Thursday, June 9, 2022

Thursday, May 26, 2022

Frederick Delius: "Songs of Sunset" | Beecham

John Cameron · Maureen Forrester
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra · Beecham Choral Society
Dir. Thomas Beecham

 

Sunday, January 23, 2022

R. Wagner: Complete Piano Music | Pier Paolo Vincenzi

00:00:00 Eine Sonate für das Album von Frau M.W., WWV 85 
00:13:37 Piano Sonata in A Major, WWV 26 Op.4 ‘Große Sonate’
00:45:36 Piano Sonata in B-Flat Major, WWV 21 Op. 1
01:13:02 Schluß zum Vorspiel, from Tristan und Isolde 
01:17:33 Fantasia in F-Sharp Minor, WWV 22 Op. 3 
01:46:04 Albumblatt für Ernst Benedikt Kietz, WWV 64 ‘Lied ohne Worte’ 
01:48:13 Polonaise in D Major, WWV 23a 
01:51:10 In das Album der Fürstin M., WWV 94 
01:54:14 Züricher Vielliebchen-Walzer, WWV 88 
01:55:31 Ankunft bei den schwarzen Schwänen, WWV 95 
02:00:42 Polka in G Major, WWV 84 
02:01:17 Notenbrief für Mathilde Wesendonck 
02:02:40 Polonaise for Piano Four Hands in D Major, WWV 23b Op.2 
02:07:59 Elegy in A-Flat Major 
02:09:37 Albumblatt für Frau Betty Schott, WWV 108 
02:15:12 Piano Sonata in A Major, WWV 26 Op. 4 ‘Große Sonate’: III. Maestoso: Tempo moderato e maestoso – Allegro molto (alternative version)

Thursday, January 6, 2022

Outrage (1950)

"Outrage" is a 1950 film starring Mala Powers. It was directed by Ida Lupino, who also co-wrote the script. The film deals with the sensitive issue of rape... Read more

 

Wednesday, January 5, 2022

Wednesday, December 29, 2021

Vows of Deception (1996)

Cheryl Ladd goes a bit over the top as a "spider woman" in this interesting made-for-TV crime drama...

 

Saturday, December 25, 2021

Saint-Saëns: Symphony No. 3 in C minor, Op. 78 | Järvi

Together with César Franck's D-minor Symphony, Saint-Saëns' Third Symphony (so-called "Organ Symphony" ) is one of the masterpieces of late romantic French music. It is written in cyclic form in a manner reminiscent of Beethoven's "Fifth" (for example, the theme of the Scherzo is rhythmically related in a very clear way to the basic theme of the first movement). The orchestration contains piano (both two and four hands) and pipe organ.

1. Adagio - Allegro moderato - Poco adagio

2. Allegro moderato - Presto - Maestoso - Allegro

Thierry Escaich, organ

Orchestre de Paris

Paavo Järvi, conductor