SUNDAY MORNING CLASSICS ON TBP

A collaboration of: “The Classic Music Mafia”
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.

Amadeus Soundtrack (Director’s Cut)

My apologies for this being just an album cover, but it’s the best version of this that I have ever found.

I could have done without the last piece (number 51), but for those of us that truly love Mozart, the rest of it’s wonderful.

This version is twice as long as the two-disc set that you can buy. You’re sure to hear things here that you won’t find anywhere else.

Everyone should just find something to do (or drink) and just listen to almost four hours of what is truly beautiful music…

I especially like the version of “32-the marriage of figaro k492_act iv) contessa, perdono” at 2:34:11 where after the count has spoken the first tender words to his wife in years believing her to be Figaro’s wife (who he intends to seduce) she exposes the fraud and he begs her for forgiveness and she forgives him. Anyone who’s hair doesn’t stand up on the back of their neck when the woman sings, “…yes, I forgive you…” must be ¾’s of the way dead already…

01-don giovanni k527_overture 0:00:00
02-symphony 25 in g minor k183_i) allegro con brio 0:06:37
03-“leave me alone” 0:14:28
04-axur, re d’ormus_act iv) son queste le speranze (salieri) 0:15:26
05-eine kleine nachtmusik in g major k525_i) allegro 0:19:11
06-klavierstück in f major k33b 0:24:55
07-stabat mater_quando corpus morietur and amen (giovanni battista pergolesi) 0:26:03
08-“isn’t that incredible?” 0:30:23
09-early 18th century gipsy music_bubak e hungaricus (anonymous) 0:30:50
10-serenade for winds in b flat major k361_iii) adagio 0:32:11
11-serenade for winds in b flat major k361_vii) finale molto allegro 0:38:27
12-“grazie signore” 0:41:46
13-six variations on a theme of salieri ‘mio caro adone’ k180 0:42:29
14-the marriage of figaro k492 act i_non più andrai 0:53:19
15-the abduction from the seraglio k384_act ii) martern aller arten 0:57:23
16-the abduction from the seraglio k384_act iii.finale) bassa selim lebe lange! 1:06:29
17-mass in c minor k427_i) kyrie 1:07:56
18-caro mio ben (giuseppe giordani) 1:14:26
19-concerto for flute and harp in c major k299_ii) andantino 1:17:04
20-symphony 29 in a major k201_i) allegro moderato 1:25:38
21-concerto for two pianos in e flat major k365_iii) rondo allegro 1:31:22
22-sinfonia concertante in e flat major k364_i) allegro maestoso 1:38:35
23-mass in c minor k427_ii.e) qui tollis peccata mundi 1:52:11
24-adagio and rondo for glass armonica, flute, oboe, viola and cello in c minor k617_i) adagio 1:57:37
25-concerto for piano 15 in b flat major k450_iii) allegro 2:03:37
26-the abduction from the seraglio k384_act i) singt dem großen bassa lieder 2:11:34
27-aria for bass in a major k539_ich möchte wohl der kaiser sein 2:13:09
28-the abduction from the seraglio k384_act ii) vivat bacchus! bacchus lebe! 2:15:19
29-concerto for piano 22 in e flat major k482_iii) allegro 2:17:39
30-the marriage of figaro k492_act i) cinque, dieci, venti, trenta 2:28:49
31-the marriage of figaro k492_act iii) ecco la marcia 2:31:40
32-the marriage of figaro k492_act iv) contessa, perdono 2:34:11
33-axur, re d’ormus_act v.finale) qual piacer la nostr’anima ingombra (antonio salieri) 2:36:50
34-don giovanni k527_act ii) don giovanni, a cenar teco m’invitasti 2:38:05
35-concerto for piano 20 in d minor k466_i) allegro 2:45:06
36-requiem mass in d minor k626_i) requiem aeternam 2:57:27
37-don giovanni k527_act i) là ci darem la mano 3:03:02
38-19th century czech folk song_dudáček (karel jaromír erben) 3:06:27
39-requiem mass in d minor k626_iii.a) dies irae 3:08:20
40-the magic flute k620_overture 3:10:13
41-requiem mass in d minor k626_iii.c) rex tremendae 3:17:05
42-the magic flute k620_act i) das klinget so herrlich 3:19:11
43-the magic flute k620_act ii) der hölle rache kocht in meinem herzen 3:19:55
44-the magic flute k620_act ii) ein mädchen oder weibchen 3:22:55
45-the magic flute k620_act ii) pa pa pa papagena! 3:26:43
46-six german dances k509_n.o 1 in d major 3:29:10
47-requiem mass in d minor k626_iii.d) recordare 3:32:02
48-requiem mass in d minor k626_iii.e) confutatis maledictis 3:37:36
49-requiem mass in d minor k626_iii.f) lacrimosa 3:40:02
50-concerto for piano 20 in d minor k466_ii) romanze 3:43:52
51-rock me amadeus (falco) 3:53:45

These Two Come To Us From Ghost

Mean Mary on fast banjo – Iron Horse

Are you a Mean Mary fan?

