Edvard Grieg – Lyric Pieces Op. 65 No. 6 – Wedding Day at Troldhaugen Pianist: Gerhard Oppitz

Group photograph showing Edvard Grieg, Percy Grainger, Nina Grieg and Julius Rontgen, at Grieg’s home, Troldhaugen, in July 1907 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

 

Edvard Grieg – Lyric Pieces Op. 65 No. 6 – Wedding Day at Troldhaugen

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Uploaded on Jul 28, 2011

Pianist: Gerhard Oppitz

Photo: Edvard Grieg and his wife Nina.

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today’s Birthday: Maureen O’Sullivan (1911)

Maureen O’Sullivan (1911)

Maureen O’Sullivan’s acting career began when she met motion picture director Frank Borzage, who suggested that she take a screen test and then cast her in the film Song o’ My Heart. She went on to appear in a number of movies for several studios before being chosen to play Tarzan’s love interest, Jane Parker, in Tarzan the Ape Man and five other Tarzan features. In what other film did she play a character named Jane? More… Discuss

Historic Musical Bits: David Oistrakh plays Variations on a theme of Corelli

David Oistrakh plays Variations on a theme of Corelli

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Violin:David Oistrakh
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Alexander Glazunov: Symphony #7 “Pastoral” in F Op 77, great compositions/performances

The image of Russian conductor Gennady Rozhdestvensky Das Foto von russisch Dirigent Gennadi Nikolajewitsch Roschdestwenski (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Alexandr Glazunov – Symphony No. 7 in F major, Op. 77

Wolfgang Amadé Mozart

Published on Sep 8, 2012

USSR Ministry Of Culture Symphony Orchestra – Gennadi Rozhdestvensky

Symphony No. 7 (Glazunov)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Symphony No. 7 in F major, Pastoral, Op. 77, was completed by Alexander Glazunov on July 4, 1902.^[1] It is dedicated to Mitrofan Belyayev.^[2]

It is in four movements:

• Allegro moderato
• Andante
• Scherzo: Allegro giocoso
• Finale: Allegro maestoso

 

 

 

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Dvorak : Symphony No.1 in C Minor, “The Bells of Zlonice”

RichardHilo

Published on Jun 5, 2012

Dvorak : Symphony No.1 in C Minor, “The Bells of Zlonice”

Vladimir Valek
Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra

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Published on Aug 16, 2013 Music “Apocalypse des animaux” by Dj In the Night, ‘…cum ar fi o zi in care Soarele ar intarzia mai sa apara…’ (un comentariu foarte, sperca sa va placa)

Published on Aug 16, 2013

Neacsu Marius

Published on Aug 16, 2013

• Music

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Études de concert (3), for piano, S. 144 – Claudio Arrau – HD ( 3rd mov. ‘un sospiro’), great compositions/performances

Études de concert (3), for piano, S. 144 – Claudio Arrau – HD

hellsan631

Published on Sep 11, 2012

Includes all 3 movements. Taken from “Liszt: The Piano Concertos; 3 Etudes de Concert (1976)”

1. Il lamento
0:00 to 10:40

2. La leggierezza
10:50 to 16:16

3. Un sospiro
16:24 to 22:28

Quality – AAC, audio bitrate: 320kbps*
Video MP4 – 348kbps

English: chilean pianist Claudio Arrau. Español: Pianista chileno Claudio Arrau. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Perhaps the most Beautiful piece of music is the 3rd movement. There is another version of it on YouTube, but it is in extremely low audio quality. With this recording, you can sometimes hear the performer’s clothes move, or his breathing, only slightly.

If I enjoy the rest of the CD enough, I will upload the other 2 piano concertos.

