Friday 20th November 2009

Now to Friday's ears!

In the car for a few short trips:
The Boxer Rebellion - Union

In the doctor's waiting room:
Various jazz violin bits of music (presumably meant to be calming)

At home in the morning:
Vaughan Williams - Symphony No.6, Symphony No.9, Fantasia on Greensleeves

In the car on the way to visit a friend:
Beethoven - Triple Concerto

In the evening at home:
Kasabian - West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum

That was it!

Thursday 19th November 2009

In the car on the way home from the gig:

Nirvana - Nirvana
The Kills - Midnight Boom
Reverend & The Makers - The State of Things

At home:
Brahms - Violin Sonatas No.s 1-3
Schubert - Piano Trios D898 and D929

That was it - a much quieter day than yesterday.

Wednesday 18th November 2009

Ears for Wednesday - still getting a bit behind with posting I'm afraid!

In the car for a few short trips, bits of:
Muse - The Resistance

At home:
Brahms - Symphony No.2 and Symphony No.3
Haydn - Concertos for Organ and various instruments Hob XVIII:1 and Hob XVII:2, Sinfonia Concertante in Bb Major Hob I:105
Brahms - Sonatas for Viola & Piano Op.120 No.s 1&2, Songs for Alto, Viola & Piano Op.91 No.s 1&2
Satie - Gnossiennes, Gymnopedies, and other piano music as listed in previous posts.

In the car on the way to a gig:
Muse - The Resistance, Black Holes & Revelations, Absolution

At the gig, sets by:
Reverend & The Makers
Kasabian (setlist available here)

Absolutely amazing gig - fantastic evening out. Kasabian put on an AMAZING show! Great stuff indeed.

Tuesday 17th November 2009

Here are today's ears!

In the car, for a couple of short trips, the start of:
Muse - The Resistance

At home in the morning:
Handel - Organ Concerto Op.4, No.6
Mozart - Piano Concerto No.19 K459
Mozart - Serenade K361 "Gran Partita", Concert Rondo K371

Through the middle of the day:
Wagner - Parsifal

Following an extensive twitter discussion with @hornsolo:
Brahms - Symphony No.2, Symphony No.3

That was all! Quite a lot though really!

Monday 16th November 2009

Here are the ears for today!

For a couple of short car journeys, the end of:
Muse - Hullabaloo Soundtrack

At home from CD:
Handel - Chandos Anthems 4-11

Following Spotify links tweeted by @iamamro:
Mozart - Sonata in D Major for 2 pianos K448
Schubert - Fantasia in F Minor for piano 4 hands D940
Mozart - Piano Concertos No.23 K488, No.20 K466, No.21 K467

Later:
Schubert - Piano Trios D898 and D929

Comment: Rather lovely music today I think. :-)

Sunday 15th November 2009

Sunday's ears!

For a short car journey, a bit more:
Muse - Hullabaloo Soundtrack

At home:
Vaughan Williams - Flos Campi, Oboe Concerto, Symphony No.5
Prokofiev - Violin Concerto No.2, Violin Sonata No.2
Mozart - Piano Concertos No.23 K488, No.20 K466
Handel - Chandos Anthems No.s 1, 2, and 3

That was it!

Saturday 14th November 2009

Here are the ears for Saturday!

The Vaughan Williams Cycle continued with:
Vaughan Williams - English Folk Song Suite, A Pastoral Symphony, Symphony No.4

Then:
Satie - 6 Gnossiennes, 3 Morceaux en forme de poire, 3 Gymnopedies, Descriptions Automatiques, Pieces Froides, Heures Seculaires et Instantanees, Vieux Sequins et Vieilles Cuirasses, Je te veux, Prelude de la "Porte Heroique du ciel" (henceforth known as Satie - Gnossiennes, Gymnopedies etc.)

Then:
Bach - French Suite No.5
Beethoven - Sonata in E Minor Op.90
Chopin - Ballade No.4
Bach/Busoni - Chaconne
Moszkowski - Etincelles
Bach/Siloti - Prelude in B Minor
(in other words: razor blades, little pills, big pianos - James Rhodes's fabulous first album)

Comments:
1. Vaughan Williams Folk Song Suite reminded me of being a kid with a clarinet - we used to play it in a band arrangement when I was young!

2. Love the Satie disc. Bit of a nightmare to type everything out though!

3. The Bach French Suite from James's disc sends shivers down my spine every time. It's just amazing.