Sunday 30 May 2010

Sunday 30th May 2010

At home:
Mendelssohn - Elijah

The Elijah phase continues!

Saturday 29 May 2010

Saturday 29th May 2010

In the car:
Guns N Roses - Chinese Democracy

At home:
Mendelssohn - Elijah

For kitsch:
Eurovision Song Contest!

Take that mix Ears!!!!

Friday 28 May 2010

Friday 28th May 2010

In the car:
White Denim - Fits

At home:
Pendulum - Hold Your Colour
Mendelssohn - Elijah

That was all!

Thursday 27 May 2010

Thursday 27th May 2010

In the car:
Creature with the Atom Brain - Transylvania

At home:
Schubert - Symphony No.9

The Schubert was on loop all day - music to do maths to!

Wednesday 26 May 2010

Wednesday 26th May 2010

In the car:
Beethoven - Triple Concerto (end)
Haydn - Harpsichord Concerto in D

At home:
Gregson - Tuba Concerto
Steptoe - Tuba Concerto
Vaughan Williams - Tuba Concerto
Golland - Tuba Concerto
Jacob - Tuba Suite
Satie - Gnossiennes, Gymnopedies etc.

In the car:
The Dead Weather - Sea of Cowards
Lady Gaga - The Fame
Pendulum - Immersion
MGMT - Congratulations
Creature with the Atom Brain - Transylvania

At a gig by James Rhodes:
Marcello (arr Bach) - Adagio from Oboe Concerto
Beethoven - "Waldstein" Sonata
Bach (trans Busoni) - Toccata, Adagio & Fugue
Grieg (arr ?) - Hall of the Mountain King (Encore)
And another encore I wasn't bright enough to identify!

Quite a day!

Tuesday 25 May 2010

Tuesday 25th May 2010

In the car:
Beethoven - Choral Fantasia, Triple Concerto

At home:
Bach - Musical Offering
The Dead Weather - Sea of Cowards
J.C. Bach - Concerto in C Minor (Viola)
Hoffmeister - Viola Concerto
Telemann - Viola Concerto

That was all!

Monday 24 May 2010

Monday 24th May 2010

In the car:
Mendelssohn - Overture: Calm Sea & Prosperous Voyage
Beethoven - Choral Fantasia (opening)

At home:
Berlioz - Symphony Fantastique
Kasabian - Kasabian
Pendulum - Immersion
Schubert - Symphony No.9
Bach - Musical Offering

That was all!

Sunday 23 May 2010

Sunday 23rd May 2010

In the car:
Mendelssohn - String Quintet Op.18
Mendelssohn - Various Overtures

At home:
Grieg - Piano Concerto
Schumann - Piano Concerto
Berlioz - Symphonie Fantastique

That was all!

Saturday 22 May 2010

Saturday 22nd May 2010

At home:
Berlioz - Symphonie Fantastique
Rimsky-Korsakov - Capriccio Espagnol, Sheherazade, Russian Easter Overture
Grieg - Piano Concerto
Schumann - Piano Concerto

Music to do maths by today!

Friday 21 May 2010

Friday 21st May 2010

In the car:
Schubert - Symphonies No.8 & No.9

At home:
Rachmaninov - Piano Concertos 1 & 2

That was it!

Thursday 20 May 2010

Thursday 20th May 2010

In the car:
Schubert - Symphony No.6

At home:
Britten - Violin Concerto
Walton - Viola Concerto
Mozart - Sinfonia Concertante, Concertone

That was all!

Wednesday 19 May 2010

Wednesday 19th May 2010

In the car:
Schubert - Symphony No.6

At home:
Coldplay - X&Y

That was all!

Tuesday 18th May 2010

At home:
Britten - Albert Herring

In the car:
Beethoven - Piano Concertos 1-5
Schubert - Symphonies 3-5

At a concert:
Mozart - Symphony No.38
Tchaikovsky - Rococo Variations
Bach - Sarabande from Cello Suite No.1
Rimsky-Korsakov - Scheherazade

Pretty good day I'd say! Loads of music!

