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.

Sibelius : violin concerto (Hilary Hahn)

Conducted by Mikko Franck, the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France performs the “Violin Concerto in d minor” op.47 by Jean Sibelius with Hilary Hahn.

Concert recorded live on 2 May at the Radio France Auditorium in Paris.

Four years before the death of the violinist Joseph Joachim (1831-1907), who inspired a great number of 19th-century musical compositions, Jean Sibelius began writing his own Violin Concerto, composed between his second and third symphonies. However, as contrary to Brahms for example, the concerto was not written with Joachim in mind, or even performed by the famous violinist.

The concerto was first heard in 1903, then premiered in its final version on 19 October 1905 in Berlin, performed by Karl Halir and conducted by Richard Strauss. The work bears witness to Sibelius’s desire to add a sense of vigour to his musical expression, a density far from the sentimentality, for example, of Glazounov (whose Violin Concerto also dates from 1903).

Sibelius, himself a talented violinist, tackled one of the most traditional forms, respecting the tripartite progression (a rhapsodic first movement, a sublime cantilena, a joyful rondo), imbued with a unique and foreign inspiration. Eight years later, Nielsen also attempted to renew the concerto form (divided in two parts, each with two movements), but his attempt did not have the same impact. At the heart of Sibelius’s creation we find a musical universe both changing and maturing. In 1904, Sibelius moved to Järvenpää, his final home thirty kilometers north of Helsinki, as if in search of a new environment, one of solitude and exigency.

Sibelius never sought modernity at all costs. He was of his time, and not one imposed by the day of his birth. When asked, in 1914 which composer of his time was the greatest, he answered without hesitation: “Schoenberg. But I also enjoy my own music”. Little concerned by the musical fashions and current trends, Sibelius was nonetheless a victim of those, though well-intentioned, who saw him as the composer of rising Finnish nationalism.

The following two pieces come to us thanks to ursel doran.

HAUSER – Benedictus

Another famous soothing fabulous piece for these chaotic times. Benedictus. Hauser orchestra & Chorus.

Narciso Yepes en Chile 1988

This performance from 1991 in Chile for 40 minutes of Senor Yepes and his 10 String guitar is something special.

The four pieces he does is highlighted by my all-time favorite “Recuerdo de Alhambra”, the second piece.

It is so beautiful and so well known for the haunting melody and on this 10-string instrument instead of only six strings I want to share the performance. Thanks again for all your work and HUGE thanks to Admin for the venue.

Your efforts here really make Sundays a special treat.

The next piece comes to us thanks to SMC.

Barber: Agnus Dei

Now, if so inclined, listen to a version of Barber’s Adagio for Voices…

Hauntingly majestic. Angelic.

Courtesy of Bayou Renaissance Man’s post.

The next three pieces come to us thanks to Anthony Aaron.

Symphony No. 3, Op. 36: I. Lento – Sostenuto Tranquillo Ma Cantabile

Not sure if the ‘Adagio For Strings’ by Barber is the saddest …

Here’s a contender from the movie ‘Fearless’ (Jeff Bridges, Isabella Rossellini, Tom Hulse – 1993) … Sym. No. 3, Op. 36: I. Lento – Sostenuto Tranquillo Ma Cantabile by Henryk Gorecki …

It starts off in near silence and builds slowly until Dawn Upshaw’s solo … one of my personal favorites … reminds me of my own NDE on September 11, 1981 … just as Jeff Bridges’ character is reliving his NDE in the movie …

Misere, Opus 44

Another piece by Gorecki … also a favorite … Miserere, Opus 44 …

Evgueni Galperine, Sacha Galperine – After the War (from “The Family” OST)

This — from the movie ‘The Family’ (Robert De Niro, Michelle Pfeiffer – 2013) — sounds very similar to the ‘Dances With Wolves’ scene in the same movie …

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2G10PgpYvok

This next piece comes to us thanks to Sen. Cornynholio.

Ulziibayar Shatar 3rd concert for Morin khuur and orchestra

Maybe I’m biased, I think this is excellent:

Amanda Mammana – Singer With Speech Impediment Moves The Judges to Tears

I’m going to try something different this week.

We heard Amira Willighagen on AGT last week, so I want to play a few more AGT type pieces. I won’t have a lot of copy, but as a warning, some of you might want to have a tissue handy.

That said, let’s move on to listen to the lovely and talented Amanda Mammana. She’s an incredibly courageous lady with a beautiful voice.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQGYv6Khk8E

EMOTIONAL Auditions That Made Judges CRY – Amazing Auditions

Next a few more very interesting and heart-warming acts.

We’ll start with another Amanda and her dog Miracle.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dSVTio4O0Vc

TOP 3 Most TRAGIC Contestant’s Experiences On America’s Got Talent!

The next three acts are also very touching.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AirmP5cfXls

MOST EMOTIONAL AUDITIONS EVER!

I’ll close this out with another group of emotional acts.

I hope these acts have moved you

Have a blessed Sunday.

Andre Rieu Mary Poppins & Dont Cry For Me Argentina

Andre Rieu & Mirusia Louwerse.

Concert in Maastricht.

Supercalifragilisticexpialidocius (Mary Poppins) and D´ont cry for me Argentina.

André Rieu – The Beautiful Blue Danube

André Rieu & His Johann Strauss Orchestra performing The Beautiful Blue Danube live in Vienna.

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

Heaven help us…

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