Ives: Symphonies (Mehta/Marriner/Dohnanyi)(Litton)

 

Listening to some Charles Ives's symphonies this Fourth of July week. Arguably one of the most original, inventive, and experimental American composers to have walked the earth.

「他是個日本控，超Ives(愛武士)道精神的～～～」

Concert: Handel's Partenope (SF Opera) (06/28/2024)

 

Handel's Partenope.

First time at the SF Opera (after having resided in the Bay Area for more than 20+ years). Wonderful SF opera debuts by Julie Fuchs and countertenors Carlo Vistoli and Nicholas Tamagna.

Not necessarily the best singing and playing (modern instruments and phrasing unavoidable unfortunate letdown, among all things), but most definitely the most entertaining and humorous performance of a Handel opera to date.

「要先安撫好他的情緒，不然還真Partenope(怕他鬧唄)！」

Johann Theile 300th death anniversary. Sacred and secular vocal works, and instrumental music (Weser-Renaissance Bremen/Hamburger Ratsmusik/Les Amis de Philippe)

Johann Theile (07.29.1646 – 06.24.1724) 300th death anniversary. Sacred and secular vocal works, and instrumental music (Weser-Renaissance Bremen/Hamburger Ratsmusik/Les Amis de Philippe)

「雖然是外國人，但他在台灣住了二十幾年，已經超Theile(台了)好嗎～～」

Off-the-beaten path Swedish Classical Music

Off-the-beaten path Swedish Classical Music

小眾瑞典古典樂～～～

Mauro Giuliani: Works for guitar (Duo Maccari-Pugliese)

 

Mauro Giuliani (1781－1829) works for guitar (Duo Maccari-Pugliese)

「老闆的新Giuliani(助理安妮)還蠻漂亮的說～～」

Opera Antiqua Obscura

Opera Antiqua Obscura

最近啃完的一些古樂歌劇。沒空每一齣細寫，僅附上短評。

Bedřich Smetana 200th birth and 140th death anniversary year

 

Celebrating Smetana (03.02.1824 – 05.12.1884) year (200th birth anniversary / 140th death anniversary). Getting reacquainted with the orchestral works and a long overdue discovery of The Bartered Bride.

「你已經很厲害了耶！」

「唉，但還Smetana(是沒他那)麼強～～～」

Concert: Jakub Józef Orliński with Il Pomo d’Oro - BEYOND (04/14/2024)

Jakub Józef Orliński with Il Pomo d’Oro BEYOND tour. 

Concert: Rachel Barton Pine & Jory Vinikour (04/05/2024)

Rachel Barton Pine and Jory Vinikour present an all Bach concert.

"Wer ist der, so von Edom kömmt". Pasticcio Passion Oratorio.

 

Music for this year's Holy Week. "Wer ist der, so von Edom kömm". Pasticcio passion oratorio with music C.H. Graun, J.S. Bach, Telemann, Kuhnau, and ???.

Hasse: Trio Sonatas and Sonatas (Artificii Musicali)(Epoca Barocca)

Johann Adolph Hasse (03.25.1699 – 12.16.1783) 325th birth anniversary. Trio sonatas and sonatas.

Thomas Selle: Concertuum Latino Sacrorum, Liber Primus (Göttinger Barockorchester) + Concertuum Binis Vocibus (The Muses' Fellows)

 Thomas Selle (03.23.1599 – 07.02.1663) 425th birth anniversary.

「這搞不定，真的就要去呷Selle(賽了)～～～」

Carissimi: Jephte (Ensemble Jacques Moderne/Los Músicos de Su Alteza)

Giacomo Carissimi (c.1605 – 01.12.1674): Jephte

今日菜單：............泰式Carissimi(咖哩。西米)露............

Antonia Padoani Bembo (c.1640 – c.1720). Part 3. The Seven Psalms of David

The Seven Psalms of David by La Donna Musicale.

Antonia Padoani Bembo (c.1640 – c.1720). Part 2. Produzioni Armoniche

Antonia Bembo: Produzioni Armoniche (1701)