SUNDAY MORNING CLASSICS ON TBP

A collaboration of: “The Classic Music Mafia”
Anthony Aaron, 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.

Steve C.

Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 1

Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major by Ludwig van Beethoven is Beethoven for piano virtuosos. Margarita Höhenrieder shines on the piano, accompanied by the Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden conducted by Fabio Luisi. The concert took place in 2008 at the Philharmonie im Gasteig Munich.

(00:00) I. Allegro con brio
(18:39) II Largo
(29:50) III Rondo: Allegro scherzando

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 – 1827) wrote seven piano concertos, five of which are numbered as opuses. The Piano Concerto in C major, Op. 15 is known as Piano Concerto No. 1, even though it was not the first concerto for piano that Beethoven wrote. First drafts for the Piano Concerto in C major date from 1793, a first complete transcription was available in late 1794 or early 1795, a new score existed before 1800 and finally the print appeared in 1801 after the solo part had been rewritten a second time. Beethoven probably performed an early version of the C major concerto himself in Vienna in 1795, where he is also thought to have performed a later version for the first time in 1800.

Beethoven initially wrote his piano concertos primarily for himself. As a piano virtuoso, he wanted to show off his skills to an audience with the solo concertos; he was, after all, famous for his brilliant improvisations on the popular instrument.

There are similarities between the Piano Concerto in C major and Symphony No. 1, not only with respect to the period in which they were composed. In both works, the young Beethoven’s knack of bringing forth the most diverse musical emotions from a simple thematic idea is already evident. And both works are characterized by a festive tone in which virtuosity is celebrated to the highest degree.

The Following Eight Pieces Come To Us Thanks To Anonymous.

Hilary Hahn – V. Williams “The Lark Ascending”

Smetana: Vltava (The Moldau) – Stunning Performance

Toccata and Fugue in D minor BWV 565 – J.S. Bach – chromatic kalimba cover – Eva Auner

Vivaldi Concerto for 2 Mandolines in G major

PASSACAGLIA – Johan Halvorsen with 2 Mandolins Anna Maria Bagger Evita Schlender

G. F. Handel, Arrival of the Queen of Sheba – E. Skliar and A. Kislitsyna (mandolin, harpsichord)

Hilary Hahn – J.S. Bach: Partita for Violin Solo No. 1 in B Minor, BWV 1002 – 4. Doubl…

Beethoven ‘The Consecration of the House’ (Riccardo Muti)

In France with Muti conducting live:

The Next Two Come To Us Thanks To ursel doran.

Prokofiev: Piano Concerto no. 3 in C Théotime Gillot and FRSO

A very very Happy New Year to the gents producing this source of sanity and music worship!!

A submittal.

Va, pensiero (Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves) – Giuseppe Verdi: Nabucco – Kendlinger

One more very worthwhile classic.

The Next Piece Comes To Us Thanks To Austrian Peter.

The BlackBird Song (live) – The Wurzels

This comes right out of my county of Somerset (very rural) where we have some real locals represented by ‘The Wurzels’ (a cider-drinking band of Wasters): Much like your Hill-billies they are: “wurzel (plural wurzels) – A rural, agricultural, unsophisticated person; a bumpkin. A mangelwurzel (a swede-like crop grown for fodder).

Here’s 3 mins of their fun:

Anthony Aaron

Jacqueline du Pre & Daniel Barenboim – Elgar Cello Concerto

Edward Elgar’s Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85, his last notable work, is a cornerstone of the solo cello repertoire. Elgar composed it in the aftermath of the First World War, when his music had already gone out of fashion with the concert-going public. In contrast with Elgar’s earlier Violin Concerto, which is lyrical and passionate, the Cello Concerto is for the most part contemplative and elegiac.

The first performance was a debacle because Elgar and the performers had been deprived of adequate rehearsal time. The work did not achieve wide popularity until the 1960s, when a recording by Jacqueline du Pré caught the public imagination and became a classical best-seller.