Credits:
Franz Liszt
Claudio Arrau (Piano)
Recorded in London England, November of 1976
Philips Classics

*Change to 720p Video to get the a 192 kbps Audio Stream (the highest you can get on YouTube)

Liszt: The Piano Concertos; 3 Etudes de Concert
Études de concert (3), for piano, S. 144 (LW A118)

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Mendelssohn Piano Quartet No. 2 in F minor, Op. 2, Adagio , great compositions/performances

Mendelssohn Piano Quartet No. 2 in F minor, Op. 2, Adagio

Piano at Nataf

Piano at Nataf, 2nd Season, Concert No. 3, 17.2.2012 (2.3.M.2) Felix Mendelssohn Piano Quartet No. 2 in F minor, Op. 2, 2. Adagio The Israel Piano Quartet: Revital Hachamoff, piano; Gilad Hildesheim, violin; Shuli Waterman, viola; Ira Givol, cello More music by Felix Mendelssohn at euzicasa:

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Compact Discs

Compact discs (CDs) are optical discs that store digital data. The data is digitally encoded on the disc as a series of microscopic indentations—called “pits”—on an otherwise polished surface. The disc is read by a laser beam, which is either absorbed in the pits or reflected off the non-indented areas, called “lands.” After the music CD was introduced in 1982, it quickly surpassed records and cassette tapes as the music storage medium of choice. What album was the first to be released on CD? More… Discuss

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Article: The Lyre (evolution of music and ancient musical instruments)

The Lyre

The lyre is a stringed instrument of the harp family that has two curved arms connected at the upper end by a crossbar. The strings are stretched between the crossbar and the sound box and are plucked with the fingers or with a plectrum. In ancient Greece, the lyre accompanied poetry and song. Ancient Greece had two lyres—the kithara, which was used by the professional musician, and the lyra, the smaller instrument of the amateur. The lyre is typically associated with which Greek god? More… Discuss

Ancient Greek Music – The Lyre of Classical Antiquity…

Michael Levy

Uploaded on Oct 5, 2010/ views434,880

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Schubert: 6 Moments Musical Op.94 (D780) Wilhelm Backhaus (1884-1969) Piano, great compositions/performances

Schubert: 6 Moments Musical Op.94 (D780)

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Uploaded on Aug 9, 2011

Franz Schubert (1797-1828)
Moments Musical / Moments Musicaux / Zenei pillanatok
Op.94 (D780) for Piano

00:00 Moment Musical No.1 in C major – Moderato
03:20 Moment Musical No.2 in A-flat major – Andantino
08:58 Moment Musical No.3 in F minor – Allegro moderato
10:36 Moment Musical No.4 in C-sharp minor – Moderato
14:43 Moment Musical No.5 in F minor – Allegro vivace
16:56 Moment Musical No.6 in A-flat major – Allegretto

***Wilhelm Backhaus(1884-1969)
Piano

(listen to more classical music at euzicasa: here  here here and many more)

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El Cóndor Pasa…Única Versión Original, según la partitura de Daniel Alomía Robles.

AVIRUKA

Published on Dec 15, 2013

24 HORAS DE MÚSICA PERUANA..http://radioinkarri.com/web/Única Versión Original de “El cóndor pasa…” tocada según la partitura, compuesta y escrita por Daniel Alomía Robles (reconstruida por Luis Salazar Mejía); se escuchan las tres partes más conocidas y tocadas de esta zarzuela como son: Preludio, Pasacalle y Kashua. Este es el arreglo que hizo Daniel para piano (que vendió en Estados Unidos), y el cual todos tomaron como base para hacer su versión.Esta es la única versión en todo YOUTUBE que es la original, ya que fue escrito para Orquesta y no para instrumentos andinos. La reconstrucción de estos fragmentos musicales estuvo a cargo del musicólogo Luis Alberto Salazar Mejía. Colaboraron en la revisión de las mismas los maestros Daniel Dorival y Claude Ferrier. En total son 7 partes musicales, de las cuales sólo escuchamos tres, estos fragmentos no tienen letras ni en español ni en quechua. Todas las letras que existen para estas melodías son apócrifas. Revisión de las partituras de Luis Alberto Salazar Mejía, Daniel Dorival y Claude Ferrier. Obra extraída del CD que acompaña al libreto reeditado y presentado en el Ministerio de Cultura del Perú, el 16 de Julio del año 2013. También forma parte de la música de la Zarzuela reestrenada el 14, 15 y 16 de Noviembre en el teatro de la UNI., celebrando sus primeros 100 años, ya que fue estrenada el 19 de Diciembre de 1913, en el Teatro Mazzi de la Ciudad de Lima Perú. El libreto fue escrito por el dramaturgo Julio Baudouin. Producción General de Mario Cerrón Fetta. Más información en Wikipedia…https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_c%C3…

