Classical Music at its Best

[blarney]

At last... Someone who's still alive... Arvo Part..

Arvo Part - "Spiegel im Spiegel'

[Vorteggs]

Eric Alfred Leslie Satie is dead but...

Erik SATIE: Gnossienne No. 3

I am rereading The Long Walk of Stephen King now and somehow this piece fits to me there.

[blarney]

Eric Alfred Leslie Satie is dead but...
Erik SATIE: Gnossienne No. 3

Wow... Spine-tingling indeed. The shame is that many have heard his music but how few know the name of the remarkable Erik Satie?

Regards,
Blarney

[Vorteggs]

I fell in love with Satie in a comprehensive concert made by a great follower of Debussy and Satie.

It was long ago, it was two hours in the music heaven. You know

That's why I'm posting Satie several times here - to the friends

[blarney]

I fell in love with Satie in a comprehensive concert made by a great follower of Debussy and Satie.

It was long ago, it was two hours in the music heaven. You know

That's why I'm posting Satie several times here - to the friends

Well, thank you Vortegs. Its much appreciated. I love his music...

Cheers,
Blarney

[blarney]

The 7th

Beethoven, Symphony No 7, II Karajan, Berliner Phil

[blarney]

Mahler Symphony No.5, 4th Mvt "Adagietto". World Orchestra for Peace - Valery Gergiev

[Bald Brick]

Inspired by the last movement of Beethoven's 9th in that other thread I thought I'd post this slightly smaller clip:

Jussi Björling " Die Himmel rühmen" Beethoven

(When I years ago told a music expert at my former workplace that I found it very moving I was told that "Well, Beethoven could be banal at times....")

[blarney]

The genius of Shostakovich.

Shostakovich - Piano Concerto No. 1: Allegro moderato

[blarney]

Chopin - Valentina Igoshina - Fantasie Impromptu

[veronicathecow]

Hi friends, I don't have a specific piece to recommend but a few years ago at a car boot sale I was lucky enough to pick up 20 CDs for £3 all new.
The man who sold it to me had received them as a gift from his dad and he had never bothered playing them.
The covers were incredibly plain and later I realised they were from a magazine with the catchy title of "Classic CD" (Started in UK in early 90's)

I nearly didn't bother playing them (Impulse purchase) as I thought they would probably be of poor quality.
Luckily I did and since then I have been buying the rest of the series because I have found more of my favorite versions of classical pieces from these CDs than any where else. They are usually tracks from a number of different albums.

If you are lucky you might pick up a job lot from ebay from time to time.
Hope you enjoy
Tony

[Vorteggs]

Here are two waltzes - from Shostakovich and from Sviridov. Both are classical composers but wrote for usual people too

Shostakovich (mind his 5-th symphony tho):
Видео споделяне / VBOX7 (Embedding disabled, limit reached)

Sviridov:

Океан Мечты - /Вальс Свиридова/

[blarney]

The power of Beethoven, Karajan and the Berlin Philharmonic...

Beethoven - Coriolan Overture (Karajan & Berliner Philharmoniker)

[Meemaw]

Someone may have posted this - Beethoven's 2nd concerto, Part 1... the piano player is Martha Argerich, who is phenomenal! (at least I think so...)  I hope you enjoy it....

Martha Argerich plays Beethoven´s 2nd Concerto Part I

[jimwilk]

Meemaw,
Thank you so much for that video clip of Martha Argerich playing the Beethoven Piano Concerto No 2. My wife and I sat here, having our mid morning cup of coffee, whilst listening to it and thoroughly enjoying it.
I have a friend who runs a classical music low power FM station in our home town. I phoned him, and he knew the video - turns out he has the DVD. He listened to the sound coming from my laptop over the phone. I will now send him the link to this very well patronised thread.

Jim