Music Mockney's Classical Music Thread

[Waltraute]

Cheers for an interesting piece, Crash.

Our own (as in fellow Red) Daniel Harding conducted an absolutely outstanding performance of Et Exspecto... here in Stockholm a week ago. Here's Haitink:

Olivier Messiaen - Et Exspecto Resurrectionem Mortuorum
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Bernard Haitink

Spoiler

 

[Waltraute]

Time for my annual Hotter Ich habe genug post

 

[ivaldo]

Where am I?

 

[Waltraute]

Where am I?

Here, listening to Hermann Prey singing Schlummert ein...

 

[CrashDavis]

Cheers for an interesting piece, Crash.

To me, that's Sherlock Holmes. Read all the books and I adore that movie and it's soundtrack.

 

[Waltraute]

Trots otur all en munter sång...

 

[Waltraute]

Alles endet, was entstehet.
Alles, alles rings vergehet,
Denn die Zeit flieht, und die Sonne
Sieht, daß alles rings vergehet,
Denken, Reden, Schmerz, und Wonne;
Und die wir zu Enkeln hatten
Schwanden wie bei Tag die Schatten,
Wie ein Dunst im Windeshauch.
Menschen waren wir ja auch,
Froh und traurig, so wie ihr,
Und nun sind wir leblos hier,
Sind nur Erde, wie ihr sehet.
Alles ended, was entstehet.
Alles, alles rings vergehet.

 

[Nani Nana]

To quell Waltraute's loneliness

 

[Waltraute]

Cheers Nani! Sorry I'm so slow.

Here's Pirogov's heartbreaking death of Boris (from 3:00 (here) on out in any recording of Boris I always, always cry) --



In contrast, thinking about cheering-up, I tried to find the Reizen recording of Poputnaya Pesnya, but no joy, so here is Hvorostovsky in a very clean & orderly version -- but still fun!

 

[Waltraute]

Best cheering up song ever though - Jussi can make anything sound like a serious call to arms.
My favourite singer of all time!

 

[Waltraute]

 

[Waltraute]

I always say Jussi is my fave, then Hotter and then Reizen. I love them all!
Here's some Reizen:

 

[Waltraute]

Time for some Ghiaurov --

'76 Au fond du Temple Saint with Pavarotti; one of the best recordings of this duet



'84 Vienna Death of Boris



ETA:

'76 Don Carlo with Raimondi

 

[Waltraute]

Best rendition of this scene I've ever seen -- I love you Larsson, Stensvold et al.



And in Rheingold -- best Erda!

 

[Waltraute]

Casta Diva week! Post your faves.

 

[Waltraute]

Funniest and most joyful Una voce poco fa; Rosina's cavatina, ever; beautiful Ernman --

 

[Waltraute]

Casta Diva week! Post your faves.

Because I know you'll post Sutherland et al, here's Bartoli's super prim and proper rendition --

 

[Waltraute]

And speaking of Bartoli -- so, so brilliant, such joy!

 

[Waltraute]

And speaking of Bartoli -- so, so brilliant, such joy!

And so cute silly vid <3

Spoiler: [MEDIA=youtube]Md9dMgOZ5hs[/MEDIA]

ETA: Supposed to be ETA to my earlier post. I'm so, so bad.

 

[Waltraute]

Arsing about so much with Bartoli and I'm so sorry; here is her legendary Viva Vivaldi! recital

 

[Waltraute]

Posting one of my fave Exsultate, jubilate not just because I love Bartoli, but look what an idiot wrote in the comments

häßliche Stimme, dümmliches Aussehen. Furchtbar.
--Gottfried Kappen
Piss off.

Do not ever care what people say, not ever. Look at what that shitehouse posted. And then listen.

 

[Waltraute]

Casta diva week went well!

Well, here's a fantastic Hotter masterclass --

 

[Waltraute]

Someone posted my fave Salome vid on youtube --

 

[Waltraute]

 

[Waltraute]

So segne ich dein haupt als König dich zu grüssen!

 

[Waltraute]

 

[datura]

This may not be for purists, but saw the Philip Glass Ensemble recently at the Bridgewater and they were outstanding. Hypnotic, trippy and beautiful:

 

[Waltraute]

This may not be for purists, but saw the Philip Glass Ensemble recently at the Bridgewater and they were outstanding. Hypnotic, trippy and beautiful

Love Philip Glass. So good that vid, cheers datura!

