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Conducted by Tomomi Nishimoto (see notes 1), the Russian Bolshoi Symphony Orchestra plays Hungarian Dance No. 5 by Johannes Brahms.
The Hungarian Dances by Johannes Brahms (WoO 1), are a set of 21 lively dance tunes based mostly on Hungarian themes, completed in 1869. They are among Brahms’s most popular works and were certainly the most profitable for him.
Continue reading “Brahms: Hungarian Dance No. 5 (Nishimoto)”Conducted by Christian Thielemann, the Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra) performs Ludwig van Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op 67. Written in 1804-1808, Beethoven’s fifth is one of the best-known compositions in classical music. It was first performed in Vienna’s Theater an der Wien (see notes 1) in 1808. Then, it became one of the most frequently played symphonies.
Continue reading “Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 (Thielemann)”Aram Khachaturian was a Soviet Armenian composer and conductor (6 June 1903 – 1 May 1978). The “Waltz” is from the 1944 Masquerade Suite based on the Mikhail Lermontov play of the same name. Here André Anichanov conducts the St. Petersburg State Symphony Orchestra in this performance on the 1997 Naxos album.
Continue reading “Aram Khachaturian: “Masquerade: Waltz” and “Sabre Dance””Anda Jaleo is probably the best remembered and the most frequently performed song of the many Spanish
Here is the Teresa Berganza & Narciso Yepes version of the song:
Continue reading “Teresa Berganza sings “Anda Jaleo” by Federico García Lorca (Guitar: Narciso Yepes)”Francisco Tárrega is the composer of what has been claimed to be “probably the world’s most heard tune”: the Nokia ringtone, the Nokia tune, also used in advertising spots, is based on Tárrega’s Gran Vals.
Continue reading “Gran Vals (Francisco Tárrega)”Lágrima is a piece by Francisco Tárrega, and certainly a little gem in the guitar’s repertoire. It’s called “lágrima” (tear, or teardrop) because of the sadness in the second section, and isn’t a piece difficult to play: the feeling is much more important than technique with this one.
Continue reading “Francisco Tárrega’s Lágrima, played by César Amaro”The best versions of “Je
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Set in ancient times on the island of Ceylon, the opera tells the story of how two men’s vow of eternal friendship is threatened by their love for the same woman, whose own dilemma is the conflict between secular love and her sacred oath as a priestess.
Continue reading “Top 14 best versions of “Je crois entendre encore””Conducted by Christian Thielemann, the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra (Wiener Philharmoniker) and the Vienna Singverein perform Ludwig van Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op 125. Recorded in 2006 at the Musikverein in Vienna.
Continue reading “Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 (Thielemann)”Australian-born British classical guitarist John Williams plays Agustín Barrios Mangoré’s Vals Op. 8 No. 4.
Continue reading “John Williams plays Agustín Barrios Mangoré’s Vals Op. 8 No. 4”Italian tenor Enrico Caruso was the first gramophone star to sell more than a million copies with his 1904 recording of “Vesti la giubba” from the opera “Pagliacci” (Clowns) by Ruggero Leoncavallo. Here are his recordings from the 30th of November 1902, the 1st of February 1904, and the 17th of March 1907.
Continue reading “Caruso: Vesti la giubba (1902, 1904, 1907 editions)”
