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.

Mahler – Symphony No. 2 ‘Auferstehung’ – Mariss Jansons | Concertgebouworkest

Concertgebouworkest

Mariss Jansons, chief-conductor

Ricarda Merbeth, soprano

Bernarda Fink, mezzo soprano

Netherlands Radio Choir, chief-conductor Celso Antunes

The Next Three Come To Us Thanks To ursel doran.

Elīna Garanča – Saint-Saëns: ‘Mon coeur s’ouvre à ta voix’ from Samson et Dalila (Romantique)

A gift from the gods here, some opera with a beautiful lady and an unbelievably beautiful voice!

I believe this qualifies for the term soul music.

Yuja Wang: Schumann Piano Concerto in A minor Op. 54 [HD]

This special performance by Yuja Wang also qualifies as soul music. Facial expressions are mesmerizing.

I Can Hear Music

A celebration of all your gentlemen’s efforts is found here.

The Next Two Come To Us Thanks To Amb. Cornholio.

Rhapsody in Blue – George Gershwin – Shinebayar.G /bishguur/ Mongolia National Grand Orchestra

Last week Ursel posted an excellent performance of Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue, by Yuja Wang and the Vienna Philharmonic. I found another version performed by the Mongolian National Grand Orchestra. The unique instruments of the orchestra are: Bishguur (double reed trumpet) played by the soloist, Morin Khuur (horse fiddle), Ikh Khuur (2 or 3 stringed bass fiddle), Erhu (Chinese spike fiddle), Shanz (3 stringed lute), Yatga (zither), Yoochin (hammered dulcimer), Ever Buree (horn clarinet).

Хөсөгтөн – 12 жил / Khusugtun – 12 Years /

Happy lunar new year. The next piece by Khusugtun is entitled 12 Jil (12 years), refers to the 12 year lunar calendar, this year is the year of the rabbit. I would have posted a translation of the lyrics, but Google translate is terrible for Mongolian-English translations, I need a dictionary.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ypxSCQGopP8

Anthony Aaron

Respighi ‘Roman Festivals’ – Vasily Petrenko / National Youth Orchestra – Complete Performance

Roman Festivals (Italian: Feste Romane), P 157 is a tone poem in four movements for orchestra completed in 1928 by the Italian composer Ottorino Respighi.[1] It is the last of his three tone poems about Rome, following Fountains of Rome (1916) and Pines of Rome (1924), which he referred to as a triptych.[2] Each movement depicts a scene of celebration in ancient and contemporary Rome, specifically gladiators battling to the death, the Christian Jubilee, a harvest and hunt festival, and a festival in the Piazza Navona. Musically, the piece is the longest and most demanding of Respighi’s Roman trilogy.[3]

The premiere was held on 21 February 1929 at Carnegie Hall in New York City, with Arturo Toscanini conducting the New York Philharmonic. The piece was published by Casa Ricordi in the same year.

This performance of Respighi’s ‘Roman Festivals’ (‘Feste Romane’) is the complete performance as given at the 2009 Proms in London by the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain under Vasily Petrenko. It has already been noted that the conductor took this piece at 100-miles an hour in some places, so it is a tribute to the talented youngsters that they were able to keep up with his speedy tempos. Incidentally, this was the work’s Proms Premiere.

(1) Circenses – A threatening sky hangs over the Circus Maximus. The howling of wild beasts mingles with the strains of a religious chant sung by the martyrs as they are led into the arena.

(2) The Jubilee – Pilgrims trail along the highway praying. Finally they see the Holy City. “Rome! Rome!” they cry and a hymn of praise bursts forth.

(3) The October Festival – In the Roman ‘Castelli’ we hear echoes of the hunt, tinkling bells, songs of love and a romantic serenade from a mandolin.

(4) The Epiphany – The Night before Epiphany in the Piazza Navona. A frantic clamour of saltarellos, barrel-organs, popular songs and drunken revellers with their hoarse cries of “We are Romans! Let us pass!”

I posted some pieces by John Denver a month ago … I was asked to add some more …

John Denver – A Song for All Lovers (from The Wildlife Concert)

John Denver – Live in Japan 81 – Starwood in Aspen

John Denver – Amazon (from The Wildlife Concert)

John Denver – Darcy Farrow (from The Wildlife Concert)

John Denver – From A Distance / Voices That Care (1991)

Have a beautiful Sunday Morning, folks … and thanks for listening …


nkit

Berlioz : Symphonie Fantastique (Fantastical Symphony)

Hector Berlioz (11-12-1803 – 8-3-1869) was a French Romantic composer and conductor. One of his most famous pieces is “Symphonie Fantastique,” which we’ll hear today. Young Hector was supposed to be a doctor like his father, but he defied his family, dropped out of medical school, and took up music as a profession.

He was more highly regarded for his music in Germany, Russia and Britain than he was in France. He composed three operas but only one was successful. He died in Paris at age 65.

So, let’s get to the Symphonie Fantastique.

The Orchestre philharmonique de Radio France conducted by Myung-Whun Chung performs Berlioz’s “Symphonie fantastique”. Live recording on September 13th 2013 at the Salle Pleyel (Paris)

00:35 1st movement: Rêveries – Passions. Largo – Allegro agitato e appassionato assai – Religiosamente
15:08 2nd movement: Un bal (A Ball) . Valse. Allegro non troppo
22:09 3rd movement: Scène aux champs. Adagio
39:53 4th movement: Marche au supplice. Allegretto non troppo
00:00 5th movement: Songe d’une nuit de sabbat. Larghetto – Allegro

I hope you enjoyed this beautiful music from this wonderful orchestra.

Have a blessed Sunday.

Steve C.

Tchaikovsky Symphony no.1 Winter Daydreams: I. Allegro Tranquillo

Tchaikovsky Symphony No 1, op 13 in G minor ‘Winter Daydreams’

L Daydreams on Winter Journey: Allegro tranquillo
Sinfonia Rotterdam

Conductor: Conrad van Alphen

Live recording from De Doelen Rotterdam on the 22nd of September 2022

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=daQQex7EeDQ

Bernstein Beethoven Leonore Overture Nº3

Leonore Overture Nº 3 in C major, Op. 72b

The Amnesty International Concert

Orchestra: Bavarian Broadcast Symphony Orchestra

Venue: Munich, Germany.

Date: 17/10/1976

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 – 1827)

Leonard Bernstein (1918 – 1990)

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

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