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.
Ludwig van Beethoven – Symphony No. 7, op 92 – David Sarosi
I. Poco sostenuto – Vivace 0:33
II. Allegretto 13:30
III. Presto – Assai meno presto 21:57
IV. Allegro con brio 30:57
David Sarosi, conductor
MÁV Symphony Orchestra
Liszt Academy Main Hall, Budapest, Hungary
The Next Six Come To Us Thanks To ursel doran.
1812 Overture, FANTASTIC Flash Mob
Warms the heart and soul to be reminded that all the insanity of riots, looting, and chaos can be punctuated with some goodness and sanity of the music!
1812 Overture by a youngster flash mob in Spain. LOVE the chimes and bells.
Celine Dion, Shania Twain, Gloria Estefan, Carole King – You’ve Got a Friend
Four very Famous Divas perform together.
For posterity, as a few of our fabulous female songbirds are no longer with us.
Arthur Rubinstein. Beethoven piano concerto no 5 Emperor
Many of the younger folks are likely unaware of this marvelous, older, classical piano virtuoso.
Here he performs a well-known classic. Beethoven: Piano concerto No.5
The Impossible Virtuosity of Yuja Wang
THANKS again very much for this much-anticipated venue to share the music!!
The Impossible virtuosity of Yuja Wang!
Yuja Wang: Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor Op. 30
To go with this performance.
Smetana: Vltava (The Moldau) – Stunning Performance
Here is a piece to soothe the nerves, Sir.
The Moldau – great performance of the old classic!
This Next Piece Comes To Us Thanks To Anonymous.
Anke Chen Plays Prokofiev Piano Sonata No. 3 Op.28 in A minor
I tried to talk myself down and failed so I posted it anyways. I honsetly enjoy this post from Anthony and Steve.
Here’s one to make up for it Anke Chen- Played the same when she was just 6 years old
This Next Piece Comes To Us Thanks To Former Mafioso nkit.
Marc Cohn – Walking in Memphis
Sum ting different….
Anthony Aaron
Back to one of my favorite 20th Century composers – Ottorino Respighi …
The Birds
The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra conducted by Louis Lane …
Prelude 0:08
The Dove 3:00
The Hen 7:31
The Nightingale 10:34
The Cuckoo 14:26
Trittico Botticelliano — three movements inspired by 3 Botticelli paintings in the Uffizi Gallery, Florence
Ottorino Respighi’s “Trittico Botticelliano” for small orchestra, performed by the WDR Symphony Orchestra under the baton of its chief conductor Cristian Măcelaru in the Kölner Philharmonie
I. La Primavera (Spring)
II. L’adorazione dei Magi (Adoration of the Magi)
III. La nascita di Venere (The Birth of Venus)
Another favorite composer … Ralph Vaughan Williams …
English Folk Songs Suite
Alexander Shelley, Conductor
Nürnberger Symphoniker
Steve C.
Play These For The Kiddos…
15 Year Old Emma Sings Voilà – André Rieu, Maastricht 2023
André Rieu & his Johann Strauss Orchestra performing together with the 15-year-old Emma Kok, Voilà live on Vrijthof square in Maastricht.
HAYDN Piano concerto D major I part
Yulianna Beziazychna (9 y.o.) I Prize
Concours International Pour Jeunes Musiciens – Genève Musicale 13.05.2023 – FINALE
W.A. Mozart piano concerto No.21 in C Major K.467 II. Andante
Dayou Kim, 13 years old
November, 2022, Koerner Hall, Toronto
Top 5 – The Voice of Kids 1
INDEX OF MUSIC
0:00 Solomia – Time To Say Goodbye (Germany 2015)
1:59 V.Rudakov V.Nurgaliev A.Dmitrachkova – Imagine (Russia 2016)
5:18 Katrina – I Have Nothing (Holland 2014)
7:09 Elina Ivaschenko – За лісами горами (Ukraine 2016)
9:29 Juwayria Al Gani – بعد يومين (Arab World 2016)
The Classic Music Mafia – Adding some class to this joint one Sunday at a time.
Heaven help us…
I doubt there are any American 8 year olds, learning a known Russian pop song, who have the talent and courage to go on The Voice in California and sing it.
That first young lady singing like Bocelli nails it. She’s going places.
The reaction from the female judge confirms an appreciation for such range.
An opinion on The greatest piano solo of all time. As there is some deviation these days from orchestras.
Famous guitar music. I may have put one of these up some time ago but it is so very beautiful it should be shared over and over. Hard to understand how only one hand can produce such soothing beautiful music.
THANKS much for providing this much anticipated and appreciated venue to worship the music every Sunday!
I have this up on the big screen TV first thing this morning and the powerful strength of the piece is a good start to any day. Performed in the well-known city square in Munich, to a packed house audience with the fabulous genius of Yuja Wang providing her usual impeccable work to deliver the FIFTY MINUTES of virtuoso performance! Observing her face and hands going from the pounding attack of the keyboard to gently stroking it is marvelous.
Thank you for the beautiful Smetana performance.
Thanks, all.