What Classical Music Are You listening to Now? III

[Serial_Apologist]

All three fall easily within my taste.

Mine too, although I would not be able to listen to all three works in one sitting! Not that that's a necessity, of course!

[RichardB]

Mine too, although I would not be able to listen to all three works in one sitting!

Isn't that the whole point though?

[Bryn]

Isn't that the whole point though?

Worked for me, last night.

[cloughie]

Talk about catering to different tastes!

Three C20th works for P & O - no real problem!

[Pulcinella]

Three C20th works for P & O - no real problem!

I didn't know that you were offered classical music concerts on P & O cruises or ferry crossings!



(But seriously, I don't get your comment, cloughie; sorry!)

[Bryn]

I didn't know that you were offered classical music concerts on P & O cruises or ferry crossings!



(But seriously, I don't get your comment, cloughie; sorry!)

"Piano & Orchestra"?

[Pulcinella]

"Piano & Orchestra"?

Of course: caffeine not yet kicked in this morning.

[Stanfordian]

Rossini
‘Ricciardo e Zoraide’ – dramma in two acts (prem. 1818 Naples)
Agorante - Bruce Ford (tenor), Zomira - Della Jones (mezzo),
Ircano - Alastair Miles (bass), Zoraide - Nelly Miricioiu (soprano),
Ricciardo - William Matteuzzi (tenor); Ernesto - Paul Nillon (tenor);
Fatima - Carol Smith (contralto), Elmira - Alice Coote (mezzo),
Zamorre - Toby Spence (tenor)
George Mitchell Choir,
Academy of St Martin in the Fields / David Parry,
Recorded 1995 Henry Wood Hall, London
Opera Rara, 3 CDs

[BBMmk2]

Carrying on with my theme today, celebrating the artistry of Claudio Abbado, whose birthday was last Sunday. He would’ve been 89.

Brahms
Eine Deutsche Requiem
Cheryl Studer (soprano)
Andreas Schmidt (baritone)
Swedish Radio Chorus
Eric Ericson Chamber Choir
Berliner Philharmoniker
Claudio Abbado.

Debussy
Trois Nocturnes
Ravel
Daphnis et Chloé, Suite No.2
Pavane pour Une Infante Défunte
Scriabin
Le Poéme de l’Extase
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Claudio Abbado

Stravinsky
Le Sacre du Printemps
L’Oiseau de feu
Je de Cartes
Petrouchka (1911version)*
Pulcinella (1947 version) **
* Leslie Howard (piano)
**Teresa Berganza (mezzo-soprano)
Ryland Davies (tenor)
John Shirley-Quirk (bass)
London Symphony Orchestra
Claudio Abbado.

[Mandryka]

Reger Op 74 quartet - Berner. Himmlische länge.

[Bryn]

Charles Ives: Universe Symphony real. Johnny Reinhard (Bochumer Symphoniker, Tung-Chieh Chuang).

The programme also includes recordings of two of the Violin Sonatas and the 2nd String Quartet. The Universe Symphony starts about 4' 15" in. While most of the introduction is in German, there are a couple of contributions from Johnny Reinhard, in American English.

[Serial_Apologist]

Reger Op 74 quartet - Berner. Himmlische länge.

(See my previous appreciation of your appreciation!)

[BBMmk2]

Carrying on with my theme today, celebrating the artistry of Claudio Abbado, whose birthday was last Sunday. He would’ve been 89.

Brahms
Eine Deutsche Requiem
Cheryl Studer (soprano)
Andreas Schmidt (baritone)
Swedish Radio Chorus
Eric Ericson Chamber Choir
Berliner Philharmoniker
Claudio Abbado.

Debussy
Trois Nocturnes
Ravel
Daphnis et Chloé, Suite No.2
Pavane pour Une Infante Défunte
Scriabin
Le Poéme de l’Extase
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Claudio Abbado

Stravinsky
Le Sacre du Printemps
L’Oiseau de feu
Je de Cartes
Petrouchka (1911version)*
Pulcinella (1947 version) **
* Leslie Howard (piano)
**Teresa Berganza (mezzo-soprano)
Ryland Davies (tenor)
John Shirley-Quirk (bass)
London Symphony Orchestra
Claudio Abbado.

Playing Pulcinella, as I didn’t have time yesterday!

[pastoralguy]

John Williams. Concerto Transcriptions for guitar.

Bach. Violin Concerto in E.

Handel. Organ Concerto Op.4 No.5

Marcello Oboe Concerto in c minor.

Academy of St. Martins in the Fields directed by Kenneth Sillitoe.

Absolutely superb music making. CBS Masterworks.

[Joseph K]

That looks interesting, Pastoral guy...