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(western) classical music discussion
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Handel: Op 6 #12 in B - particularly the 2d movement
Vivaldi Concerto Grosso Op. 3 #8 in a Bach's transcription of the Vivaldi for solo organ.  RE: (western) classical music discussion
March 24, 2015 at 2:17 pm
(This post was last modified: March 24, 2015 at 2:35 pm by Alex K.)
Haven't listened to Vivaldi for quite a while, very refreshing
Ok so JS Bach is probably my favourite of all. But just JS Bach all the time maybe gets a bit too serious . CPE also wrote some stuff that is a bit more in the lively spirit of the Vivaldi concertos And so far I've completely forgotten to put some essential Telemann
The fool hath said in his heart, There is a God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good.
Psalm 14, KJV revised edition
I'm finishing my Mahler Cycle with the Seventh (mostly because someone else had Dudamel's version of the Seventh checked out when I was trying to get it). And frankly, especially with the fourth movement, I'm inclined to consider it his most underrated symphony.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wm3C4-6_U2c How often do you hear a mandolin solo in classical music (outside of Vivaldi's two Mandolin concerti, of course?) And, after this, I'm giving Gluck his day in court: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vuFA5_Kq7Tg
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March 24, 2015 at 2:38 pm
(This post was last modified: March 24, 2015 at 2:55 pm by Alex K.)
Impressive... I'll have to get into it later, as I don't know the 7th at all. I just saw that the Berliners have one on their Archive with Rattle (I have a subscription), which I'll maybe check out later.
The preview looks promising to me As far as romantic heavy duty stuff is concerned, did I mention that I have a weak spot for Bruckner's 8th? I remember hearing it live and being sweat soaked by the end. what a timpanist 
The fool hath said in his heart, There is a God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good.
Psalm 14, KJV revised edition
I've also got one more classical work in my music queue at the moment: Richard Strauss' "Enoch Arden."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8GYqaVD-Tw My recording is the one with Emmanuel Ax and Captain Picard himself, Patrick Stewart doing the narration. It was remarkably difficult to find a Youtube of the whole piece in English, let alone that one, or even the one with Claude Rains and Glenn Gould
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March 24, 2015 at 4:12 pm
(This post was last modified: March 24, 2015 at 4:13 pm by Alex K.)
Fascinating stuff, I admit I had never heard of it. All I know of R. Strauss are some Symphonies and Zarathustra.
The fool hath said in his heart, There is a God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good.
Psalm 14, KJV revised edition
(March 24, 2015 at 4:12 pm)Alex K Wrote: Fascinating stuff, I admit I had never heard of it. All I know of R. Strauss are some Symphonies and Zarathustra. i wasn't familiar with it until I went on a Richard Strauss kick last year, and, in my rush to look through Allmusic for good recordings of his works, I found this review. It got a perfect score.
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March 24, 2015 at 5:16 pm
(This post was last modified: March 24, 2015 at 5:39 pm by Alex K.)
Ok I've started up the Berliner's latest rendition of Mahler 7. So far so marchy
I've read that the some of the following movements, especially #4, have a more intimate quality. Promises to be very interesting. Haha, Wikipedia says that before the pemiere in Prague, Alban Berg and Klemperer came visit and helped Mahler with the finishing touches. What a monument, that you need three geniuses to lift it to the finishing line! (March 24, 2015 at 2:28 pm)Rev. Rye Wrote: I'm finishing my Mahler Cycle with the Seventh (mostly because someone else had Dudamel's version of the Seventh checked out when I was trying to get it). And frankly, especially with the fourth movement, I'm inclined to consider it his most underrated symphony. Have you read that it was thought that the fifth movement is a parody on overly majestic finales? Wikipedia Wrote:which may have been what prompted Arnold Schoenberg to become a particular champion of the work. The abundance of themes based upon the interval of a fourth has parallels with the First Chamber Symphony. which as I said above is my favourite... nice, nice The second is already completely different, very varied with lots of droll ideas. I can relate to the night theme given by the title.
The fool hath said in his heart, There is a God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good.
Psalm 14, KJV revised edition
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March 24, 2015 at 7:52 pm
(This post was last modified: March 24, 2015 at 7:59 pm by Alex K.)
Ok I made it through... whew
now something to cool down
The fool hath said in his heart, There is a God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good.
Psalm 14, KJV revised edition
RE: (western) classical music discussion
March 24, 2015 at 11:51 pm
(This post was last modified: March 24, 2015 at 11:51 pm by Rev. Rye.)
(March 24, 2015 at 5:16 pm)Alex K Wrote: Have you read that it was thought that the fifth movement is a parody on overly majestic finales? I did not. Although, speaking of Schoenberg, I just realised your avatar actually was of Schoenberg. It might be because of the 150x150 pixel resolution cropped above the shoulders or that I'm finally reaching Series 8 in my trek to watch all of Red Dwarf on Hulu Plus, but until I ran a Tineye on it, I thought it was of Norman Lovett's Holly. ![[Image: 78645_347590.jpg]](https://images.weserv.nl/?url=www.artic.edu%2Faic%2Fcollections%2Fciti%2Fimages%2Fstandard%2FWebLarge%2FWebImg_000052%2F78645_347590.jpg) ![[Image: norman-lovett_1.jpg]](https://images.weserv.nl/?url=www.justthetonic.com%2Fartistimages%2Fnorman-lovett_1.jpg) That said, I do like Schoenberg and his many, MANY imitators.
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