Showing posts with label Classical Music. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Classical Music. Show all posts

Monday, March 30, 2009

Music on a Monday - The Magic Flute by Mozart



Barbara Kilduff as Papagena
Manfred Hemm as Papageno
Kurt Moll as Sarastro

James Levine and the Met Orch (1991)

Monday, March 02, 2009

Massenet on a Monday - Thais



Janine Jansen at the Queens Jubilee


Jules Massenet 1842-1912

Jules Massenet is famous for his operas Manon, Thaïs and others.

Sunday, March 01, 2009

Saint-Saëns on a Sunday


Roger Moore does the introduction and Mischa Maisky performs a lushly romantic cello solo in the most famous movement of the suite.
«Julian Rachlin & friends» CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL
A film by Jasmina Hajdany; music written by Camille Saint-Saëns

Friday, February 27, 2009

Franck on a Friday


César Franck 1822 - 1890

Wrote much organ music and a very famous symphony. Sir Frederic Ashton choreographed a beautiful ballet to his “Symphonic Variations”.

Helicopter String Quartet - Karlheinz Stockhausen

Daniel Auber - La muette de Portici - "Amis, le soleil va paraitre" (Alfredo Kraus)

Daniel François Auber 1782-1871

Thursday, February 26, 2009

Wednesday, February 25, 2009

Thursday, February 19, 2009

Wednesday, February 18, 2009

Wednesday, February 11, 2009

Wagner on a Wednesday

Die Walküre: "The Ride of the Valkyries" (Boulez)

Thursday, February 05, 2009

Tchaikovsky on a Thursday- 1812 Overture

Performed by the Berlin Philharmonic with Seiji Ozawa conducting.

Wednesday, February 04, 2009

Wagner on a Wednesday

Great music to stimulate the mind. Calm and tranquil on the surface and yet you feel the power that moves underneath. That is the beauty and power of Richard Wagner's music.

Enjoy this "Wagner on a Wednesday" moment.