Maurice Ravel. The Novel. The Music.

 
Maurice Ravel. The Novel. The Music.

Jacques-Christophe Naudot: Flute Concertos (Capella Savaria/Pal Nemeth)

 

Flute concertos by Jacques-Christophe Naudot (c.1690 – 25 November 1762)

「多吃Naudot(納豆)，有益身心健康～～」

Music and movies: Music by Arthur Bliss (1891-1975) and Things to Come (1936)

 

 

Music and movies: Music by Arthur Bliss (1891-1975) and Things to Come (1936)

「等下若真和他們過招，這個窄巷可Bliss(不利使)劍呀～～」

Boismortier: Daphnis et Chloé (Le Concert Spirituel/Herve Niquet)

 

Daphnis et Chloé, by Boismortier (1689-1755)

「Boismortier(爸沒剃)鬍子，真的好刺呀～～～」

Beethoven: Symphonies (Brilliant Classics)

Beethoven Symphonies (Blomstedt / Staatskapelle Dresden)

Porpora: Violin Sonatas (Giovanni Guglielmo / Anton Steck)

 

Violin sonatas by Nicola Porpora (1686-1768)

「跟你說，我昨天去見了未來的Porpora(婆婆啦)～～」

Beethoven: Piano Sonatas (Brilliant Classics)

Beethoven piano sonatas (Alfred Brendel early Vox recordings)

Graupner: Music for Chalumeaux (Mensa Sonora/Jean Maillet + Ars Antiqua Austria/Gunar Letzbor)

 

Music for chalumeaux by Graupner. Just thinking of Graupner brings back memories of the summer I spent at Darmstadt (court where Graupner worked at for the majority of his life).

「東西就在面前都沒看到，你是chalumeau(瞎了嗎)??!!」

Beethoven: Cello Sonatas, Violin Sonatas, and String Trios (Brilliant Classics)

Beethoven cello sonatas, violin sonatas, and string trios.

Music of George Gershwin and Lou Harrison

Music of George Gershwin and Lou Harrison. 

Paolo Lorenzani: Motets (Le Concert Spirituel/Herve Niquet)

 

Motets by Paolo Lorenzani (1640-1713)

「欸，剛剛有位Lorenzani(老人找你)耶～～」

Beethoven: Piano Trios, String Quintets, Miscellaneous String Ensemble (Brilliant Classics)

Beethoven piano trios, string quintets, and other random string ensemble works. Fantastic find, wonderful performances by the Trio Elégiaque and Zurich String Quintet!

Wilhelm Friedrich Ernst Bach: Cantatas & Sinfonia (Rheinische Kantorei/Das Kleine Konzert/Hermann Max)

 

 

Music by Wilhelm Friedrich Ernst Bach (1759-1845), only musical grandson of J.S. Bach.

Concert: Jillon Stoppels Dupree & Elaine Thornburgh - Duelling Harpsichords (03/02/2020)

 

Beethoven: String Quartets (Brilliant Classics)

Beethoven string quartets, truly great works of western classical music