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[mikrokosmos]

This Week's Listening & Muses - April 1-7

Schmitt - Suites from Antoine et Cléopâtre. For r/classicalmusic 's piece of the week. I haven't listened to much by Florent Schmitt, I know his symphonie concertante and some piano works. I liked his orchestration, like Debussy mixed with Strauss. Doesn't captivate me as much as the piano and chamber works but it is luscious.

Mendelssohn - Concerto in Ab Major for two pianos. Decided to listen through more of Hyperion's catalogue of "Romantic Piano Concertos", which were some of the works I listened to getting into classical music and were formative to my tastes. Mendelssohn's double piano concertos were written when he was a teenager for him to play with his sister Fanny, and they weren't published in his lifetime and apparently he thought they were immature. The concerto was charming and made me think of the early/classical Beethoven piano concertos

Moszkowski - Piano Concerto in E major. Another recording from the Romantic Concertos series, I hadn't listened to this one much before and wasn't that interested. Listening to it again now, I loved the exuberance and larger-than-life sounds

Schmidt - Symphony no.1. A less popular symphonist I was really into years back, late romantic and decadent. I didn't like this one as much at first, but listening now I'm surprised that I used to find it boring. It's very loud, grand, "majestic", and like a lot of romantic symphonies, long. It's great for blasting on speakers

Messiaen - Turangalîla. To break up the Romantic monotony, I was happy to see Marc-André Hamelin as the pianist for this masterpiece. Bombastic, "futuristic", otherworldly, fun and beautiful and sometimes mind-boggling.

I'll try to post the top favorites of music I listen to in a week to share some recommendations and act as my own listening diary, hopefully introduce some music to you guys or get recommendations in return!

#classical music #music #classical #orchestra music #piano music #piano concerto #orchestra #piano #symphony #symphony orchestra #Florence Schmitt #Schmitt #Felix Mendelssohn #Fanny Mendelssohn #Mendelssohn #Moszkowski #Moritz Moszkowski #Olivier Messiaen #Messiaen #Turangalila #Schmidt #Franz Schmidt #Antoine et Cleopatre #ballet suite #ballet music #Sakari Oramo #BBC symphony orchestra #Jerzy Maksymiuk #Stephen Coombs #Ian Munro

[markgatissappreciationsociety]

Tickets to this would be a lovely Christmas present to anyone who lives near London. Sadly, I am not one of those people. But hearing Mark play Sherlock Holmes? That would be amazing. 

#mark gatiss #sherlock holmes #The Hound of the Baskervilles #BBC Symphony Orchestra

[literatemisfit]

I hadn't watched (listened to) David reading the chapter of Good Omens at the BBC Symphony event until yesterday because I was worried it would be cringy and I've already listened to it twice it's so good?????

#david tennant #bbc symphony orchestra #good omens

[dahliaduvide]

BBC Symphony Orchestra Discover

https://www.spitfireaudio.com/bbc-symphony-orchestra-discover

This plugin is amazing. So many instruments, and they all sound good. Depending on your project this might be the only plugin you need.

#vst plugins #orchestra #bbc symphony orchestra #my instruments #free vst #SA BBC Orchestra Discover #spitfire audio

[nonesuchrecords]

Seeing Oppenheimer this weekend? Get ready with a listen to John Adams’ opera Doctor Atomic, performed by Gerald Finley, Julia Bullock, BBC Symphony Orchestra, and BBC Singers conducted by the composer here.

And sure, you can listen to it before seeing Barbie too.

#john adams #doctor atomic #oppenheimer #gerald finley #julia bullock #bbc symphony orchestra #bbc singers #barbie #barbenheimer #nonesuch #nonesuch records

[sigmastolen]

Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36 "Enigma" - IX. Nimrod (Adagio) | Edward Elgar

BBC Symphony Orchestra; Leonard Bernstein, conductor

#today's earworm #music makes the people come together #listen to this! #edward elgar #enigma variations #nimrod #bbc symphony orchestra #leonard bernstein #brb feels #this is a post about my best friend of 20 years who i saw monday for the first time since 2019

[nobuyukikakigi]

