Wednesday, March 25, 2020

Chopin: Nocturne in F-sharp, Op. 15, No. 2 - Irene Veneziano

Starts in deceptive tranquillity, like a quiet rowing in a calm lake. Then makes an unexpected, desperate detour into the inferno of high - but hopeless - passion, only to quietly return to the initial state of absolute calmness... My very favorite Chopin nocturne, an apotheosis of the Chopenian ABA miniature form!


Alfred Schnittke: Piano quintet

Katya Apekisheva, piano
Boris Brovtsyn, Julia-Maria Kretz, violin
Amihai Grosz, viola
Torleif Thedéen, cello

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_Schnittke



Saturday, March 21, 2020

Ottorino Respighi: La Fiamma | Barcelona, 1989

Montserrat Caballé, Juan Pons, Martha Szirmay, Vera Baniewicz, Antonio Ordóñez, Maria Gallego
Dir. José Collado


Sunday, March 15, 2020

The Seventh Seal (1957)

A man seeks answers about life, death, and the existence of God as he plays chess against Death during the Black Plague.

Written and directed by Ingmar Bergman.
Starring: Max von Sydow, Gunnar Björnstrand, Bengt Ekerot.