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.
Bruckner Symphony No 7 Celibidache Münchner Philharmoniker Live Tokyo 18 Oct 1990
Anton Bruckner – Symphony No. 7 in E Major Münchner Philharmoniker
Conducted by Sergiu Celibidache
Live Suntory Hall, Tokyo 18 October 1990
1. Allegro moderato
2. Adagio. Sehr feierlich und sehr langsam
3. Scherzo. Sehr schnell – Trio. Etwas langsamer
4. Finale. Bewegt, doch nicht schnell
The Next Four Come To Us Thanks To Ursel Doran
13 Year Old Girl Playing Il Silenzio (The Silence) – André Rieu
Thirteen year old girl plays a famous tune on the trumpet!!
“Il Silenzio” is a memorial piece commissioned by the Dutch and first played in 1965 on the 20th anniversary of the liberation of the Netherlands
J.S.Bach Concerto no.1 in D Minor BWV 1052 Polina Osetinskaya Anton Gakkel
Serious classical music here, Bach and Mozart.
Mozart: Concerto for piano and Orchestra (d-minor) K.466, Uchida
Prokofiev: Piano Concerto no.3 – Yuja Wang & Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
A very serious and complex piece of classical here, Prokofiev concerto No. 3 by Yuja 13 years ago.
These Next Two Come To Us Thanks To Anonymous
Schubert: Ave Maria, D. 839
Paradisum: Serene Sacred Songs
Various Artists • Album
O. Respighi – Ancient Airs and Dances, Suite No. 3
Various sources and editions/artists:
Anthony Aaron
Classical music is often used to great effect in movies … as we saw last week with ‘Amadeus’, sometimes it’s the entire purpose of the movie. It’s not always perfectly done – but there are those instances in which the music and the movie are so perfectly combined …
Here are some familiar pieces of music and the movies in which they have appeared …
Penderecki: Polymorphia
Used in both ‘The Shining’ and ‘The Exorcist’ …
The King’s Speech [2010] – Speaking Unto Nations (Beethoven Symphony No. 7 – II )
Blade Runner – Love Theme – Vangelis
Vangelis – Chariots Of Fire
Immortal Beloved Scene – Beethoven plays “Moonlight Sonata”
Platoon Soundtrack – Adagio for Strings – Samuel Barber
The Mission • On Earth as It Is in Heaven • Ennio Morricone
The Mission – Gabriel’s Oboe
Apocalypse Now – The End – The Doors
‘Ride of the Valkyries’ | Apocalypse Now
The good, the bad and the ugly – Ecstasy of Gold – Ennio Morricone
Clannad – I WIll Find You (Theme from The Last Of The Mohicans)
Steve C.
Wagner: Tannhäuser – Ouvertüre ∙ hr-Sinfonieorchester ∙ Andrés Orozco-Estrada
Richard Wagner
Tannhäuser – Ouvertüre
hr-Sinfonieorchester – Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra
Andrés Orozco-Estrada, Dirigent
Rheingau Musik Festival 2015
Eröffnungskonzert
Kloster Eberbach, 28, Juni 2015
Wagner: Tristan und Isolde – Vorspiel und Liebestod ∙ hr-Sinfonieorchester ∙ Andrés Orozco-Estrada
Richard Wagner
Tristan und Isolde – Vorspiel und Liebestod
hr-Sinfonieorchester – Frankfurt Radio Symphony
Andrés Orozco-Estrada, Dirigent
hr-Sinfoniekonzert
Alte Oper Frankfurt, 7, September 2018
Wagner-El Ocaso de los Dioses
Grabación del Teatro Real de Madrid.
1989
Filarmónica de Nueva York y Zubin Mehta
Wagner Götterdämmerung – Siegfried’s death and Funeral march Klaus Tennstedt London Philharmonic
Date：Oct 18 1988
Place:Suntory Hall (Tokyo)
The Classic Music Mafia – Adding some class to this joint one Sunday at a time.
Heaven help us…
Yuja Wang Rachmaninoff marathon review by a critic.
Rachmaninoff #2 performed
Finally found the whole concert, Yefim Bronfman playing Rach3 (with the long, ‘Ossai’ cadenza):
Another one worth sharing!!
Some pretty music for a pretty Sunday….
First, Cavatina, from the movie “The Deer Hunter” composed by Stanley Myers, and performed here by the CARisMA Guitar duo with The Malaysian Philharmoic Orchestra.
Next. Ennio Morricone’s “Amapola” from the movie “Once Upon a Time in America.” .La registrazione live è stata effettuata al Teatro San Carlo il 23 Dicembre del 2019 con l’orchestra sinfonica del Conservatorio “Nicola Sala” di Benevento.
Conducted by Gianluca Podio.
And yet, another Morricone piece titled “Cinema Paradiso.” Song taken from the movie of the same name, performed in the magical setting of San Marco’s square in Venice and directed by Ennio Morricone himself.
And finally, Tomaso Albinoni’s “Adagio in G minor.” performed by Copernicus Chamber Orchestra & Horst Sohm (conductor)
A truly marvellous VERY talented lady with her very special harp guitar. Human creativity never ceases to amaze.
There is a performance of a Beatles tune on the right side for a further demonstration of the instrument.
Thank you. In a Zimmer type mood.
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