Music appreciation series, great compositions/performances, Fritz Kreisler – Schumann Romance in A Major, Op. 94, #2

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Fritz Kreisler – Schumann Romance in A Major, Op. 94, #2

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******Fritz Kreisler plays Schumann’s Romance in A Major, Op. 94, #2.

******Michael Raucheisen, Piano
******(December 13, 1927)

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word: stentorian

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Valentina Lisitsa plays Chopin Variations Op 2 (1 and 2): great compositions/performances

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Chopin Variations Op 2 (1 and 2) Valentina Lisitsa

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Chopin Etude Op 10 No.4 Valentina Lisitsa

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 Uploaded on Dec 19, 2008/2,682,665 views

The CD with Chopin and Schumann Etudes Symphoniques is released on Decca now! 85 minutes+( plus 3 Nouvelles Etudes in digital album)

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#Giacomo_Puccini : né le 22 décembre 1858 en Toscane, il est mort le 29 novembre 1924 à Bruxelles en Belgique) pic.twitter.com/8ZyUXlAU6R

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GHEORGHIU & ALAGNA – La Bohème – Sono andati? (Final scene)

Alice Bathory

Angela Gheorghiu as Mimì and Roberto Alagna as Rodolfo sing “Sono andati? Fingevo di dormire” in the final scene of Puccini‘s opera ‘La Bohème’, the connection between them is amazing, a really moving and charming performance!
With Annamaria Dell’Oste as Musetta and Franck Ferrari as Marcello.
(Orange, August 2, 2005)

Emil Gilels – Schumann – Symphonic Etudes, Op 13: Great compositions/performances

Emil Gilels – Schumann – Symphonic Etudes, Op 13

  Opus 13

Robert Schumann:  Symphonic Etudes, Op 13
Emil Gilels, piano
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Symphonic Etudes (French: Études Symphoniques), Op. 13, is a set of études for solo piano by Robert Schumann. It began in 1834 as a theme and sixteen variations on a theme by Baron von Fricken, plus a further variation on an entirely different theme by Heinrich Marschner.

Composition

The first edition in 1837 carried an annotation that the tune was “the composition of an amateur”: this referred to the origin of the theme, which had been sent to Schumann by Baron von Fricken, guardian of Ernestine von Fricken, the Estrella of his Carnaval Op. 9. The baron, an amateur musician, had used the melody in a Theme with Variations for flute. Schumann had been engaged to Ernestine in 1834, only to break abruptly with her the year after. An autobiographical element is thus interwoven in the genesis of the Études symphoniques (as in that of many other works of Schumann’s).^[1]

Of the sixteen variations Schumann composed on Fricken’s theme, only eleven were published by him. (An early version, completed between 1834 and January 1835, contained twelve movements). The final, twelfth, published étude was a variation on the theme from the Romance Du stolzes England freue dich (Proud England, rejoice!), from Heinrich Marschner‘s opera Der Templer und die Jüdin, which was based on Sir Walter Scott‘s Ivanhoe (as a tribute to Schumann’s English friend, William Sterndale Bennett). The earlier Fricken theme occasionally appears briefly during this étude. The work was first published in 1837 as XII Études Symphoniques. Only nine of the twelve études were specifically designated as variations. The sequence was as follows:

• Theme – Andante
• Etude I (Variation 1) – Un poco più vivo
• Etude II (Variation 2) – Andante
• Etude III – Vivace
• Etude IV (Variation 3) – Allegro marcato
• Etude V (Variation 4) – Scherzando
• Etude VI (Variation 5) – Agitato
• Etude VII (Variation 6) – Allegro molto
• Etude VIII (Variation 7) – Sempre marcatissimo
• Etude IX – Presto possibile
• Etude X (Variation 8) – Allegro con energia
• Etude XI (Variation 9) – Andante espressivo
• Etude XII (Finale) – Allegro brillante (based on Marschner’s theme).

