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.
ursel doran.
Carmina Burana Carl Orff Volledige uitvoering in De Singel in Antwerpen 2011
Gentlemen, thanks again ever so much for this temple you provide on a Sunday to enable us to worship the Music God.
Here is a classic, HUGE piece for all to enjoy.
The Next Two Pieces Come To Us Thanks To ursel doran.
The Three Tenors – Around The World (America | Funiculì, funiculà | Brazil | Lippen schweigen)
The three tenors’ performance is superb!
Tehran Flute Choir G.Rossini/ il barbiere di siviglia
It is always exciting to find some music that is quite different from all the classical genius of long-gone composers, with the magnificence of the orchestras and solo performers. Once in a while, something exciting pops up like this flute orchestra.
This Next Piece Comes To Us Thanks To Pogrom.
My heart will go one Titanic Sarah brightman
This version of my heart will go on has always sounded a bit better to me. No offense to Celine she is really nice and down to earth for a celebrity (met her delivering pizza of all things), Sarah turned this song into something far more grand.
This Piece Comes To Us Thanks To Leah.
Shostakovich: How to Compose a Massacre
Steve C. Thanks for introducing us to another channel. In addition to the lessons, he has other treats, such as comparing metal to classical. The below isn’t that, but is a snippet from a powerful piece.
Happy Father’s Day to the dads out there.
This Next One Comes To Us Thanks To Former Mafioso nkit.
Philip Glass joue Mad Rush
I’d like to add this piece to this Sunday Morning/Night classics…
Philip Glass is an American composer and pianist. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential composers of the late 20th century. Glass’s work has been associated with minimalism, being built up from repetitive phrases and shifting layers.
Beautiful music that I hope you will enjoy…
This Last Contributor Piece Comes To Us Thanks To Anonymous.
DEBUSSY – Music for OBOE and HARP – REVERIE 1/13
Anthony Aaron
Heaven’s Window – Peter Kater
Mussorgsky – Pictures at an Exhibition – Karajan
Mussorgsky composed this masterpiece originally for piano soloists … but it was later modified by Ravel for full orchestra. This performance is conducted by the legendary German conductor, Herbert von Karajan.
Holst: The Planets, Op. 32
This is actually part one of seven parts to this piece.
If you let this one run out it will automatically switch to part two, then part three etc. – Steve C
This is the entirety of ‘The Planets’, by Gustav Holst – performed by the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra and conducted by Herbert von Karajan.
Steve C.
James Bond Medley – BBC Proms 2011 Last Night Celebrations in Scotland
And now some music from James Bond.
James Bond Medley for Orchestra – PART 2 | WDR Funkhausorchester
Music from recent James Bond soundtracks in an orchestral medley arranged by Ingo Luis and performed by the WDR Funkhausorchester under the baton of Enrico Delamboye.
Recorded live on 11/17/2022 at the WDR Funkhaus Wallrafplatz. James Bond Medley for Orchestra: Shaken, not stirred (Arr.: Ingo Luis)
00:00:00 You Know My Name (from “Casino Royale”) – Chris Cornell
00:01:48 GoldenEye (from “GoldenEye”) – Bono & The Edge
00:03:39 Skyfall (from “Skyfall”) – Adele & Paul Epworth
00:05:49 Another Way To Die (from “Quantum of Solace”) – Alicia Keys & Jack White
00:07:02 No Time To Die (from “No Time To Die”) – Billie Eilish O’Connell & Finneas O’Connell
00:09:18 James Bond theme (from “007 – Dr. No”) – John Barry
The Ultimate James Bond Medley – Every song from the 25 movies including No Time To Die!
Produced by Alchemistic Records, a huge medley of all 25 songs from each James Bond film starting with Dr No all the way up to next month’s No Time To Die!
Here is a list of each track and who performed it.
