Paganini: 24 Caprices (Zehetmair)

 

Paganini 24 Caprices (Zehetmair). Unlike most all-too-often modern renditions adhering to strict note-perfect execution, this one captures a truer Paganini spirit, complete with modifications and embellishments!

 

忠於原「音」還是忠於原「義」?

Bach: Keyboard Works (Scott Ross)

Happy Belated Birthday, J.S. Bach, the namesake of my older boy. An even more belated birthday to the late pioneering Scott Ross. 

 

Music of Marianna Martines (La Floridiana/Nicoleta Paraschivescu)

 

Classical Music for International Women's Day:

Music of Marianna Martines (1744 - 1812)

 

「記得你還小的時候，太大塊的食物，都是Martines(媽替你撕)成小塊再餵你吃的嗎?」

Black Composers Series (Paul Freeman)

Classical Music for Black History Month. Black Composers Series (Paul Freeman).

 

每逢二月就是美國的Black History Month，目的在慶祝和紀念美國非裔歷史與文化。二月結束前，特地來聊聊分享一下這套頗有意思的Black Composers Series。

Rossini: Petite Messe Solenelle + Stabat Mater (Spering)。

 

Rossini: Petite Messe Solenelle + Stabat Mater (Spering). 

If Rossini stopped writing operas at the age of 37 and went into semi-retirement the next 40 years, at least he left us 2 rather interesting sacred masterpieces. 

 

「同樣的狀況，Rossini(若是你)，會怎麼處理?」

Barsanti: Concerti Grossi Op.3 (Ensemble Marsyas)(Auser Musici)

 

Barsanti: Concerti Grossi Op.3 (Ensemble Marsyas)(Auser Musici)

(and other personal musings on Barsanti)

 

「你Barsanti(爸身體)好硬朗呀，完全看不出來如此高齡耶！」

Holst: The Planets (Berlin Philharmonic/Rattle)

 

Big Space Adventure! A musical journey through the planets with none other than Holst's The Planets......

 

古典音樂帶你飛向外太空～～ 

Mondonville: Grand Motets (Higginbottom/Christie/Coin/Vashegyi)

 

Mondonville: Grand Motets (Higginbottom/Christie/Coin/Vashegyi)

 

「她那Mondonville(懵懂未了)事的樣子，真的好可愛！」

Louis Ferdinand, Prince of Prussia: Complete Works (Horst Göbel)

 

 

 

Complete Works of Louis Ferdinand, Prince of Prussia (1772-1806). Dedicatee of Beethoven's Piano Concerto No.3, but more importantly a gifted pianist and composer himself.

名副其實的「音樂王子」。

 

Music by the Sons of J.S. Bach (Freiburger Barockorchester)

 

 

Music by the Sons of J.S. Bach (Freiburger Barockorchester)

 

子承父業呢～～

Zelenski: Piano Quartet + Piano Concerto (Jonathan Plowright + Szymanowski Quartet / BBC Scottish Symphony)

 

100th year death anniversary of Polish composer Władysław Żeleński (1837-1921)

「Zelenski(這人事跡)實在是太傳奇了！」

Telemann: Moral Cantatas

 

Telemann: Moral Cantatas

道德勸說，寓教於「樂」。

Schubert: Die schöne Müllerin (Markus Schäfer/Tobias Koch)

 

Schubert: Die schöne Müllerin (Markus Schäfer/Tobias Koch). True HIP (historically informed practice) performance!

Pyramus and Thisbe

 

Pyramus and Thisbe. The "original" Romeo and Juliet, and the music it inspired.

Godowsky: Strauss Transcriptions (Hamelin)

 

Godowsky: Strauss Transcriptions (Marc-André Hamelin)