2024年春の仕事

ここへ来てようやく春らしい陽射しが注いでくるようになりました。それまで福岡では、気温は平年と変わらないものの、重い雲が垂れ込め、時折雨風が強くなる日が続いていて、気分も体調も落ち込むことが多かったので嬉しく思っています。学期の始まりの慌ただしさもようやくひと段落し、溜め込んだ仕事に少しずつ取り組んでいるところです。美学と哲学の講義にも、またこれらを深めるゼミにも熱心な学生がいて刺激を受けています。ゼミではエドワード・W・サイードの晩年の著作を読み始めました。彼が何を問い続けてきたのかを顧みることをつうじて、現在の厳しい状況を見通す思考の方途を探れればと思います。 3月8日に広島交響楽団の演奏会を聴くために訪れた広島にて さて、3月から4月の仕事についてご報告しておきたいと思います。まず、書評紙『週間読書人』の3月1日号に、郁文堂から昨年末に刊行されたヨアヒム・ゼング編／細見和之訳『ア…

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#Béla Bartók #BBC Symphony Orchestra #Bohuslav Martinů #Christopher Noran #Chugoku Shimbun Newspaper #Erika Kobayashi #Goethe Institut Tokyo #Hiroshima Symphony Orchestra #Kazuyuki Hosomi #Kyoko Hayashi #Makoto Oda #Mayumi Kanagawa #Megumi Fukuda #Mercure des Arts #Nishinippon Shimbun Newspaper #Olivier Messiaen #Oppenheimer #Paul Celan #Peter Szondi #Research Group for Theory of Image #Research in Atomic Bomb Literature #Ryoko Aoki #Sayaka Shoji #Silvan Cambreling #Tadashi Tonoshiki #Tamiki Hara #Tatsuya Shimono #Theodor W. Adorno #Tokimate #Toshio Hosokawa

[clamarcap]

Allegro risoluto - II

Villem Kapp (1913 - 24 marzo 1964): Seconda Sinfonia in do maggiore (1955). BBC Symphony Orchestra, dir. Neeme Järvi. Grave – Allegro risoluto Adagio espressivo Allegro Allegro – Largo – Grave – Allegro molto – Allegro risoluto

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#BBC Symphony Orchestra #Neeme Järvi #Villem Kapp #Youtube

[monophonics]

Public Service Broadcasting - Broadcasting House 

#2022 #public service broadcasting #video #bbc symphony orchestra

[johnjpuccio]

Review of "Vaughan Williams: Symphony No. 6 & 8," with Martyn Brabbins; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Hyperion CDA68396

2022 marks the sesquicentennial anniversary of certainly the greatest British composer and arguably one of the world’s greatest composers ever, one who often goes overlooked but surely belongs right up there with the very best ever to have composed music, Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958). Except for his Tallis Fantasia and The Lark Ascending, you will almost never encounter any of his music on a concert program here in the USA, which is a real shame. Thank goodness we have recordings! For example, there are excellent boxed CD sets of his complete nine symphonies available at remarkably affordable prices conducted by Slatkin (my favorite overall), Previn (wonderful – my other favorite), Boult (the touchstone), and Bakels (surprisingly good). There are also of course other individual recordings of his symphonies, concertos, chamber music, songs, etc. that are well worth seeking out, many of which have been reviewed here at Classical Candor and can easily be looked up by scrolling down to the Vaughan Williams link in our list of composers.

To read the full review, click here:

Karl W. Nehring, Classical Candor

#Classical Music #Classical Music Reviews #Classical Music Albums #Classical Music Album Reviews #Music #Music Reviews #Music Albums #Music Album Reviews #Vaughan Williams #CD #Compact Disc #Martyn Brabbins #BBC Symphony Orchestra #Hyperion

[adscinema]

Pilgrimage - Werner Herzog (2001)

https://www.wernerherzog.com

#pilgrimage #werner herzog #2001 #2000s #short #short film #documentary #john tavener #germany #russia #mexico #bbc films #bbc #saint sergei #bbc symphony orchestra #parvin cox #westminster cathedral choir

[ladycharles]

My "no one owes you anything" twinky baroque pop number 😁🌍

Manic Pixie Dream World is out March 10th

This song isn't out till then but here's a little something else:

