deeplyclassical.bsky.social
Passionate symphony lover. Other music is good too.
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Oh cool they're on Bluesky. Instant follow.
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I don't have one, thankfully. What I do have is a huge pile of my old stuff to sort through at mum's house that's been in her loft for 30-odd years, so it's a keep/bin/charity shop morning followed by family visits.
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Speaking of thrilling, it’s 22:30 and I have yet to post about my #A-Haydn-A-Day, which is Hob I:89. I have listened a couple of times but not had time to write what with playing a concert. So I’ll plonk the first page here and see how much I can follow it with before pumpkin hour!
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You're welcome, Lotti.
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But it beats having yet another boring conductor photo.
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Many thanks to @fritzwaldinger.bsky.social for bringing the Berliners to my attention.
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Antonini is my playlist choice. I also highly recommend the Staatskapelle Berlin. For colour, vitality, and grace, these two very different but equally stylish recordings are in a class of their own.
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I'll be back to consider this amazing symphony tomorrow. Unless my hangover is so bad it has to wait till Monday.
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Weirdly, I have this on a playlist of my own, but no memory of having listened to it. Will give it a spin tomorrow. Thanks!
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Ooh I wonder if I can find the Staatskapelle Berlin recording?
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The Ripsnorter would be a much better nickname.
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I was going to do just that when the list is complete. Fewer Fischers and more Klumpps & Antoninis than my last one, I'll warrant. open.spotify.com/playlist/3rG...
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For me too. The pacing, the phrasing, the colour, the rythmic vitality make it an easy choice this time.
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That programme looks familiar ...
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No cat to help me, sadly, but I do have a good man #NowListening
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Same here!
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Good weird or bad weird?
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How did it do in the cup? I forget.
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It sure was!
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One of my oldest friends talked me into it and I'm glad he did.
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Yes!
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It's a great one, don't you agree @britsymphcup.bsky.social ?
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Bridgewater Hall in Manchester.
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All the hits!
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My playlist choice is the newest kid on the block, Johannes Klumpp and the Heidelberg Symphony Orchestra. Goodman was great too, and like Klumpp takes all the repeats. I didn't even mind his harpsichord, and if his Adagio had moved a little more, he could have taken home the honours.
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He clearly didn't notice the finale's 2nd half starting off in D-flat major with absolutely no prep. If you don't generally think about key signatures then trust me - it's crazy. Especially so when you take the repeat as Goodman and Klumpp do. Love it!
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I've just enjoyed Fischer, who was my favourite last time I surveyed this symphony. Since then I've got access to Goodman and Märzendorfer that I've not heard before, and we've also had Klumpp, who my money's on to take top spot this time.
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70 is definitely in my top 10, 81 is certainly top 20, and 77 made me have a little cry yesterday. If only all populism was so good ...
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H. C. Robbins Landon is a bit of a snob about the symphonies of this period.
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And yeah, I know it's Adagio not Andante, but I'm not deleting and retyping that post again.
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Bits that make my spine tingle: how portentous the slow introduction manages to be in so few bars; the whole andante; the trio's tipsy back-and-forth between soloists & orchestra; and the chirpy woodwind tune in the finale which makes me wanna cry for joy ❤️
Here we go #NowListening