Mean Mary’s IMA Vox Populi winning banjo song, Iron Horse.

Winner for best Americana Song.

Big Red Barn

Mean Mary on her (Deering Goodtime) banjo, plus fiddle and mandolin.

Frank James on guitar and Tim Miller on spoons.

Song Big Red Barn from the album Walk a Little Ways With Me.

This One Comes From Pogrom

Mean Mary – dueling banjo and guitar song Joy

Mean Mary and Frank James dueling on banjo and guitar song Joy.

Song written by Mary James (with portions of Ode to Joy) – available on album Walk a Little Ways With Me

You Raise Me Up

Today, I introduce you to the very lovely and angelic pianist Ayako Ishikawa. As a bit of background, her website says:

A violin virtuoso, Ayako has given numerous sold-out recitals and concerts in various countries such as UK, Singapore, Russia, China, Vietnam, New Zealand, Philippines, Germany, Hungary, Australia and Japan.

She has also enchanted audiences worldwide through numerous TV and radio programs, concert broadcasts and CD+DVD albums.

Ayako is the winner of the National Overall Instrumental Winner’s Competition, and has been given the honorary title of “The BEST PERFORMER IN AUSTRALIA”.

Her exceptional international achievements were recognized by the Australian government, bestowing upon her a Distinguished Talented Permanent Visa – “the visa designed for people who are internationally recognized for exceptional and outstanding achievement in the arts.”

Ayako began playing the violin at the age of four in Tokyo, and moved to London at the age of five.

She was the youngest ever to pass the audition to enter the Purcell School, the oldest prestigious music school in London under the royal patronage of HRH The Prince of Wales.

At the age of fifteen, she moved to Sydney, where she was awarded a Merit Scholarship to the University of Sydney – the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, and completed her Bachelor of Music Degree with First Class Honours.

She is the Winner of countless awards and scholarships such as Elizabethan Theatre Trust Violin Scholarship, Pan Pacific International Music Scholarship, the Australian Musician’s Academy Award and Golden Key International Honours Society Awards. She was also awarded both Licentiate Diploma of Music and Associate Diploma of Music, and was subsequently chosen to perform at the AMEB Diploma Presentation Ceremony at the Sydney Town Hall as one of the most outstanding musicians in Australia.

Ayako has performed throughout the world in the greatest halls including the Hanoi Opera House, Sydney Town Hall, Victoria Hall, Suntory Hall, Sydney Opera House and Toppan Hall, and has given her recitals at the Embassies of various countries.

We will start with her version of a universally loved song titled “You Raise Me Up.” The piece speaks for itself.

Amazing Grace

Next, she plays another universally-loved song titled “Amazing Grace.”

J.S. Bach : Cello Suite No.1 in G Major

Next, this little Japanese peach plays “J.S. Bach : Cello Suite No.1 in G Major”.

She plays this with a 1711 date Stradivarious loaned to her by Japan Violin.

Her admiration for the instrument, both before and after the piece does not go unnoticed.

Crying Violin

Next, she plays an original song titled “Crying Violin.”

An incredible talent.

Stand By Me

She follows that with the well known “Stand By Me.”

A Whole New World

We’ll finish this off with her gorgeous version of “A Whole New World” from the motion picture Aladdin.

Very, very lovely.

I hope that you enjoyed Ayako’s talent and music.

Have a great day.

Glenn Gould and Leonard Bernstein: Bach’s Keyboard Concerto No. 1 (I) in D minor

This clip is absolutely sensational: as education, composition and in performance. Glenn Gould was 28 years old here.

For the impatient, Gould’s performance begins at 5:08, but I strongly encourage you to watch Leonard Bernstein’s fascinating introduction.

This film originally aired in 1960 on CBS Television as part of its “Ford Presents” series.

The entire film in high quality (of which this clip is a small part) was painstakingly hunted down by YouTuber erp65 and his friends. It can be found here, and I urge you, I really DO urge you, to see it in its entirety:

Partita in C moll BWV 997

J. S. Bach – Partita in C moll BWV 997

Evangelina Mascardi, Liuto barocco

Prelude 0:02
Fuga 3:46
Sarabande 11:55
Gigue 16:57
Double 20:13

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

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