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Vivaldi: La Cetra — Górecki: Symphony #3 (Diary 2013-10-27)

Henryk Mikolaj Górecki: Symphony No. 3, op.36 — David Zinman, London Sinfonietta, Dawn Upshaw / Yuri Simonov, The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Susan Gritton;
Vivaldi: 12 Concerti op.9, “La Cetra” — Rachel Podger, Holland Baroque Society

Beethoven: Piano Sonatas opp.13 & 27/2 (Diary 2012-12-31)

Beethoven, Piano Sonata No.8 in C minor, op.13, “Pathétique” — Backhaus (1958), Barenboim (1984), Badura-Skoda (1969), Schnabel (1935), Fischer (1952), Gulda (1967), Immerseel (1983), fortepiano), Gilels (1980), Brautigam (2003, fortepiano); Piano Sonata No.14 in C♯ minor, op.27/2 — Badura-Skoda (1969), Barenboim (1984), Backhaus (1958), Gulda (1967), Schnabel (1935), Pletnev (1988), Gilels (1980), Immerseel (1983), fortepiano), Brautigam (2003, fortepiano)

Writing & Reading About Music

(…) there isn’t such a thing as “objective” judgement / rating in classical music, for many reasons: How people listen to music, how music “works on them”, what specifically they like about music, which kind of music they like, which / what type of musical expression “goes straight to their heart”, causes them to get goose bumps…

J.-P. Rameau, D. Scarlatti (Diary 2012-07-27)

Jean-Philippe Rameau: “L’Orchestre de Louis XV”, Suites d’Orchestre — Le Concert des Nations, Jordi Savall; Domenico Scarlatti: Complete 555 Keyboard Sonatas — Pieter-Jan Belder

What Tunings Did Bach Use?

People probably regard Bach as being the baroque composer, though in aspects like his preference for traditional polyphonic forms such as fugues and canons (he was a master at writing, even improvising the most complex of fugues) he must have been regarded a rather traditional composer at his time. On the other hand, he did expand into new, previously (almost) unexplored keys on the keyboard and thus may have helped advancing music towards the pre-classical era…

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