Lully: Proserpine (Niquet) / Stravinsky: Persephone (Nagano)

Persephone and Proserpina, Greek and Roman versions of the same goddess, and the classical music based on her.

Teodorico Pedrini: Sonatas op.3 (XVIII-21)(Sirocco)(Wilson/Lindorff)

 

350th birth anniversary of Teodorico Pedrini (6.30.1671 – 12.10.1746), Italian priest, composer, and missionary in China. His 12 violin sonatas are the only Baroque musical compositions known to exist in 18th century China.

「靠過來咩～」
「Pedrini (呸！得離你)越遠越好～～～」

Igor Stravinsky (Michael Oliver)

 

Michael Oliver's Igor Stravinsky, nice biography of one of 20th century's most influential composers. A book of just the right length covering his life and major works at the right depth.

Jeanne Lamon (1949.8.14 – 2021.6.20)

 

RIP Jeanne Lamon (1949.8.14 – 2021.6.20)

Merulo: Organ-Alternatim Masses (Federico del Sordo/Nova Schola Gregoriana/In Dulci Jubilo)

Claudio Merulo (1533-1604): Organ-Alternatim Masses

 

「得準備回轉了。前面Merulo(沒路囉)～～」

Offenbach operettas (Minkowski)

Offenbach operettas conducted by... Marc Minkowski ??!!

 

「這pizza要怎麼切？」

「Offenbach(喔，分八個)等分好了～～」

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)