Classical Music Discoveries
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Classical Music Discoveries
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The Missa solemnis in D major, Op. 123, is a Solemn Mass composed by Ludwig van Beethoven from 1819 to 1823. It was first performed on 7 April 1824 in Saint Petersburg, Russia, under the auspices of Beethoven's patron Prince Nikolai Galitzin; an incomplete performance was given in Vienna on 7 May 1824, when the Kyrie, Credo, and Agnus Dei were conducted by the composer. It is generally considered one of the composer's supreme achievements and, along with Bach's Mass in B minor, one of the most significant Mass settings of the common practice period.
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Der Kuss, Op. 128
Rondo a Capriccio, Op. 129
String Quartet No. 13, Op. 130
Performances by
Kriss Schmidt, baritone
Joana Filipe Martinez, piano
CMD Paris String Quartet
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6 Bagatelles for Piano, Op. 126
String Quartet No. 12 in E-flat Major, Op. 127
Performances by
Joana Filipe Martinez, piano
The CMD Paris String Quartet
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The effect of the ever-changing seasons has been a perpetual inspiration for composers since Ancient Greece’s Delphic hymns and before, down to the present day, arguably finding its richest expression, as Robert Matthew-Walker’s erudite booklet notes argue, in the generations who alternatively espoused Romanticism and Impressionism.
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Christian Sinding: Rustle of Spring, Op. 32 No. 3 (2:56)
Franz Liszt: Au lac de Wallenstadt (Années de pèlerinage) (3:31)
Pyotr Tchaikovsky: Song of the Lark (The Seasons, Op. 37a) (2:23)
Béla Bartók: From the Diary of a Fly (Mikrokosmos) (1:29)
Claude Deb ..read more
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The Consecration of the House (German: Die Weihe des Hauses), Op. 124, is a work by Ludwig van Beethoven composed in September 1822. It was commissioned by Carl Friedrich Hensler, the Director of Vienna's new Theater in der Josefstadt, and was first performed at the theatre's opening on October 3, 1822. It was the first work Beethoven wrote after his revival of studying the works of J. S. Bach and Handel and bears their influence.
The Consecration of the House overture was also the first item on the program at Beethoven’s 7 May 1824 concert at Vienna’s Theater am Kärntnertor, where the world ..read more
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These five works – four sonatas and a sonatina – chronicle a century of American writing for the viola and are linked by a concern for the directness of musical language. But they also reflect diversity in their origins and inspirations, the Ulysses Kay pieces being written by a pioneering African American, Libby Larsen’s by a successful female freelance composer, Eric Ewazen’s animated by a particularly American lyricism and energy, and the sonata by David Tcimpidis commemorating the ‘9/11’ terrorist attack on the World Trade Center, which Tcimpidis heard unfolding.
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Ulysses Kay
Sonat ..read more
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Lotario ("Lothair", HWV 26) is an opera seria in three acts by George Frideric Handel. The Italian-language libretto was adapted from Antonio Salvi's Adelaide. The opera was first given at the King's Theatre in London on 2 December 1729.
The story of the opera is a fictionalization of some events in the life of Holy Roman Empress Adelaide of Italy.
Conducted by Kathryn Cavanaugh
Performed by the CMD Opera Company of Venice
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Conductor Shea Lolin and composer/producer Christopher Hussey have returned to Prague to record with the Czech Philharmonic Wind Ensemble, carefully curating an album of premiere recordings spotlighting the woodwind orchestra, capturing its kaleidoscopic colors and symphonic potential to deepen and broaden appreciation of the medium’s power.
A large chamber ensemble of flutes, oboes, clarinets, bassoons, and saxophones in various sizes, the woodwind orchestra has a highly adaptable and magical tonal palette—it can be, in turn, boldly vibrant and delicately beautiful, thrillingly powerful and ..read more
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A memorable collection, a composer whose primacy spans the ages, a great performer. We find ourselves in front of Johann Sebastian Bach's (1685-1750) six Suites for solo cello, performed by Antonio Meneses. In J. S. BACH: THE CELLO SUITES he turns to this precious legacy, which he masters like few others. Around the world, he presents it to audiences. In the past, he has recorded it. Now, a new perspective on these eternally meaningful works leads him to rediscover them.
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1. Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007: I. Prélude – (2:30)
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Composer and Latin Grammy-nominated conductor Dimitri Cervo presents in this album his complete piano works, in a comprehensive selection of pieces that span nearly four decades of creative output.
Interpreted by Lucas Thomazinho, one of the most prominent figures in the contemporary piano scene, the album showcases the ongoing artistic evolution and rich diversity of musical influences that permeate Cervo's body of work.
The album features three distinct phases in Cervo's compositional journey: The first phase, spanning from 1985 to 1997, is notably marked by the inf ..read more