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.
Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 / Klaus Mäkelä / Oslo Philharmonic
Watch the Oslo Philharmonic with conductor Klaus Mäkelä perform Ludwig van Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9.
In Oslo Concert Hall on 4th January 2019.
Soloists:
Soprano – Lauren Fagan.
Mezzo soprano – Hanna Hipp.
Tenor – Tuomas Katajala.
Bass-baritone – Shenyang.
Oslo Philharmonic Choir
Conductor – Øystein Fevang
Rossini, La gazza ladra (Ouverture)
Gioachino Rosini’s Overture from his two act opera semiseria (semi-serious opera; meaning that it combines elements of comedy with serious elements, or pathos) titled “La gazza ladra” (or, The Thieving Magpie).
La gazza ladra premiered 5-31-1817 at the Teatro all Scala, an opera house in Milan, Italy. The overture has been featured in films such as “A Clockwork Orange” 1971), “Once Upon A Time In America” (1984) and “Immortal Beloved” (1994).
In a nutshell, La gazza ladra is a two act play about a young lady servant accused of stealing sterling silver cutlery from her bosses. She is wrongly accused, and convicted of stealing, and is given a death sentence.
It is only as she is being led to the gallows that she is exonerated of the crime by two young men of the house when they see a Magpie steal a sterling coin. They follow the bird to its nest in the top of the bell tower next to the gallows. In the nest is the sterling coin and sterling flatware engraved with her bosses’ initials. They yell out what they found just in time to save her.
The following rendition is from 2015 at the Teatro La Fenice in Venice, Italy. It is one of the most renowned landmarks in the history of Italian Opera, or for that matter, opera in general.
Rosa Feola – Deh, tu reggi in tal momento – La gazza ladra – Gioachino Rossini
One of the most famous arias from the opera is titled “Deh, tu reggi in tal momento” (You who reign in this moment) also known as “Ninetta’s Prayer.” She sings her prayer as she is being led to the gallows.
The following is Rosa Feola singing “Deh, tu reggi in tal momento.”
Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto no.2, op.18
Recorded: Het Zondagochtend Concert, 1 September 2013 in het Koninklijk Concertgebouw, Amsterdam.
The musicians:
Nordwestdeutsche Philharmonie led by Martin Panteleev
Anna Fedorova, piano
Het Zondagochtend Concert is a concert series by the Dutch public radio broadcaster NPO Radio
Piazzolla, Guitarra, Bandoneón y Orquesta de Cuerdas-Alondra de la Parra & Orchestre de París
Alondra de la Parra – Directora
Richard Galliano – Bandoneón
Yamandu Costa- Guitarra
Orchestre de Paris
Director Musical – Paavo Järvi
Video – Jean-Pierre Loisil
The Classic Music Mafia – Adding some class to this joint one Sunday at a time.
Heaven help us…
Purcell – March
For the victims of the Rona dead? Nay, but that may be as well.
No, I was thinking more of the last vestiges of Western Culture and tradition.
To be experienced first as a divestment of Liberty with fear and penury as primary tools.
Then to subjugation by chattel and slavery.
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SUPERB mix on the pieces Sir!!
Couple of classics from the big names, and some wonderful lesser known pieces!
Naming the performers is always a good thing, as now I am compelled to pursue the eight string guitar player in the Piazzola piece, with the extra sound hole at the top of the instrument,(!) for more of his work.
Rules for life:
“A man should hear a little music, read a little poetry, and see a fine picture every day of his life, in order that worldly cares may not obliterate the sense of the beautiful which God has implanted in the human soul.” ― Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Thanks, guys. I so enjoyed playing some of your music this morning while reading AoC’s essay on Living Fences.
I especially enjoyed the Rachmaninov concerto and the lovely & extremely talented Anna Fedorova.
We may stray a little,would the live album S&M(Symphony and Mettalica)being straying too far?