What Classical Music Are You listening to Now? III

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

Last weekend I was due to report from the Schoenberg 'Gurreleider' at the Bridgewater Hall, Manchester. But now I've now started my chemotherapy programme at Christies I didn’t fell well enough and had to cancel.

Ach - that's horrible to hear, Stanf. I hope the "three weeks fine to one week wobbly" proportion works for you and that no further concerts need to be cancelled.

[Pianoman]

Hope it goes well Stan ..

Re.Otello, courtesy of a mate I'm just reappraising the early Karajan/ del Monaco. Despite sound not quite up to modern standards and a weak Iago, it has many thrilling moments, and Karajan and the VPO are on fire !! Tebaldi and del Monaco are superb in their prime.

[pastoralguy]

Ach - that's horrible to hear, Stanf. I hope the "three weeks fine to one week wobbly" proportion works for you and that no further concerts need to be cancelled.

Hope it goes well, Stan.

[cloughie]

Hope it goes well, Stan.

And from me Stan

[teamsaint]

Best wishes for the treatment Stan.

[Richard Barrett]

Last weekend I was due to report from the Schoenberg 'Gurreleider' at the Bridgewater Hall, Manchester. But now I've now started my chemotherapy programme at Christies I didn’t fell well enough and had to cancel.

Sorry to hear that, Stan, hope you have a good rest and get your energy back quickly!

[HighlandDougie]

Last weekend I was due to report from the Schoenberg 'Gurreleider' at the Bridgewater Hall, Manchester. But now I've now started my chemotherapy programme at Christies I didn’t fell well enough and had to cancel.

Very best wishes for a wholly successful outcome - and hope that the therapy doesn't last too long. I hope that you will still feel up to posting - I always look forward to seeing in the morning what you have been listening to on, I assume, the previous day.

[Alison]

Very best wishes for a wholly successful outcome - and hope that the therapy doesn't last too long. I hope that you will still feel up to posting - I always look forward to seeing in the morning what you have been listening to on, I assume, the previous day.

I always assumed that was Stanners breakfast listening!

[EdgeleyRob]

Last weekend I was due to report from the Schoenberg 'Gurreleider' at the Bridgewater Hall, Manchester. But now I've now started my chemotherapy programme at Christies I didn’t fell well enough and had to cancel.

Good luck Stan.

[antongould]

Last weekend I was due to report from the Schoenberg 'Gurreleider' at the Bridgewater Hall, Manchester. But now I've now started my chemotherapy programme at Christies I didn’t fell well enough and had to cancel.

Hope it all turns out well Stan .....

[Beef Oven!]

Hope it all turns out well Stan .....

Yes indeed, our thoughts are with you, Stan .....

[BBMmk2]

All the best Stan! I know how you feel!

Not a bad selection of music on Radio 3 this morning.

[Bryn]

Janacek: Glagolitic Mass (revised version), to be followed by Martinu: Field Mass - Soloists, Czech PO, Sawallisch, from:

[Petrushka]

Martinu: Frescoes of Piero Della Francesca
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Jiri Belohlavek

Strauss: Eine Alpensinfonie
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Semyon Bychkov

Given in the Royal Albert Hall, London, on August 26 1998 (Martinu) and August 28 2016 (Strauss). I was present at both of these recordings now on BBCMM CDs.

[pastoralguy]

I'm a bit puzzled! A friend of mine whose opinions on music I value very much declared that he had been listening to recordings of the Hagen Quartet playing Beethoven and that he found the first violin made 'squeaks'! M listening to them play op. 127 and it sounds pretty fantastic to me.

Does anyone else have an opinion?