A collaboration of: “The Classic Music Mafia”
Anthony Aaron, 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.
Schumann Symphony No 3 “Rheinische”
And now some more from the young conductor Paul Marsovszky.
Franz Liszt Academy of Music Budapest
Conductor: Paul Marsovszky
Orchestra: Danubia Orchestra Óbuda
Recording: Aviso Studio, may 2017
The Next Two Come To Us Thanks To Klingon.
The Ecstasy of Gold (Live) – Ennio Morricone Orchestra
V for Vendetta – Ouverture 1812 by Tchaikovsky (FILM VERSION)
The Next Three Are From ursel doran.
Yunchan Lim 임윤찬 – MOZART Piano Concerto No. 22 in E-flat Major, K. 482 – 2022 Cliburn Competition
Humbly entering the temple of worship for the Gods of music with THANKS for the efforts here!!
Repeating that a symphony orchestra is a marvelous and fantastic creation considering all the HUGE costs for instruments and venue, and all the hours of practicing of the musicians producing the genius works of the composers, which we get to enjoy for a few pennies of electricity.
A couple of submittals.
andre rieu mary poppins & dont cry for me argentina
Andre Rieu Master Showman = Mary Poppins and “Don’t Cry For Me Argentine” fabulous solo singer.
Tina Arena – Don’t Cry for Me Argentina (Live in Amnéville) ft. Les 2000 choristes
Good sir, I submit for your consideration that this is the best version!!
IMHO the monster chorus is a big help for sure.
Steve C.
Karen Carpenter-Don’t Cry For Me Argentina
IMHO you must be kidding. How can you compare Tina’s voice with that of Karen Carpenter?
Ursel, just listen to both of these versions. Listen to Tina Arena sing it and then listen to Karen sing it.
It’s a very difficult song to sing and Tina clearly struggles with it. Karen sings it as if she owns it. No problems.
Anthony Aaron
Continuing with Bach’s Orchestral Suites by the Netherlands Bach Society, conducted by Lars Ulrick Mortensen.
Bach – Orchestral Suite no. 3 in D major BWV 1068 – Mortensen | Netherlands Bach Society
It is an anachronism to call this festive Suite no. 3 in D major, performed here by the Netherlands Bach Society conducted by Lars Ulrik Mortensen for All of Bach, ‘orchestral’. There are no trumpets, timpani or even oboes in this performance, as Bach only added these instruments around 1730. Mortensen reduces the line up to a minimum and does not regret the loss of the timbre of the wind instruments in the least: with just strings left, the music sounds sleek and transparent.
Tomaso Albinoni – Adagio in G minor
Ola Gjeilo – Serenity (O Magnum Mysterium)
Ola Gjeilo: Northern Lights
Elgar: Enigma Variations – Op. 36 / Boian Videnoff – Mannheimer Philharmoniker
Steve C.
Joseph Haydn Symphony No. 88 in G major
A little more from this composer.
Conductor: Paul Marsovszky
Orchestra: Duna Symphonic Orchestra Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music Budapest
Recording: Aviso Studio, may 2018
I. Adagio – Allegro
II. Largo 6:58
III. Menuetto. Allegretto 12:52
IV. Allegro con spirito 17:08
Weber – Der Freischütz: Ouverture
Franz Liszt Academy of Music Budapest
Orchestra: Concerto Budapest
Conductor: Paul Marsovszky
Recording: Aviso Studio
June 2015
Richard Strauss – Vier letzte Lieder: Réka Kristóf
Franz Liszt Academy of Music Budapest
Soprano: Réka Kristóf
Conductor: Paul Marsovszky
Orchestra: Duna Symphonic Orchestra
Recording: Aviso Studio, may 2018
The Classic Music Mafia – Adding some class to this joint one Sunday at a time.
Heaven help us…
Thanks as always Sunday crew!
I guess will use the Bach today as background while catching up on the state of the world.
I view all music(hard rocker meself)as mental ammunition to help deal with a insane world!
Damn nice attack cat, what are you rolling with?
Pretty amazing version of Rhapsody in Blue:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=38Oj4qdMcMQ
Thanks very much for the temple to worship the music one more Sunday.
Here are two versions of a very famous piece, as the two performances are both worth sharing.
The time and effort by the orchestras and choruses to gather and rehearse for these is worth a thought.
Another version
We may be getting too much Beethoven and Tchaikovsky may be getting his feelings hurt with no attention so here he is in all his splendor.
Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. One
Yuja Wang performs Mendelssohn Concerto #1! From about ten years ago.
I really love these vibrant rousing pieces, and she really attacks it with great vigor.
A favorite of mine, Myung-Whun Chung and the NHK Symphony Orchestra perform Mahler’s Symphony #5 – “Adagietto”
I’ve had friends in various parts of the Asian community for many decades — Chinese, Japanese and Koreans — and it was originally a genuine surprise that they seemed to love our Western classical music Canon … and, in fact, many of the leading orchestras today have Asian performers, including well-known soloists.
Compare this with the destruction of all facets of the Western classical Canon — not just in music, but in art and sculpture and writing … and ask — just who’s responsible for this attack by our own people … as if many of the White, European heritage are a sort of autoimmune disease within the human species — destroying itself.
You are a great addition, and a “Family Tradition”, A.A. Thanks…
Thank you, nkit … you left a big void …
Hope you and your beloved lady are doing well …
Thank you for the selections. Steve C. Karen’s version is also my favorite. Her voice had the range to handle this song. Take care.
Just found the Sunday classics last week. It’s already my favorite on TBP. I listen while gardening, cooking, picking blueberries etc. also for building fence, reloading, painting—those activities when hands are busy but mind not so much. Turns work into relaxation. Many thanks to everyone involved
Welcome to the show …