ARia CLaSsiCaL: dicembre 2012

sabato 22 dicembre 2012

Walton _ Rubbra - Viola Concertos - Volkov - Hyperion 2007

An excellent Lawrence Power performs three wonderful compositions for Viola... this perfect blend gives an unmissable listening to important English works of twentieth-century...
sound quality: sublime!
enjoy!

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martedì 18 dicembre 2012

Langgaard - Symphony No. 1 (Klippepastoraler) - Dausgaard - DaCapo 2008

an incredible symphony full of passion and harmonic inventions... a true post-romantic masterpiece...

sound quality: excellent!

enjoy!

free reviews:

http://www.amazon.com/Langgaard-R-Symphony-No-Klippepastoraler/dp/B005J9PPAW/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1355822059&sr=8-3&keywords=langgaard+symphony+1

venerdì 14 dicembre 2012

Casella - Symphony No. 1 _ Concerto for Strings, Timpani and Percussion - Naxos 2010

Alfredo Casella (1883-1947)

Symphony n°1, Op. 5 (1905-06)

Concerto for Piano, Strings, Timpani, and Percussion, Op. 69 (1943)

(from Wiki) "Alfredo Casella developed a deep admiration for Debussy's output after hearing Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune in 1898, but pursued a more romantic vein (stemming from Strauss and Mahler) in his own writing of this period, rather than turning to impressionism. His first symphony of 1905 is from this time, and it is with this work that Casella made his debut as a conductor when he led the symphony's premiere in Monte Carlo in 1908...
Casella had his biggest success with the ballet La Giara, set to a scenario by Pirandello; other notable works include Italia, theConcerto Romano, Partita and Scarlattiana for Piano and Orchestra, the Violin and Cello Concerti, Paganiniana, and the Concerto for Piano, Strings, Timpani and Percussion."

free reviews:

http://www.amazon.com/Casella-Symphony-Concerto-Strings-Percussion/dp/B003EVPNJA/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1355478982&sr=8-2&keywords=casella+symphony

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martedì 4 dicembre 2012

Rachmaninov - Piano Concerto No.3 - Weissenberg _ Bernstein - EMI

a magic performance of Rach3, slow, suffering, massive!

this Piano Concerto was recorded in 1979 by Weissenberg with Bernstein conducting, and it is absolutely preferable to the previous '60's version labeled RCA with Pretre conducting... a really must!

sound quality: digital remastering!
enjoy!

domenica 2 dicembre 2012

Peter Cornelius - Stabat Mater _ Requiem - Piquemal - Harmonia Mundi 1992

Peter Cornelius (1824 - 1874) was born in Mainz, Germany. He as a man of many talents, composer, violinist, poet, actor and a linguistic genius, but filled with indecision and not able to devote himself to one profession. He was a friend and admirer of Liszt, Wagner and Berlioz. His music did not meet with much success during his lifetime, even though Liszt himself conducted his first opera Der Barbier von Bagdad. His church music is regarded as his best work.

Notes and editorial reviews:
http://www.arkivmusic.com/classical/Name/Orchestre-R%C3%A9gional-de-Cannes-Provence-Alpes-C%C3%B4te-d'Azur/Ensemble/220251-4

Tracks list:
1. Stabat Mater: Stabat Mater Dolorosa
2. Stabat Mater: O Quam Tristis
3. Stabat Mater: Quis Est Homo
4. Stabat Mater: Pro Peccatis Suae Gentis
5. Stabat Mater: Eja Mater
6. Stabat Mater: Sancta Mater
7. Stabat Mater: Fac Me Tecum
8. Stabat Mater: Virgo Virginum
9. Stabat Mater: Fac Me Plagis
10. Stabat Mater: Fac Me Cruce
11. Requiem: 'Seele, Vergiss Sie Nicht'