and undulate in a Wagnerian sort of way, with great grace and elegance. Really nice.

Undoubtedly there are Wagner influences to be heard in Bruckner 7 which (IMO) are shining trough even stronger in Celibidache`s performance ....

[papsrus]

4 hours ago, soulpope said:

Undoubtedly there are Wagner influences to be heard in Bruckner 7 which (IMO) are shining trough even stronger in Celibidache`s performance ....

Yes, Celibidache's Bruckner is quite dramatic. I love it. This Barenboim, though, seems to me to be quite sensitive, performed as it is by an orchestra steeped in both Wagner and an operatic tradition. The quiet parts are delicate, the louder parts are strident, etc. I'll revisit Celi to try to flesh that out. I really enjoyed this one though. 

[Peter Friedman]

Brahms - Cello Sonata No.1, Op.38

Schumann - Violin arrangement of Cello Concerto and Phantasie Op.131

[papsrus]

George Onslow, Quartets Opus 8 Nos. 1 & 3; Opus 10 No. 3

Quatuor Ruggieri

Quatuor Ruggieri perform these pieces on period instruments -- the period being late classical / early romantic. Onslow was a French fellow who composed chamber music in a French style that features the first violinist as soloist. So plenty of joie de vivre! The music itself is influenced by Vienna and Beethoven (hence Onslow's moniker, the "French Beethoven"). Really interesting music I'm just getting to know. 

 

Edited March 6, 2017 by papsrus

[papsrus]

Jean Barriere, Sonatas pour le violoncelle avec la basse continue

Bruno Cocset & Les Basses Reunies

Gorgeous.

[soulpope]

1 hour ago, papsrus said:

Jean Barriere, Sonatas pour le violoncelle avec la basse continue

Bruno Cocset & Les Basses Reunies

Gorgeous.

Indeed ....

[papsrus]

Beethoven String Quartet No. 14 Op 131, No. 16 Op 135

Alexander String Quartet

From:

[papsrus]

Beethoven String Quartet No. 15 Op. 132 from above set. 

[soulpope]

[Peter Friedman]

Op.59/1

[papsrus]

George Onslow, complete chamber music for wind instruments

Ensemble Initium, Ensemble Contraste

Boy, for me these wind pieces are not nearly as satisfying as his string quartets. An almost Looney Tunes/vaudvillian quality to some of this. Nothing really jumps out. It's me, I'm sure, but I didn't even make it all the way through the first disc of this 2-disc set.

Fortunately, I'd also ordered another disc of Onslow's late string quartets, which arrived today, Op. 54, 55, 56, performed by Quatuor Diotima. These are excellent -- passionate, filled with virtuosity and flair. The music ebbs and flows and soars and pauses for quiet (if brief) reflection. Good stuff.

 

 

Edited March 7, 2017 by papsrus