Yes, I know I'm a day late to start, but didn't think about posting these here as well as on social media. I hope some of you will take a classical journey through the year with me!
January 1st
Copland: Fanfare for the Common Man
What better way is there to start a new year than with a fanfare? Inspired by a speech made by Vice President Henry Wallace, this 1942 composition was also integrated into Aaron Copland's 3rd Symphony, which was first performed in 1946.
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January 2nd
Frank Bridge: Winter Pastoral
It's 10pm and the cars outside are already covered in frost, and there is much cold weather to come here in the Uk over the next few nights, and so what better piece for today than this lovely short piano piece depicting a bleak, frosty winter's morning? It was composed by British composer Frank Bridge in 1925.
Frank Bridge: Winter Pastoral
It's 10pm and the cars outside are already covered in frost, and there is much cold weather to come here in the Uk over the next few nights, and so what better piece for today than this lovely short piano piece depicting a bleak, frosty winter's morning? It was composed by British composer Frank Bridge in 1925.
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January 3rd
In 1966, famed animators Halas and Batchelor brought Gilbert and Sullivan's spooky opera Ruddigore to the screen. Yes, it's reduced to fifty minutes, but it's a perfect introduction to opera for kids, and it is beautifully sung by the likes of Ann Hood, Donald Adams and John Reed.
In 1966, famed animators Halas and Batchelor brought Gilbert and Sullivan's spooky opera Ruddigore to the screen. Yes, it's reduced to fifty minutes, but it's a perfect introduction to opera for kids, and it is beautifully sung by the likes of Ann Hood, Donald Adams and John Reed.
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January 4th
On this day in 1881, Johannes Brahms conducted the first performance of his Academic Festival Overture, composed in response to the University of Breslau presenting him with an honorary doctorate. The melodies and themes in the piece all come from well-known student drinking songs.
As an aside, the conductor in the video is Herbert Blomstedt, and is around 90 at the time the video was made. He made the news just last week for conducting Mahler's epic 9th symphony (all 90+ minutes of it!) at the age of 97! Conductors are right up there as the profession that lives longest.
https://www.sfcv.org/articles/music-news/age-cannot-wither-conductors-its-just-science
On this day in 1881, Johannes Brahms conducted the first performance of his Academic Festival Overture, composed in response to the University of Breslau presenting him with an honorary doctorate. The melodies and themes in the piece all come from well-known student drinking songs.
As an aside, the conductor in the video is Herbert Blomstedt, and is around 90 at the time the video was made. He made the news just last week for conducting Mahler's epic 9th symphony (all 90+ minutes of it!) at the age of 97! Conductors are right up there as the profession that lives longest.
https://www.sfcv.org/articles/music-news/age-cannot-wither-conductors-its-just-science
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Classical Piece for January 5th.
We round the weekend off with Chopin's Nocturne in Bflat minor, op 9, no. 1. A beautiful, melancholy piece, here it is played by Maurizio Pollini, who was born on this day in 1942, and who passed away last year.
We round the weekend off with Chopin's Nocturne in Bflat minor, op 9, no. 1. A beautiful, melancholy piece, here it is played by Maurizio Pollini, who was born on this day in 1942, and who passed away last year.
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Sorry, missed a couple of days through illness.
January 8th.
I don't like The Magic Flute. Never have, never will. However, as today is the 102nd anniversary of the first time an opera was broadcast on the radio direct from a live concert hall or theatre, and that happened to be The Magic Flute (oh those lucky listeners!), here's three minutes of the Queen of the Night squawking at you. Enjoy.
January 8th.
I don't like The Magic Flute. Never have, never will. However, as today is the 102nd anniversary of the first time an opera was broadcast on the radio direct from a live concert hall or theatre, and that happened to be The Magic Flute (oh those lucky listeners!), here's three minutes of the Queen of the Night squawking at you. Enjoy.
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Classical Music for January 9th
Two and a half years ago, a star was born when Yunchan Lim won the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition with a performance of Rachmaninov's 3rd concerto that moved conductor Marin Alsop to tears. We are so lucky to live during a period where there are so many great young classical musicians out there - quite literally dozens of them. Here's that complete concerto performance from June 2022. Sit back and enjoy.
Two and a half years ago, a star was born when Yunchan Lim won the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition with a performance of Rachmaninov's 3rd concerto that moved conductor Marin Alsop to tears. We are so lucky to live during a period where there are so many great young classical musicians out there - quite literally dozens of them. Here's that complete concerto performance from June 2022. Sit back and enjoy.
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I left off posting these on here, but thought today's entry might be of passing interest to some.
Classical music for Jan 14th. L'assassinat du Duc de Guise, from 1908, was one of the first films to have a score written for it, written by French composer Saint-Saens (he of the Carnival of the Animals fame), who was the first classical composer of note to write for film (Shostakovich, Walton, Prokofiev, and others, would also follow down that route). Here's the entire film, together with Saint-Saens's film score.
Classical music for Jan 14th. L'assassinat du Duc de Guise, from 1908, was one of the first films to have a score written for it, written by French composer Saint-Saens (he of the Carnival of the Animals fame), who was the first classical composer of note to write for film (Shostakovich, Walton, Prokofiev, and others, would also follow down that route). Here's the entire film, together with Saint-Saens's film score.
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Lim is truly a supreme pianist. It would be very interesting to see how he takes his career forward.pmp wrote: ↑Fri Jan 10, 2025 12:17 amClassical Music for January 9th
Two and a half years ago, a star was born when Yunchan Lim won the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition with a performance of Rachmaninov's 3rd concerto that moved conductor Marin Alsop to tears. We are so lucky to live during a period where there are so many great young classical musicians out there - quite literally dozens of them. Here's that complete concerto performance from June 2022. Sit back and enjoy.
Rach 3 is rightfully celebrated, but my absolute favourite of Lim has to be this and is one I go back to very often.