Monday 17 May 2010

Monday 17th May 2010

In the car:
Schubert - Impromptus (more)

At home:
Britten - Paul Bunyan (conclusion)
Britten - The Turn Of The Screw

Definitely a rediscovering Britten day!

Sunday 16 May 2010

Sunday 16th May 2010

At home, the beginning of:
Britten - Paul Bunyan

Great stuff Britten! Brilliant! Should listen to more.

Saturday 15 May 2010

Saturday 15th May 2010

In the car:
Schubert - Impromptus

At home:
Mozart - Sinfonia Concertante for Violin & Viola

That was all.

Friday 14th May 2010

In the car:
Haydn - Symphonies No.s 102-104

At home:
Schubert - Symphonies 1-4

A symphonies day then!

Thursday 13 May 2010

Thursday 13th May 2010

In the car:
The Dead Weather - Horehound
Beethoven - Piano Sonata Op.111
Haydn - Symphony No.101 (Clock)

At home:
Schubert - Symphonies 8&9, 5&6

And:
Tainted Love, with flumpophone, by @5357311!

That was all!

Wednesday 12 May 2010

Wednesday 12th May 2010

In the car:
Muse - Black Holes & Revelations

At home:
Shostakovich - Viola & Violin Sonatas
Schubert - Symphonies 8 & 9

That was it.

Tuesday 11 May 2010

Tuesday 11th May 2010

In the car:
Muse - Black Holes and Revelations

At home:
Shostakovich - Viola Sonata, Violin Sonata

That was all.

Monday 10 May 2010

Monday 10th May 2010

At home:
Mozart - Sinfonia Concertante K364, Concertone K190
Schubert - Piano Trios D898 & D929
Mozart - The Marriage of Figaro

In the car:
Muse - Black Holes & Revelations

That was it!

Sunday 9 May 2010

Sunday 9th May 2010

At home:
Mozart - Sinfonia Concertante K364, Concertone K190

That was all!

Saturday 8 May 2010

Saturday 8th May 2010

In the car:
Blur - Midlife

That was it!

Friday 7 May 2010

Friday 7th May 2010

In the car:
Blur - Midlife

At home:
Mahler - Symphony No.2

That was all.

Thursday 6th May 2010

A very slow and tired day today, so just, in the car:
Kasabian - West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum (end)

Not much, is it? Sorry.

Wednesday 5 May 2010

Wednesday 5th May 2010

In the car:
Kasabian - Empire

At home:
Bach - Harpsichord Concertos BWV 1060-62 & 1065

That was all.

Tuesday 4 May 2010

Tuesday 4th May 2010

In the car:
The Kills - Midnight Boom

At home:
Mahler - Symphony No.2
Bruch - Concerto for Clarinet & Viola, 8 Pieces for Clarinet, Viola & Piano, Romance for Viola
Schubert - Symphonies No.5 and No.6

That was all.

Monday 3 May 2010

Monday 3rd May 2010

At home:
Bach - Harpsichord Concertos BWV 1060-2 & 1065

That was all!

Sunday 2 May 2010

Sunday 2nd May 2010

In the car:
Muse - The Resistance

The rest of the day was spent asleep or in front of the TV.

Saturday 1 May 2010

Saturday 1st May 2010

In the car:
Pendulum - In Silico

At home:
Bach - Harpsichord Concertos BWV 1060-2 & 1065

That was all!

Friday 30th April 2010

In the car:
Kasabian - West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum

At home:
Bach - Musical Offering

At a "rehearsal":
Wagner - Prelude to Act III of Die Meistersinger
Elgar - Cello Concerto
Brahms - Symphony No.1

The "rehearsal" was the Berlin Philharmonic in the Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford. It was a phenomenal experience - the Brahms in particular was amazing. A picture of the event can be found here!