I think I deserved some shopping, after 5 hours of practical harmony (and doing the dishes). As a reward for my work, I went to the Fnac, which is just behind the corner. My budget was slightly larger than normal, so I permitted myself to buy all those cd’s I’ve wanted to buy for so long.
Igor Stravinsky (box): with The Firebird, Petrushka, The Rite of Spring, Pulcinella en Apollo, conducted by Sir Simon Rattle (cd)
Benjamin Britten (box): with War Requiem, The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra, Les Illuminations, Nocturne, Sinfonia da Requiem, Suite on English Folk Tunes, conducted by Sir Simon Rattle (cd)
Béla Bartók (box): with The Miraculous Mandarin, Concerto for Orchestra, Piano Concertos, Violin Concert No.2, conducted by Sir Simon Rattle (cd)
Karol Szymanowski (box): with. Symphonies 3 & 4, Violin Concertos, King Roger, Orchestral songs, Stabat Mater, Harnasie, conducted by Sir Simon Rattle (cd)
Johann Sebastian Bach: Cello Suites, played by Sigiswald Kuijken on the violoncello da spalla (cd)
New Trombone Collective: New (cd)
Johann Sebastian Bach: Die Kunst der Fuge, played by Pierre-Laurent Aimard (cd)
Immortal Beloved (dvd)
The Hours (dvd)
And now back to work. Writing harmony, with one of my new cd’s playing in the background. But which one?
