Life and Music of Maddalena Laura Lombardini Sirmen

Celebrating the life and music of forgotten female Classical composer Maddalena Laura Lombardini Sirmen (1745 – 1818) for 2025 International Women's Day.

「他這球Sirmen(射門)超帥的！」

Concert: Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra - Handel's Alceste (Whelan/Snouffer/Sheehan) (03/05/2025)

Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra performs Handel's Alceste. Featuring guest conductor Peter Whelan, soprano Lauren Snouffer, and tenor Aaron Sheehan. 

Concert: Natalie Dessay Farewell Tour (03/01/2025)

 

Natalie Dessay Farewell Tour. 

Vaughan Williams: Film Music (BBC Philharmonic/Gamba)

Vaughan Williams: Film Music (BBC Philharmonic/Gamba)

Antonio Valente (c.1520－c.1580): Intavolatura de Cimbalo (Cera/Maurer/Falcone)

Antonio Valente (c.1520－c.1580). Intavolatura de Cimbalo. One of the earliest published Neapolitan keyboard works. (Cera/Maurer/Falcone)

「Valente(哇！連爹)都這樣說?」

Taneyev: (Almost) Complete Chamber Music (Taneyev Quartet)

 Taneyev (almost) complete chamber music. Taneyev Quartet.

「等等記得幫Taneyev(他拿衣服)去洗～～」

Concert: Marc-Andre Hamelin (02/08/2025)

Awesome Marc-Andre Hamelin performace at San Francisco's Herbst Theatre

感謝好友的招待。神級技巧的鋼琴家，一生必須去聽一次現場。

Johann Philipp Krieger 300th Death Anniversary

 

Johann Philipp Krieger (02.27.1649－02.07.1725) 300th death anniversary.

「他超愛吃梨子，真的是個Krieger(嗑梨哥)！」

Ferdinand Ries: Complete Works for Piano and Orchestra

 

Ferdinand Ries. Complete Works for Piano and Orchestra.

「一定要記取教訓，Ries(歷史)不能重演！」

Johann Mattheson: Boris Goudenow (Theresia/Andrea Marchiol)

 Boris Goudenow (Godunov) by ..... Johann Mattheson (1681－1764) ??!!

「他Mattheson (媽太鬆)了，難怪教養那麼差！」

早Mussorgsky 150多年的《鮑利斯‧郭多諾夫》歌劇。(平時西方名還是習慣打英文，中譯名字實在對我太拗口了～～) 一邊聽音樂，一邊學地理歷史～～

Méhul: Symphonies (Minkowski/Juteau)

 

Étienne Nicolas Méhul: Symphonies (Minkowski/Juteau)

「得去買菜了。冰箱裡Méhul(沒魚)了～～～」

來自法國，可以和貝多芬平起平坐的交響曲。

Concert: Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment (OAE) with soprano Julia Bullock (01/19/2025)

Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment (OAE) with soprano Julia Bullock.

The Golden Age of the Baroque

Georg Caspar Schuermann: Opera music and cantatas.

Georg Caspar Schürmann (1672/73－1751) opera music and cantatas. 

"Hey, I might need a favor...."

"Schürmann (sure, man), anything for you!"

Sergei Bortkiewicz: Piano Music (Klaas Trapman)

Sergei Bortkiewicz (1877－1952) Piano Music (Klaas Trapman).

Who needs AI to remix Chopin/Liszt/Rachmaninoff when you already have Bortkiewicz?

Christmas at St. Thomas in Leipzig (Johann Rosenmueller Ensemble/L'Arpa Festante/La Petite Bande/Musica Fiorita)

Part of this past holiday road trip's driving music. Christmas music written by the St. Thomas Cantors of Leipzig can be enjoyed anytime. Deserving of special mention: arguably one of the best Christmas Oratorio recordings committed to disc.