A continuation of the Saturday Symphonies Tradition: Welcome to another weekend of symphonic listening! For your listening pleasure this weekend: Alexander Tansman (1897 -1986) Symphony no. 5 I. Lento - Allegro con moto - Molto meno mosso II. Intermezzo. Andante sostenuto III. Scherzo. Vivo IV. Finale. Lento - Un poco meno lento - Allegro con moto - Lento cantabile... SS 20.04.24 - Tansman - Symphony # 5 ..read more

Please vote for 3 favourite Sibelius symphonies! It will be very interesting to see the distribution. This thread is also open for discussion, of course. Thank you ..read more

Similar to @chat_brun , I will be doing a 1-round contest today based on a certain ethnic/cultural group. In this case, Ukrainian opera singers singing Ukrainian folk songs. Unless his though, each of them sing a different piece. This is probably not the best approach for strictly comparative purposes, but I thought it would be a fun way to introduce some people to new music. Anatoly Solovyanenko Mykola Kondratyuk... (1 Round) Ukrainian Singers: Solovyanenko, Kondratyuk, Turets ..read more

My choir is singing Beethoven's Mass in C Major Op.86 for Easter. Is anyone here familiarized with this work? What do you think of it? Here is the Kyrie and Gloria ..read more

I love the song repertoire. There is such a vast amount to choose from, German Lieder, French Chanson, Italian Canzone, and so on. Many great opera singers were also fantastic recitalists and sung numerous classical song repertoire in their varied performances off the operatic stage. I'll start with one of my favorites. The great Lotte Lehmann starts us off here with a selection by Richard Strauss! 8 Gedichte aus "Letzte Blätter", Op. 10: No. 1, ZUEIGNUNG by Richard... LIEDER & SONGS SUNG BY GREAT OPERA SINGERS ..read more

Just for fun I love this song and wanted to share it. I put up singers that are favorites throughout our little TC world. It doesn't matter who wins, you can vote for all of them freely. Comments invited as to what you like or don't like, why you like or don't like, and whatever you want to post. Robert Schumann: Liederkreis, opus 39 /// Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, soprano /// Geoffrey Parsons, piano Schumann: Liederkreis, Op. 39 - In der Fremde... ONE SHOT LIEDER CONTEST - Robert Schumann, Liederkreis, op. 39, #1, IN DER FREMDE ..read more

I wanted to make a thread of vintage recordings that I love and share them. Now seemed like a good time! Come in, listen, leave a comment, and post other vintages that you love as well! Enjoy a walk back in time! ? My first selection is my favorite rendition of this particular aria sung by Dame Nellie Melba. I have liked others singing this, but none can touch the absolute pristine purity of vocal tone, shimmering clarity, flawless sustained legato, and impeccable pitch tuning she... VINTAGE OPERATIC RARITIES ..read more

I. Adagio - Allegro ma non troppo II. Andantino III. Allegro vivace Vicente Asencio y Ruano was born in Valencia and began his musical training from a young age, tutored by his father. After studying violin in Castellón de la Plana he moved to Barcelona study at the Academia Frank Marshall with Frank Marshall and Enric Morera i Viura. He also had private tuition in Paris with Joaquín... Asencio - String Quartet in F Major (SQ review ..read more

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I would appreciate your reflections on composers impacted, uprooted, or silenced by the Holocaust. In this discussion I am primarily reflecting on Jewish composers. What resources can you recommend? Websites? A good one is https://holocaustmusic.ort.org/ Are there additional ones that shed light on composers of that period? What intriguing stories of composers who survived the Holocaust? Zemlimsky, for instance, went to the U.S. but did not have a good transition. Other... Jewish composers and the Holocaust ..read more