November Meeting Halesworth U3A Music Appreciation Group
on Sheila Ash (India), 10/Nov/2015 13:29, 34 days ago
 Alison was up first with her desert Island disksBeethoven’s Symphony No. 6 Pastoral, played by Concertgebouw Orchestra conducted by Erich Kleiber Decca 1987 Alison chose the last movement. YouTube has the whole Symphony in 5 partsPart 1,Part 2,Part 3,Part 4,Part 5Joseph Hyden’s Die Schöpfung / The creation. Last Chorus. Sung by Camilla Tilling and Mark Padmore, Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks Conducted by Bernard HaitinkPart 1andPart 2Shostakovich’s Piano Trio No. 2  played by Nash Ensemble and used in the film“The Page Turner”. Alison’s choice was the final movement. YouTube has the whole piece in 4 partsPart 1,Part 2,Part3,Part4Martin’s selction wasBeethoven’sSymphony No. 4Conducted by Bruno Walter 1st MovementPete Seegers“If you miss me at the back of the bus” from “We Shall Overcome”Bach Cantata No 82 Aria: Schlummert ein, ihr matten AugenSung by Lorraine Hunt LiebersonKen’s choice wasBeethoven’s 9th Liverpool Philharmonic conducted by Charles Mackerras YouTube has it in 5 partsPart 1,Part 2,Part 3,Part 4,Part 5Shostakovich 8th Quartet played by The Gabrieli Quartet . I couldn’t find a free to listen to recording of this on the net by this Quartet. There are several other recording available for free, for exampleThe Kronos QuartetMiles DavisSummertimeFrom Essential Miles Davis Compilationand finally John rounded us off with another dittty from the stage  production Tomfoolery which is available onitunesTrack 13 entitled Irish ballad but probably best recalled as RikkiTikkiTinTinashramblings