Roland van Gaalen
@rolandvangaalen.bsky.social
RP van Gaalen (1958). PRIORITIES human rights—liberal democracy—rule of law—climate—environment—animal welfare—LGBTQ—science—EU
AGAINST populism & fascism #ReArmEurope #StandWithCanada #StandWithUkraine #StopTheGenocideInGaza LOCATION: NETHERLANDS
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#NowPlaying
Schumann, Symphonies Nos. 1-4, Concertgebouworkest cond. by Bernard Haitink, 1981-84
-This 2-CD set was released in 1985. It came with those annoying, disintegrating foam sheets inside (which, despite their nostalgic value, I have discarded). #classicalmusic
Schumann, Symphonies Nos. 1-4, Concertgebouworkest cond. by Bernard Haitink, 1981-84
-This 2-CD set was released in 1985. It came with those annoying, disintegrating foam sheets inside (which, despite their nostalgic value, I have discarded). #classicalmusic
December 23, 2025 at 12:44 PM
#NowPlaying
Schumann, Symphonies Nos. 1-4, Concertgebouworkest cond. by Bernard Haitink, 1981-84
-This 2-CD set was released in 1985. It came with those annoying, disintegrating foam sheets inside (which, despite their nostalgic value, I have discarded). #classicalmusic
Schumann, Symphonies Nos. 1-4, Concertgebouworkest cond. by Bernard Haitink, 1981-84
-This 2-CD set was released in 1985. It came with those annoying, disintegrating foam sheets inside (which, despite their nostalgic value, I have discarded). #classicalmusic
Handel, Messiah, Philharmonia Orchestra & Chorus etc., cond. by Otto Klemperer, 1964
-In slow motion. The choruses have unsubtle grandeur. On the whole, the Handelian splendour is missing, and now and then the music falls apart. No redeeming qualities. Not good. #classicalmusic
-In slow motion. The choruses have unsubtle grandeur. On the whole, the Handelian splendour is missing, and now and then the music falls apart. No redeeming qualities. Not good. #classicalmusic
December 22, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Handel, Messiah, Philharmonia Orchestra & Chorus etc., cond. by Otto Klemperer, 1964
-In slow motion. The choruses have unsubtle grandeur. On the whole, the Handelian splendour is missing, and now and then the music falls apart. No redeeming qualities. Not good. #classicalmusic
-In slow motion. The choruses have unsubtle grandeur. On the whole, the Handelian splendour is missing, and now and then the music falls apart. No redeeming qualities. Not good. #classicalmusic
Mahler, Symphony No. 6, Wiener Philharmoniker cond. by Leonard Bernstein, live, 1988
Did Bernstein try too hard to make this interesting and exciting? (i) and (ii) remain long and hollow; (iii) is diluted, softened, weakened by the Bernstein treatment; (iv) is too much for me anyway. #classicalmusic
Did Bernstein try too hard to make this interesting and exciting? (i) and (ii) remain long and hollow; (iii) is diluted, softened, weakened by the Bernstein treatment; (iv) is too much for me anyway. #classicalmusic
December 21, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Mahler, Symphony No. 6, Wiener Philharmoniker cond. by Leonard Bernstein, live, 1988
Did Bernstein try too hard to make this interesting and exciting? (i) and (ii) remain long and hollow; (iii) is diluted, softened, weakened by the Bernstein treatment; (iv) is too much for me anyway. #classicalmusic
Did Bernstein try too hard to make this interesting and exciting? (i) and (ii) remain long and hollow; (iii) is diluted, softened, weakened by the Bernstein treatment; (iv) is too much for me anyway. #classicalmusic
#NowPlaying Concert of 20 Sept. 1959, recorded in mono, by the Berliner Philharmoniker cond. by Herbert von Karajan:
-Handel: Concerto Grosso Op.6 No.5
-Rolf Liebermann: Capriccio for Soprano, Violin and Orchestra
-Schumann: Symphony No.4
Powerful & lively music-making; fantastic CD. #classicalmusic
-Handel: Concerto Grosso Op.6 No.5
-Rolf Liebermann: Capriccio for Soprano, Violin and Orchestra
-Schumann: Symphony No.4
Powerful & lively music-making; fantastic CD. #classicalmusic
December 20, 2025 at 6:43 PM
#NowPlaying Concert of 20 Sept. 1959, recorded in mono, by the Berliner Philharmoniker cond. by Herbert von Karajan:
-Handel: Concerto Grosso Op.6 No.5
-Rolf Liebermann: Capriccio for Soprano, Violin and Orchestra
-Schumann: Symphony No.4
Powerful & lively music-making; fantastic CD. #classicalmusic
-Handel: Concerto Grosso Op.6 No.5
-Rolf Liebermann: Capriccio for Soprano, Violin and Orchestra
-Schumann: Symphony No.4
Powerful & lively music-making; fantastic CD. #classicalmusic
I like this one by Kubelik. #classicalmusic
December 20, 2025 at 12:21 PM
I like this one by Kubelik. #classicalmusic
When this sublime recording appeared, the market was already saturated, I suspect. (I remember when Philips discontinued Haitink's Berlin Mahler cycle because of poor sales.)
