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.

Beethoven: 7. Sinfonie ∙ hr-Sinfonieorchester ∙ Andrés Orozco-Estrada

I. Poco sostenuto – Vivace 00:16
II. Allegretto 14:22
III. III. Presto 23:08
IV. Allegro con brio 32:49

hr-Sinfonieorchester – Frankfurt Radio Symphony

Andrés Orozco-Estrada, Dirigent

Ludwig van

Alte Oper Frankfurt, 15. April 2016

Gershwin: An American in Paris

Today, I’d like to revisit the music of the great George Gershwin.

George Gershwin born Jacob Gershwine; September 26, 1898 – July 11, 1937) was an American pianist and composer, whose compositions spanned both popular and classical genres. Among his best-known works are the orchestral compositions Rhapsody in Blue (1924) and An American in Paris (1928) the songs Swanee (1919) and Fascinating Rhythm (1924), the jazz standards Embraceable You (1928) and I Got Rhythm (1930) and the opera Porgy and Bess (1935) which included the hit Summertime.

I want to start with a personal favorite, “An American In Paris.” It is performed here by The Frankfurt Radio Symphony once again with the Maestro Andres Orozco-Estrada conducting.

G. Gershwin – Summertime

We’ll follow that with his hit “Summertime” from “Porgy and Bess.

Sergei Gershenovich (trumpet)

Igor Guly (piano)

Vladimir Dranitsa (contrabass)

Vladimir Kirpichev (percussions)

Novosibirsk Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra conducted by Alim Shakh

That’s All Folks…

C-Ya next week.

Schubert: Fantasie in F minor – Lucas & Arthur Jussen

As Beethoven said, “Truly, Schubert possesses a spark of the divine fire.”

Lucas & Arthur Jussen – Schubert: Fantasie in f Moll, D 940

Live recording – 2014 Seoul Arts Center

Recorded in Seoul, Korea by NBC

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

Heaven help us…