Other titles had been considered in September 1834: Variations pathétiques and Etuden im Orchestercharakter von Florestan und Eusebius. In this latter case the Études would have been signed by two imaginary figures in whom Schumann personified two essential, opposite and complementary aspects of his own personality and his own poetic world. ‘Florestan and Eusebius’ then signed the Davidsbündlertänze, Op. 6; but only in the 1835 version of the Études symphoniques were the pieces divided so as to emphasize the alternation of more lyrical, melancholy and introvert pages (Eusebius) with those of a more excitable and dynamic nature (Florestan). In the 1837 version Florestan prevails.

Fifteen years later, in a second edition (Leipzig 1852), the 1837 title Études symphoniques became Études en forme de variations, two etudes (Nos. 3 and 9) that did not correspond to the new title (not being exactly variations) were eliminated, and some revisions were made in the piano writing.

The entire work was dedicated to Schumann’s English friend, the pianist and composer William Sterndale Bennett. Bennett played the piece frequently in England to great acclaim, but Schumann thought it was unsuitable for public performance and advised his wife Clara not to play it.

Later publication history

In 1861, five years after Schumann’s death, his father-in-law Friedrich Wieck published a third edition under the editorial pseudonym “DAS” (an acronym for Der alte Schulmeister). This edition attempted to reconcile the differences between the earlier two, and bore both the previous titles XII Études Symphoniques and Études en forme de variations.

On republishing the set in 1890, Johannes Brahms restored the five variations that had been cut by Schumann. These are now often played, but in positions within the cycle that vary somewhat with each performance; there are now twelve variations and these five so-called “posthumous” variations which exist as a supplement.

The five posthumously published sections (all based on Fricken’s theme) are:

• Variation I – Andante, Tempo del tema
• Variation II – Meno mosso
• Variation III – Allegro
• Variation IV – Allegretto
• Variation V – Moderato.

Orchestrations

Two sections, including the Allegro brillante, were orchestrated by Tchaikovsky, and have been recorded.^[3]

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Ottorino Respighi Brazilian Impressions (Antal Dorati / London Symphony Orchestra)

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Ottorino Respighi Brazilian Impressions
1. Tropical Night
2. Butantan
3. Song and Dance
Antal Dorati and The London Symphony Orchestra
1957
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Weber – Jubel Ouvertüre – LSO / Monteux: make music part of your life series

Weber – Jubel Ouvertüre – LSO / Monteux

incontrario motu

Carl Maria von Weber

Jubel-Ouvertüre op.59

London Symphony Orchestra
Pierre Monteux
Live recording, London, 24.IX.1963

Ludwig van Beethoven – WoO 7 – 12 minuets for orchestra: make music part of your life series

Ludwig van Beethoven – WoO 7 – 12 minuets for orchestra

Christopher Lundgren

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 – 1827)

12 Minuets for orchestra / 12 menuetter for orkester – WoO 7

Performance / Framförande:
academy of st martin in the fields

Conducted by / dirigerat av
Sir Neville Marriner

From the CD album / från CD-albmet
“Beethoven: Complete Overtures/12 Minuets/12 German dances etc”

00:00 No 1 in D major / nr 1 i D dur
02:05 No 2 in B flat major / nr 2 i B dur
04:10 No 3 in G major / nr 3 i G dur
05:58 No 4 in E flat major / nr 4 i Ess dur
08:04 No 5 in C major / nr 5 i C dur
10:06 No 6 in A major / nr 6 i A dur
12:11 No 7 in D major / nr 7 i D dur
14:16 No 8 in B flat major / nr 8 i B dur
16:31 No 9 in G major / nr 9 u G dur
18:32 No 10 in E flat major / nr 10 i Ess dur
21:02 No 11 in C major / nr 11 i C dur
23:09 No 12 in F major / nr 12 i F dur

Kara Karayev – The Seven Beauties Naxos: make music part of your life series

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Kara Karayev – The Seven Beauties
Naxos 1CD 8573122 747313312276