Mahler, Symphony No.4, Berliner Philharmoniker with Sylvia McNair (soprano), cond. by Bernard Haitink, 1992
#classicalmusic
Mahler, Symphony No.4, Berliner Philharmoniker with Sylvia McNair (soprano), cond. by Bernard Haitink, 1992
#classicalmusic
December 19, 2025 at 7:30 PM
When this sublime recording appeared, the market was already saturated, I suspect. (I remember when Philips discontinued Haitink's Berlin Mahler cycle because of poor sales.)
Mahler, Symphony No.4, Berliner Philharmoniker with Sylvia McNair (soprano), cond. by Bernard Haitink, 1992
#classicalmusic
Mahler, Symphony No.4, Berliner Philharmoniker with Sylvia McNair (soprano), cond. by Bernard Haitink, 1992
#classicalmusic
#NowPlaying The historic hair-raising & breathtaking concert of 28 January 1945, on CD 4 in the 18-CD box set
»Die Wiener Konzerte«, Wilhelm Furtwängler conducting the Wiener Philharmoniker, live, 1944-1954, released 2012
(probably the best transfers from the best sources) #classicalmusic
»Die Wiener Konzerte«, Wilhelm Furtwängler conducting the Wiener Philharmoniker, live, 1944-1954, released 2012
(probably the best transfers from the best sources) #classicalmusic
December 18, 2025 at 5:01 PM
#NowPlaying The historic hair-raising & breathtaking concert of 28 January 1945, on CD 4 in the 18-CD box set
»Die Wiener Konzerte«, Wilhelm Furtwängler conducting the Wiener Philharmoniker, live, 1944-1954, released 2012
(probably the best transfers from the best sources) #classicalmusic
»Die Wiener Konzerte«, Wilhelm Furtwängler conducting the Wiener Philharmoniker, live, 1944-1954, released 2012
(probably the best transfers from the best sources) #classicalmusic
One of the best recordings of #Mahler4 I have ever heard. I bought it in the late 1990s but did not immediately appreciate its qualities, incl the gorgeous singing.
-Mahler, Symphony No. 4, Wiener Philharmoniker with Frederica von Stade (mezzo-soprano) cond. by Claudio Abbado, 1977 #classicalmusic
-Mahler, Symphony No. 4, Wiener Philharmoniker with Frederica von Stade (mezzo-soprano) cond. by Claudio Abbado, 1977 #classicalmusic
December 18, 2025 at 1:32 PM
One of the best recordings of #Mahler4 I have ever heard. I bought it in the late 1990s but did not immediately appreciate its qualities, incl the gorgeous singing.
-Mahler, Symphony No. 4, Wiener Philharmoniker with Frederica von Stade (mezzo-soprano) cond. by Claudio Abbado, 1977 #classicalmusic
-Mahler, Symphony No. 4, Wiener Philharmoniker with Frederica von Stade (mezzo-soprano) cond. by Claudio Abbado, 1977 #classicalmusic
#NowPlaying Dreadful! By 1963, the days of such cacophonies should have been numbered! Listen to Herreweghe instead!
