SUNDAY MORNING CLASSICS ON TBP

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.

Dvořák: Stabat Mater

hr-Sinfonieorchester – Frankfurt Radio Symphony

MDR-Rundfunkchor

Philipp Ahmann, Choreinstudierung

Hanna-Elisabeth Müller, Sopran

Gerhild Romberger, Alt

Benjamin Bruns, Tenor ∙

Günther Groissböck, Bass

Andrés Orozco-Estrada, Dirigent

Rheingau Musik

Festival 2019

Eröffnungskonzert

Kloster Eberbach, 23. Juni 2019

(Auftritt) 0:00:00
I. Quartett und Chor: Stabat Mater dolorosa 0:00:40
II. Quartett: Quis est homo, qui non fleret 0:19:12
III. Chor: Eja Mater, fons amoris 0:29:55
IV. Bass-Solo und Chor: Fac, utardeatcor meum 0:36:13
V. Chor: Tui Nati vulnerati 0:44:28
VI. Tenor-Solo und Chor: Fac me vere tecum flere 0:49:08
VII. Chor: Virgo virginum praeclara 0:55:06
VIII. Duo (Sopran und Tenor): Fac, ut portem Christi mortem 1:01:03
IX. Alt-Solo: Inflammatus et accensus 1:05:27
X. Quartett und Chor: Quando corpus morietur 1:11:17

The Next Two Come To Us Thanks To ursel doran.

AMAZING GRACE on the LARGEST PIPE ORGAN in the Netherlands – St. Laurenskerk Rotterdam – Paul Fey

I repeat again that the symphony orchestra is one of the most magnificent and complex institutions that we get to enjoy so very much here. Also your valuable notes and insights for the background of the works is priceless.

Musing about the mechanical creation of the instruments is a fascination for me, the Yamaha horn, Piano factories and of course the Steinway and Bosendorfer piano creations.

However there is no greater example of human ingenuity, craftsmanship and creativity than the monster pipe organs and the cathedrals created for them. Astounding is an inadequate description.

Here we go for a look, and listen to the special talents of the players!

Organist Josh Stafford plays Bohemian Rhapsody on the largest pipe organ in the world

This organ has 33,000 pipes!!!

THE GODFATHER

Today I bring you the unique and beautiful music of The Orkester Mandolina Ljubljana from Slovenia. Rather than I explain them, I’ll let them do it themselves.

The Mandolina Ljubljana Orchestra is the only ensemble in Slovenia, whose members have chosen the mandolin as their companion on their musical journey. In Slovenia, the mandolin has only recently been given a more significant role in various musical styles, from classical to pop. We, the members of the orchestra feel honoured and obligated to make the audience more familiar with this mellifluous plucked string instrument and to bring to their ears genuine mandolin music. In our repertoire there are also compositions written by classical composers, arrangements of folk tunes, film music and evergreens.

We have had numerous successful appearances at home and abroad in more than thirty years of our performing. This, good critics and more and more satisfied audiences, assure us that we are on the right path.

There are no Violins, no Violas, and no Cellos. Also, there is no brass section or a Woodwinds section, but at times it seems that you can almost hear some of those various instruments. These guys and gals are great.

This first piece is Nino Rota’s Godfather Suite.

Maestro Andrej Zupan

Tanja Pirc – primo mandolino solista

0:11 Godfather Waltz
2:36 Connie’s Wedding
4:23 Love Theme

Hotel California

Next, they’ll play a good old-fashioned American song titled: “Hotel California.”

A great rendition it is.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bRvUjKsNFv0

Somewhere In My Memory

Now it is “Somewhere In My Memory,” with some nice vocals.

SUITE LATINOAMERICANA

And now, something with a bit of flair from them.

STING – ENGLISHMAN IN NEW YORK

This next one is entertaining. Maestro Andrej Zupan breaks out his clarinette for an old Sting song – An Englishman in N.Y.

SPACE ODDITY – David Bowie

Next they’re going to break out David Bowie’s Space Oddity.

Johann Strauss II – AN DER SCHÖNEN BLAUEN DONAU

We’ll conclude this week’s chapter of the Orkester Mandolina Ljubljana, but Chapter 2 will be in the hopper soon.

We’ll close it out with a more classical piece. To create this beautiful music with a limited variety of instruments is incredible. They sound like a full symphony orchestra.

I hope that you have enjoyed this very unique ensemble.

Have a sensational Sunday.

Mendelssohn E minor Concerto Arrangement for Nonet

Mendelssohn’s E minor Violin Concerto arrangement for string nonet by Mordechai Rechtman.

Live, January 2019, at the Tel Aviv Museum of Art, Tel Aviv, Israel.

With Alena Baeva, Džeraldas Bidva, Gleb Pysniak, Ivan Karizna, Guy Figer, Ori Wissner-Levy, Noga Shaham, Tali Kravitz Parag, Shuli Waterman and Ma’ayan Beider-Jacobssohn.

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

Heaven help us…

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