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"SCHERCHEN / The 1950s Haydn Symphonies Recordings Part Two" Recorded in mono for the Westminster company between 1950 and 1953 Scherchen’s recordings of the 12 London symphonies with the Vienna State Opera Orchestra and Vienna Symphony are pioneer performances because, at a time when precious few took these works seriously, Scherchen granted them the time and care they deserved. The result is not just a worthy acknowledgement of Haydn’s historical importance, but a true realisation of his greatness. Scherchen turns out to be a classicist of humanity and warmth. Details at our archive page @ https://archive.org/details/haydn_sinf_93_sh_02_largo_c_etc [First Time on our Podcasting Channel]

"SCHERCHEN / The 1950s Haydn Symphonies Recordings Part One" Recorded in mono for the Westminster company between 1950 and 1953 Scherchen’s recordings of the 12 London symphonies with the Vienna State Opera Orchestra and Vienna Symphony are pioneer performances because, at a time when precious few took these works seriously, Scherchen granted them the time and care they deserved. The result is not just a worthy acknowledgement of Haydn’s historical importance, but a true realisation of his greatness. Scherchen turns out to be a classicist of humanity and warmth. Details at our archive page @ https://archive.org/details/10SymphonyNo.103InEFlatMajor [First Time on our Podcasting Channel]

"John Field (1782-1837)" Before Liszt, before Chopin, there was John Field, probably Ireland’s most notable export before Guinness Stout. Field was very highly regarded by his contemporaries and his playing and compositions influenced many major composers, including Chopin, Liszt, Johannes Brahms and Robert Schumann. The one thing most people know about John Field is that he invented the nocturne. Discover here also one of his piano concertos. Details in our archive page @ https://archive.org/details/pcast264

"Reiner Hochmuth Plays the Haydn Cello Concertos" German cellist Reiner Hochmuth began to play the cello at the age of 10. After winning numerous prizes at German Youth Competitions he chose to study music seriously rather than pursue chemistry. Hochmuth was (and still is) one of the first "internet savvy" cellists, a member of the Internet Cello Society and was featured on the original MP3.COM (In fact, his website still shows signs of that relationship.) Details at our archive page @ https://archive.org/details/03Concerto [First Time on our Podcasting Channel]

"Haydn: The Paris Symphonies (Part 3)" Haydn’s sponsor for the Paris symphonies was Claude-François-Marie Rigolet, Comte d'Ogny, an aristocrat and France’s Postmaster General. The ensemble intended to create the symphonies was the Paris-based Concert de la loge 'Olympique' (trans. Orchestra of the 'Olympic' (Masonic) Lodge), made up of well-over 50 professional and amateur musicians - an extraordinary size of orchestra for the time. (Haydn's own ensemble at Eszterháza was never larger than about 25 total.). According to composer Luigi Cherubini, who participated in the orchestra, the finest musicians in Paris performed in the premieres of the symphonies, and received them with "rapture". Details at our archive page @ https://archive.org/details/Pcast106

"Haydn: The Paris Symphonies (Part 2)" Haydn’s sponsor for the Paris symphonies was Claude-François-Marie Rigolet, Comte d'Ogny, an aristocrat and France’s Postmaster General. The ensemble intended to create the symphonies was the Paris-based Concert de la loge 'Olympique' (trans. Orchestra of the 'Olympic' (Masonic) Lodge), made up of well-over 50 professional and amateur musicians - an extraordinary size of orchestra for the time. (Haydn's own ensemble at Eszterháza was never larger than about 25 total.). According to composer Luigi Cherubini, who participated in the orchestra, the finest musicians in Paris performed in the premieres of the symphonies, and received them with "rapture". Details at our archive page @ https://archive.org/details/Pcast105

[Project 366 Listener Guide # 165] The finest musicians in Paris performed in the premieres of these Haydn symphonies, and received them with "rapture". Read our fresh take on March 13 @ https://itywltmt.blogspot.com. Details @ https://archive.org/details/pcast104-Playlist (ITYWLTMT Podcast #104 - 10 May 2013)

"Classical Symphonies" The classical symphony as we regard it today follows a formula that was honed by Joseph Haydn, who composed 104 symphonies, though – to no one’s surprise – didn’t necessarily follow the mould we so readily assign to him.This montage features three classical symphonies by Haydn, Mozart and Spain’s Arriaga. Details at our archive page @ https://archive.org/details/pcast216

"Ferenc Fricsay (1914-1963)" Ferenc Fricsay - who led the Budapest Opera and Philharmonic after the Second World War for a short time - was the founding conductor of the Ber;in Radio (RIAS) Symphony orchestra, which remained his primary appointment (1948–1954; 1959–1963) until he succumbed to stomach cancer in February 1963 at the age of 48.Details at our archive page @ https://archive.org/details/pcast145

"Pablo de Sarasate (1844-1908)" Like Lalo, Wieniawski and Saint-Saëns, Max Bruch composed two works for Sarasate; Bruch's Violin Concerto No. 2 in D minor was composed around 1878, dedicated to and premiered in London by Sarasate with Bruch conducting, in November 1878. Less frequently heard than last week’s concerto, Bruch himself regarded the second as at least as fine as the famous first. Details on our archive page @ https://archive.org/details/pcast194

"Michael Haydn & Mozart" Mozart's Symphony no. 37 was for a long time believed to be a work by Mozart, but is now known to have actually been written by Michael Haydn, being his Symphony No. 25 in G major, [Perger 16, Sherman 25, MH 334]. As a result, this symphony, which had been quite widely played when thought to be a Mozart symphony, has been performed considerably less often since this discovery in 1907. Details on our archive page @ https://archive.org/details/pcast270

"L'Heure Espagnole" Ravel’s vocal output is surprisingly diverse – from settings of old Greek songs to a pair of short, one-act operas. L'heure espagnole is a one of those, best described as a musical comedy to a French libretto by Franc-Nohain, based on his 'comédie-bouffe' of the same name first staged in 1904. Details at our archive page @ https://archive.org/details/Track101 [First Time on our Podcasting Channel]

"Mozart's European Vacation" This listener guide featuresthree Mozart symphonies that are named after European cities: Paris, Linz and Prague.Details at our archive page @ https://archive.org/details/38MozartSymphonyN38Prague [First Time on our Podcasting Channel]

[Project 366 Listener Guide # 158] Today's montage is dedicated to a pair of works that were commissioned from Mozart by a prominent Salzburg fannily, the Haffners. Read our fresh take on March 6 @ https://itywltmt.blogspot.com. Details @ https://archive.org/download/pcast162-Playlist/pcast162-Playlist.pdf (ITYWLTMT Podcast # 162 - 27 June 2014)

"Mozart: Horn Concertos nos. 3 & 4" Mozart’s four Horn Concertos (along with Haydn’s and the pair by Richard Strauss) are a major part of most professional horn players' repertoire. The concertos were written for his friend Joseph Leutgeb, whom he had known since childhood. Leitgeb was clearly a skilled player, as the works are very difficult to perform on the natural horn of the period, requiring lip trills, much hand-stopping, and rapid tonguing. Details at our archive page @ https://archive.org/details/OnceUponTheInternet-MozartConcertosOnMp3.com[First Time on our Podcasting Channel]