Commander C Posted January 8, 2011 Report Share Posted January 8, 2011 Thought I would keep a new year's resolution and start a new topic! This is The Seasons by lesser-known 19th & 20th century Russian composer, Alexander Glazunov Heard it live some time ago, amazing to watch all the different instruments & percussion being played. Intro & Winter http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=37fyRO3s66w...feature=related Spring http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9aQ8TMuYCBU...feature=related Summer http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QBJPhblRS5g...feature=related Coda & Autumn http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tf3wvHLpIBM...feature=related and the stunning Autumn Adagio & Finale http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJs2iJj3Z6E...feature=related http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Glazunov Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arty Posted January 8, 2011 Report Share Posted January 8, 2011 Thank you, CC Very Classical and sophisticated. Definitely in keeping with ShareScene's style. Well done. I like Glazunov's music quite a lot - when I'm in a mellow mood or intend to calm down. I'm just now listening to his Lyric Poem: and have you heard Heifetz' rendition of the - fiendishly tricky to play - violin concerto in a? It's part of this playlist: Enjoy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bermuda Posted January 8, 2011 Report Share Posted January 8, 2011 I do like classical music but I got my Christmas wish. U2 live at Los Angeles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flower Posted January 8, 2011 Report Share Posted January 8, 2011 The Hymn---"Jerusalem" Fantastically moving, filmed in The Albert Hall, London-where I saw Frank Sinatra with Count Basie some 45 years ago! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arty Posted January 9, 2011 Report Share Posted January 9, 2011 I never "got" the pomp/ pompousness of events like Proms or any Andre Rieu concert. (Can't stand Wagner either - IMO he's a self-indulgent pompous old f@rt.) Of all the choral works in the area "religion-meets-pop", this Flash Mob Hallelujah Chorus is my "Must See": Of other sacral works, here's a few of my all-time favourites. First, two deeply-felt renditions of Bruckner's "Locus Iste" of "Dies Irae" by Verdi: and Mozart's vision: or take the "Lacrimosa": and the same by Verdi: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadster Posted January 9, 2011 Report Share Posted January 9, 2011 I have a vague (very) memory Bruckner's 4th Symphony was played on cherman radio as they surrendered. Thanks for sharing your favourites - a sophisticated taste there Herr Arty. Bach Cello concertos would be my contribution! cheers Roadster ps Isnt that the best use of mobile phones! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flower Posted January 9, 2011 Report Share Posted January 9, 2011 never "got" the pomp/ pompousness of events like Proms or any Andre Rieu concert --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Come come arty---you surely dont put the two in the same bracket! You might well have visited Subiaco Oval, ever seen any PROMS concert in The Albert Hall, South Kensington, SW7? Doubt the two programmes on offer on any particular night bear any resemblance whatsoever! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arty Posted January 9, 2011 Report Share Posted January 9, 2011 Bruckner #4 is indeed high up there. Very "Romantic" indeed. But I've checked your suggestion of (J. Christian) Bach's Cello Concerto, and found this delightful gem, played by a little 9yo. Download and put it on repeat: In the "related" suggestions, I also found his rendition of the Bumblebee. The way he plays on the cello a piece that's driven many an older violin player to despair, brings tears to your eyes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arty Posted January 9, 2011 Report Share Posted January 9, 2011 PS to Roadster's mention of Bruckner 4: I found a terrific recording on youtube, played by the NDR SO under Gunter Wand in the Dom zu Luebeck (Lubeck Cathedral). Somehow, Wand and the Hamburg-based NDR SO seem to have a special empathy with Hamburg-born Bruckner. Unfortunately, the performance has been cut into seven segments of 10 minutes each, starting here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m5rSdIc6mp8 but IMO well worth watching - as I've just done and could start over again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arty Posted January 9, 2011 Report Share Posted January 9, 2011 ... and if you can stand one more Wand-erful symphony: Here's the one they called "Beethoven's Tenth": Brahms' Number One: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mw49ChkuxLw And apologies for my earlier mis-quote. Of course not Bruckner, but Brahms, was born in Hamburg. I wouldn't have thought that I had still so much parochialism - born near, studied in Hamburg - to think of Brahms whenever a composer "Br..." was mentioned. One more Brahms? How about Henryk Szeryng playing the violin concerto: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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