#glam rock #indie rock #spotify #lady charles #baroque pop #orchestral pop #Spitfire BBC Symphony Orchestra #Original music #Musician #Canadian music #Nonbinary #Genderfluid

[literatemisfit]

David's introduction to the stage by Neil Gaiman at the BBC Symphony Orchestra in 2019. Can't figure out how to post it here soooo here is a link!

https://m.facebook.com/BBCSO/videos/david-tennant/450971932248947/

#bbc symphony orchestra #david tennant #good omens #neil gaiman #video

[roennq]

The Music of The Musketeers

Part Four: The Original Television Soundtrack

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It's close to a decade since this treasure of a show premiered and they still have not released an official soundtrack for Series One. [Not holding my breath... but perhaps as a 10th Anniversary event?! Can someone make this happen?]

I guess, for now, we'll just have to be content with Paul Englishby's two-CD album although The Musketeers - Series 2 & 3 (Original Television Soundtrack) does not include the title/opening theme music by Murray Gold. But, hey, there's always YouTube!

As with any good soundtrack, there's a theme for each couple (Constance and D'artagnan, Aramis and the Queen, Porthos Meets Elodie, Athos Remembers Milady, Sylvie and Athos), as well as the series' antagonists (Rochefort and The Musketeers, Milady and The Jewels, Feron, Bonnaire, Grimaud’s Wrath, King Loius).

One of my many favourites from the album is Series Three Finale, from 3x10 episode We are the Garrison. I think it's a poignant, perfect score to end the series. 💕

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Playlists I know that not everyone enjoys movie or TV scores – my mom once told me she thought I was listening to funeral songs when it was the OST from The Lord of the Rings... 😅

However, if you do and would like to listen to the unreleased music from Series One, extracted by fans, you can do so here...

...and here:

Or to the entire album for Series Two and Three, which is also available for purchase (from Amazon, iTunes, Spotify, AllMusic), here:

Enjoy!

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Final Thoughts While I love opening and closing themes, I rarely go for the entire score. It was different with The Musketeers. The last TV soundtrack that had the same hold on me was Once Upon a Time: The Musical Episode. I could listen to Colin O'Donoghue and Josh Dallas all day... but that's an entirely different post altogether. 🤭

Final Part: Music Inspired by The Musketeers Part One | Two | Three

#bbc musketeers #the musketeers #the music of the musketeers #original tv soundtrack #music #awesome music #theme #album #favourites #murray gold #series one #paul englishby #series two #series three #prague philharmonic orchestra #world-renowned professional symphony orchestra #playlists #thoughts #opinions #youtube

[baynton-nation]

Mathew Baynton rehearsing ‘Fantastique’

26th September 2022

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#mathew baynton #mat baynton #symphonie fantastique #aurora orchestra #southbank centre #southbank #royal festival hall #bbc proms #six idiots #the six idiots #themthere #them there

[randomberlinchick]

Beethoven Symphony No. 9 - Mvt. 4 - Barenboim/West-Eastern Divan Orchestra

Happy German Unity Day!! . . . As always, I am presenting yet another version of Beethoven’s 9th Symphony.

It is not hard to understand why the Ninth enjoys such iconic status. It is the classic symphonic journey from darkness to light, from minor to major, and from chaos to order. It is also a massive undertaking, still one of the longest pieces in the symphonic repertoire. Beethoven's introduction of a chorus in the final movement — singing Schiller's Ode to Joy — gives the piece the searingly optimistic finale to end all finales. The message that all mankind will be brothers (no mention of sisters) is at the heart of its appeal.

That universal message has always carried unique power in modern Germany. When the controversial Wagner festival in Bayreuth reopened after the Third Reich in 1951, Beethoven's symphony was chosen to mark the occasion – good Germany chasing out bad Germany. When the Berlin Wall fell, the Ninth was performed to celebrate the country's reunification too. Nowadays the Ninth is also the anthem of the European Union. No one knows if the EU will still exist in a century's time. But the Ninth, and the statement it makes, are indestructible – even on a desert island.

More about Beethoven’s 9th Symphony here

More about the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra here

#youtube #beethoven #beethoven symphony no. 9 #ode to joy #schiller #daniel barenboim #music i love #classical music #bbc proms #national youth choir of great britain #west-eastern divan orchestra