A collaboration of: “The Classic Music Mafia”
nkit, 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.
Igor Stravinsky : Le Sacre du Printemps
L’Orchestre philharmonique de Radio France dirigé par Mikko Franck interprète le Sacre du Printemps d’Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971). Extrait du concert des 80 ans de l’Orchestre philharmonique de Radio France enregistré le 15 septembre 2017 en direct de l’Auditorium de la Maison de la Radio (Paris).
00:00 Début du concert
Premier tableau : l’adoration de la Terre
01:27 Introduction à l’adoration
04:40 Augures printaniers – Danses des adolescentes
07:56 Jeu du rapt
09:15 Rondes printanières
13:23 Jeu des cités rivales
14:58 Cortège du Sage
16:24 L’adoration de la Terre
Second tableau : le sacrifice
17:55 Introduction au sacrifice
22:13 Cercles mystérieux des adolescentes
25:15 Glorification de l’élue
26:53 Évocation des ancêtres
27:37 Action rituelle des ancêtres
30:52 Danse sacrale
This one comes to us thanks to SMC.
Haydn Trumpet Concerto E flat major Alison Balsom
Elsa plays Frozen by Vivaldi – Violin Concerto No. 4 in F minor, Op. 8, Winter from Four Seasons
Today, we are going to start with ” Elsa plays Frozen by Vivaldi – Violin concerto No.4 in F minor, Op.8, Winter from Four Seasons.
Karolina Podorska – violin, Andrzej Kucybała – conductor Stanisław Moniuszko School of Music Orchestra in Bielsko Biała, Poland. Recorded at Polish National Opera in Warsaw, 27 September 2016 Ospedale della Pietà
Bach – Concerto for oboe & violin BWV 1060
Next up is from the Symphony Orchestra of the Stanisław Moniuszko Music School in Bielsko-Biała, Poland
Alicja Matuszczyk – oboe,
Julia Iskrzycka – violin,
Andrzej Kucybała – conductor.
This piece was composed by Johann Sebastian Bach and is titled “Concerto and Violin BWV 1060.
Gabriel Fauré – Pavane, Op. 50
We’ll close with a piece by Gabriel Faure titled “Pavane Op.50.
The Pavane in F-sharp minor Op 50, is a short work by the French composer Gabriel Faure written in 1887.
It was originally a piano piece, but is better known in Fauré’s version for orchestra and optional chorus. It was first performed in Paris in 1888, becoming one of the composer’s most popular works.
Tomas Chmiel conducts the Young Cracow Philharmonic in Kraków, Poland.
I hope that you enjoyed today’s selections.
Strauss II – By the Beautiful Blue Danube
Johann Strauss II
By the Beautiful Blue Danube, Op 314
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Donald Runnicles, conductor
Live recording.
London, Proms 2013
La Gazza Ladra Overture (The Thieving magpie) by Rossini
This one’s from ‘the kids’.
Conductor: Bruno Campo
Live-recording from Musikhuset Aarhus, Symphonic Hall as part of Holstebro International Music Festival – Klassiske Dage
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hfTQnp7_jr0
The Classic Music Mafia – Adding some class to this joint one Sunday at a time.
Heaven help us…
Beautiful selection.
Many thanks
Thank you ‘m’.
We’re glad you are enjoying it.
Love the uptempo speed of that 3rd movement in the Haydn concerto starting around 10:30.
So, too, that the video director knows where to focus the camera when the other instruments
play in support of the trumpet. The flutes, the oboe, the strings, and kettle drums.
Zooms in on the finger work, to highlight the skills it takes, while reading sheet music, if the
piece is not known by heart. Alison is not bad on the eyes, either.
Thank you for your efforts, Steve C. and nkit. Appreciate your consistency. Carry on, gentlemen.
Back at you SMC…
First thing to have a look at every Sunday is you gentlemen’s fantastic music collection, and repeating, that the great value for us all is your superb educational comments on the pieces.
This is a light and entertaining collection I hope all find enjoyable.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aEMCxgDFJXI
Every one of those 11 was so locked in, with passionate focus, frequently with eyes closed.
Visually, I liked Ana Vidovic the best, and audibly, Mr. Ottensamer’s clarinet was exceptional.
Good addition, UD.
“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
Ursel,
That was great.
We’ll definitely use it on April 17th.
Many thanks.
Thanks, guys. Wonderful selections again today, including the contributions of the original Sunday Morning Classics. I love seeing and listening to the young talented musicians and it gives me hope for the future that a new generation is learning/sharing this beautiful music.
Glad you see the good side of things TN Patriot.
Glad too that you think we help…
Sirs,
This popped up a day late, but is well worth preserving for posterity in your marvelous works. THANKS.
Music performance by a most talented guy deserves wide distribution!