Albinoni: Op.2 Sinfonie e Concerti (1700) (Insieme Strumentale di Roma)(Ensemble 415)

 

Happy 350th birth anniversary Albinoni (1671-1751), famous today for something he didn't actually write. For something he did write, his op.2 Sinfonie e Concerti (1700) marks the end of his early discovery phase.

「你玩這個很無聊耶～～」
「Albinoni(阿，比弄你)的有趣多了～～」

Clerambault + Monteclair: Pyrame et Thisbe and other French Baroque cantatas

 

Clerambault + Monteclair: Pyrame et Thisbe and other French Baroque cantatas

 

年初曾簡短聊過Ovid的Metamorphoses裡的Pyramus and Thisbe故事，該是介紹有關它的音樂了。

Dohnanyi: Orchestral Works (BBC Philharmonic/Bamert)

 

Dohnanyi: Orchestral Works (BBC Philharmonic/Bamert)

 

「這東西重死了，找了壯丁們來還是Dohnányi(都很難移)動～～」

The Rest is Noise: Listening to the Twentieth Century (Alex Ross)

 

Finished after many "false starts". Comprehensive overview of the development of classical music in the 20th century. Tedious but ultimately rewarding. 

 

不見得需要喜歡，但應該要多瞭解。

Leclair: Scylla et Glaucus (Gardiner)(d'Herin)

 

Leclair: Scylla et Glaucus (Gardiner)(d'Herin)

 

「別獨自一人躲在上面～～」

「說的也Scylla et Glaucus(是啦～～唉，閣樓苦思)也想不出任何東西......」

George Onslow + Louis Spohr: Nonets (Osmosis)

 

George Onslow (1784-1853) and Louis Spohr (1784-1859): Nonets (Osmosis)

 

簫韶「九」成。

 

Clara Schumann + Fanny Mendelssohn: Piano Trios (The Nash Ensemble)

 

(Belated) Classical Music for Mother's Day. Music written by moms: Clara Schumann and Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel chamber music (The Nash Ensemble)

 

遲來的發文，節日過後才趕出來。今年母親節，聽的是浪漫時期兩位最有名，又為人母的女性音樂家及作曲家所寫的音樂。

Schumann: Der Rose Pilgerfahrt + Requiem (Chorus Musicus Koeln/Das Neue Orchester/Christoph Spering)

 

Lesser-known vocal works of Robert Schumann. Der Rose Pilgerfahrt + Requiem (Chorus Musicus Koeln/Das Neue Orchester/Christoph Spering)

「他讀Schumann(書慢)，但做事可快了～～」

Zachow: Cantatas (Cantus Thuringia/Capella Thuringia/Bernhard Klapprott)

 

Music for Easter: Zachow Easter Cantata (Cantus Thuringia/Capella Thuringia/Bernhard Klapprott)

 

「下一堂課開始前，記得將黑板Zachow(擦好)。」(重用老梗)

 

Gottfried August Homilius: St. John Passion (Dresdner Kreuzchor/Dresdner Barockorchester/Roderich Kreile)

 

Music for Passiontide/Holy Week. St John Passion by Gottfried August Homilius (1714-1785). (Dresdner Kreuzchor/Dresdner Barockorchester/Roderich Kreile)

「剛考試看小抄，還Homilius(好沒老師)看到～～」

 

Jean Gilles: Lamenations of Jeremiah (Le Concert Spirituel/Herve Niquet)

 

Music for Holy Week: Jean Gilles (1668-1705) Lamentations of Jeremiah (Le Concert Spirituel/Herve Niquet)

 

「 我真的等不Gilles(及了)！」

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。