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Re: What are you listening two?
Posted: Sat Sep 26, 2015 5:31 pm
by Jose Echenique
And talking about Ann Hallenberg, this fascinating recital is just out. Luigi Marchesi was probably the last of the truly great castratos, the castrato of the Napoleonic era as the cover says. What is fascinating is to hear the music composed for the castrato between Mozart and Mayr, with the larger classical orchestra rather than the baroque band. Marchesi was a vocal phenomenon with a 3 octave range, and fabulous Swedish mezzo Ann Hallenberg shoots the fireworks with amazing ease. Most of this music has never been recorded before, and it´s marvelous. Marchesi left his considerable fortune to support the hospital in the little town where he was born, and as it happens, the Marchesi Hospital still is open. Bravo Marchesi, brava Hallenberg!!!
Re: What are you listening two?
Posted: Sun Sep 27, 2015 10:06 pm
by fergus
Jose Echenique wrote:fergus wrote:
Rousset and Les Talens Lyriques will play in Guanajuato on October 23 and 25 a program of Farinelli arias with the magnificent mezzo Ann Hallenberg. Guess who has tickets?
You Lucky man Pepe; I would love to hear them live. I have liked Rousset for a long time now.
Re: What are you listening two?
Posted: Sun Sep 27, 2015 10:07 pm
by fergus
This is a pleasant work which is a bit different from other works that I have of Charpentier. It is accompanied by organ only and the writing overall is somewhat restrained but certainly not without interest.
Re: What are you listening two?
Posted: Mon Sep 28, 2015 12:58 am
by Jose Echenique
<You Lucky man Pepe; I would love to hear them live. I have liked Rousset for a long time now.>
Me too Fergus, probably after William Christie, the finest French Baroque conductor [Yes, Christie is American by birth, but took French nationality a long time ago]. Wish you all could be there.
Re: What are you listening two?
Posted: Mon Sep 28, 2015 5:41 pm
by markof
Stunning performances of modern choral pieces on this award winning reissue- quite beautiful.
Mark
Re: What are you listening two?
Posted: Mon Sep 28, 2015 10:12 pm
by Seán
markof wrote:
Stunning performances of modern choral pieces on this award winning reissue- quite beautiful.
Mark
That's another new one on me Mark.
Re: What are you listening two?
Posted: Mon Sep 28, 2015 10:15 pm
by Seán
Alexander Borodin
Symphony No. 1
Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra
Gennady Rozhdestvensky conducting.
Lovely performance.
Re: What are you listening two?
Posted: Tue Sep 29, 2015 4:44 pm
by markof
A fabulous performance of the Rachmaninoff Vespers from Paul Hillier.
Mark
Re: What are you listening two?
Posted: Wed Sep 30, 2015 3:15 pm
by markof
Still on a choral music bender.
This time it's contemporary scandinavian from the baltic countries.
Exemplary recording and performance throughout.
Mark.
Re: What are you listening two?
Posted: Wed Sep 30, 2015 7:40 pm
by Seán
Albéric Magnard
Symphony No. 1 & 3
Malmö Symphony Orchestra
Thomas Sanderling conducting.