Classical Music Mayhem!!

I don't see one over here.

There is a great performance of the Messiah on Youtube (At least the ouverture is there):



The only reference is Bow Valley Chorus without indication about the orchestra. The conductor is John Goulart.

Other piece:

The ouverture from Music for the Royal Fireworks, but played only with wind (as intended in 1749): oboe, bassoon, horn, trumpet, timpani

Well done Corporal, it had occurred to me we should do something for Youtube, but I never got round to it. Thanks for the links, I'll have a look at them later.

Here's some Beethoven on a late Viennese fortepiano. Haven't heard it yet, will give it a try later and report.

Not bad considering its a Youtube vid, but I agree with the poster who complains about the stringing in the bass, the bass does sound a little overpowering in this recording, certainly for a Viennese school piano. There are fortepiano videos for a number of other composers pieces too at Youtube.

The Grave sound a little too broad to my taste, though often it is too rushed I admit. Vibrato issues also, but less noticeable in the fugue. Not a HIP performance but the music survives it. I still prefer Pinnock's.

Alas Robert King now listens to Handel behind bars (and deservedly so). The sound is not very good so it is difficult how this would have sounded at the event itself. The tempo seems a little sedate too. I'd like a little more gusto to it.

Here are some links sent to me by our member in Venice, Gustav:

Some Vivadli sung by countertenor Philippe Jaroussky, who I remember from my DVD of Agrippina with Jean-Claude Malgoire (he is very good in that).

Is the entire DVD worth purchasing?


g.f.

I've never seen the movie but if you can get it cheap I would buy it just because of the subject matter.

Ennio Morricone, I have to post this link again. A great performance by two master musicians: Conductor Morricone and oboe soloist Yeon Hee-Kwak

I really like this performance of Mozart's D minor concerto No. 20 K466.

Simon Rattle and the BPO
Pianist: Mitsuko Uchida

It's a lot better than her recording with Jeffery Tate on Philips. The last movement Rondo is quite wonderful.

The rest of the performance can be accessed via this, the first part.

I agree a good effort, for a non-authentic band, that is. Though Mozart's piano part is rather too restrained and dainty for my taste, (even a good HIP performance does not completely remove this impression). I've yet to hear a Mozart piano piece where he is truly 'unleashed' in the Beethovenian sense. Not bad rich, better than her Beethoven that's for sure!

Well you won't hear it, because Mozart isn't Beethoven.

Piano Concerto No. 25 (KV 503) has a few parts that are more vigorous in the piano part, but Mozart's style in general is not nearly as energetic or "full-throated" as Beethoven. If you spend all your time listening to non-Beethoven looking for solely Beethovenian characteristics, then I'm afraid you'll be quite disappointed most of the time!

Well forget I mentioned Beethoven, the point I would say is equally valid. The drama is always restrained, period. Handel's harpsichord suites have more balls than this!