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (Dmitry Yablonsky)

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Franz Schubert – “Andantino with Variations” – Klavierduo Burshtin / Kharmats: make music part of your life series

Franz Schubert – “Andantino with Variations” – Klavierduo Burshtin / Kharmats

  Helmut Goldschmidt

Piano Michael Burshtin & Faina Kharmats, Israel
Franz Schubert:.. Andantino con variazioni op 84/1 D823 / 2 for piano four hands .
Live recording piano concert at Schloss Miel, NRW on 14/09/2012
Photo exhibition with photos from the Cologne Dance Fountain / Rhine Park in Spring

Michael Burshtin:
1964 – winner of the II Pianist Competition of the creative artist Artist Central Asia and Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic in Tashkent..
1966 to 1967 – graduated from the Conservatory of Tashkent as a pianist and composer :
from 1966 to 1968 – Professor of Piano special technique Conservatory Tashkent
1968 -1993 – Professor of Piano Technology at the Kyrgyz Art Institute Frunze (Bishkek)
1975 – In-depth studies at the Tchaikovsky Konservatoriom, Moscow
1981 – completion of the training courses as a pianist at the Mussorgsky Conservatory, Sverdlovsk
1993 to move to Israel
in 1993 -… – Freelance pianist and composer in Israel

Faina Kharmats:
1968 – graduated from the Tashkent Conservatory
from 1968 to 1971 – for piano pedagogue special technique at the music high school in Frunze (Bishkek)
1971-1993 – Lecturer in Piano special technique on Kyrgyz Art Institute in Frunze (Bishkek)
1972 – completion of the training courses at the Rimsky-Korsakov Conservatory in St. Petersburg
from 1983 to 1991 – Detailed studies at the Tchaikovsky Conservatory, Moscow
1993 – Moved to Israel

About 50 of his works are in Moscow, St. Petersburg , Kiev, Alma-Ata, Frunze and published in New York. His own works were put on the international music festival in Riga, St. Petersburg, Nizhny Novgorod and Sverdlovsk for performance and were interpreted by well-known artists. Numerous concerts, radio broadcasts in Bishkek, Tashkent, Alma-Ata and Jerusalem, in which Michael Burshtin occurred as a soloist and orchestral pianist, Ensemblist and companion, complete the picture of this great artist. Numerous concert recordings have been released on CD.
than 40 years and live music, the couple Michael Burshtin and Faina Kharmats together. The result of this long-time play and concert experience as a piano duo comes with every interpretation of the performed works expressed. The piano Burshtin / Kharmats can, without exaggeration, fit into the class of these genres.
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Angela Gheorghiu: “Ständchen” by Franz Schubert: great compositions/performances

Angela Gheorghiu: “Ständchen” by Franz Schubert

  operazaile

Franz Schubert (1797-1828)

“Ständchen” D 957, n°4 (Ludwig Rellstab,1799-1860)

Angela Gheorghiu, soprano.
Malcolm Martineau, piano.
1998

Leise flehen meine Lieder
Durch die Nacht zu dir;
In den stillen Hain hernieder,
Liebchen, komm zu mir!

Flüsternd schlanke Wipfel rauschen
In des Mondes Licht;
Des Verräters feindlich Lauschen
Fürchte, Holde, nicht.

Hörst die Nachtigallen schlagen?
Ach! sie flehen dich,
Mit der Töne süßen Klagen
Flehen sie für mich.

Sie verstehn des Busens Sehnen,
Kennen Liebesschmerz,
Rühren mit den Silbertönen
Jedes weiche Herz.

Laß auch dir die Brust bewegen,
Liebchen, höre mich!
Bebend harr’ ich dir entgegen!
Komm, beglücke mich!