00:00 Diamonds Are Forever (Shirley Bassey) – LDYA
01:27 A View To A Kill (Duran Duran) – Esports Player
02:13 Die Another Day (Madonna) – Holly Fallon
03:04 GoldenEye (Tina Turner) – Chai Larden
04:10 Gold Finger (Shirley Bassey) – Lady Rose
05:05 We Have All The Time In The World (Louis Armstrong) – Ted Mills
06:06 You Only Live Twice (Nancy Sinatra) – Alice Robbins, Brown Fang
07:14 Tomorrow Never Dies (Sheryl Crow) – GEORGIE
08:17 The Living Daylights (A-Ha) – Project Zeus
09:18 The Man with the Golden Gun (Lulu) – Echo Stranger
09:55 From Russia with Love (Matt Monro) – Jimi Mack
10:34 License to Kill (Gladys Knight) – Nadia Rae & Kay Flo
11:26 Live and Let Die (Wings) – Sharp Class
12:17 Skyfall (Adele) – Esther Van Leuven
13:10 For Your Eyes Only (Sheena Easton) – Ella Chambers
13:59 Nobody Does It Better (Carly Simon) – Soft Girls & Boys Club
14:52 Thunderball (Tom Jones) – Joel Black
15:46 The World Is Not Enough (Garbage) – Aphrodite
16:30 Another Way To Die (Alicia Keys & Jack White) – Morton & Jade
17:19 You Know My Name (Chris Cornell) – Reflekter
18:22 Moonraker (Shirley Bassey) – NTU Chamber Choir
19:39 The Writing’s on the Wall (Sam Smith) – Ben Hibbert
20:44 All Time High (Rita Coolidge) – Jake Burns
21:17 No Time To Die (Billie Eilish) – Betsey
22:24 Main Theme/Dr No (Monty Norman/John Barry) Various
Nancy Sinatra – You Only Live Twice (HQ)
The opening and closing credits for the 1967 Movie “You Only Live Twice”
Nancy Sinatra “These Boots Are Made For Walkin” on The Ed Sullivan Show
Now that we’ve heard from Nancy Sinatra let’s take one more look at her from her most famous song.
Nancy Sinatra “These Boots Are Made For Walkin” on The Ed Sullivan Show, February 27, 1966.
The Classic Music Mafia – Adding some class to this joint one Sunday at a time.
Heaven help us…
Heaven has once more helped us with all you gentlemen’s efforts to provide us with this marvelous temple to worship the music!! THANKS MUCH!
On some of the fast bits, her hands move so fast that they are a blur. Put it up on the big screen.
Also Brahms Concerto #2 – 50 minutes of fantastic work!
Thanks as always Sunday Music folks,will give choices a peruse this evening,temps are just perfect,will finish me coffee(and hand made smoke)and peruse while listening the ends of world news later,will now get out and get some outside projects done.
One for prepper cat…
Forgive me for my fascination and affection for Yuja Wang’s superb genius skills,
but the Liszt performances can be addictive to enjoy over and over.
The complete Insanity of her talent and skills. Maybe posted before, but worth a repeat.
Two Liszt performances!!
One last submission for today is these two favorite classical guitar pieces.
Leah: Moar, please.
Same to you, SMC…and thanks.
Thank you for the usual awesome Sunday! I really enjoyed the Rossini on flute, I shall answer with Rossini on piano!
Alrighty, then, not strictly classical (and I am currently, and usually, listening to classical), here ya go:
https://www.youtube.com/@tokyogroovejyoshi3142/videos
Thanks nkit for that Philip Glass,really nice.
James Bond movies are kick ass. You Only Live Twice.
Thanks for the selections today.
I loved, loved, loved the Phillip Glass piece, nkit. It was so calming and I wanted to put it on repeat.
Thanks, again for bringing this wonderful respite from the doom porn of the 24/7 news cycle. It is a highlight of the week for me.
Steve – Here is a Nancy Sinatra song that I enjoyed much more than “Boots” and was also on Ed Sullivan’s show. He really had some talent come across his stage.
Calming indeed, TN Patriot..I keep repeating it tonight…Hope you and yours are well…
I just have to say – “classical music” is the REASON I gave up music as a skill set. It’s just so obnoxiously arrogant!
“Oh! It’s classical! I’m OBLIGED to say it is “superior”
I could never swallow that line of thought.
If I’m not allowed to play what’s in my heart, then fuck the whole tradition.
Yeah. I’m a hard man…with a hard beat no one wants to dance to.
Joke’s on them! Eventually they’ll ALL dance to the music I hear every day. There’s simply no avoiding it forever!
This stuff is more my speed to lift my soul up…
It’s all good, really, each to his own, Randy Travis revived Country music as far as I’m concerned.
In the sky, LORD, by and by!
…and a little of this…
Yes!
Thank you for posting How to Compose a Massacre….unfortunately he had real life to work from.
Always enjoy listening to this slice of Heaven.
Thanks to all who contributed today. Somehow I can remember Nancy Sinatra’s performance of ‘these boots are made for walkin’ on The Ed Sullivan Show, I was only 3 years old then, we had a B&W Zenith at the time.
Of course nowadays a certain scene from ‘full metal jacket’ comes to mind each time I hear that tune.