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Rued Langgaard (1893-1952), Danish composer whose eccentricity and oddness show in his unconventional 16 symphonies. One of them - the 12th - is about 8 minutes long. But this one - his first, composed when he was 14 and finished at age 17, has had only three performances since its premiere in 1913....

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Thanks for bringing up this name! Do you have the whole set of Koczalski's piano concertos? Yes, I do have all three CDs of the six concertos. Also, a couple of others - one with his violin and cello concertos - and this one which really has some exquisite music: https://acteprealable.com/wp-conten...

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Raul (or Raoul) Koczalski (1885-1948) was a well-known Polish pianist - and appears to have been a specialist in the music of Chopin. His six piano concertos have been recorded by Acte Préalable. They are beautiful, late-romantic pieces and really make for some good listening. https://acteprealable....

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I see Miriam Hyde (1913-2005) had quite a career as a pianist and composer, especially in her native Australia. I am curious about her two piano concerto s. How would you describe her music, i.e., it's "similarity" to perhaps another composer? In listening to the YT presentation, I thought the musi...

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Thanks,fbnyc, my first hearing of the composer.While not a purchase, for me, the concertos were quite enjoyable, especially the 2nd. The influences you note, and, to my ear, English and Irish influences as well , reflecting her time in the UK. The concertos apparently written in the early 1930s.The...

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Two piano concertos by Australian composer Miriam Hyde (1913-2005).

Unremittingly devoted to Brahms and Rachmaninoff.

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That one looks interesting - Loose Elbows! Much of what I see with Susan Tomes is chamber music ... this one goes to the other side. I may try to get a copy. Looks pricey on Amazon at $129! Cheaper elsewhere, of course. Her piano playing of these Billy Mayerl pieces...great fun! https://m.media-ama...

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Found this on eBay - repertoire of Reinecke's (1824-1910) with which I'm not at all familiar. I listened to some very short samples on the Naxos site and wound up owning the CD for about two bucks. It's certainly worth a try for clarinet chamber music. Clarinet Trio in A Major Fantasiestücke Op.22 C...

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Bingo! And, thanks - lovely performance.

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Yes, indeed. So much lovely music of Bowen's has made it to CD. Thanks for the reminder.

(But, your first link appears to be off the subject.

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Her piano playing of these Billy Mayerl pieces...great fun!

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Vittorio Giannini (1903-1966) was born in Philadelphia and, according to his biography, was best known as a teacher - at Juilliard, Curtis and Manhattan School of Music. His Piano Concerto is a grand evocation of the type. The amazing thing is that, after its première in 1937 (Rosalyn Tureck was the...

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Yes, gentlemen - I think Victor Borge represents the "class" in the word classical.

Thanks.

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Ad libbing Czardas...

Enjoy these awesome artists (and watch the reaction of the orchestra members):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9UN3xFBCcw

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Many thanks for this.Very enjoyable, especially the 2 full-length concertos, and of those 2 especially the Adigezalov. Am on my second listening of the cd as I type this.May search for the cd or download, although seem all prices are getting out of hand even for used. I'm glad this appealed to you....

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https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61GpxQ5JT1L._SX466_.jpg Violinist Alena Baeva and pianist Vadim Kholodenko have been in my radar ever since they made their debuts, Baeva with Gergiev playing Shostakovich's fiendishly difficult Violin Concerto No. 2, and Kholodenko with his win in the Cliburn Co...

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I'm not much attracted to CDs which are compendia of music of different composers. However, I listen to this one pretty regularly. So, for a Wondrous Wednesday it filled the bill. The concertos all are different - some sounding more "Eastern" than others; some with tinges of Romanticism; some includ...

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Fww, no less than Frank Peter Zimmermann played the Respighi "Gregorian" Concerto with NDR Symphony in Hamburg this past March, the live broadcast to be again available at Radio Belgium this Friday,April 12 at 2000 Brussels time. I plan to listen: https://www.rtbf.be/musiq3/grille-programme (Scroll...

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I've had those two Reber discs on Timpani [1205 & 1239] since 2013 and 2016 respectively, but were reasonably priced per disc (less than $18/USD each), and this is just the kind of repertoire I enjoy discovering. Trio Elegiaque does an admirable job with the trios. I can make a copy of Trios 2, 4 a...

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If you're a fan of chamber music, you should not miss this CD. Napoleon Henri Reber (1807-1880) is described in the notes as more or less a holdover from the 18th Century. These three piano trios sound to me like updated versions of Haydn or Mozart, but with a bit more "oomph." They are beautifully ...

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maestrob wrote: ↑
Sat Apr 06, 2024 12:15 pm
Here's my favorite Bruckner Fifth Symphony. Barenboim generates crystal-clear lines without lessening the impact of the orchestral climaxes. Awesome balancing!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6weops8oXBI

No disrespect to Jochum, of course!

Super! Thanks.

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Those of us who like the music of Ottorino Respighi probably find ourselves listening to his popular and evergreen tone poems - Pines of Rome, Fountains of Rome, Roman Festivals . This CD shows a different side of the composer - with one orchestral work which is for smaller forces and more "intimate...

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I should get a medal for hearing two Bruckner symphonies in one day, let alone the same one, but I agree the Jochum /RCO is great, if this 1964 from YT is your fav: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6J4IDfajZHw That, indeed, is the performance I have on the Philips CD. And, duly bestowed for valor in...

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British composer Cecil Armstrong Gibbs (1889-1960) mainly wrote songs and choral works. This CD of a batch of his string quartets really makes for delightful listening. The quartets are very much in the early-20th Century English pastoral vein. The slow and mostly-slow movements tend to the lugubrio...

