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Robert Schumann: Piano Sonata No. 3 in F minor, Op. 14b
Eric Le Sage, piano

 

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Overtures to Bach
Matt Haimovitz



Preludes from the Bach cello suites preceded by contemporary introductory "overtures" composed for each suite. All overtures were commissioned for this album. The 5th overture is in scordatura B-G-D-G, i.e. C?B has been added to the original C-G-D-G. The 6th overture is written for and performed on violoncello piccolo, exactly the same as the correspondiong Bach suite.

 

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Symphony Sunday ( ...for me). So much choice, you know...but "What I am currently listening to" ...is Joseph Haydn.

Long live the Hornsignal !

 

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George Frederick Handel: Watermusic, Berlin Philharmonic, Deutsche Grammophon 1964. Thank you for such great memories Haendel.

 

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Guided by Voices
Elinor Frey, Mélisande McNabney



Autographed CD. Contemporary pieces for cello/violoncello piccolo. One is duo with harpsichord, the rest are solo. Everything here was commissioned for the project.

 

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Haydn: Symphonies No. 30 ‘Alleluja’, No. 31 ‘Hornsignal’, No. 32, No. 33
Philharmonia Hungarica, Antal Dorati

Long live the Hornsignal!

... Interestingly, here's a quote by H. C. Robbins Landon:

[...] there is something peculiarly poignant about this ‘Hornsignal’ Symphony, whose perfect construction and gay, light-hearted language, as yet untroubled with the ominous accents of Sturm and Drang, represent in some indefinable way Haydn's farewell to youth; for in the next decades he was never quite able to recapture the deep-seated joy and innocence of this music.

 

[Manesp]

Haydn: Symphonies No. 30 ‘Alleluja’, No. 31 ‘Hornsignal’, No. 32, No. 33
Philharmonia Hungarica, Antal Dorati





... Interestingly, here's a quote by H. C. Robbins Landon:

A solid scholar of Haydn...for ...sure.

Landon was also a true professional who devoted his life's work to the study of another true professional: Franz Joseph Haydn.

 

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P?teris Vasks: Presence
Sol Gabetta, Irène Timacheff-Gabetta, Amsterdam Sinfonietta, Candida Thompson



Cross section of Vasks' works for cello, including solo, with organ and cello concerto. Both solo and concerto include sections with the cellist singing while playing the instrument. The cello concerto was commissioned for this project.

 

[Manesp]

Traveling by car this week...CD of choice ...

 

[Manesp]

And ...of course ...a couple more for the road.

 

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Roberto Valentini: Complete Mandolin Sonatas
Anna Schivazappa, Fabio Antonio Falcone, Ronald Martin, Daniel de Morais



6 sonatas from Valentini's Op. 12. 3 divertimenti from Pietro Giuseppe Gaetano Bani's Op. 2 are thrown in as filler.

 

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Leopold Mozart: Symphonies
London Mozart Players, Matthias Bamert



From Chandos' Contemporaries of Mozart series.

 

[Bachtoven]

I'm alive and well! I found that posting in too many groups can be time-consuming, so I've been reducing my online time. Anyway, this is quite an enjoyable recording:

 

[howiebrou]

 

[bonzo75]

The Melodiya pressing of this sounds better than both the eterna and the Philips. All all inexpensive. Despite being the same performance the emotion etc is more in the Melodiya.

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[howiebrou]

The Melodiya pressing of this sounds better than both the eterna and the Philips. All all inexpensive. Despite being the same performance the emotion etc is more in the Melodiya.

Thanks Ked. Will check it out. I am only a novice with Peter Schreier but liking his voice a lot.

 

[bonzo75]

Thanks Ked. Will check it out. I am only a novice with Peter Schreier but liking his voice a lot.

I tried to get Tang to listen to this but he said he does not like vocals in non English or non Thai language so sticks to instruments.

 

[howiebrou]

I tried to get Tang to listen to this but he said he does not like vocals in non English or non Thai language so sticks to instruments.

what, you mean it wasn't English????!!

 

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Francisco Guerau: Poema harmonico
Hopkinson Smith

 

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