Classical Music for Aficionados
"It’s only right, then, that we mark Johann Sebastian’s 333rd
birthday not with the usual seriousness and solemnity, but with the
exuberance of the season: this composer and his musical wife knew not
just how to make babies, but also how to sing about sex." https://www.counterpunch.org/2018/03/23/bach-and-the-erotics-of-spring/ |
Looking through my Schumann Symphony collection I found a set I forgot I had (normal these days). Sounds like the original version and not like someone thinking they knew better than Schumann ! Haitink /Concertgebouw/ Phillips 416 126-2 Excellent sound , far more natural than most CD’s . Just wonderful performances . Schubert, Schumann and Brahms , three birds of a feather, flying together . Thank you , God . |
FTM When I listed my favorite classical pianists, somehow I left John Ogdon off the list. I especially treasure his Rachmaninoff. I am not really a big fan of Rachmaninoff, but I love the Preludes and the Corelli Variations. Also, when I mentioned Komitas, I left the best recording off the list. Grigory Sokolov plays Komitas, Six Dances for Piano on his "Live in Paris" recording, wwwnaiveclassique.com. Review of a book about Ogdon here: https://www.theguardian.com/music/tomserviceblog/2014/apr/07/john-ogdon-biography-piano-man |
