The Early Symphony

[vinteuil]

the "Mannheim Golden Age" CD of concerto Koln is also to be found as one of the discs in Conc: Koln's marvellous six CD set ( also incl: Dall'Abaco, Locatelli, Vanhal, Kozeluch, Cannabich, Eberl... )

[MickyD]

Doversoul and Vinteuil - you have just proved that I have too many CDs in my collection, because I do in fact own that Golden Age of Mannheim disc and didn't even remember it featured Stamitz! Or maybe it is age catching up on me.

[amcluesent]

Concerto Koln have also done CDs of concerti\symphonies by Brunetti, Durante, Dussek, Eberl, Kraus, Rigel and Kozeluch if anyone fancies going off the beaten track!

The Clarinet Concerto & 3 symphonies of J Stamitz played by Alan Hacker, Christopher Hogwood & The Academy of Ancient Music is indeed very good. I also like the Five Clarinet Quartets by C Stamitz played by Lajos Rozman & the Authentic Quartet - worth seeking out on Hungaroton

[MickyD]

Yes, I've got all those Concerto Koln discs in my collection and I heartily recommend them all - don't forget the lovely two Field piano concertos they did with Andreas Staier, either.

I re-listened to the Hogwood/Stamitz disc yesterday...I particularly like the "pastoral" symphony. And I was amazed to see the disc was recorded in 1974 - some of the playing is a little rough-edged, but what an achievement for the time when period performances were in their infancy.

[Suffolkcoastal]

I would certainly recommend Leopold Kozeluch, I find his symphonies among the most interesting of the 2nd half of the 18th century.

[MickyD]

For me, the most exciting of those Concerto Koln discs is the one of Vanhal's symphonies - fantastic playing of Sturm und Drang symphonies which has me on the edge of my seat!

[aeolium]

The Afternoon on 3 yesterday contained some good performances of early symphonies - especially the symphonies of W F and J C Bach.

[Panjandrum]

The Afternoon on 3 yesterday contained some good performances of early symphonies - especially the symphonies of W F and J C Bach.

I'd like to hear this, but I have an allergic reaction when I see the name Katie Derham associated with a programme; can she be tolerated in this?

[doversoul1]

I'd like to hear this, but I have an allergic reaction when I see the name Katie Derham associated with a programme; can she be tolerated in this?

Count sheep while she talks. If you want to know more about the works played, just ask here. You’ll get more information than you can possibly process

[Word]

Or try listening with an open mind?

[doversoul1]

This is now the longest running thread on the EMS board (with more than TWENTY posts ). Let’s not turn it into another Katie Derham thread. Personal likes and dislikes are what they are. We just have to accept it (them?).

[doversoul1]

A rather unusual combination. Ao3 today.

C P E Bach: Symphony in D major, Wq. 183 no. 1
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Ilan Volkov

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b016vn6c

[Eine Alpensinfonie]

Revisiting the thread reminds me of a concert in the Free Trade Hall, Manchester in the 1960s. I think it was a "special" concert rather than a run-of-the-mill Halle series concert. Furthermore, I think it was the LSO with a young Lorin Maazel. The concert ended with Sibelius 1, but there were two pieces in the first half, one of which was labelled "Surprise Item" and was introduced by a "celebrity" . The work turned out to be a Stamitz symphony and was much appreciated by the audience.