What Classical Music Are You listening to Now? III

[Stanfordian]

Mahler
Kindertotenlieder
Richard Strauss
Tod und Verklärung
Brigitte Fassbaender (mezzo-soprano),
Münchner Philharmoniker / Sergiu Celibidache
Recorded live, 1979 (Strauss), 1983 (Mahler); Herkulessaal, Munich
Münchner Philharmoniker Recordings

Dohnányi - ‘Being Earnest’
Piano Quintet No. 2, Op. 26
Sextet for piano, violin, viola, cello, clarinet & horn, Op. 37
Ensemble Raro
Recorded 2016 Studio 2, Rundfunk München
Solo Musica

[Boilk]

During a clearout session at the weekend I rediscovered the below oddity, and it was just as I'd remembered it maybe 40 years back. The Cowell and Cage are somewhat passable, but the Stockhausen interpretation was on decidedly thin ice - though kudos to Forsyth (and Decca's Ace of Clubs folk) for going ahead with such repertoire back then. Shortly afterwards Forsyth was of course signed up by the BBC for Saturday evening's The Generation Game and the rest, as they say, is history.

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

That was nice to see; to see, nice.

[cloughie]

During a clearout session at the weekend I rediscovered the below oddity, and it was just as I'd remembered it maybe 40 years back. The Cowell and Cage are somewhat passable, but the Stockhausen interpretation was on decidedly thin ice - though kudos to Forsyth (Decca's Ace of Clubs executives) for going ahead with such repertoire back then. Shortly afterwards Forsyth was of course signed up by the BBC for Saturday evening's The Generation Game and the rest, as they say, is history.

Good find Boilk, now on ebay? I’ll try to get a copy to replace my worn out Les Dawson LP of similar works! However I think you may have slipped up with the fonts as they do not match the usual ACL typeface! However a good entry for the Poisson d’Avril awards!

[Richard Barrett]

Shortly afterwards Forsyth was of course signed up by the BBC for Saturday evening's The Generation Game and the rest, as they say, is history.

Stockhausen though was enthusiastic about Forsyth's playful approach to Klavierstück X, calling it a "good game".

[Boilk]

Good find Boilk, now on ebay? I’ll try to get a copy to replace my worn out Les Dawson LP of similar works! However I think you may have slipped up with the fonts as they do not match the usual ACL typeface! However a good entry for the Poisson d’Avril awards!

Sadly, Windows 8 doesn't come with too many narrow serif fonts but, cloughie, there's nothing wrong with the fonts below, so you must be convinced by this one?

[cloughie]

Well cloughie, there's nothing wrong with the fonts below, so you must be convinced by this one?

That’s better - I remember that one - didn’t step-brother Tim write the lyrics!

[cloughie]

Stockhausen though was enthusiastic about Forsyth's playful approach to Klavierstück X, calling it a "good game".

...and he liked the composers because there was an endless conveyor belt of works to play!

[BBMmk2]

Mahler

Dohnányi - ‘Being Earnest’
Piano Quintet No. 2, Op. 26
Sextet for piano, violin, viola, cello, clarinet & horn, Op. 37
Ensemble Raro
Recorded 2016 Studio 2, Rundfunk München
Solo Musica

I hope to buy Martin Roscoe’s set of Dohnanyi’s piano music.

Richard Strauss
Horn Concerti Nos.1 in Eb, Op.11
No.2 in Eb major.
Oboe Concerto In D major
Duet-Concertino for Clarinet, Bassoon & Strings
Peter Damm(Horn), Manfred Clement(oboe)
Manfred Weiss(bassoon),
Staatskapelie Dresden
Rudolf Kempe.

I’m having a session of the recordings by Rudolf Kempe today.

Rudolfe Kempe
Brahms
Symphony No.3 in F major, Op.90
Berliner Philharmoniker
Rudolfe Kempe
Symphony No.4 in E minor, Op.98
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Rudolfe Kempe.

Very enjoyable so far.

[Joseph K]

The seventh disk of the Boulez Domaine Musical, and the second dedicated to the second Viennese school. Currently it's Berg's three pieces for orchestra, which sounds amazing - sort of like Scriabin if he had composed better for orchestra. I also note that John Williams pilfered much of this for the Star Wars sound track in its more mysterious/ominous moments, and this, for me, is quite a pleasurable association.

[jayne lee wilson]

The seventh disk of the Boulez Domaine Musical, and the second dedicated to the second Viennese school. Currently it's Berg's three pieces for orchestra, which sounds amazing - sort of like Scriabin if he had composed better for orchestra. I also note that John Williams pilfered much of this for the Star Wars sound track in its more mysterious/ominous moments, and this, for me, is quite a pleasurable association.

Fascinating and creatively insightful association!
I'd never noticed that (even as a big Star Wars fan who still cries when the end credits go up and those great fanfaring trumpets sound again...)..

[Serial_Apologist]

Sadly, Windows 8 doesn't come with too many narrow serif fonts but, cloughie, there's nothing wrong with the fonts below, so you must be convinced by this one?

Wonderful - just wonderful!!! - And cloughie's #7175.

Thanks the both of you for making my day!!!

[Edgy 2]

bit late but couldn't resist

[Joseph K]

Fascinating and creatively insightful association!
I'd never noticed that (even as a big Star Wars fan who still cries when the end credits go up and those great fanfaring trumpets sound again...)..

[Stanfordian]

bit late but couldn't resist

About as likely as agreement on Brexit!