SUNDAY MORNING CLASSICS ON TBP

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.

Schostakowitsch: 7. Sinfonie (»Leningrader«) ∙ hr-Sinfonieorchester ∙ Klaus Mäkelä

Dmitrij Schostakowitsch

7. Sinfonie C-Dur op. 60

Leningrader Sinfonie

(Auftritt) 0:00:00
I. Allegretto 0:00:30
II. Moderato (poco allegretto) 0:29:15
III. Adagio – Largo – Moderato risoluto – Largo – Adagio 0:40:55
IV. Allegro non troppo – Moderato 1:01:11

hr-Sinfonieorchester – Frankfurt Radio Symphony

Klaus Mäkelä, Dirigent

Alte Oper Frankfurt

1. November 2019

The Next Five Come To Us Thanks To ursel doran.

Khatia Buniatishvili – Rachmaninov: Variation 18 from “Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini”

I assembled four videos of Khatia as a feast for the eyes and ears!!

Khatia Buniatishvili: Tchaikovsky – Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor, Op. 23 (Klaus Makela & OP)

Zubin Mehta, Khatia Buniatishvili, Israel Philharmonic – Schumann, Op. 54

Khatia Buniatishvili – Liszt/Horowitz: Hungarian Rhapsody no. 2 (ENCORE)

Moncayo – Huapango (Alondra de la Parra, Orchestre de Paris)

Just one more video with a favorite lady conductor and a rousing performance!

The Next One Comes To Us Thanks To Leah.

OAP Gang Panicked By ILLEGAL Piano

If the piano isn’t to be played, put a fricken sign up that reads, “Do Not Play”. Can’t believe our Boogie Woogie guy almost got arrested. Boo!

Anthony Aaron

We’ll travel down a different path this week … hope you won’t mind …

The first piece is very seasonal – and, while this may not be the ‘season’, it somehow feels right …

Mystical Christian Chant: In The Dark Night – Ukrainian Orthodox Chant – Chant of the Deep – Carol

It is impossible to listen to this soulful Ukrainian Orthodox carol and truly understand the words without crying. This song describes the Birth of Jesus, with the Mother of God singing him a lullaby about his heavy but redeeming fate. She sings to him that he will grow up and go into the world, to teach people about the mystical Kingdom of God. She tells him he will save the world from death, but not before He, her newly born Son, would himself die on Golgotha.

To give birth to your own God, and then sing to Him about His inevitable death, and glorious resurrection. No mother wants to outlive her son, but its an entirely separate strange and awesome thing to understand that not only will your son die, but He will also save the human race and rise from the dead.

“If Christ were born in Bethlehem a thousand times and not in thee thyself; then art thou lost eternally.” ― Angelus Silesius

Dark Night Of The Soul; Luminous Night Of The Soul; Across The Sky Eternal Light by Ola Gjeilo

Dark Night of the Soul is the title of a poem written by 16th-century Spanish poet and Roman Catholic mystic Saint John of the Cross, and of a treatise he wrote later, commenting on the poem. Saint John of the Cross’ poem narrates the journey of the soul from its bodily home to its union with God. The journey is called “The Dark Night” because darkness represents the hardships and difficulties the soul meets in detaching from the world and reaching the light of the union with the Creator. Luminous Night of the Soul reveals the soul’s fulfillment.

Loreena McKennitt- The Dark Night of the Soul

This is Ms. McKennitt’s take on the aforementioned poem by St. John of the Cross … the lyrics are in the first comment …

Chant of the Mystics: Divine Gregorian Chant “Kyrie eleison (orbis factor)”

This mystical Gregorian melody gives a glimpse of what can be found in the core of Western spirituality. It is sung in the traditional roman-catholic liturgy, specifically found in the 11th mass music collection, called “orbis factor”. “Kyrie eleison” is Greek and translates to “God, have mercy”.

Steve C.

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

And now for something from our favorite symphony.

Gimnazija Kranj Christmas Concert Series – Anniversary Edition Series.

Conductor: Nejc Bečan

Arrangement: Marjan Peternel

MUSICA EN EL MANTO DE LA VIRGEN DE GUADALUPE ORQUESTA SINFONICA VIENA MUSIC ARREGLO MUSICAL DEL MA

Sergio Mendes & Brasil 66 – Mas que nada, from Eartha Kitt’s Something Special 1967.

And now for a few oldies.

The Fool On The Hill Sergio Mendes & Brasil ’66

Why Don’t You Do Right – Peggy Lee – Benny Goodman Orch 1943

And now for something a bit older.

Why Don’t You Do Right by Peggy Lee with the Benny Goodman Orchestra 1942.

ASTRUD GILBERTO – THE GIRL FROM IPANEMA (1964 with Stan Getz & 1988 ZDF Jazz Club)

This interesting. Something very old and something a bit newer…

The Girl From Ipanema 1964 & 1988

ZDF Jazz Club Germany 1988

Get Yourself a College Girl Film 1964 with Stan Getz.

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

Heaven help us…

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