The Classical Music Thread

[TipRoast]

Composer: Bizet
Title: Carmen (Habanera aria)

 

[bishbash]

Saw Schickele At Umass, At Symphony Hall Boston, at NYU and I think 1 other place.
The act evolved. It was always fresh and always hilarious and always satisfyingly musical and very informative.
A hoot.
Cheers

I got more out of his radio show "Schickele Mix" than probably anywhere else regarding classical music edumacation.

https://www.schickele.com/mix/

 

[Yehoodi]

I love classical music. When I think about sports and classical music one of the first things that comes to mind is Fanfare for the Common Man by Aaron Copland.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FLMVB0B1_Ts

 

[TipRoast]

Composer: Bizet
Title: Carmen (Overture)




Toreador, don't spit on the floor
Use the cuspidor
That's what it's for.

 

[chevss454]

I always think of Beethoven's 5th when I think classical

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But I also like

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and of course

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[bideau]

Tchaikovsky's Symphony No 6 (Pathetique) is my all-time favorite.

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[TipRoast]

Composer: Rossini
Title: William Tell Overture





Here's a really nice recording, but you may want to skip the three minute introduction by the BBC commentator.

This is all four parts: Dawn, Storm, Ranz des Vaches, and Finale.

Chances are you've heard the last three parts multiple times in your life.

What you may not be familiar with is the first part: Dawn. A cello-focused piece, it's slow and melodic. When I was younger I would skip over it, but now I really enjoy it.

And by the end of this piece, the conductor and most of the performers are breathing hard and sweating. And that's cool, too.

 

[TipRoast]

Composer: Haydn
Title: Trumpet Concerto In E Flat (3rd Movement)



Both my sons play trumpet, so when they were learning we listened to a lot of trumpet music. Jazz, rock, classical - didn't matter, we listened to lots and lots of trumpet music (especially Kind Of Blue by Miles Davis).

 

[Pneumonic]

Slowing it down some ... two brilliant pieces that feature my favourite instrument, the cello.

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Yo Yo Ma is brilliant, as usual.

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[Pneumonic]

Here's oboist Henrik Chaim Goldschmid countering Ma's "Gabriel's Oboe" performance.

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[BostonTim]

Slowing it down some ... two brilliant pieces that feature my favourite instrument, the cello.

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Yo Yo Ma is brilliant, as usual.

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There's always room for Cello.



Cheers, BostonTim

 

[Pneumonic]

Sarah Chang performing Bach's masterpiece. Apologies for quality issues.

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[BostonTim]

Slowing it down some ... two brilliant pieces that feature my favourite instrument, the cello.

Beautiful, BTW


Cheers

 

[benhamean]

This guy rules.

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[TipRoast]

Composer: Mozart
Title: Ronda Alla Turca (Piano Sonata No. 11, 3rd Movement)
Pianist: Yuja Wang

 

[BostonTim]

I like Puccini and love Callas.

These Aria's are from Turandot. A bit of the Signor ascolta, ascolta signor was played in one of the Inspector Morse Episodes. Morse was of course a big opera buff.

Signor Ascolta, Ascolta Signor

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Tu che di gel sei cinta

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[deec77]

Great thread and some really awesome memories.

~Dee~

 

[TipRoast]

Compose: Grieg
Title: Morning Mood (from Peer Gynt Suite: Prelude to Act IV)

 

[Beaglebay]

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[Pneumonic]

Such brilliance from this supremely gifted young lady.

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