Tuesday 29 June 2010

Tuesday 29th June 2010

In the car:
Bruckner - Symphony No.7 IV

At home:
The Dead Weather - Sea of Cowards

That was all.

Monday 28th June 2010

In the car:
Bruckner - Symphony No.7
The Dead Weather - Sea of Cowards
Lady Gaga - The Fame

At home:
The Dead Weather - Sea of Cowards

At a gig, sets by:
Band of Skulls
The Dead Weather

The Dead Weather were, as usual, awesome. Such a multi-talented group of fabulous performers. BRILLIANT!

Sunday 27 June 2010

Sunday 27th June 2010

In the car:
Brahms - String Sextet No.2

At home:
Mozart - The Marriage of Figaro (Act I)

Got a BIT further today!

Saturday 26th June 2010

At home:
Mozart - Marriage of Figaro Overture (that was as far as I got)
Muse - Start of set from Glastonbury (before falling asleep)

Not very impressive really!

Friday 25 June 2010

Friday 25th June 2010

In the car:
Brahms - String Sextet No.2

At home:
Mozart - Don Giovanni

Don Giovanni is FABULOUS!!!!

Thursday 24 June 2010

Thursday 24th June 2010

In the car:
Brahms - Sextet No.1

At home:
Mozart - Don Giovanni

Nice stuff indeed!

Wednesday 23rd June 2010

In the car:
Dvorak - String Quartets 8 & 9
Grieg - Peer Gynt Suites
Smetana - Ma Vlast
Brahms - First String Sextet

That was all!

Tuesday 22 June 2010

Tuesday 22nd June 2010

In the car:
Schubert - Piano Trios

At home:
The Velvet Underground - White Light /White Heat
Sun O))) - Monoliths & Dimensions
Mozart - Don Giovanni

Wow- Sun O))) is certainly a new soundworld to explore! Amazing stuff.

Don Giovanni is pure nostalgic bliss - had forgotten how wonderful the scene with the different dances in the different rooms is. Ace!

Monday 21 June 2010

Monday 21st June 2010

In the car:
Schubert - Piano Trios

At home:
The Velvet Underground - White Light / White Heat

Awesome stuff all round!

Sunday 20 June 2010

Sunday 20th June 2010

At home:
Mozart - Die Zauberflote

In the car:
Mendelssohn - Overtures
Beethoven - Choral Fantasia, Triple Concerto
Haydn - Harpsichord Concerto, Hornsignal Symphony
Mozart - Piano Concerto K488
Schubert - Piano Trios

Too much time in the car going nowhere.

Saturday 19 June 2010

Saturday 19th June 2010

In the car:
Mendelssohn - String Quintet Op.18 I & II

At home:
Chopin - Etudes Op.10 & Op.25
Mozart - Die Zauberflote (start)

Huge waves of Mozart nostalgia - studied Operas & Singspiels for A-Level. *LOVE*

Friday 18th June 2010

In the car:
Beethoven - Piano Concertos 2-5
Schubert - Symphonies 3-9

That was all!

Friday 18 June 2010

Thursday 17th June 2010

In the car:
Haydn - Symphonies 101-104
Schubert - Impromptus
Beethoven - Piano Concerto No.1

In HMV:
Schubert - Songs sung by Elly Ameling

At a gig:
Set by the fabulous chanteuse Anne Pigalle, accompanied on keyboard by the wonderful and totally triffic @aaronmcahill!

Thoroughly excellent day!

Wednesday 16 June 2010

Wednesday 16th June 2010

In the car:
Haydn - Symphony No.101 (opening)

That was it - lots of time playing the piano (which was tuned today) and talking pianos.

Tuesday 15 June 2010

Tuesday 15th June 2010

In the car:
Beethoven - Sonata Op.111 (I know, it's still there)

At home:
Bach - Brandenburg Concertos 4-6
Rachmaninov - Piano Concertos 1-4

That's how it goes today folks!

Monday 14 June 2010

Monday 14th June 2010

In the car:
Beethoven - Sonata Op.111

At home:
Schubert - Symphony No.9
Bach - Brandenburg Concertos 2-5, Concerto for Harpsichord etc & Strings

That was all.

