A collaboration of: “The Classic Music Mafia”
Anthony Aaron, and Steve C.
Steve C / Classic Music Mafia: Here is the image depicting “The Classic Music Gangsters,” a whimsical and imaginative group of classical musicians with a playful gangster twist. The scene is set in an old-world music hall with rich, vintage decor, where the musicians are performing in stylish 1920s-era gangster attire. The atmosphere is mysterious yet sophisticated, capturing the unique blend of classical music and a lighthearted gangster theme. – aka.attrition
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.
Anthony Aaron
MAHLER: SYMPHONY NO. 4 IN G MAJOR
Dirigent:Leonard Bernstein/
Edith Mathis (soprano)/
Wiener Philharmoniker
Recording date: 1972
The Next Ten Selections Come To Us Thanks To Anonymous.
David Grisman – Dawg’s Bull
Two Guitars / Gypsy Campfire
Gabor Szabo – Gypsy Queen
Walter Wanderley – Os Grilos (The Crickets Sing For Anamaria) ℗ 1967
Felicidade – Joe Henderson – Double Rainbow
Jojo Effect – Bossanova Break
Joe Henderson – Caribbean Fire Dance
Mc Coy Tyner – African Village – Mccoy Tyner, Charnett Moffett, Bobby Hutcherson, Eric Harland
Inner Glimpse – McCoy Tyner Trio with Freddie Hubbard & Joe Henderson
Woody Shaw; Freddy Hubbard; Joe Henderson; McCoy Tyner; Avery Sharpe; Louis Hayes 1986 – Live
This Next One Comes To Us Thanks To m.
Bruckner “Symphony No 5” Claudio Abbado
I remember when I heard it for the first time, live at the SF Symphony, after about 20 minutes I was mentally exhausted going from one ‘grand finale’-sounding passage to the next in rapid succession, and had to completely recalibrate my expectations (that had been based on countless symphonies by other composers).
This One Comes To Us Thanks To Ursel Doran.
Joan Osborne – What Becomes Of The Broken Hearted (Live)
Recently discovered powerful talented lady singer. Enjoy!
The Next Two Come To Us Thanks To Current Mafioso Anthony Aaron.
One of Us – Joan Osborne
She’s been around for may years … first heard her music on an episode of ‘Providence’ (1999-2002) with Melina Kanakaredes … this is a much more recent version of the song … the lyrics and the message really caught my attention … still does …
Joan Osborne – One Of Us
P.S.: Here’s the old version that I remember …
The Next Two Come To Us Thanks To Former Mafioso nkit.
AMAZING 9 YEAR OLD IMMI DAVIS SINGS I PUT A SPELL ON YOU FULL PERFORMANCE
Two young talented ladies…
ALICE FREDENHAM – My Funny Valentine
Anthony Aaron
Bach – Harpsichord concerto in A major BWV 1055
Netherlands Bach Society
Francesco Corti, harpsichord and direction
Harpsichord: Bruce Kennedy, 1989 after Michael Mietke and Geert Karman after J.H. Gräbner, 1774
0:00 Allegro
4:04 Larghetto
8:26 Allegro ma non tanto
Gli uccelli (The Birds) – by Ottorino Respighi
1. Prelude
2. La colomba (The Dove)
3. La Gallina (The Hen)
4. L’usignuolo (The Nightingale)
5. Il cucù (The Cuckoo)
Liszt Hungarian Rhapsody No.2
This is another one that just won’t connect with YouTube.
You will need to copy and paste the url to see it – Steve C.
Franz Liszt’s Hungarian Rhapsody No.2, originally written for solo piano comes to much life in its orchestral version in this fiery performance by the Cologne New Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Volker Hartung.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uNi-_0kqpdE
Steve C.
In keeping with nkit’s two selections I would like to post my own favorites from America’s Got talent and Britain’s X-Factor.
The first three singers are only thirteen years old. Yes, that’s THIRTEEN!!!
The last one is eighteen.
I want to encourage everyone to listen to these girls.
They are just amazing…
CHARLOTTE SUMMERS ALL HER PERFORMANCES ON AGT
nkit – Wait until you hear this girls performance of “I Put A Spell On You”
This girl is from Spain.
Thirteen years old…WOW!
Charlotte Summers: 13-Year-Old Girl’s Voice Will BLOW You Away! | America’s Got Talent 2019
If you are interested in seeing her first performance with her talking to the judges and their comments after her performance you can see it here.
Special note here – her comments are classics…
Angelina Jordan: ALL Performances on America’s Got Talent Champions
This girl is from Norway and she likes the old songs.
I think she’s great.
You will note that she always performs barefoot. She says it reminds her about people that can’t afford shoes having given her shoes to an orphan several years before.
Daneliya Tuleshova: Teen Kazakh 🇰🇿 Singer ALL Performances on America’s Got Talent
This girl is my favorite. My absolute favorite.
She’s from Kazakhstan and like the first two, she’s only thirteen years old.
Absolutely amazing…
SHALLOW – Charlotte Summers (SPAIN 🇪🇸) VS. Daneliya Tuleshova (KAZAKHSTAN 🇰🇿) | Who sang it better?
And now just for fun, a comparison of Charlotte Summers and Daneliya Tuleshova.
Lucie Jones’ X Factor Journey: Audition to Final Performance | The X Factor UK
And now as a finale, we have Lucy Jones from Britain’s X-Factor.
She’s eighteen in this.
Lucie Jones proves Simon WRONG with Whitney Houston classic! | Series 5 Auditions | The X Factor UK
If you are interested in seeing her first performance with a short intro and her talking to the judges and their comments after her performance you can see it here.
The Classic Music Mafia – Adding some class to this joint one Sunday at a time.
Heaven help us…
A sanctuary of goodness truth and beauty to worship the salve for the soul! Music, thanks much Sirs!
A submittal of an old favourite.
Yuja and Khatia in the same video is a treat!!
A very classic classical piece that is a beauty!!
Great variety this morning, thank you Steve !
Our favourite conductor and a VERY old VERY well known piece.
Urge read the note below the video on the composer.
As always,thanks Sunday Music Crew!
A little soundtrack to keep the daily news demons at bay.
So,my drop is Kansas with the LSO,pretty good version.
Enjoy the weekend folks!
The famous fabulous composer / conductor performs one of his famous pieces! Get your toes tapping!!
While it’s a little annoying how much they’re trying to milk the ‘heartbeat’ story,
it is interesting for the detail of Yuja’s Rachmaninoff marathon:
RV Williams composed a lot of very beautiful music … always great to listen to it.
Here is some more Alice Fredenham for those of you who can not get quite enough of her.. As Simon said, “Your voice is like liquid gold.” He later upgraded her voice to liquid platinum. No wonder.
Here is Alice in studio:
What’s not to love?
Next is a studio version of the song that she sang for her BGT audition – “My Funny Valentine.”
I Only Have Eyes For You..
And lastly,
Stay with me on this..It is worth it.. I promise… very neat on a few levels…
RIP you pretty lady..
This is especially beautiful:
Thanks for another week of music. Love Charlotte’s voice.
This one came through this week. The music, the venue, the candles, and Hauser create an exquisite experience. Hope you enjoy.