-Bach, Magnificat, Berliner Philharmoniker & RIAS Kammerchor with Maria Stader, Christa Ludwig, Luigi Alva & Walter Berry conducted by Herbert von Karajan, live, 1963 #classicalmusic
-Bach, Magnificat, Berliner Philharmoniker & RIAS Kammerchor with Maria Stader, Christa Ludwig, Luigi Alva & Walter Berry conducted by Herbert von Karajan, live, 1963 #classicalmusic
December 17, 2025 at 1:45 PM
#NowPlaying Dreadful! By 1963, the days of such cacophonies should have been numbered! Listen to Herreweghe instead!
-Bach, Magnificat, Berliner Philharmoniker & RIAS Kammerchor with Maria Stader, Christa Ludwig, Luigi Alva & Walter Berry conducted by Herbert von Karajan, live, 1963 #classicalmusic
-Bach, Magnificat, Berliner Philharmoniker & RIAS Kammerchor with Maria Stader, Christa Ludwig, Luigi Alva & Walter Berry conducted by Herbert von Karajan, live, 1963 #classicalmusic
I posted this here a year ago: #classicalmusic
December 16, 2025 at 9:48 PM
I posted this here a year ago: #classicalmusic
Brahms, Piano Concerto No.2, Edwin Fischer on piano, with the Berliner Philharmoniker conducted by Wilhelm Furtwängler, live radio recording, 1942
Not boring. In good, warm mono sound. I read that all previous releases were hampered by distortion. I detect no obvious distortion here. #classicalmusic
Not boring. In good, warm mono sound. I read that all previous releases were hampered by distortion. I detect no obvious distortion here. #classicalmusic
December 16, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Brahms, Piano Concerto No.2, Edwin Fischer on piano, with the Berliner Philharmoniker conducted by Wilhelm Furtwängler, live radio recording, 1942
Not boring. In good, warm mono sound. I read that all previous releases were hampered by distortion. I detect no obvious distortion here. #classicalmusic
Not boring. In good, warm mono sound. I read that all previous releases were hampered by distortion. I detect no obvious distortion here. #classicalmusic
As much as I try, I am unable to like Arrau's way with this concerto very much. I find this recording too slow, just like the one he made with Haitink/Concertgebouw.
-Brahms, Piano Concerto No. 1, Claudio Arrau with the Philharmonia Orchestra cond. by Carlo Maria Giulini, c. 1961
#classicalmusic
-Brahms, Piano Concerto No. 1, Claudio Arrau with the Philharmonia Orchestra cond. by Carlo Maria Giulini, c. 1961
#classicalmusic
December 16, 2025 at 7:00 PM
As much as I try, I am unable to like Arrau's way with this concerto very much. I find this recording too slow, just like the one he made with Haitink/Concertgebouw.
