Pietro Antonio Cesti. 400th birth anniversary. Part 3. La Dori.

Pietro Antonio Cesti (08.05.1623 - 10.14.1669) 400th birth anniversary. Part 3 La Dori. (Accademia Byzantina/Ottavio Dantone)

Has one of the most confusing and convoluted plots. Completely redeemed by Cesti's beautiful music.

Pietro Antonio Cesti. 400th birth anniversary. Part 2. L'Orontea.

Pietro Antonio Cesti (08.05.1623 - 10.14.1669) 400th birth anniversary. Part 2 L'Orontea. (Frankfurter Opern-und Museumorchester/Monteverdi-Continuo-Ensemble/Ivor Bolton)

Pietro Antonio Cesti. 400th birth anniversary. Part 1

Pietro Antonio Cesti (08.05.1623 - 10.14.1669) 400th birth anniversary. Part 1

「這次你考試排名還是那麼爛嗎？」

「Cesti( ㄘㄟˊ ~~ 是第一)名好不好！」

Korngold: Film Music for The Sea Hawk (BBC Philharmonic/Rumon Gamba)

Erich Wolfgang Korngold film music for The Sea Hawk. BBC Philharmonic/Rumon Gamba.

Christlieb Siegmund Binder 300th birth anniversary

Christlieb Siegmund Binder (07.29.1723 - 01.01.1789) 300th birth anniversary.

「先生，請問您是要點熱咖啡還是冰咖啡？」

「Binder(冰的)！」

Dietrich Becker: Sacred Concertos & Sonatas (Hamburger Ratsmusik / Simone Eckert)

 

「走，去海邊撿Becker(貝殼)！」

Dietrich Becker 400th (maybe?) birth anniversary. Sacred Concertos & Sonatas. Hamburger Ratsmusik / Simone Eckert.

Music at Menlo: Overture Concert I (07/21/2023)

Returning to Music @ Menlo after almost 20 years. Finally catching a live performance by young rising Taiwanese violinist Paul Huang.

Reinecke: Piano Concertos (Callaghan/Sinfonieorchester St Gallen/Pitrenas) (Hellwig/Nordwstdeutsche Philharmonie/Francis)

Carl Reinecke Piano Concertos.

(Callaghan/Sinfonieorchester St Gallen/Pitrenas)

(Hellwig/Nordwstdeutsche Philharmonie/Francis)

「這次要買什麼泡麵？」

「很久沒吃Reinecke(來一客)了～～」

Quantz: Flute Quartets (Oleskiewicz/Field/Elyar/Vial/Schulenberg)

Johann Joachim Quantz (01.30.1697 – 07.12.1773) 250th death anniversary. Early flute quartets by Quantz, also probably my favorite works of his. (Oleskiewicz/Field/Elyar/Vial/Schulenberg)

Bernard Herrmann Film music: Hangover Square & Citizen Kane (BBC Philharmonic / Rumon Gamba)

Film Music of Bernard Herrmann (1911 - 1975). Hangover Square & Citizen Kane. BBC Philharmonic / Rumon Gamba.

Hangover Square's Concerto Macabre is Herrmann's response to Addinsell's Warsaw Concerto.

William Byrd: Consort Music (Phantasm) + The Great Service (Cardinall's Musick)(Musica Contexta)

 

400th death anniversary of William Byrd (c. 1540 – 07.04.1623).

Barber: Complete Orchestral Works (Royal Scottish National Orchestra/Marin Alsop)

 

Heading into Fourth of July with orchestral music from Samuel Barber, one of the most played 20th century American classical composers.

其實本來去年就有點想寫，只是當時全家在出遊，所以就算了。今年美國國慶日不出遠門，就發發音樂文唄 。

Louis-Gabriel Guillemain: Flute Quartets op.12 and op.17 (Hazelzet + Fantasticus)(Ensemble la Francaise)

 

Flute Quartets by Louis-Gabriel Guillemain (1705 - 1770)

(雙冷～～)

「什麼雞跑最慢?」

「妮可Guillemain(雞慢)」

Saint-Saens: Piano Works (Marylene Dosse)

 

Saint-Saens (not quite complete but close enough) piano works, by Marylene Dosse.

Antonio de Literes zarzuelas (Acis y Galatea/Júpiter y Semele/Los Elementos)(Al Ayre Español/Banzo)

 

Happy 350th birthday to Antonio de Literes (06.18.1673 - 01.18.1747).

Zarzuelas Acis y Galatea and Júpiter y Semele and hard-to-categorize Los Elementos, all brought to life by Eduardo Lopéz Banzo leading Al Ayre Español.

「真要這樣搞，Literes(你得累死)呀！」