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text in english: http://www.recmusic.org/lieder/get_te…

Capella Savaria Joseph Haydn:Fortepiano Concerto No.11 in D major Hob XVIII:11 3. Rondo allUngarese: make music part of your life series

Capella Savaria Joseph Haydn:Fortepiano Concerto No.11 in D major Hob XVIII:11 3. Rondo allUngarese

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Capella Savaria on period instruments, Artistic Director: Zsolt Kalló,
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Claude Debussy – Printemps (Suite symphonique): great compositions/performances

Claude Debussy – Printemps (Suite symphonique)

Orquestra Sinfônica de Minas Gerais – (OSMG)
Regência: Charles Roussin

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Sergei Prokofiev – Troika/Romance (from Lieutenant Kije Suite, Op. 60) : great compositions/performances

 FROM:

    100yearoldWhiskey

Sergei Prokofiev – Troika/Romance (from Lieutenant Kije Suite, Op. 60)

Title of Composition: Lieutenant Kije Suite, Op. 60
Composer: Sergei Prokofiev
Created in: 1933
Orchestra: Los Angeles Philharmonic
Conductor: Andre Previn
Recorded in: 1986

The CD is available for purchase at either Arkivmusic:
http://www.arkivmusic.com/classical/a…

Or at Amazon (MP3 is also available):
http://www.amazon.com/Prokofiev-Alexa…

The CD also includes Alexander Nevsky, Op. 78, a cantata that’s also composed by Prokofiev.

The images in the video are not my own.
The first image can be found here: http://www.publicdomainpictures.net/v…
The second image can be found here: http://www.publicdomainpictures.net/v…
This recording of Lieutenant Kije Suite is owned by Telarc.
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Lieutenant Kijé^[1] (Russian: Поручик Киже, Poruchik Kizhe) is the score composed by Sergei Prokofiev for the 1934 Soviet film Lieutenant Kijé directed by Aleksandr Faintsimmer based on the novel of the same title by Yury Tynyanov.

Movements

The suite, in five movements broadly follows the plot of the movie:^[2]

1. Kijé’s Birth. A clerk, while writing out the morning orders for his Imperial majesty Tsar Paul, miscopies two words, creating a Lieutenant “Kijé”. The Tsar learns of his “existence”, and issues numerous orders concerning him. The palace administrators have no choice but to carry them out.
2. Romance. The fictional lieutenant falls in love.
3. Kijé’s Wedding. Since the Tsar prefers his heroic soldiers to be married, the administrators concoct a fake wedding.
4. Troika.
5. Kijé’s Burial. The administrators finally rid themselves of the non-existent lieutenant by saying he has died.

Première

1937, Paris

Instrumentation

Baritone voice (sometimes performed as tenor saxophone).

2 flutes, piccolo, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, tenor saxophone (sometimes performed on bassoon), 2 bassoons, 4 horns, 2 trumpets, cornet, 3 trombones, tuba, 3 percussionists (cymbals, sleigh bells, triangle, bass drum, snare drum, tambourine), harp, piano or/and celeste, and strings.

 

 

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Isaac Stern: violin-Myra Hess: piano-Live-Edinburgh-1960

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Nocturne – Antonin Dvořák Nocturne In B, Op. 40, B 48 (make music part of your life series)

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Antonin Dvořák: Nocturne In B, Op. 40, B 48
Bernhard Güller: Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra
Moonlight Classics

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make music part of your life series: Vittorio Monti – Csardas by Clara Cernat and Thierry Huillet

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Vittorio Monti : “Csardas”, “Czardas” for violin and piano
Clara Cernat, violin
Thierry Huillet, piano
Piano part : Thierry Huillet’s improvisations
Video directed by Nicolas KAUFFMANN
Sound engineer : Jérôme HALLAY

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Vittorio Monti

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Vittorio Monti (6 January 1868 – 20 June 1922) was an Italian composer, violinist, mandolinist and conductor. His most famous work is his Csárdás, written around 1904 and played by almost every gypsy orchestra.

