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.

This Week’s Feature Presentation Comes To Us Thanks To Anthony Aaron.

Sibelius – Finlandia, Karelia Suite, Valse Triste .. + Presentat° (Cent. rec. : Sir John Barbirolli)

One of Finland’s great classical composers was Jean Sibelius, who composed a number of works displaying the proud nationalism of his time and place …

Here is a compilation of the complete orchestral works of Sibelius performed by the Halle Orchestra and conducted by Sir John Barbirolli from performances in 1966-1969 — Barbirolli was a leading conductor of Sibelius’ works.

This compilation runs 1:54:54 and is an excellent collection …

Finlandia – Symphonic Poem op.26 (00:00)

Karelia Suite Op.ll
I. Intermezzo (08:32)
II. Ballade (12:17)
III. Alla marcia (19:35)

Pohjola’s Daughter / Symphonic Fantasia Op.49 (24:20)
Valse triste / from Kuolema – lncidental Music Op.44 (38:42)

Lemminkäinen Suite Op.22
I. The Swan Of Tuonela / English Horn : Eric Fletcher (44:21)
II. Lemminkäinen’s Return (52:20)

Pelléas et Mélisande / Suite from the Incidental Music Op.46
I. At The Castle Gate (58:47)
II. Mélisande (1:03:13)
III. Mélisande at the Spinning Wheel (1:07:12)
IV. The Death of Mélisande (1:09:31)

Scène Historiques / Suite I & II
All’ overture Op.25 No.1 (1:15:37)
The Hunt Op.66 No.1 (1:20:55)
Scena Op.25 No.2 (1:28:46)

Rakastava ‘The Lover’ / for strings and percussion Op.14
I. The Lover (12:35:28)
II. The Way of the Lover (1:40:01)
II. Goodnight, my beloved, farewell (1:42:48)
Romance in C for Strings Op.42 (1:48:29)

The Next Two Pieces Come To Us Thanks To ursel doran.

Il Barbiere di Siviglia – CARisMA

THANKS so very much to Admin, and especially to you guys for this Sunday alter to worship the superb collections of the sanity music provides to escape the mental chaos and mess we are faced with these days.

THE most anticipated magnificent weekly interlude!
One more selection of two guitar maestros worthy of collection.

Khatia Buniatishvili: Tchaikovsky – Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor, Op. 23

I believe we would be remiss in our duty if we did not absorb the classic goodness truth and beauty of this performance by one of the other keyboard Goddesses.

The Next Two Come To Us Thanks To Sen. Cornynholio.

Jonon – Fix You

More greatness posted today! Thanks.

Jonon, a group from Mongolia, performs Fix You by Coldplay:

Mongolian State Morinkhuur Ensemble – QUEEN BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY

Mongolian State Morinkhuur Ensemble – QUEEN BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY:

I hope y’all enjoy them as much as I do.

This Next Piece Comes To Us Thanks To Stucky.

Heitor Villa-Lobos – Prelude No. 1

From Andrei Martyanov’s Blog

Here is a combination of a true Slavic beauty and musical talent by wonderful Ilona Skowronska from Poland.

This Next One Comes To Us Thanks To `m’

Yuja Wang: Magnus Lindberg Piano Concerto No. 3

The new piano concert, composed “specifically to fit Wang’s immense abilities”, has been made available.

Obviously modern, but not too crazy, in my opinion:

Yuja Wang: Magnus Lindberg Piano Concerto No. 3 (world premiere 2022-10-13)

Audio only:

This One Comes To Us Thanks To Our Former Mafioso Austrian Peter.

Viking Battle Music – March of the Valkyries

Thank you Steve C and nkit for some resounding accompaniment to my work this weekend which is focused on the outcome of our WEF-infiltrated government and their dystopian Autumn Statement. As I prepare my ‘Special Letter’ for this Thursday – drilling down in the innards of their fiscal machinations – I am reminded of my heritage.

Now it is past time that we resist this global takeover. So I add my stirring March in 2 mins to your excellent selection!

Here’s Another One From Anthony Aaron.

Sibelius – Finlandia op. 26

Here’s a live performance of Finlandia, a short piece just 8:42 long.

I’ll post some others in the future if you don’t mind …

These Next Two Pieces Come To Us Thanks To Amb. Cornholio.

Ailtgan bariya – Ordos Mongol party song – International musicians singing and celebrating together

I like this video for several different reasons:

The channel, PaintWithMusic where I found it is quite interesting too!

Alyona Vargasova – Twinkling Saturn

Stephanie Jones, she is a virtuoso guitarist.

So is Alyona Vargasova:

This Next Piece Comes To Us Thanks To Russ.

