What are you listening to now?

[Peter]

Faure: Barcarolle no.4 in Ab
Bach: French suite no.5 in G
Ravel: Alborada del gracioso
Chopin: Barcarolle

[Roehre]

Today:

JSBach:
Chorales for Ascension (today):
BWV 266/736+415/482/387/388

Searle:
Symphony no.4 op.38 (1962)

Höller:
Symphonic Phantasy on a theme by Frescobaldi op.20 (version 1956)

Louis Andriessen:
De volharding (1972)

[Sorrano]

This evening:
Beethoven: Lieder Verschiedener Volker WoO 158a
British Songs, WoO 158b
Songs of Various Nationalities WoO 158c

[Sorrano]

This morning: Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 23 in A

[Megan]

Grand Canyon Suite, Cloudburst. Ferde Grofe.




http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W7UqlYQUBWg

[Roehre]

This evening:
Beethoven: Lieder Verschiedener Volker WoO 158a
British Songs, WoO 158b
Songs of Various Nationalities WoO 158c

has your Brilliant box arrived ?

[Roehre]

Today:

Searle:
Symphony no.5 op.43 (1964)

Beethoven/Liszt:
Symphony no.1 op.21 S.464/1
Symphony no.2 op.36 S.464/2.

[Sorrano]

has your Brilliant box arrived ?

Yes, indeed! That last selection was from the edition. It's a good start for me as I am unfamiliar with Beethoven's vocal works. These were quite enjoyable!

[Roehre]

Today:

Beethoven/Liszt:
Symphony no.3 op.55 S.464/3
Symphony no.4 op.60 S.464/4

Kerger:
Ekatvam (1988)

Civitareale:
Cello concerto op.25 (1986)

[Chris]

Today:
Beethoven/Liszt:
Symphony no.1 op.21 S.464/1
Symphony no.2 op.36 S.464/2.

Who is playing these, Roehre?

[Peter]

Bach Brandenburg Concertos no.1 & 2. It must be several years since I listened to these properly and I'm convinced the time gap pays dividends in keeping this music fresh. In fact of course it is essential for all music, but when I first started listening to CM as a teenager I overdosed greatly over a number of years on my favourite composers - my father was partly to blame as he only really liked a small handful of CM works such as the Emperor concerto which was played continuously in the car! I've never forgotten though the joy of hearing it for the first time as a 14 year old when my Decca Box set of Beethoven piano concerto's arrived.

[Roehre]

Who is playing these, Roehre?

Chris, I listened to Leslie Howard, though I've got the Katsaris set as well (on 1980s LPs).

I prefer Howard, though Katsaris is the more virtuose in these pieces.

Howard shows us Beethoven as understood by Liszt, the latter in the process accentuating the former's revolutionary musical thinking. The Liszt of the mid 1860s is already looking forward to the late Liszt of the 1880s in these transcriptions, e.g. the Debussy-like introduction to the 1st mvt of op.60.

Katsaris seems to overlook this quality in his interpretations somehow.

[Chris]

Katsaris also seems to add some notes at parts and make other changes. I don't have Howard's set, though I do have Konstantin Scherbakov's, which I think is also very good. I believe Howard also recorded some of Liszt's earlier efforts with these pieces (as well as Beethoven's own fragment of a transcription of the 7th), which I have been meaning to check out.

[Roehre]

Chris,
for the earlier Liszt transcriptions of Beethoven works, it is this 3CD set you mean (including the Intor to 7 by Beethoven himself).
Please note that during this Liszt year it is offered for nearly half price!

[Roehre]

Today:

Gerhard:
Symphony no.1 (1952/’53)

Beethoven/Liszt:
Symphony no.5 op.67 S.464/5 (Liszt’s 2nd arrangement)

Beethoven:
String quartet no.15 op.132 (R3: Discovering Music)

Civitareale:
Cello concerto op.25 (1986)

Rollinger:
Arion for alto saxophone and strings (1989)