SUNDAY MORNING CLASSICS ON TBP

A collaboration of: “The Classic Music Mafia”
SMC, nkit, Austrian Peter, and Steve C.

Every Sunday morning we present selections for our TBP family to enjoy.

We present symphonies, ensembles, quartets, octets, etc.

Not all of our music is strictly ‘classical’. We may stray a little, but we strive to make all of our selections ‘classy’.

We offer tips on proper ‘symphony etiquette’ and even some selections that are a bit light-hearted and fun aimed at a younger audience. Those pieces will be so designated, and might be a good way to introduce kids to a world of music that they might not have been exposed to or think of as old and ‘stuffy’.

A full symphony will run as long as it will. We don’t want to cut a symphony short. However, we also include some shorter pieces that we try to keep under fifteen minutes in length. You can sample each and hopefully find one or more that pleases you.

We hope that you enjoy our Sunday selections.

Chopin Piano Concerto No. 1 Op.11

The Israel Philharmonic Orchestra

Pianist – Evgeny Kissin

Conductor: Zubin Mehta

This performance is from the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra 75th anniversary gala concert, which took place in Tel Aviv, 24 December 2011.

Frédéric François Chopin, (1 March 1810 – 17 October 1849) was a Polish composer and virtuoso pianist of the Romantic era who wrote primarily for solo piano. He has maintained worldwide renown as a leading musician of his era, one whose “poetic genius was based on a professional technique that was without equal in his generation.”

For most of his life, Chopin was in poor health. He died in Paris in 1849 at the age of 39, probably of pericarditis aggravated by tuberculosis.

Elgar: Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85

This piece comes to us thanks to TS.

Gimnazija Kranj Symphony Orchestra on Great Christmas Concert 2012.

Between Heaven and Earth in Cankarjev dom (Gallus Hall).

With one of the best world’s young solo cello player Maruša Bogataj they perfomed this famous Elgar piece. It is special magic moment, filled with poetry, nostalgia and love with the youth orchestra on sold out concert.

Maruša is devoted member of our orchestra and in this evening she looks gorgeous. She is like a princess of music, with ray of God in her eyes. Legendary. Personal.

Unforgettable. Must watch.

Under conductor maestro Nejc Bečan

Movements:
1. Adagio
2. Lento
3. Adagio
4. Allegro — Moderato — Allegro, ma non troppo — Poco più lento — Adagio

Dance of the Blessed Spirits by Gluck, Viviana Guzman, flute

From Santiago, Chile…

Orchestria Sinfonica de Providencia.

Featuring Viviana Guzman on flute, playing Gluck’s Dance of the Blessed Spirits.

Very peaceful, relaxing music to watch a sunrise on an early, crisp Spring morn, over coffee, with a background Attitude of Gratitude.

Some perspective…

There’s always someone with way more troubles and travails than us, so direct your focus, on all that is good in your life.

And, Peace Be With You, Friends.

Salud!

Beethoven – Overture to “Egmont”, Op. 84

Ludwig van Beethoven – “Egmont” Overture, Op. 84

Conductor: Kurt Masur

From the Church of St. Nicolai, Leipzig, Germany, 20 Years Peaceful Revolution – Leipzig commemorates the 9th of October 1989.

Exactly 20 years later, the Gewandhausorchester and Kurt Masur commemorate the beginning of the German reunification by presenting the same symphony at the same location.

Beethoven’s overture to Egmont is music that he wrote for the 1787 play of the same name by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. It was composed during the Napoleonic Wars. It premiered June 15th 1810.

This version is by the Leipzip Gewandhausororchestra under direction of Kurt Masur.

Masur was the music director (Gewandhauskapellmeister) from 1970-1996. He then served as Conductor Laureate from 1996 until his death in 2015.

This is pure Beethoven – an absolutely amazing performance.

Mozart – The Marriage of Figaro Overture (K.492) – Wiener Symphoniker – Fabio Luisi (HD)

This version is by the Wiener Symphoniker (Vienna Symphony) under the direction of the Italian conductor Fabio Luisi.

Very beautiful. Wouldn’t you love to “trade places” with some of these excellent musicians?

Enjoy.

Georgia on my Mind – Ray Charles

Like many other songs, “Georgia on my Mind” is steeped in myth. Even today, due to the process of history, the song is believed to have been created in honor of the US state of Georgia. It gets plenty of airtime as just such a song. But the truth may lie elsewhere.

Here are some facts, which shed some light on the subject.

The song was written and first recorded way back in 1930.

The composer was the vocalist and the famous bandleader Hoagy Carmichael, who featured on the recording made in New York. The song was successful but not a hit.

Thirty years later, Ray Charles made the song his own. He was born in Georgia and his version saw the song hit #1 on the charts. Almost 20 years later, Charles performed it for the local state legislature and today it has become the official song of the state.

Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor

Bach-Stokowski:

Litton · Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

The Classic Music Mafia – Adding some class to this joint one Sunday at a time.

Heaven help us…

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