Latin Fingerstyle On A Classical Guitar

nkit

Silvesterski poljub – Oto Pestner, Eroika, Nina Strnad, Nuška Drašček, Gimnazija Kranj

Let’s kick off the new year with some Slovenian music from some young people’s school in Kranj, Slovenia.

We’ll start wit a piece titled Silvesterski-poljub (New Year’s Eve Kiss) presented by Oto Pestner, Eroika, Nina Strnad, Nuska Drascek and the Gimnazija Kranj Orchestra.

In English:

Tonight again among my friends
to celebrate New Year’s day.

I’m here and so are you,
the one I secretly care for,
the one I’m not allowed to love.

When midnight comes by,
and only candles are lit,
I kiss you again,
wishing you good fortune.

Given a chance,
when I kiss you with my trembling lips,
even though, the following day,
you will move on,
without suspecting a thing,
while I will stay behind
and bury inside this memory of Sylvester’s day kiss.

Everything will go back the way it was,
time of life flows unforgivingly,
nonetheless I will always hope,
next year’s time
we will celebrate again together with you.

When midnight comes by,
and only candles are lit,
I kiss you again,
wishing you good fortune.

Given a chance,
when I kiss you with my trembling lips,
even though, the following day,
you will move on,
without suspecting a thing,
while I will stay behind
and bury inside this memory of Sylvester’s day kiss.

I will stay behind
and bury inside this memory of Sylvester’s day kiss.

This Magnificent Russian Music Is Astonishing – Marvelous Youth Symphony Orchestra in Hi-Res

This next piece is a favorite of many Russians and me also. Viva Russia!!!

Borodin: Polovtsian Dances from opera Prince Igor (Gimnazija Kranj Symphony Orchestra and Choirs)

This next piece I have presented before, but it is so very good that it needs to be played again.

Farewell kitten – bye, bye, bye! – Polish swing with Gimnazija Kranj Symphony Orchestra

Next up we’ll hear Dina Arapovic sing a swing version of “Farewell Kitten – Bye, Bye, Bye!” along with the Gimnazija Kranj Orckestra.

Can’t Take My Eyes Off You (Stunnig Gimnazija Kranj Symphony Orchestra, Choirs and Soloists)

I’ll close with a 1967 hit by Frankie Valli hit titled “Can’t Take My Eyes Off You.” The soloists are Ana Bertoncelj, Ana Koprivnikar and Regina Selan.

I hope you have enjoyed these artists and their music.

Have a great Sunday and a happy, safe and prosperous New Year!!

Steve C.

ABBA – Happy New Year

We’ll start out with ABBA.

Helene Grimaud – Bach Harpsichord Concerto BWV 1052 I & II

First Allegro (00:00)
And Adagio (7:50)

Of Bach Harpsichord Concerto 1

Helene Grimaud – Bach Harpsichord Concerto BWV 1052 III

Unfortunatly I don’t have the video.

Nevertheless: enjoy

Fauré: Pavane with Gimnazija Kranj Symphony Orchestra and Chorus

As you all know by now nkit and I just love the Gimnaziha Kranj Symphony Orchestra and its accompanying Chorus as we have both featured them here many times.

Since nkit has posted his favorite composition by them, I will re-post mine here as well.

They are Slovenian. (Slovenia is a small country at the northern end of the old Yugoslavia and is by all accounts a very nice place)

Originally, I didn’t know what the hell they were singing about in this song, but I still thought it was wonderful.

A search found: The words were inconsequential verses, à la Verlaine, on the romantic helplessness of man, written by the Countess’s cousin, Robert de Montesquiou.

Regardless of the inadvertent crashing of the cymbals at 2:12 these kids didn’t miss a beat. The whole thing is only 5½ minutes long.

I find that I really like this simple song. The optional chorus does a great job.

They are absolutely delightful. You will love them…

From our June 26^th edition of this year:

I can add nothing after this piece. It’s just 5 ½ minutes long, but it is lovely.

Gimnazija Kranj Great Christmas Concert 2014: Night in Paris.

In a sold out Gallus Hall (Cankarjev dom, Slovenia) Gimnazija Kranj Symphony Orchestra and Chorus performed masterpiece by Faure, called Pavane. Orchestra did an amazing job.

Conductor: Nejc Bečan;

Chorus Master: Marjeta Oblak;

Concert master: Nejc Avbelj;

Production secretary: Anja Kišek;

head of production: Grega Jeraša;

floral: Tina Karba;

scenography and production design: Jernej Kejžar;

light design: Janez Kocjan;

sound design: Matjaž Culiberg;

masterig: Iztok Zupan;

producer and director: Primož Zevnik

Concert and production sponsor: Hranilnica LON bank

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

Heaven help us…

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