This work is scored for solo cello, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets in A, 2 bassoons, 4 horns in F, 2 trumpets in C, 3 trombones, tuba, timpani, and strings.

The work has four movements:
Adagio – Moderato (approx. 8:00)
Lento – Allegro molto (approx. 4:30)
Adagio (approx. 4:50)
Allegro – Moderato – Allegro, ma non-troppo – Poco più lento – Adagio (approx. 11:30)

This is a classic performance of that work with her husband, Daniel Barenboim, conducting — her other performance with Sir John Barbirolli conducting is even more famous (alas, it is not a video but merely a recording, and encompasses more than the cello concerto).

U2 – The Hands That Built America (Official Video)

I recently watched the movie ‘Gangs Of New York’ by Martin Scorsese, starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Daniel Day-Lewis and Cameron Diaz.

This is the music video from the movie …

nkit

Ennio Morricone – Metti una Sera a Cena (In Concerto – Venezia 10.11.07)

Today, we’ll hear a number of short pieces from Ennio Morricone from his concert in Venezia (10/11/07) from San Marcos Square in Venice.

First up is Metti una Sera a Cena (Let’s Say, an Evening For Dinner)

Ennio Morricone – Here’s to You (In Concerto – Venezia 10.11.07)

Next up, Here’s To You

Ennio Morricone – Cinema Paradiso (In Concerto – Venezia 10.11.07)

Cinema Paradiso

Ennio Morricone – Deborah’s Theme (In Concerto – Venezia 10.11.07)

Deborah’s Theme

Ennio Morricone – Vatel (In Concerto – Venezia 10.11.07)

“Vatel” (from the movie of the same name.

Ennio Morricone – L’estasi dell’Oro (In Concerto – Venezia 10.11.07)

L’estasi dell’Oro

Ennio Morricone – On Earth as it is in Heaven (In Concerto – Venezia 10.11.07)

On Earth As It Is In Heaven

Ennio Morricone – Giù la Testa (In Concerto – Venezia 10.11.07)

Giu La Testa (from “Fistful of Dynomite.”)

Ennio Morricone – C’era una Volta il West (In Concerto – Venezia 10.11.07)

Finally, C’ers Una Volta il West

I hope you have enjoyed the Maestro and his concert.

Have a great Sunday.

Steve C.

Besame mucho, Gimnazija Kranj Symphony Orchestra

Gimnazija Kranj Great Christmas Concert 2009. Spanish Evening.

Arrangement: Jaka Jerina.

Besame mucho with orchestra. Just sweet and nicely done.

Conductor: Nejc Bečan,

Concert direction: Primož Zevnik

Rossini – Guillaume Tell (Ouverture) Berliner Symphoniker – Antonio Puccio -direttore

Rossini – Guillaume Tell (Ouverture)

Berliner Symphoniker

Antonio Puccio -direttore Registrato il

14 Dicembre 2017

presso il Teatro Politeama Foglietti, Catanzaro.

Regia – Antonio Puccio

Verdi -La forza del destino -ouverture (ed. 1862)

New Years Concert In St Petersbourg (Valery Gergiev Mariinsky Theater 2006)

Ouverture of La forza del destino by Verdi

Anna Netrebko & Elīna Garanča – Offenbach: Les Contes d’Hoffmann: Barcarolle

Souvenirs is a collection of short and sparkling pieces that allow Anna to display her amazing voice and temperament.

See her sing “Barcarolle” from Offenbach’s “Les Contes d’Hoffmann”, which is part of the her album “Souvenirs”.

Jaques Offenbach (composer)

Emmanuel Villaume (conductor)

Barcarolle Anna Netrebko Elina Garanca

Orchestra Prague Philharmonia Rudolfinum,

Dvorák Hall, Prague, Czech Republic

Anna Netrebko & Elīna Garanča

Offenbach: Les Contes d’Hoffmann: Barcarolle

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

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