Many are probably aware of this, Gieseking in Beethoven's 5 PC. Recorded in Berlin in 1944. Genuine stereo with the sound of artillery in the background. The sound is amazing considering the age of the recording and the conditions under which it was made...
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This is only indirectly classical but I am fond of this arrangement of Dvorak's Humoreske by the Comedian Harmonists:
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The presentation is in Dutch, you have to wait quite a while (around 15 minutes) to get to the meat, and you may have to download a Windows Media Player plugin to hear it, but this is well worth listening to. It included the work of our old friend Oliver Sudden.Comment
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Here's Benno Moiseiwitsch playing Liszt's paraphrase/transcription of Wagner's overture to Lohengrin.
It is a tremendous feat of pianistic dexterity, memory and sheer bravura. If you can stay right to the end, I find his closing gesture and remarks are quite hilarious, given what drama has just gone before.
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Thanks to whoever put the youtube progs of the old charmer, Artur Rubinstein, on this. I have told this on the old boards but.......many years ago a friend and I were descending the Artists'stairs at the RAH and Artur passed us on the way up. He gave us both a sweeping bow, hat in hand, and said "Good morning young ladies". It made our day.......and he was a wonderful pianist too.
We were 18 and impressionable
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Et maintenant: La Toccata & Fugue in D minor (BWV 565) de Bach comme vous ne l' avez sans doute jamais entendue!
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That looks like it was one hell of a party....Originally posted by rubbernecker View PostEt maintenant: La Toccata & Fugue in D minor (BWV 565) de Bach comme vous ne l' avez sans doute jamais entendue!
http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v...4l-e8&vq=large
(Beats doing the washing up)"...the isle is full of noises,
Sounds and sweet airs, that give delight and hurt not.
Sometimes a thousand twangling instruments
Will hum about mine ears, and sometime voices..."
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Rudolf Serkin with Vienna Phil under Ormandy performing Mozart Piano Concerto in C major, op 467. Some wonderful interplay between piano and woodwind, imo and a wonderful 1st movement cadenza
No final movement unfortunately
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Just surfing on YouTube and I came across Leif Segerstam's TWO HUNDRED AND TWELFTH SYMPHONY dedicated to Gustavo Dudamel and the Gothenberg SO, conducted from the piano by Segerstam. 212? How many has he written since?
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Here are a series of videos which allow you to follow along with the score of Messiaen's Quatuor Pour La Fin Du Temps:
In case you missed it, here's a video from Messiaen's Conservatoire analysis class, where he discusses Debussy and color...fantastic stuff!
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According to wikipedia:Originally posted by Chris Newman View Post
244 Symphonies (as of March 2011)
30 String quartets
13 Violin concertos
8 Cello concertos
4 Viola concertos
4 Piano concertos
When does the dusting get done, that's what I want to know
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This
and this
are worth a look
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Some musicians enjoying themselves in music by another "Mr Green".
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Lovers of Leos Janacek, Raphael Kubelik and above all ASTRID VARNAY prepare to dream your dream:
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Maybe not what you were expecting but very talented:
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