Here's Akhnaten --

Spoiler: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXPPN2P72dw

 

[Waltraute]

Zion hört die Wächter singen,
Das Herz tut ihr vor Freuden springen,
Sie wachet und steht eilend auf.
Ihr Freund kommt vom Himmel prächtig,
Von Gnaden stark, von Wahrheit mächtig;
Ihr Licht wird hell, ihr Stern geht auf.

 

[Waltraute]

Now in transfer times, impressing and funny Sutherland compilation vid --

Joan Sutherland - The Top 10 E-flats
by CaptFitzbattleaxe of Youtube

0:00 [1959 live] Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor: Spargi d'amaro pianto (Mad Scene)
0:30 [1959 studio] Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor: Spargi d'amaro pianto (Mad Scene)
1:03 [1960 studio] Verdi: La Traviata: Sempre libera
1:39 [1961 live] Bellini: Beatrice di Tenda: Deh, seh un'urna (Act II Finale)
2:20 [1962 studio] Bellini: La Sonnambula: Sovra il sen la man mi posa
3:09 [1962 studio] Bellini: Beatrice di Tenda: Deh, seh un'urna (Act II Finale)
3:50 [1962 broadcast] Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor: Spargi d'amaro pianto (Mad Scene)
4:22 (an E for some reason...) [1963 studio] Bellini: I Puritani: Vien diletto in ceil, di luna (Mad Scene)
4:58 [1964 studio] Bellini: Norma: Già mi pasco ne' tuoi shuardi
5:35 [1972 live] Donizetti: Lucrezia Borgia: Era dessa, il figlio mio (Act II Finale)

 

[Mrs Smoker]

Arise.

 

[Mrs Smoker]

Us and Them: The Symphony Pink Floyd is a bit of a miss. Some interesting arrangements, but original stuff is quite superior. Us and Them is probably my favourite on the album.



This one's just plain awesome!

Bach: Harpsichord (Piano in this case) Concerto No. 7 in G minor, II. Andante

 

[Waltraute]

Mozart: Great mass in C minor, KV 427 | John Eliot Gardiner



46:00 the Sanctus! will slay you.

 

[Waltraute]

Freiwilliges Versinken - Schubert; Mayrhofer - Fischer-Dieskau/Moore



Wohin, o Helios? Wohin? In kühlen Fluten
Will ich den Flammenleib versenken,
Gewiß im Innern, neue Gluten
Der Erde Feuerreich zu schenken.

Ich nehme nicht, ich pflege nur zu geben;
Und wie verschwenderisch mein Leben,
Umhüllt mein Scheiden gold'ne Pracht,
Ich scheide herrlich, naht die Nacht.

Wie blaß der Mond, wie matt die Sterne!
Solang ich kräftig mich bewege;
Erst wenn ich auf die Berge meine Krone lege,
Gewinnen sie an Mut und Kraft in weiter Ferne.

 

[Piratesoup]

The world's greatest pianist in full flow

 

[Waltraute]

Zimerman is the best!
Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 2

Spoiler

Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 2, Movement 1 // Krystian Zimerman, Seiji Ozawa, BSO



Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 2, Movement 2 // Krystian Zimerman, Seiji Ozawa, BSO



Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 2, Movement 3 // Krystian Zimerman, Seiji Ozawa, BSO

 

[Waltraute]

More Zimerman, one of my fave recordings of the Emperor Concerto.
Yes, it's extremely 'showy', but in just the right way, like George Best or when we won the European Cup in '99. Pure brilliant joy!

Beethoven - 5th Piano Concerto 'Emperor' (Zimerman, Bernstein, Wiener Philharmoniker)



ETA: Just realised Pirate is a Bayern supporter. So sorry to bring up '99.
Now you post something that encapsulates your feelings that fateful day?

 

[Waltraute]

Bruckner Symphony No 8 -- Celibidache Münchner Philharmoniker Live Tokyo 20 Oct 1990

 

[Waltraute]

Pure joy!

J.S.Bach - Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied, BWV 190 Chorus

 

[Waltraute]

J.S. Bach Cello Suites No.1-6 BWV 1007-1012, Ralph Kirshbaum