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Joined: Tue Jun 03, 2008 1:45 am Posts: 5571 Location: Los Angeles, California
At Café Sorin...
Giovanni Pergolesi
• Stabat Mater Fabio Biondi / Dorothea Röschmann / David Daniels / Europa Galante
A disc of motets by Pergolesi, most notably his famous "Stabat Mater." I must admit, it's a great piece. Biondi and his crew do well here, though I'm not surprised. I like the voices of both the soloists as well, Ms. Röschmann featuring prominently in McCreesh's recording of Messiah and Daniels present in Christie's recording of Theodora as well as a Vivaldi motet recording, the latter also with Biondi.
Alessandro Scarlatti
• Concerti Modo Antiquo
The Scarlatti family was a bit of a musical dynasty. Dominico is probably more famous but wrote almost exclusively for harpsichord; here we find some orchestral pieces by his father. This is some accomplished music, very inventive writing as well as lots of fugal work to demonstrate his technical prowess.
Georg Philipp Telemann
• Symphony in D Major, TWV Anh. 50:1, "zur Serenate auf die erste hundertjährige Jubelfeier der Hamburgischen löblichen" • Quadruple Violin Concerto in A Major, TWV 54:A1 Reinhard Goebel / Musica Antiqua Köln
Joined: Fri Jun 12, 2009 11:18 am Posts: 160 Location: Perth
TrumpetBoy wrote:
Graham1973 wrote:
Quote:
The Devil dances it with me Madness, seize me, the accursed! Destroy me so that I may forget I exist! that I may cease to be that I for... Gustav Mahler
Gustav Mahler: Symphony Nº. 10 (Orchestration, Joseph H. Wheeler (1966)) Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra/Robert Olson Naxos 8.554811
How does Wheeler compare to Cooke I or II? I haven't heard the Wheeler edition of the 10th yet.
This is the only performing version of the 10th I have, will have to get a copy of one of the others to make that particular comparison.
I did enjoy it though, especially the flute solo in the finale.
But tonight I listen to...
Pierre Rode:Violin Concertos Nº. 7, 10 & 13 South West German Radio Orchestra/Nicolas Pasquet, Friedemann Eichhorn (Violin) Naxos 8.570469
• Sinfonia in D Major, "Die Bauernhochzeit" • Sinfonia Burlesca in G Major • Musikalische Schlittenfahrt Ensemble Eduard Melkus
I realised I'd never really heard anything from Wolfgang's father aside from the "Toy Symphony", Leopold being a popular composer himself during the time. The ensemble playing uses period instruments, though I've never heard of them. The first of these pieces contains some strange droning musical effects and shouts and whistles are thrown in that I'm not certain are in the score (but wouldn't be surprised if they, in fact, are); the second is a bit more conventional, though still comes across as thematic in spots; the last is an expansive program piece that sounds very Christmasy with all its bells and whip cracks, may have to pull that one out again when the season comes around (right around the corner)! Leopold seems delightful enough when he's not resorting to gimmicks, but unfortunately that seems his constant state... I'm glad that's a compositional technique Wolfgang didn't pick up from him! In short, I have no desire to listen to anything more from Mozart Senior...
Well I listened to the extract of the Fragment at amazon and the material is the same as the reconstruction I presented above. The principle thematic material is very good I think, it's a shame we only have these fragments. It might be worth buying a download of WoO5 from Herreweghe's CD if the option is available.
_________________ "If I were but of noble birth..." - Rod Corkin
Joined: Fri Jun 12, 2009 11:18 am Posts: 160 Location: Perth
Some wonderful Americana...
George Frederick McKay:Violin Concerto/Sinfonietta Nº.4/Song over the Great Plains National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine/John McLaughlin Williams, Brian Reagin(Violin), Ludmilla Kovaleva (Piano) Naxos 8.559225
Today I went through Toch's Cantata of the Bitter Herbs.
I was expecting to hear Zemlinsky's influence; instead, I was harkening back to Mendelssohn, and the closing piece sounded like Prokofiev. All in all, a well-done piece using the story of the Exodus as a picture of the universal struggle against tyranny. I'm not crazy about the female vocalists, but I do get a sense of commitment from the performers.
He was supposed to be influenced by Hindemith. I need to get out Mathis Der Mahler and reacquaint myself with this composer.
_________________ "There are two things that haven't got to mean anything. The one is music, and the other one is laughter." Immanuel Kant.
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I'm glad that's a compositional technique Wolfgang 
In short, I have no desire to listen to anything more from Mozart Senior... 
