Alexander Borodin - String Quartet No. 2 in D Major: III. Notturno. Andante
Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields - The Best of the Academy
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Tavener, The Protecting Veil, Thrinos, Eternal Memory
A not as well-known English Baroque composer, but quite enjoyable.
Well, I have them (I have all nine) on CD, and now, they are on my computer's iTunes, and also on my mp3 player(s); I don't do the Cloud.
To be honest, they are the most forgettable of the symphonies, and are pretty derivative of Haydn - to my mind, Beethoven didn't really come into his own authentic symphonic voice until the third symphony.
However, you may think differently.
Ah, wonderful; some of the Russian 19th & 20th century composers are brilliant.
Love to be introduced to composers from the Baroque era that I have yet to discover.
thank you for your reply!
Borodin is incredible and i have most of his music.
i had tears when i saw Rachmaninov's 3rd piano concerto live years ago.
those Beethoven symphonies could be on an older hardrive, along with the 10th that was recored in rehearsal.
these composers were ahead of their time!
While I'm pretty partial to the music of Borodin, I am also enamoured of the music of Tchaikovsky, and Mussorgsky, and, of course, those stunning piano concertos composed by Rachmaninov.
Moreover, once we reach the 20th century, both Khachaturian and Prokofiev were brilliant Russian (well, Soviet) composers.
Attended a concert on Thursday featuring Mozart Piano Concerto No. 13, Symphony No. 31 and Ravel's La Tombeau de Couperin.
Really enjoying some of Tarrega's most remarkable masterpieces.
One of my favorites as well 👍
I wonder what Tárrega would have thought of this piece being sampled for one of the most famous "ring tones" of all time 😃
Well if you want to immortalize something, put it in an indestructible Nokia
I enjoyed his interpretation and the recording - good quality!
RIO DE JANEIRO - Yamandu Costa - Samba Pro Rapha - 2018
Virtuoso / Amazing
Virtuoso / Amazing
One of my favorite soundtracks indeed. Wendy (nee Walter) Carlos did some incredible work on what those days were fairly primitive synthesizers.
For those who think their piano playing abilities and ego are up to it, Liszt’s La Campanella will adequately test your mettle. I think Liszt wrote this solely to demonstrate his technical superiority and huge size of his hands, plucky bastard!
No thanks. I'm learning HR No.2 and that's enough trauma.
Happy Birthday if it were written by Liszt 😃
Edward Elgar - Enigma Variations - Nimrod | Leonard Bernstein
See also the complete Edward Elgar's Enigma Variations | BBC Symphony Orchestra, Leonard Bernstein
See also the complete Edward Elgar's Enigma Variations | BBC Symphony Orchestra, Leonard Bernstein
There isn't a full length video of the ballet on YouTube at the moment but anybody who wants to "see the music, hear the dance" ought to keep an eye out...
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Wild Mountain Thyme - Arranged by Scott Tennant Recorded by Hannah Murphy on classical acoustic guitar
Beethoven sonatas for violin and piano. Will be attending four concerts next month featuring all ten sonatas. Looking forward.
Just had the pleasure of listening to it again.
One of my all time favourites (and I have several different versions of this piece of music) - Antonio Soler - Fandango.
A couple of my favorite Andrew York's performances
"Home"
"Woven World"
"Home"
"Woven World"
A Gala Christmas in Vienna -Placido Domingo, Sarah Brightman, Helmut Lotti, Riccardo Cocciante
