Classical Music

Today's Kickstarter is Carl Orff's "O Fortuna" from Carmina Burana. Arnold Schoenberg Chor with the Wiener KammerOrchester, conducted by Francisco Navarro Lara. Golden Saal Musikverein Vienna, 2024 Have a great day! https://nostr.download/d369a6357449ac400bb1ef01eb4c44a70efba19e015d7762fdd954d15b71718d.mp4

I will end the day with Josef Hofmann playing Rachmaninoff's Prelude in C Sharp minor, Op. 3 No. 2. (1945) https://nostr.download/779a28d55c6b54a2efd6e827632c38cc1d4770c688319c97c96ceb97158ee715.mp4 Did you know that Rachmaninov, after finishing his 3rd Concerto, asked Hofmann to play it at its premiere in 1909? While Hofmann refused, and Rachmaninoff was the one to play it, now we witness the original intention, so to speak, because the 3rd Concerto was dedicated to Hofmann.

Always an immense pleasure, Martha Argerich playing Bach's English Suite No. 3 in G Minor, BWV 808, The Gavottes. (Rosengarten Mannheim, 2023) https://nostr.download/f9612df2e99b9cec39466ea34b603b055418d4f047b2c7f158c453e9a4f955e2.mp4

A relaxing lunch break with Vera Danilina playing Bach's "Ich ruf' zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ", BWV 639. https://nostr.download/306de39869918796fef8cd3ed093c1627f6760fb054284d35cb1700ecfbb182c.mp4

Enjoy your coffee with Marie-Astrid Hulot playing Bach's Toccata and Fugue! (I added a few pictures with coffee places from Vienna to wish you an even better day.) https://nostr.download/0581ba13aa3d34c267ea80d1e6b7f2e2964720f014c241e4772942d1b2909185.mp4

My goodbye post for today is with Caroline Campbell wonderfully playing Monti's Csàrdàs. PS: Thank you for your comments! 👏 https://nostr.download/c2cc9cfcf3de8fba3fc4c76c7b674d8359d248dfc24d735748d96dbb905a67cc.mp4

Today's double espresso feeling is given by Itzhak Perlman playing Fiocco's Allegro. Have a great day! https://nostr.download/b09452d2eb76805a8f07f538ee9872f0d9c72a7e34d276f291a22553ff810a40.mp4

Today, I will say goodbye with Bach's Air on the G String, played by Anne-Sophie Mutter and her chamber ensemble, Mutter Virtuosi. https://nostr.download/9df2bb50abeffd7b90c828c08ffdab979f3e5768c4366e29851fe059025ed50c.mp4

A short moment with Juliana Grigoryan from Puccini’s La Bohème, “Sì, mi chiamano Mimì”. https://video.nostr.build/9345ceeee24f9f3536317d816057dce86be0c9dd04627501eb8aa97db04964a3.mp4

For lunch break, Maurizio Pollini playing Beethoven's Appassionata. Epic ending! https://video.nostr.build/1b326f31209b320051d90275492ca4283881d38858063d3677658424af6c319d.mp4

Let's begin with the classic guitar, Émilie Fend playing Se ela Perguntar by Dilermando Reis. Have a great week! https://video.nostr.build/63d12fc6a5c71142ad2a33b65ade4bf4f6e4d4bb99380a02fda721a749ce6a79.mp4

I will say goodbye today by remembering Soprano Maddalena Bonifacio singing "Caro Nome" from Verdi's Rigoletto. (1967) 👏👏👏 https://video.nostr.build/b86f19fe54423e229353010c2c957a0d48c58d80ced1c0175ba0edc7188e2649.mp4

The trailer for Mozart's The Wedding of Figaro with Christian Gerhaher as the Count of Almaviva and Sabine Devieilhe as Susanna. Opéra National de Paris, until December 27th. https://video.nostr.build/4688d0460bd45928e1281e9b7fe7421adda3d413520ac9fe33accb1c00a26261.mp4

Ingemisco from the "Dias irae" movement of Verdi's Requiem. Young Pavarotti and Karajan, Scala di Milano, 1967. Did you know that Pavarotti was a goalkeeper? I might have said it before... https://video.nostr.build/164d3bd1b6db629c676735212dcb3b4618f82dfce50c778b6df039d82a2d51e8.mp4

I will leave you today with the "Wings and Feathers" trailer from Semperoper Ballet Dresden. Auf Wiedersehen! https://video.nostr.build/57c46bac78a3e8845dea8c7cf6fc3f27d5fa05fc30ccc68fabb6aacfa56f03f4.mp4

One of the most peaceful songs, Paul de Senneville's Mariage D'amour, played by Iva Kosić. https://video.nostr.build/1422b74f454add01eea9fb17d070fc6db5df250d40b3b210f3e8947759156223.mp4

This is new for me. I just found out that last week we had the Vienna Japanese Ball. Have a beautiful day! https://video.nostr.build/f3bfa9b0dc9bdae917f427a493aea21a2842e2a6a842aff27c06f2887c30b9fb.mp4

I will end the day and wish you all a fantastic weekend through another leap back in time with Ivry Gitlis, violin, and Tasso Janopoulo, piano, performing Elgar's La capricieuse, Op.17. (Paris, 1962) https://video.nostr.build/f1bb5abc396b4ce72429c543a8b652e472fc28cbce38ce85de1f6aefec944f46.mp4

A beautiful evening with Ida Haendel, violin, and Ilya Itkin, piano, playing Beethoven's Sonata for violin and piano No. 9 in A major, Op. 47, also known as the "Kreutzer" Sonata (Finale: Presto). https://video.nostr.build/3009df26b13e863e50033642d0bf3273df859630b5b9a9a9104dc30976ed700d.mp4

For lunch break, I'm back with Ana Vidović, this time performing Bach's Partita in A minor, BWV 1013, Corrente. https://video.nostr.build/94cc593b7cee27a687d309dd41e21fd5095df850370ef4a06e9c0c40f8247d4d.mp4