-Brahms, Piano Concerto No. 1, Claudio Arrau with the Philharmonia Orchestra cond. by Carlo Maria Giulini, c. 1961
#classicalmusic
-Brahms, Piano Concerto No. 1, Claudio Arrau with the Philharmonia Orchestra cond. by Carlo Maria Giulini, c. 1961
#classicalmusic
#NowPlaying
Bach, Brandenburg Concerto No.1, Wiener Philharmoniker conducted by Otto Klemperer, live, 1968 #classicalmusic
Bach, Brandenburg Concerto No.1, Wiener Philharmoniker conducted by Otto Klemperer, live, 1968 #classicalmusic
December 15, 2025 at 9:47 PM
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Bach, Brandenburg Concerto No.1, Wiener Philharmoniker conducted by Otto Klemperer, live, 1968 #classicalmusic
Bach, Brandenburg Concerto No.1, Wiener Philharmoniker conducted by Otto Klemperer, live, 1968 #classicalmusic
Another CD recording of Mahler's masterpiece:
-Mahler, Symphony No. 4, Concertgebouworkest with Margaret Ritchie (soprano) cond. by Eduard van Beinum, 1951
It complements Mengelberg's wonderful 1939 recording, with all the fire & warmth that is so typical of van Beinum's recordings. #classicalmusic
-Mahler, Symphony No. 4, Concertgebouworkest with Margaret Ritchie (soprano) cond. by Eduard van Beinum, 1951
It complements Mengelberg's wonderful 1939 recording, with all the fire & warmth that is so typical of van Beinum's recordings. #classicalmusic
December 13, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Another CD recording of Mahler's masterpiece:
-Mahler, Symphony No. 4, Concertgebouworkest with Margaret Ritchie (soprano) cond. by Eduard van Beinum, 1951
It complements Mengelberg's wonderful 1939 recording, with all the fire & warmth that is so typical of van Beinum's recordings. #classicalmusic
-Mahler, Symphony No. 4, Concertgebouworkest with Margaret Ritchie (soprano) cond. by Eduard van Beinum, 1951
It complements Mengelberg's wonderful 1939 recording, with all the fire & warmth that is so typical of van Beinum's recordings. #classicalmusic
Schubert, Symphony No.8 »Unfinished«, Le Concert des Nations cond. by Jordi Savall, 2021
A fine recording, and, again, Savall's interpretation and accents remind me of Mengelberg. My favorite recordings are slower and seemingly more serious, like the ones by Klemperer and Mravinsky. #classicalmusic
A fine recording, and, again, Savall's interpretation and accents remind me of Mengelberg. My favorite recordings are slower and seemingly more serious, like the ones by Klemperer and Mravinsky. #classicalmusic
December 9, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Schubert, Symphony No.8 »Unfinished«, Le Concert des Nations cond. by Jordi Savall, 2021
A fine recording, and, again, Savall's interpretation and accents remind me of Mengelberg. My favorite recordings are slower and seemingly more serious, like the ones by Klemperer and Mravinsky. #classicalmusic
A fine recording, and, again, Savall's interpretation and accents remind me of Mengelberg. My favorite recordings are slower and seemingly more serious, like the ones by Klemperer and Mravinsky. #classicalmusic
#NowPlaying #classicalmusic
Tchaikovsky, Symphony No. 6 »Pathétique«, Concertgebouworkest cond. by Paul van Kempen, 1951
How is it? Guess.
[in Philips Classics 3 CD set 438 524-2, issued 1993]
Tchaikovsky, Symphony No. 6 »Pathétique«, Concertgebouworkest cond. by Paul van Kempen, 1951
How is it? Guess.
[in Philips Classics 3 CD set 438 524-2, issued 1993]
December 9, 2025 at 9:25 PM
#NowPlaying #classicalmusic
Tchaikovsky, Symphony No. 6 »Pathétique«, Concertgebouworkest cond. by Paul van Kempen, 1951
How is it? Guess.
[in Philips Classics 3 CD set 438 524-2, issued 1993]
Tchaikovsky, Symphony No. 6 »Pathétique«, Concertgebouworkest cond. by Paul van Kempen, 1951
How is it? Guess.
