Classical music [Youtube Clips]

[gorgik9]

@ ihno
"YOU TWO"????
Now, if Elgar is one, who is the other one? If Henry Purcell is the second, then what about Benjamin Britten and Gustav Holst ? Please enlighten me...

 

[ihno]

They appear to someone, who meets the "little less important composers". Thomas A. Arne and William Boyce are there too.

 

[gorgik9]

Thanks for the info, ihno!!!
All the wonderful things you learn on GH...

 

[ihno]

It's called a joke, you know.

But don't be mad. I'm sure one can have a wonderful and interesting tea with Elgar and Purcell alone.

 

[gorgik9]

It's called a joke, you know.

But don't be mad. I'm sure one can have a wonderful and interesting tea with Elgar and Purcell alone.

Well, since I've never heard of Arne & Boyce before, I thought I should thank you for the info...But info or joke or whatever...

 

[ihno]

Arne:

...since I've never heard of...

See?

 

[drelin]

Haydn symphonies

Joseph Haydn had a robust sense of humour that he showed notably in his symphonies. The best-known are of course no 45, Farewell, and 94, Surprise. But no 93, the first of the London symphonies, also contains a little gem at the end of its second movement. It is, let's say, eschatologic without an e. Maybe Haydn wanted to be slightly sardonic about the beautiful cantabile of his largo?

Anyway, not all conductors perceive this joke. I know two who got it: Eugen Jochum and George Szell. I would have loved to include Jochum's good-humoured version, but could not find it on Youtube. Fortunately, there is Szell's one with the Cleveland Orchestra. It it supremely classical, and not a bit Viennese. Given Szell's temperament, the joke is almost rude and pretty hard to miss. If you have a chance to compare with how Jochum plays it, by all means do!



And as a bonus, the Hoffnung festival version of the andante of the Surprise symphony...

 

[timrath]

Speaking of obscure English composers, has anyone heard of John Marsh?



I'm really at a loss why he isn't better known.

 

[ihno]

Yes, I have heard of him. Actually I have the cd, where this is from (Bamert, London Mozart Players, Mozart's contemporaries).

There are a lot of great composers from that time that have been forgotten today and get discovered again now or have been recently.

 

[roamer]

 

[warp9]

Martha Argerich : Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No.3 in D minor

Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No.3 in D minor, op.30
Martha Argerich
Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin
Riccardo Chailly


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[atlpat]

I love leontyne price's madama butterfly, Orff's carmina burana, glenn gould Goldberg variations from the 1950s, Beethoven's 9th sym. (if the faster movements don't plod), many many others; I like the comment that the music you like has to make you feel something. I completely agree. whether it is heart-racing or tear-h=jerking, it has to stay with me for me to stay with it. I work one hour from my job now (each way), so I am finally getting to listen to all of my opera cds; Thomas's mignon is beautiful, as is almost all of Massenet I have listened to so far.

 

[Wohltorf]

Back to the Brits for a moment: John Tavener, who recently died, may light perpetual shine upon him! If Britten is the most important 20th c. composer, just maybe Tavener will represent the 21st.

 

[loretta]

Hurian Hymn


it reminds me of classical japanese music

 

[drelin]

Prokofiev self-playing

Prokofiev creates his 3rd piano concerto with Piero Coppola and the London Symphony Orchestra in 1932! After him, I think the best interpreter of this concerto is the phantastic Martha Argerich, except for the impressive one by William Kapell with Antal Dorati (try it, it is on Youtube!).

 

[drelin]

Schwartzkopf unchained

And now, something completely different...

 

[givekoAA]

I like Vivaldi´s four seasons very much. Especially the beginning of ¨Winter¨

 

[peter123]

I like Vivaldi´s four seasons very much. Especially the beginning of ¨Winter¨
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGdFHJXciAQ

Me too, thx for posting, worth this view

 

[drelin]

Gesänge der Frühe

Schumann's last published piece. By Alexander Lonquich. Poignant...



A very good analysis in Wikipedia:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gesänge_der_Frühe

 

[givekoAA]

Beethoven´s Symphony 7, you might recognize this from the movie The King´s Speech