Listenin' to Classical Music and Conversation

The state used to be much more attentive to young talents, encouraging them to study with prominent musicians across the globe. Biret was one of those prodigies in the 1940s who got to study in Europe through a special law that the Turkish parliament enacted. But times change, and so do state policies. There are many young talents flourishing (even getting picked up by some solid record labels) but government support is only reserved for what it can make money on...

This kind of reminds me of how Argentina gave two incredible pianists more or less around the same time.

 

Probably 5-6 times.

 

Palmgren: Complete Piano Works 2

• Jouni Somero - piano

 

Listening to "Hildegard von Bingen - Ego sum homo" performed by Tiburtina Ensemble directed by Barbora Kabatkova on Ricercar

 

I’m taking my 9-year old grandniece to the ballet a week from tomorrow. In addition to the Dream music, Balanchine uses other Mendelssohn works. (The ballet runs about 100 minutes IIRC.)

 

There have been a few times over maybe the last two years where I've wanted to buy a classical music CD but it was only available on streaming. Reminds me of the days when the music industry first started changing over to CDs.

 

Otto Klemperer, born 14 May 1885. Now spinning his 1959 Philharmonia recording of LvB's Eroica Symphony:

 

CD

Sibelius:
Kullervo, Symphonic Poem For Chorus, Soloists And Orchestra, Op. 7

Baritone Vocals – Jorma Hynninen
Soprano Vocals – Eeva-Liisa Saarinen
Helsinki University Male Choir
State Academic Male Choir Of The Estonian S.S.R.

Paavo Berglund (Conductor), Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra

 

Biret studied with Kempff while Argerich, IIRC, studied with Fred Gulda ...

 

Now spinning Klempy conducting Mozart's Jupiter Symphony No. 41 from 1962:

 

Below is my Klemperer Beethoven Box with 1 fewer CD ...

 

Now playing CD12 from the following box for a first listen ...

 

First listen to this Mahler 4 by conductor Jakub Hrůša* and the Bamberger Symphoniker with Anna Lucia Richter mezzosoprano , recorded july 2020.
* My first listen to this conductor at all, but i have to say based on this first impression one of the better Mahler 4 of the last decade .

 

Your EMI box includes the five Piano Concertos with Barenboim, which are not in the Warner/EMI box, but the latter does have more recordings of several Symphonies.

 

CD


Elgar:
Enigma Variations*

Vaughan Williams:
Five Variants of Dives and Lazarus**

Tippett:
Ritual Dances from The Midsummer Marriage***

The BBC National Orchestra Of Wales
Tadaaki Otaka*
Lesley Hatfield**
David Atherton***

 

DG 2726 071, two-LP set. Reissue of DG 139 329/330 from 1967. Recorded 12/16-17/66 and 1/2-10/67, UFA Studios, Berlin. Artistic supervision: Rainer Brock & Hans Ritter. Engineer: Harald Baudis. I prefer his singing to hers. The sound on this lacks clarity.

 

Now playing CD13 from the following box for a first listen ...




Need to hurry up so I can wrap up my first pass through this box ...

 

First listen to new arrival "Summer In February - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack" on DG.

Music composed & conducted by Benjamin Wallfisch
Yuja Wang (piano)
Jack Liebeck (violin)
Raphael Wallfisch (cello)
The Chamber Orchestra of London

 

Now playing: Alexander Glazunov - The Complete Solo Piano Music 3. Preludes and Fugues - Stephen Coombs - recorded 1995

 

Now playing: Rodion Shchedrin - Cello Concerto; Seagull Suite - Marko Ylönen, Helsinki PO, Olli Mustonen - recorded 1999, 2000

 

Looks beautiful. I'm not familiar with the label, but I assume that it's good?

 

Dance Of The Renaissance | Discogs

just opened and now playing for the first time.

 

It is very good. Tiburtina Ensemble is an excellent and beautiful sounding female vocals group with lovely arrangements. Ricercar is a great label for early music and sound quality. I have a bunch of their CDs. Both label and group highly rated on the bluemoozeometer.

 

This is good and fine, but a little light. I'm glad I have it.

 

Cool, thank you, I'll put it on the Flannel-0-scanner.