Early and Classical Music
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G. F. Händel, Alcina, HWV 34, Act 2, Scene 12 – Recitativo accompagnato: Ah! Ruggiero crudel & Aria: Ombre pallide (Alcina) – Konzerthaus Wien, 26 May 2021
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Insights: Conducting Masterclass with Keri-Lynn Wilson
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Vivica Genaux/Robert Bachara/Capella Cracoviensis, Vivaldi Händel Porpora, Bach Festival Świdnica 2022
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Program (Polish): https://okis.pl/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Festiwal-Bachowski-szczegolowy-program.pdf
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Franco Fagioli: G. Manna, “Lucio Papirio dittatore” Act 1, Scene 7, Odo il suono di Tromba guerriera (live)
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Libretto: https://archive.org/details/luciopapirioditt237zeno/page/18/mode/2up
- www.theregister.com Beethoven, Brahms inspire bodily synchronization in Berlin
Music sets hearts beating in lockstep, researchers find
- www.deutschegrammophon.com Hilary Hahn – Ysaÿe: Six Sonatas for solo violin
Hilary Hahn – Ysaÿe: Six Sonatas for solo violin
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/2069132
> Not a classical aficionado or even one for solo violin, but I gave this a listen while on a walk and it kinda blew me away. > > The compositions are rather dynamic and beautiful. But also, the playing, as a non-expert, is ridiculous. Smooth and skilful as you’d expect but also just beastly. Like I’m not convinced this is a solo violin, Hahn is all over that instrument!
- yewtu.be Edvard Grieg — Piano Concerto in A minor
Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16. Peter Erős conducts the University of Washington Symphony orchestra; Neal O'Doan, piano.
Here's a little blurb from the Wikipedia article on the piece: > The Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16, composed by Edvard Grieg in 1868, was the only concerto Grieg completed. It is one of his most popular works and is among the most popular of the genre.
> Grieg's concerto provides evidence of his interest in Norwegian folk music; the opening flourish is based on the motif of a falling minor second followed by a falling major third, which is typical of the folk music of Grieg's native country. This specific motif occurs in other works by Grieg, including the String Quartet No. 1. In the last movement of the concerto, similarities to the halling (a Norwegian folk dance) and imitations of the Hardanger fiddle (the Norwegian folk fiddle) have been detected.
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Strauss's Don Juan, Horn Soli
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The amount of power behind that horn section...
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Horse-Racing - Chen Jun (from the album Erhu Classics)
invidious.kavin.rocks Horse-RacingProvided to YouTube by NAXOS of America Horse-Racing · Chen Jun Chen Jun: Erhu Classics ℗ 2001 Naxos Released on: 2001-01-21 Artist: Chen Jun Auto-generated by YouTube.
Here's another excellent rendition of Horse-Racing, this time accompanied by piano:
I love the energy of the piece! It's upbeat and evermore a joy to listen to.
- yewtu.be The Revelli Years – Volume I, Record 1
The University of Michigan Symphony Band Dr. William D. Revelli, conductor Three Revolutionary Marches (Smetana/Nelybel) Overture to “Die Fledermaus” (Strauss/Cailliet) Elsa’s Procession to the Cathedral (Wagner/Cailliet) Scenario from “South Pacific” (Rodgers/Werle) Toccata and Fugue in D Minor (B...
- yewtu.be Khachaturian: Sabre Dance / Rattle · Berliner Philharmoniker
Full-length concert: http://www.digitalconcerthall.com/concert/16876/?a=youtube&c=true Aram Khachaturian: Sabre Dance from the Gayane Suite No. 3 / Sir Simon Rattle, conductor · Berliner Philharmoniker / Recorded at the Berlin Philharmonie, 31 December 2013. The Berliner Philharmoniker's Digital Con...
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The Night Before Christmas - Boston Pops Orchestra with Robin Williams
What a wonderful performance of the classic Christmas poem! Although familiar with it, I had never heard a musical performance till to-night on the radio.
So, go on, and give it a listen! I'm sure you'll enjoy it, if even not Christen!
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Tintagel (symphonic poem) - Arnold Bax
> Tintagel is a symphonic poem by Arnold Bax. It is his best-known work, and was for some years the only piece by which the composer was known to many concert-goers. The work was inspired by a visit Bax made to Tintagel Castle in Cornwall in 1917, and, although not explicitly programmatic, draws on the history and mythology associated with the castle.
--quoted from the Wikipedia article on Bax's Tintagel
For more of his work, check out Wikipedia's list of compositions by Arnold Bax. I myself am partial to his tone poems, though his symphonies are also excellent.