For the last few installments of our #Beethoven2020 series, we considered Liszt’s transcriptions of Beethoven’s symphonies no. 4, 5 and 6. Today, we return to the orchestral versions of these symphonies, with Otto Klemperer’s renditions of the symphonies number 7 and 8. According to the Penguin Guide, Klemperer recorded his first cycle of Beethoven symphonies for EMI with the Philharmonia orchestra from 1954 onwards, in mono. He made another series from 1961, recording in stereo. 0 Likes ...
The last of Wagner's early operas and his overall longest opera ever at 4 hours and 40 minutes. There's lots of pomp and circumstance here with choruses and ensembles, processions, and a 39 minute ballet. It was well worth the long time to listen to it all in my opinion. I actually quite like its over-the-top nature. There are many great selections. The overture, the opening scene, the Act I final, the Act II opening, the ballet, the Act II final, Adriano's aria "Gerechter Gott", 1 Likes GavinAmes liked this post ...
Updated Jul-26-2020 at 16:29 by adriesba
BBC Northern Symphony Orchestra and BBC Northern Singers Friedrich - Raimund Herincx Luzio - Alexander Young Claudio - Ian Caley Antonio - Neil Jenkins Angelo - William Elvin Isabella - April Cantelo Mariana - Ilse Wolf Brighella - Lawrence Richard Danieli - Leslie Fyson Dorella - Elizabeth Gale Pontio Pilato - David Lennox From the DG Wagner: Complete Operas box. Well, this was rather odd. It's hard 1 Likes GavinAmes liked this post ...
Updated Jul-24-2020 at 00:50 by adriesba
BBC Northern Symphony Orchestra and BBC Northern Singers Arindal - John Mitchinson Ada - April Cantelo Lora - Lorna Haywood Morald - Tom McDonnell Gunther - Richard Greager Gernot - Paul Hudson Drolla - Teresa Cahill Zemina - Elizabeth Gale Farzana - Della Jones Harald - Don Garrard Groma - Don Garrard Fairy king - Don Garrard Messenger - Jolyon Dodgson Recording from the DG Wagner: Complete 1 Likes GavinAmes liked this post ...
Updated Jul-22-2020 at 12:25 by adriesba
This week, our lone Tuesday Blog share for July completes our two-part look at Liszt’s transcriptions of Beethoven’s symphonies, with a performance of the Pastoral Symphony. For the past few months, we have been living through a pandemic and, as I considered musing about this week’s share, I got to wonder how Glenn Gould – a notorious germophobe – would have fared through a situation like this one. My conclusion is simple: I think he would done just fine, given he lived 0 Likes ...
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