Monday, January 17, 2011

Listening Journal: January 10-16, 2011

Igor Stravinsky - Concerto in D (1946) for string orchestra
Olivier Messiaen - La Ville d'en haut (1987) for wind, brass, piano and percussion
Johann Sebastian Bach - Sonata No. 3 in C major, BWV 1005 (1720) for violin, Julia Fischer, violin
Toru Takemitsu - Rain Spell (1982) for chamber ensemble
Luciano Berio - O King (1970) for voice, flute, clarinet, violin, cello and piano

Witold Lutoslawski - Orchestral Works, Volume 3 - CD
   Paganini Variations (1979)
   Paroles Tissées (1965)
   Les Espaces Du Sommeil (1975)
   Symphony No. 3 (1983)

Edgard Varèse - Offrandes (1921) for soprano and chamber orchestra
Billy Joel - Soliloquy (On a Separation), op. 1 (2001) for piano

Michael Torke - One - CD
  works for orchestra
   Green (1986)
   Purple (1987)
   Ecstatic Orange (1985)
   Ash (1988)
   Bright Blue Music (1985)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Piano Concerto No. 21 in C major, K. 467 (1785) Murray Perahia, piano, The Chamber Orchestra of Europe

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

I had to do a double take until realized that was Billy Joel's classical effort, not the pop stuff. I'll have to give this a listen, again.

Brian said...

Yeah in 2001 Sony Classical released a CD of ten of Billy Joel's classical compositions for the piano. The CD is titled "Fantasies and Delusions". The pianist is Richard Joo. These pieces make an interesting collection of works. I think it is well worth the time to listen