What Are You Listening To (Classical Version)?

[ReindeerThistle]

Happy Anniversary to you and Ms. Cribb! And, yes, a beautiful piece!

 

[Richard Cribb]

Thanks, my friend. I will try to be more active on this thread again in a couple of weeks. But right now I am preparing to leave for Vienna, and to get into the right mood:

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[classical_hero]

RIP Peter S****horpe. He died a few days ago.

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[Richard Cribb]

I am back, and trying to revive this thread for 2-3 people who still follow it...
When in Vienna, the sad news arrived that Frans Brüggen had left us. Personally I regard him as one of the truly great musicians of our time. I am too late to start a commemorative thread, so I will instead post some of his great performances. As a starter, here is one of the very best renditions of Mozart's three last symphonies I ever heard.

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[Richard Cribb]

An excellent Schubert's 5th.

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[Cheezy the Wiz]

Kalinnikov's 1st Symphony. We're playing it at the next concert.


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[Richard Cribb]

Nice. Haven't heard that one for quite some time. An intriguing work.
I am taking a small break with Brüggen to commemorate the birthday of the great Anton Bruckner.
Here is his to my mind underrated symphony No. 0 conducted by one of the truly outstanding Brucknerians.

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[Richard Cribb]

Continuing with Brüggen, I have today come to Haydn, and one of his symphonies without a nickname. Brahms is supposed to have said after having heard the exquisite slow movement that he wanted his Ninth Symphony to sound like that...

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[Kullervo]

I have been absent for too long, for which I apologize. I would like to share the absolutely lovely Franz Xaver Scharwenka Piano Concerto no. 4, in F Minor.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5hYjWfPNYE

 

[Jan H]

was looking for another Halvorsen piece (Entry March of the Boyars), when I stumbled upon this:

Spoiler :

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Watching some more recordings of the multi-talented Julia Fischer:

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(check out the encore piece at 32:30)

 

[Richard Cribb]

Nice to see both of you back, Kullervo and Jan H.
Here is Brüggen conducting JS Bach and Rameau.

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[gay_Aleks]

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[Takhisis]

This is good for studying:


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Well, not really, as you'll just leave off the books and listen to it.

 

[tony_]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQmEd_UeeIk

Avril Lavigne - What The Hell

 

[Jan H]

Avril Lavigne - What The Hell

What the hell indeed wrong thread?

to compensate:

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[Jan H]

a friend of mine just started studying classical composition at the Antwerp Conservatory. This is a recording of his first piece for orchestra, played by the Royal Flemish Philharmonic:
https://soundcloud.com/nick-van-elsen/labyrinthos-nick-van-elsen-soundmine-2014-defilharmonie

 

[Kullervo]

I have been on an Arvo Part binge lately, which has also been affecting my composition. I am definitely going through a minimalist phase...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXuKhYoFxW4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OCgL9g0PicE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tdoafPTSQpE

 

[Jan H]

trying some contemporary stuff by Thomas Adès: (music starts at 4:10)

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and after that planning to listen to this by Andrew Norman:

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EDIT: just finshed the second piece: WOW!

 

[Crackerbox]

I listened to some Julian Bream a few days ago. A youth group leader had a record of him, and I "borrowed" it forever. I found the lute to be incredibly lovely.

An embarassing story. My dad was home from the Navy when I was about 8 or so, and pulled out a record with "Chopin" on the front. I asked, "Dad who is Chopping? He laughed and laughed, but played it, and I've been in love with Noctune #19 in E minor ever since.


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Julian Bream Lachrimae by John Dowland


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Chopin Nocturne #19 in E Minor (It's hard to listen to without tears falling on my cheeks. It makes me nostalgic and remembering broken relationships and loss.)

 

[classical_hero]

It's been awhile since I played that Chopin.


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