performed by the State Academic Symphony Orchestra of Russia under Yevgeny Svetlanov Photo by Tsuyoshi Kozu on Unsplash I haven’t the faintest idea what possessed me years ago to: Perhaps if I (or you) went back and read the articles … Continue reading Myaskovsky Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 3
performed by the Orchestre de Radio Luxembourg under the composer’s baton (cover image by Daria Shevtsova) The fourth little symphony was completed in 1921, the same year as the third. It’s longer than the previous works, at about six minutes, of … Continue reading Milhaud Little Symphony no. 4, op. 74
performed by the Orchestre de Radio Luxembourg under the composer’s baton (cover image by Aaron Burden) As you can see, we’ve moved forward a bit in this third post on this Monday in the middle of the year. The third little … Continue reading Milhaud Little Symphony no. 3, op. 71 ‘Serenade’
performed by the Israel Philharmonic under Zubin Mehta, Yefim Bronfman, piano (while I mention Wang below, and Argerich many times, I do quite enjoy Bronfman’s performance here. It’s a new album for me and I was pleased enough to listen to it instead of the other Argerich recordings and Wang’s with Abbado and the Lucerne Festival Orchestra; they’re all great) https://youtube.googleapis.com/v/KDfGBmbNbMw&source=uds The above is of the wonderful Yuja Wang and the Concertgebouw, under their (soon-to-be) new maestro, Daniele Gatti. https://youtube.googleapis.com/v/NOybfjTRCdo&source=uds The above is of Ms. Martha Argerich herself. The first recording I had of this piece was of her and … Continue reading Prokofiev Piano Concerto No. 3 in C, op. 26