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Well ...
Who knew? Not me.
Mikhail Pletnev (famous Russkie pianist and latterly conductor) is also a very able composer!
Here is his rather good viola concerto.
Purely tonal to my ears, I'd expected some avantgardism, but no.
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Excellent performance of Bruckner's 9th symphony conducted by Currentzis with the 'missing' 4th movement substituted for some Ligeti. It works quite well!
https://www.swr.de/swr-classic/bruck...2k3/index.html
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Quoting the person who posted this link on Facebook....
"So beautiful...
Rather than Shostakovich's usual brooding darkness and sardonic wit, these pieces are full with warm lyricism and Slavic charm."
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This works surprisingly well.
Bach's D minor Toccata and Fugue played on the harp.
I think my fingers would be a bloody, pulpy mess if I tried that.
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A new composer for me; Othmar Schoeck's violin concerto, sub-titled "Quasi una fantasia" - which seems to mean stream of consciousness meandering. But it turns out to be very pleasant and enjoyable stream of consciousness meandering!
Rather good.
I shall be investigating some of his other works now. ... cello concerto, violin sonatas ...
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Some excellent full concert videos on the Gothenberg Sympony Orchestra's website.
Shosty 10, Mahler 3 and quite a bit more.
https://www.gso.se/en/gsoplay/latest-videos/
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Some more charity shop finds. This time they are all on CD.
Brahms – Piano Quintet Op. 34 and Dvořák – Piano Quintet, Op. 81
Arthur Rubenstein, piano Guarneri Quartet
RCA 09026-63067-2 (1977)
Dvořák – Piano Quintet in A major Op.80, Terzetto for two Violins and Viola, Op.74, Drobnosti for Two Violins and Viola, Op.75a and Gavotte for Three Violins, B.164
The Chilingiran Quartet
Chandos CHAN 9173 (1993)
J.S. Bach – Trio Sonata in G major BWV1038 W.F. Bach – Trio Sonata in A minor J.C. Bach – Trio Sonata in C major J.S. Bach – Trio Sonata in C minor BWV1079 J.C. Bach – Sonata (à 3) in C major and Telemann – Quartet (Trio Sonata) in E major
Isaac Stern, violin
Sony SMK 64 509 (1995)
Schubert – Arpeggione Sonata D821 Beethoven – Notturno Op.42 and Schumann – Märchenbuilder Op.113
Simon Rowland-Jones (viola) and Niel Immelman (piano)
Meridian CDE 84204 (1990)
Georges Enesco – Octet in C major Op.7 Richard Strauss – Sextet from “Capricco” Op.85 Dmitri Shostakovich – Two Pieces for String Octet Op.11
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields Chamber Ensemble
Chandos CHAN 9131 (1993)
Walton – Viola Concerto
Arun Menon, viola Ealing Symphony Orchestra, cond. John Gibbons
Recorded at St Barnabas’s Church, London 20.03.04. (Private recording)
Bruch – Violin Concerto No.1 in G major, Op.26 J.S Bach – Partita No.3 in E, BWV 1006 P.I. Tchaikovsky – Souvenir d’un lieu cher Manuel de Falla – Siete Canciones Populares Españoles Niccolò Paganini _ 24 Caprices, Op.1
Tasmin Little (Bruch, Tchaikovsky), Yehudi Menuhin (Bach) and Nathan Milstein (Falla, Paganini) violin
BBC National Orchestra of Wales cond. David Atherton
BBC Music BBCMM363 (2013)
Tchaikovsky – Romeo & Juliet, Capriccio Italien, Francesca da Rimini
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, cond. Vladimir Ashkenazy
Decca 424 715-2 (1989)
Corelli – 12 Concerti Grossi, Op.6
Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields, cond. Neville Marriner
Decca 443 862-2 (1995)
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A rainy Felicien David morning.
I discovered his piano trios yester-eve, played them again this morning followed by his 3rd symphony.
"Endlessly lyrical" would be my 2 word review. I prefer the trios but the symphony is very listenable, too, if a little more 'obvious'.
https://open.spotify.com/album/1YgDf...QaqZwWdGV0TVgA
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