Gabriel Faure' - Pavane, Op 50

 

 

J.S.Bach - Brandenburg Concerto No. 3

 

 

Luigi Boccherini: Minuetto

 

 

The video of Nigel Kennedy (oops, sorry, 'Kennedy') reminds me of standing in a long 'Control/Hand Baggage' queue at Gatwick about 20 years ago.

There was a shorter, presumably 'Priority' queue. two rows away.

 

Nigel Kennedy approached the Control man with one piece of hand baggage and his violin case.

I kid you not - the man looked Nigel up and down, clearly regarded the assorted pins and piercings in his face with distaste and suspicion, (or was it his Aston Villa scarf he objected to?) pointed to the violin case and said (Yes, you've guessed it!): "What have you got in there?"

 

I've never been a great Kennedy fan, but Nigel much endeared himself to me that day. He looked at the guy, gave him a great grin, his shoulders shaking, and said: "It's me fiddle, mate."

The guy told him to open the case. "Me fiddle," Nigel repeated laughing. "It's me livin', mate."

 

Just then a very anxious young lady airport official rushed up and saved the Control man from further embarrassment and shame.

I'm listening to the classical music station on radio at the moment. I was trying to find a channel that played something I could listen too, but all were playing that ghastly noise that young people like, so classical music was the only refuge. It's good to know that amidst the audio garbage there is something that is real music.

I guess when my generation passes they'll stop for lack of an audience though.

 This isn't classical but I find it good.

Cheesy? Rachmaninoff's 2nd piano concerto.......went to hear it at the Royal Albert Hall last Sept? ......totally blown away

On 1/30/2022 at 4:58 PM, KannikaP said:

What does she play..............piano accordion?   LOL

This is literally a piano itself.

41 minutes ago, murphybridget said:

This is literally a piano itself.

Only took 2 years to give me that piece of information, thanks. 555

An accordion is the squeeze box part, which can have a piano keyboard, hence Piano Accordion, or just buttons when it is, you guessed it, a Button Accordion. Cheers.

On 1/29/2022 at 6:50 PM, KhunLA said:

 

Would like to see her fingers so I know that she's not miming it. 

I enjoy many but for me it’s Vivaldi’s four seasons . Recently listened to it while driving my car through a snowy country setting back in farangland and it was amazing  ! Until I reached NYC and it’s traffic and drivers , then I have to switch over to punk rock or death metal to fit in with the other drivers 😜

In this dark and cold N American winter Beethoven's 3rd seems to be hitting the spot. 

 

On 2/12/2024 at 2:34 PM, KannikaP said:

Only took 2 years to give me that piece of information, thanks. 555

An accordion is the squeeze box part, which can have a piano keyboard, hence Piano Accordion, or just buttons when it is, you guessed it, a Button Accordion. Cheers.

Thanks for clarifying the distinction between Piano and Button Accordions. It's important to understand the different types of accordions and their unique features. Keep the music flowing!

On 2/12/2024 at 2:38 PM, KannikaP said:

Would like to see her fingers so I know that she's not miming it. 

Showing her fingers would definitely verify her talent.

Himari, won every contest she entered, don't think she will bother with them now

 

 

On 1/29/2022 at 6:19 PM, Real Name Hidden said:

I really miss the free concert in the park by the Royal Bangkok Symphony Orchestra.  Another victim of covid, they would start off every show with the William Tell Overture.

 

Otherwise, I enjoy Mozart, Beethoven, Bach, Bizet, and Strauss.  I think this is my favorite composition.

 

 

Ah, the William Tell Overture!

Did you know that if you can listen to this without thinking of The Lone Ranger you can count yourself an intellectual.

 

For me Opera, particularly Italian, Verdi and Puccini. All time favourites the Grand March from Aida ( to open my funeral!) and the Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves!

https://youtu.be/pLxBgAQBhQ8?si=k0UL-ImLrv75u_6_

Are the Beatles classical?

6 hours ago, still kicking said:

Are the Beatles classical?

Yesterday, Elenor Rigby, She's Laving Home, For No-one, all have string quartet backing.

Paul McCartney  songs of course

One of my favorite pieces is Modest Mussorgsky's Pictures of an Exhibition. Written in 1874 for piano, however the 1922 adaption for orchestra by Maurice Revel remains the most popular.

The piece is inspired by the paintings of Viktor Hartmann who was also an architect and designer and friend of Mussorgsky. In fact Hartmann gave Mussorgsky a couple of paintings which were to become the early inspiration for his piano suite in 10 movements.

When Hartmann died in 1873 at the age of 39, the music and art critic Vladimir Stasov organised an exhibition of 400 of his works, to which Mussorgsky lent his 2 paintings.

Wandering through the exhibition at the Academy of Arts in St. Petersburg Mussorgsky was taken by the sheer variety of the images and wrote the 10 part piece in 3 weeks. Regrettably most of Hartmann's pictures have now been lost.

Despite scoring the piece in 1874, it wasn't until five years after his death in 1881 that his friend Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov published the works, admittedly with a number of errors and omissions. 

It was a further 50 years before the works were 'officially published' as intended by Mussorgsky. 

Sir Henry Wood wrote an adaption in 1915 which was recorded onto 78, however he banned the playing of it after hearing Revel's version a number of years later.

To date the biggest selling version is the 1979 version by Emerson, Lake and Palmer.

Enjoy: -

Original version.

https://youtu.be/rH_Rsl7fjok?feature=shared

 

Ravel's 1922 Orchestration.

 

And if you fancy a bit of Prog Rock, then :

 

 

On 1/29/2022 at 7:50 PM, 41632584 said:

Unbelievable. Fine choreography and excellent execution. Certainly added another dimension to the music. Thanks!

On 1/30/2022 at 4:58 PM, KannikaP said:

What does she play..............piano accordion?   LOL

Grand piano I think.

Spotify has an amazing play list of classical, it's the only entertainment platform I subscribe too

 

Cheap on a Thai SIM, b200 a month

Beethoven is #1 for me.  All of him, but especially Symphonies #3, 5, 7, and #9.  And all the piano concertos and much much more.

My all time favourite is the Piano Concerto #4.

 

 

On 2/11/2024 at 10:34 PM, KannikaP said:

Only took 2 years to give me that piece of information, thanks. 555

An accordion is the squeeze box part, which can have a piano keyboard, hence Piano Accordion, or just buttons when it is, you guessed it, a Button Accordion. Cheers.

A side from accordion there are more Squeeze Boxes than accordion like concertina, bandoneon.

Sir Edward, Greig and Mendelsohn for me.

Oh, and Brian Wilson!