Monti was born in Naples, where he studied violin and composition at the Conservatorio di San Pietro a Majella. Around 1900 he received an assignment as the conductor for the Lamoureux Orchestra in Paris, where he wrote several ballets and operettas, for example, Noël de Pierrot. He also wrote a method for mandolin Petite Méthode pour Mandoline, 98049, in which he included some of his own works, Perle Brillante, Dans Una Gondola, and Au Petit Jour. There were also works by F. Paolo Tosti.^[1]

Audiobook : A Course in Miracles – Part 1 (“…a universal theology is imposible but a universal experience is posible!…”)

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Audiobook : A Course in Miracles – Part 1 (follow the other audiobooks in the playlist)

Published on Dec 8, 2013

The introduction to the book contains the following summary:

1. Nothing real can be threatened.

1. Nothing unreal exists.

1. Herein lies the peace of God.

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MAKE MUSIC PART OF YOUR LIFE SERIES: Antonín Dvořák – Czech Suite, Op. 39

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Antonín Dvořák – Czech Suite, Op. 39

Janácek Philharmonic Orchestra, Theodore Kuchar

Legendary Performances: Schumann – Symphony No. 4 in D minor Op. 120 – Furtwängler, BPO, 1953 (Remastered 2012)

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Schumann – Symphony No. 4 in D minor Op. 120 – Furtwängler, BPO, 1953 (Remastered 2012)

 

Wilhelm Furtwängler conducts the Symphonies of Robert Schumann
Legendary Recordings LR002
Download this CD here- http://www.abbajustlikethat.comyr.com…
Robert Schumann – Symphony No. 4 in D minor Op. 120 (Revised 1851 version)
1. First Movement – Ziemlich langsam – Lebhaft 11:51
2. Second Movement – Romanze: Ziemlich langsam 05:20
3. Third Movement – Scherzo: Lebhaft 05:55
4. Fourth Movement – Langsam; Lebhaft 8:01
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Wilhelm Furtwängler
Studio Recording, Berlin, May 14, 1953

Restoration notes –

Portrait of Wilhelm Furtwängler by Emil Orlik (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Widely considered to be the greatest recording of Schumann’s 4th symphony ever made, it is quite fortunate then that the original audio was quite good to begin with. I focused on reducing the harsh edge on the violins, trying to make them sound more natural, and giving a more rounded sound to the orchestra. The result is fantastic.

Audio Restored and Remastered by Rudolf Ondrich, 12-13 October 2012.

 

 

 

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Make Music Part of Your Life Series: Voces8 performs ‘Maria’ from West Side Story

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Make Music Part of Your Life Series: Only The Heart Knows – Chris Geith

Find more beautiful instrumental music by Chris Geith:

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Romanian Folk Dances – Bela Bartok (orchestral version)

Tom Van den Eynde conducting the Chamber Orchestra Mechelen in the Romanian Folk Dances of Bela Bartok (Jocul Cu Bâta, Brâul, Pe Loc, Buciumeana, Poarga Româneascâ & Mâruntel). 
Live recording 2 october 2011 Culturel Center Mechelen.

The belgian born conductor Tom Van den Eynde (1980) studied classical guitar, violin, piano, harmony and counterpoint at the Conservatory of Mechelen. When he was fifteen he started taking private conducting lessons with Silveer Van den broeck. 
At the age of eighteen, he went to the Netherlands (Maastricht & Rotterdam) to continue his musical studies : orchestral conducting with Sir Jan Stulen and classical guitar with Cees Dirkx. After three years, he finished his guitar studies as a teaching and performing musician. 

In June 2000, he conducted the Dutch première of Previns « Concerto for guitar and orchestra ». In September 2000, he also assisted his present teacher Jan Stulen in « Le jongleur the Notre-Dame », a church opera of Peter Maxwell Davies which was broadcasted by the Dutch radio and television. 

Tom joined in July 2001 the Wiener Meisterkurse with Sir Salvador Mas Conde. There he was one of the few applicants to conduct the Plovdiv Philharmonic Orchestra (Bulgaria) at the final concert in Vienna. 

One year later, he conducted the Orquestra Sinfónica del Vallès in Barcelona during the International Conducting Course Igualada with maestro Antoni Ros Marba (July 2002). 

In August 2002, Tom made his debut with the Brabant Orchestra (Eindhoven, the Netherlands) conducting the Franck Symphony during the final concert of a masterclass with maestro Marc Soustrot. A year later, he conducted this orchestra for a second time in a Beethoven program. 