[in Philips Classics 3 CD set 438 524-2, issued 1993]
Giovanni Gabrieli (c. 1555-1612), »Dialoghi Musicali«―Canzoni for two organs, Liuwe Tamminga & Leo van Doeselaar at the organs (built 1471-75 and 1596) of the Basilica of San Petronio in Bologna, radio recording, 1994
-Beautiful music from 1590-1615 played by two famous organists. #classicalmusic
-Beautiful music from 1590-1615 played by two famous organists. #classicalmusic
December 8, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Giovanni Gabrieli (c. 1555-1612), »Dialoghi Musicali«―Canzoni for two organs, Liuwe Tamminga & Leo van Doeselaar at the organs (built 1471-75 and 1596) of the Basilica of San Petronio in Bologna, radio recording, 1994
-Beautiful music from 1590-1615 played by two famous organists. #classicalmusic
-Beautiful music from 1590-1615 played by two famous organists. #classicalmusic
#PlayingNow » Bach to Notre-Dame « #classicalmusic
Olivier Latry, Grand Orgue de Notre-Dame de Paris, 2019
Olivier Latry, Grand Orgue de Notre-Dame de Paris, 2019
December 6, 2025 at 8:43 PM
#PlayingNow » Bach to Notre-Dame « #classicalmusic
Olivier Latry, Grand Orgue de Notre-Dame de Paris, 2019
Olivier Latry, Grand Orgue de Notre-Dame de Paris, 2019
#NowPlaying Another fantastic CD:
Girolamo Frescobaldi (1583-1643), Organ Works & Motets, Lorenzo Ghielmi at the Antegnati organ (c.1620) in Peglio with La Divina Armonia, 2017
-Magisterial organ playing, beautiful singing voices. Frescobaldi was two years older than Heinrich Schütz. #classicalmusic
Girolamo Frescobaldi (1583-1643), Organ Works & Motets, Lorenzo Ghielmi at the Antegnati organ (c.1620) in Peglio with La Divina Armonia, 2017
-Magisterial organ playing, beautiful singing voices. Frescobaldi was two years older than Heinrich Schütz. #classicalmusic
December 5, 2025 at 8:58 PM
#NowPlaying Another fantastic CD:
Girolamo Frescobaldi (1583-1643), Organ Works & Motets, Lorenzo Ghielmi at the Antegnati organ (c.1620) in Peglio with La Divina Armonia, 2017
-Magisterial organ playing, beautiful singing voices. Frescobaldi was two years older than Heinrich Schütz. #classicalmusic
Girolamo Frescobaldi (1583-1643), Organ Works & Motets, Lorenzo Ghielmi at the Antegnati organ (c.1620) in Peglio with La Divina Armonia, 2017
-Magisterial organ playing, beautiful singing voices. Frescobaldi was two years older than Heinrich Schütz. #classicalmusic
Mahler, Symphony No. 6, Südwestfunk-Orchester Baden-Baden conducted by Hans Rosbaud, 1961
-A fine orchestra, a brilliant conductor, but (I suspect) a flawed symphony. The andante moderato sounds gorgeous, but even Rosbaud can't convince me that the other movements are great music. #classicalmusic
-A fine orchestra, a brilliant conductor, but (I suspect) a flawed symphony. The andante moderato sounds gorgeous, but even Rosbaud can't convince me that the other movements are great music. #classicalmusic
December 5, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Mahler, Symphony No. 6, Südwestfunk-Orchester Baden-Baden conducted by Hans Rosbaud, 1961
-A fine orchestra, a brilliant conductor, but (I suspect) a flawed symphony. The andante moderato sounds gorgeous, but even Rosbaud can't convince me that the other movements are great music. #classicalmusic
-A fine orchestra, a brilliant conductor, but (I suspect) a flawed symphony. The andante moderato sounds gorgeous, but even Rosbaud can't convince me that the other movements are great music. #classicalmusic
Mahler, Symphony No. 6, Berliner Philharmoniker cond. by Bernard Haitink, 1989.
-I like the cowbells. The andante moderato is one of Mahler's better movements, I think. As for the rest, incl the hammerblows, I have been trying to form an opinion for decades. Not constantly, though. #classicalmusic
-I like the cowbells. The andante moderato is one of Mahler's better movements, I think. As for the rest, incl the hammerblows, I have been trying to form an opinion for decades. Not constantly, though. #classicalmusic
December 5, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Mahler, Symphony No. 6, Berliner Philharmoniker cond. by Bernard Haitink, 1989.
-I like the cowbells. The andante moderato is one of Mahler's better movements, I think. As for the rest, incl the hammerblows, I have been trying to form an opinion for decades. Not constantly, though. #classicalmusic
-I like the cowbells. The andante moderato is one of Mahler's better movements, I think. As for the rest, incl the hammerblows, I have been trying to form an opinion for decades. Not constantly, though. #classicalmusic
December 3, 2025 at 7:18 PM