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Gosh, Lance - the Rachmaninoff Cello Sonata is a masterpiece and, as you note, it's perfectly designed for cello. I can't imagine that a violin could capture those deep sighs.

Although I am a fan of transcriptions, this one seems a bit wrong.

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I must "confess" probably my first Bruckner 5th Symphony today: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7IPqiq7nTgs John Storgards,SWR Symphony,live video, 2021 in Stuttgart. Previously, the only Bruckner symphony I listened to, had a recording of, was the 7th, but found even that one taxing.I was thus ple...

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When all this type of thing started 2 decades ago the prevailing wisdom was to blow a whistle hard into the phone. Wrong move. Doing that will alert the scammer that there is a live fish on the line. Which then will make your number marketable, resulting in even more unwanted incoming calls. Correc...

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Also - I never answer a call if I do not recognize the caller ID. If it's important enough I expect the caller will leave a voice message. The robo calls never do. Of course that doesn't help you when the telephone rings early in the a.m. But, if you don't answer their calls eventually you'll come o...

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Febnyc wrote: ↑
Wed Apr 03, 2024 12:05 pm

Lance wrote: ↑
Wed Apr 03, 2024 10:59 am
The guy pronounces it like Et-hel Smeth. What goes?
Maybe he's from Liverpool? Or Auckland?

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Lance wrote: ↑
Wed Apr 03, 2024 10:59 am
The guy pronounces it like Et-hel Smeth. What goes?

Maybe he's from Liverpool?

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Lance wrote: ↑
Wed Apr 03, 2024 11:01 am
Is it ever going to stop?

Lance - do you know the website nomorobo.com?

It stops a good percent of the robo calls. When you receive one you can send them the number on their site to block future calls from the same source.

No charge to register a landline.

https://www.nomorobo.com/

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What a nice program for this Friday evening: "I absolutely consider it to be ... the most sincere of all my creations.”—Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, in an 1893 letter to Vladimir Davydov. Peter Oundjian, principal conductor - Yale Philharmonia Apr. 5 | 7:30 p.m. | Woolsey Hall The orchestra, led by Pri...

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Who you gonna believe?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iik57JL6xvo

or

https://www.google.com/search?client=fi ... sMm1-A4_37

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From a friend: There have been others who hold two prestigious positions at the same time, but no one that young and unproven. Right now Yannick Nezet-Seguin is Director of the MET Opera and the Philadelphia Orchestra. Barenboim was Director of Chicago and the Berlin Opera, Maazel was Director of th...

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Has any other chief conductor/music director held 2 such prestigious orchestral positions simultaneously ? Did James Levine lead the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and the BSO at the same time? Perhaps the Met is not in the same class as the CSO and Concertgebouw - but, also, Levine was not a rookie ...

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I still have a Penguin which is moldering with age. But it's fun to re-read those wonderful reviews. Gone, but never forgotten.

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Hmm - Wikipedia shows the phonetic thusly: Dame Ethel Mary Smyth DBE (smaɪθ) Wiki further indicates that the "aɪ" relates to the strong vowel sound in "price" and "pie." So, from that it appears her name would be pronounced "Sm-eye-th. With a long "i". However, there are a number of other references...

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Igor Raykhelson was born in 1961 in Leningrad, moved to New York City at age 18. I think he may now have relocated back to Moscow - not sure. The Toccata label, led by the pioneering Martin Anderson, is one of my go-to sources for new repertoire and new (to me, anyway) composers. They've dedicated p...

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How could I - but I did - forget American Record Guide . It was more concise than the occasionally overstuffed Fanfare (you're right, Lance, about the unnecessary technical depth in the reviews) and, of course, there was Donald Vroon. His editorials, which often strayed from musical matters and ente...

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Brilliant - just the ticket for a mostly dreary day!

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Lance - I remember enjoying the book quite a bit. Here's one synopsis - describes it as "excessively melodramatic on occasion" - which is ok by me. https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/william-r-trotter/winter-fire/ Another overview: https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/winter-fire_william-r-trotter/...

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Verbose it is.

I rarely could read through an entire review.

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Interesting and coincidental, Lance. Along with a couple of CDs I received in the post last week, the seller enclosed as a "bonus" a copy of the March/April 2024 Fanfare . About 20 years ago I dropped my long-time subscription and disposed of over a hundred back issues. And I hadn't seen the public...

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Some years ago I read a novel the subplot of which revolves around the existence, and eventual discovery, of the manuscript for Sibelius' Eighth Symphony. The book is titled "Winter Fire," authored by William R. Trotter. (Probably should have waited until April 2nd to post this

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Interesting and coincidental, Lance. Along with a couple of CDs I received in the post last week, the seller enclosed as a "bonus" a copy of the March/April 2024 Fanfare . About 20 years ago I dropped my long-time subscription and disposed of over a hundred back issues. And I hadn't seen the publica...

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OK, I'll give this a shot to see if anyone notices: I am a big fan of the pianist Emile Pandolfi. He has a batch of recordings of popular/film/classical music which he performs in his own arrangements. For some it probably will be schmaltzy and overly-arpeggioed and therefore an immediate turn-off. ...

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i own one CD of all three - Sandor with Hungarian SO/Fischer - on Sony.

Although Bartók isn't high on my listening curve, I do cotton to the PCs and these performances keep me interested.

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Are you also considering Weingartner as a composer? I think he was one of the better conductor/composers.

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Symphonically speaking, what about Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition 's final movement, Great Gate of Kiev, in Ravel's incredible orchestration. This same finale is a tour de force for the original piano version as well. Lance: Agreed, as I posted at the opening - In Ravel's orchestration of M...

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