Tom also have been conducting the Dutch Promenade Orchestra (Amsterdam) in concert for several times. 

From 1998 till 2003, Tom was serving as assistant-conductor of the Flemish Symphony Orchestra. In November 2003, he finished his conducting studies at the Conservatory of Maastricht by conducting the University Orchestra of Louvain (Belgium) in “Harold in Italy” (Berlioz) and Symphony n°9 “From the New World” (Dvorak). 

In april 2004 he founded the Mechels Chamber Orchestra. It is a semi-professional orchestra of 35 musicians. In a short time, Tom raised this orchestra into a high level. Many international soloists as André De Groote (piano), Luc Tooten (cello), Marc Tooten (viola), Olsi Leka (cello), Jean-Luc Votano (clarinet), etc, have been working together with the orchestra and praised the orchestra for their enthousiasm and precise playing. 

In august 2007 Tom made his first CD recording in Slovak Republic. Together with guitarist Wim Brioen and recording engineer Jaroslav Stranavksi (Brilliant Classics), he made a recording of three excellent flemish guitar concerto’s. For this opportunity, Tom conducted the Slovak State Chamber Orchestra of Zilina.

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Great Compositions/Performances: Ruggiero RICCI plays WIENIAWSKI Scherzo-Tarantelle Op.16 – 1980

Henryk Wieniawski ( July 10, 1835 Lublin, Congress Poland, Russian Empire – March 31, 1880 Moscow) was a Polish composer and violinist. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Henryk WIENIAWSKI: Scherzo-Tarantelle, in G minor Op.16 (1855)
Ruggiero RICCI, violin – Joanna Gruenberg, piano (rec: 1980)
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Fabulous Composers/Compositions: Schumann – Symphony No. 4 in D minor Op. 120 – Furtwängler, BPO, 1953 (Remastered 2012)

Wilhelm Furtwängler conducts the Symphonies of Robert Schumann
Legendary Recordings LR002
Download this CD here – http://www.abbajustlikethat.comyr.com…
Robert Schumann – Symphony No. 4 in D minor Op. 120 (Revised 1851 version)
1. First Movement – Ziemlich langsam – Lebhaft 11:51
2. Second Movement – Romanze: Ziemlich langsam 05:20
3. Third Movement – Scherzo: Lebhaft 05:55
4. Fourth Movement – Langsam; Lebhaft 8:01
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Wilhelm Furtwängler
Studio Recording, Berlin, May 14, 1953

Restoration notes –

Wilhelm Furtwängler (timbre Berlin-Ouest / Briefmarke Westberlin) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

“Widely considered to be the greatest recording of Schumann’s 4th symphony ever made, it is quite fortunate then that the original audio was quite good to begin with. I focused on reducing the harsh edge on the violins, trying to make them sound more natural, and giving a more rounded sound to the orchestra. The result is fantastic.

Audio Restored and Remastered by Rudolf Ondrich, 12-13 October 2012.”

Schubert – Notturno in E flat major, Op. 148, D. 897

Franz Schubert (1797-1828)

Notturno in E flat major, Op. 148, D. 897

Written c. 1827.

Suk Trio:
Josef Suk, violin
Jan Panenka, piano
Josef Chuchro, cello

Recorded in 1964. Re-release from 1979.

ClassicalRecords is a Youtube channel where I upload some excellent performances from the LPs in my collection. I’m uploading these LPs because they are either not available on CD, out of print on CD, or just difficult to find.

 

Henryk Wieniawski Scherzo Tarantelle Op. 16 Igor Oistrakh – violin, Inna Kallegorskaya – piano

… from CD album attached to a book “Henryk Wieniawski. Klasyka na CD” [Henryk Wieniawski. Classics on CD]. Recorded in 1952 by Radio Merkury and published by Henryk Wieniawski Musical Society in 2001. 

Igor Oistrakh – violin
[1st Prize Winner at 2nd International Henryk Wieniawski Violin Competition, 
1952]
Inna Kallegorskaya – piano

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