Friday, May 24, 2013

I think it means something when you usher in a new era....

May 24-June 6: Beethoven
            VGCM p176-193
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN
Symphonies
Nos. 3 (Eroica), 4, 5, 6 (Pastoral), 7, 9 (Choral)
Piano Concerto no. 4 in G major
String quartets
Rasoumovsky Quartets op. 59, especially the F major (Cello) E minor, and C major (Hero)
Late quartets: especially op. 132 in A minor, then opp. 127, 130, 131, and 135
Piano sonatas
Early to middle: Moonlight, PathetiqueWaldsteinAppassionata
Late: opp. 109, 110, 111
Opera: Fidelio
Piano Trio in B-flat (Archduke)
Missa Solemnis

Sunday, May 12, 2013

All Mozart...Amadeus the time (blush)


May 10-23: Mozart
            VGCM p142-175
WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART
Shorter works including Eine Kleine Nachtmusik and Ave Verum Corpus
Sinfonia Concertante in E-flat for violin, viola, and orchestra
Piano concertos
Concerto in C major K 467 
Concerto in D minor K. 466 

String quartets
Quartet in D minor K 421

            Quartet in C major K. 465 (Dissonant)
String quintets
Quintet in C major K 515 

            Quintet in G minor K 516
Chamber music for winds
Quintet in A K. 581 for clarinet and string quartet
Serenade in B-flat K 361 for winds
Symphonies
Haffner, K 385 Prague, K 504
No. 39 in E-flat 
No. 40 in G minor
No. 41 in C major (Jupiter)
Operas
The Marriage of Figaro
Don Giovanni
The Magic Flute

Tuesday, May 7, 2013

Goodwill

Sometimes people make fun of me for rooting through goodwill record bins.  Then I find this for $1.00 and I laugh at them.  The collection is in NM condition.  Sell or hold?  I still haven't listened...