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June 2010

Chopin LONG PLAYING SELECTIONS Piano

Chopin Long Play

Posted on June 23, 2010

 

Piano Concerto #2 – second movement (*Sorry I lost the “tag” for who the artist is)

24 Preludes Op.28 No.6 in B minor played by Garrick Ohlsson

Fantaisie-Impromptu #4 in C sharp min, Op. 66 played by Martha Argerich

Waltz in A flat op.69 1 Valse de l’adieu played by Claudio Arrau

Polonaise No. 6 in A flat major, Op. 53, “Heroic” played by Rafal Blechacz

Berceuse, Op. 57 played by Maurizio Pollini

Scherzo no.2 in B flat minor, Op.31 played by Yundi Li

Mazurka #43  in g, op67-  2 played by Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli

Andante Spianato and Grand Polonaise, op. 22 part 1 played by Alfred Brendel

Chopin – Piano Concertos no. 1 – 2. Romanze. Larghetto played by Yundi Li

Haydn

Haydn – the string quartet Master?

Posted on June 9, 2010

Someone reviewing a string quartet CD on Amazon wrote: The opus 20 string quarters are utterly sublime; there is a balance, a humanity, a humour, a joie de vivre and utter contentedness of being. All this and more. Haydn was a master of the string quartet and, in my view, he surpasses Mozart and Beethoven. I know this will be heresy for some, but Haydn is a man who is comfortable in his skin and it transmits to the music. Mozarts are a little too studied and serious at times whilst Beethoven appears uncomfortable in his skin and it shows in his great late string quarters….

String Quartet No. 28 in E flat major, Op. 20, No. 1, Hob.III:31 (Sun Quartets)

Haydn Quartet 28 / Affetuoso e sostenuto

Arensky Composers - Ignored and Almost forgotten!

Another almost unknown almost forgotten composer

Posted on June 8, 2010

I stumbled upon Anton Arensky when I went to a concert in my local small town. While introducing this piece, the pianist in the trio mentioned that Arensky taught Scriabin and Rachmaninoff. My ears perked up!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anton_Arensky

It so happened that my wife Tricia had painted the violinist and entered the painting in a prestigious Australian  art prize. We took it along and showed Niki.

http://www.dancingdust.com/large/niki.html

So many ignored and forgotten great composers. Now with the internet we all can find them much more easily!

Enjoy Arensky’s Trio in D minor, op. 32: Elegia – Adagio

The Nash Ensemble – Arensky- Trio in D minor, Op.32- Elegia – Adagio