Sunday 13 June 2010

Sunday 13th June 2010

In the car:
Beethoven - Piano Sonatas Op.110 & 111

At home:
Bach - Brandenburg Concertos 1-3, Violin Concertos

Sorry this is getting a bit samey, but it's all good stuff nonetheless!

Saturday 12th June 2010

At home:
Bach - Brandenburg Concertos 1-3, Violin Concertos

In the car:
Mozart - Concertos for Clarinet, Bassoon & Oboe
Beethoven - Piano Sonatas from Op.81a-109

At a concert:
Wagner - Lohengrin

Fabulous evening out listening to a splendid performance of Wagner's Lohengrin by CBSO. Brilliant stuff, and a great time with friends too. Wonderful!

Friday 11 June 2010

Friday 11th June 2010

In the car:
Chopin - Piano Concerto No.2

On a walk:
The Kills - Midnight Boom
ACDC - Back in Black (start)

At home:
Bach - Brandenburg Concertos 1-3, Violin Concertos

I love the Brandenburg Concertos muchly! OK! Got that?

Thursday 10 June 2010

Thursday 10th June 2010

In the car:
Chopin - Piano Concertos

At home:
Bach - Brandenburg Concertos, Italian Concerto

Sorry it's a bit samey!

Wednesday 9 June 2010

Wednesday 9th June 2010

In the car:
Chopin - Piano Concertos

At home:
Satie - Piano Music (as before)
Bach - Brandenburg Concertos

That was it.

Tuesday 8 June 2010

Tuesday 8th June 2010

In the car:
Schubert - Piano Trio No.2
Chopin - Piano Concerto No.1

That was all!

Monday 7th June 2010

At home:
Wagner - Lohengrin
Bartok - Mikrokosmos

In the car:
Schubert - Piano Trios
Holst - Planets Suite

At a lecture:
Various music examples, many of which were played by the lecturer, Alfred Brendel, on the piano. Included quite a lot of Beethoven and Mozart examples.

Sunday 6 June 2010

Sunday 6th June 2010

At home:
Satie - Piano Music (Gnossiennes, Gymnopedies etc).

That was all!

Apologies that it's exactly the same as yesterday. I'm currently haunted by the beauty of Satie's music. The Gnossiennes particularly are absolutely captivating.

Saturday 5 June 2010

Saturday 5th June 2010

At home:
Satie - Piano Music (Gnossiennes, Gymnopedies etc).

That was all!

Friday 4th June 2010

In the car:
Schubert - Symphony No.9
Mendelssohn - String Quintet Op.18, Various Overtures
Beethoven - Choral Fantasia, Triple Concerto
Haydn - Harpsichord Concerto, Hornsignal Symphony
Schubert - Piano Trios

At a recital by James Rhodes:
Marcello (arr Bach) - Adagio from Oboe Concerto
Beethoven - "Waldstein" Sonata
Bach (trans Busoni) - Toccata, Adagio & Fugue
Blumenfeld - Etude pour la main gauche (Encore)
Grieg (arr ?) - Hall of the Mountain King (Encore)

Awesome stuff!

Thursday 3 June 2010

Thursday 3rd June 2010

At home:
Satie - Gnossiennes, Gymnopedies etc.

In the car:
Schubert - Symphony No.9

Sorry, a bit familiar! Good stuff though!

Wednesday 2 June 2010

Wednesday 2nd June 2010

In the car:
Schubert - Symphony No.9

At home:
Mendelssohn - Elijah
Satie - Gnossiennes

Nice!

Tuesday 1 June 2010

Tuesday 1st June 2010

At home:
Mendelssohn - Elijah

In the car:
Eminem - Relapse
Schubert - Symphony No.8

That was all!

Monday 31st May 2010

At home:
Mendelssohn - Elijah

In the car:
Pendulum - In Silico
The XX - The XX

At a gig, sets by:
Sub Focus
Pendulum

Second time we've seen Pendulum live. They're AWESOME!!!! Fab gig!