SUNDAY MORNING CLASSICS ON TBP

A collaboration of: “The Classic Music Mafia”
Anthony Aaron, and Steve C.

Steve C / Classic Music Mafia: Here is the image depicting “The Classic Music Gangsters,” a whimsical and imaginative group of classical musicians with a playful gangster twist. The scene is set in an old-world music hall with rich, vintage decor, where the musicians are performing in stylish 1920s-era gangster attire. The atmosphere is mysterious yet sophisticated, capturing the unique blend of classical music and a lighthearted gangster theme. – aka.attrition

Every Sunday morning we present selections for our TBP family to enjoy.

We present symphonies, ensembles, quartets, octets, etc.

Not all of our music is strictly ‘classical’. We may stray a little, but we strive to make all of our selections ‘classy’.

We offer tips on proper ‘symphony etiquette’ and even some selections that are a bit light-hearted and fun aimed at a younger audience. Those pieces will be so designated, and might be a good way to introduce kids to a world of music that they might not have been exposed to or think of as old and ‘stuffy’.

A full symphony will run as long as it will. We don’t want to cut a symphony short. However, we also include some shorter pieces that we try to keep under fifteen minutes in length. You can sample each and hopefully find one or more that pleases you.

We hope that you enjoy our Sunday selections.

Anthony Aaron

Vaughan Williams: 5. Sinfonie

Critic David Allen, author of the New York Times article, offers a personal tribute to Vaughan Williams’ catalog, in particular, the Fifth Symphony:

“On account of that breadth of emotional and compositional range, there are any number of entry points into Vaughan Williams’ work; for me, the moment of discovery came hearing the Fifth Symphony.

“On its face, the Fifth is one of Vaughan Williams’ most straightforward works, and more than debatably his most purely beautiful. Dedicated to Sibelius, it premiered at the Royal Albert Hall, with the composer conducting on June 24, 1943, and it was immediately hailed for its lustrous consolation amid total war. After a New York Philharmonic performance the following year, [New York Times critic Olin] Downes called it “the symphony of a poet, regardless of the throng, who communes with the ideal.”

“That poetry, especially the yearning of its Romanza, was hard-earned. Vaughan Williams started the symphony after he met Ursula Wood in 1938, his eventual second wife, who offered him musical as well as personal rejuvenation.

Ralph Vaughan Williams:

5. Sinfonie

(Auftritt) 00:00 ∙

I. Moderato – Allegro 00:29

II. Scherzo. Presto 11:55

III. Romanza. Lento 17:20

IV. Passacaglia. Moderato – Allegro – Tempo primo 28:52

hr-Sinfonieorchester – Frankfurt Radio Symphony

Sir Andrew Davis, Dirigent

Alte Oper Frankfurt, 13. Mai 2016

This Piece Comes To Us Thanks To James.

Kansas – Portrait (He Knew)

Thanks as always Music Mafia(Sunday Music Crew),nice to see a Who cover of tune recently posted,proving yet again how styles of music co-exist and to a degree all have the same roots.

I am going with Kansas today,with keyboards/violins ect. feel they definitely have classic roots:

This Next One Comes To Us Thanks To Anonymous And Is One Of My Favorite Works Of Classical Music.

Dvorak – New World Symphony (Full)

The Next Three Pieces Come To Us Thanks To Ursel Doran.

Yuja Wang: Schumann Piano Concerto in A minor Op. 54 [HD]

A Sunday without a Yuja performance is like a day without sunshine, so here is a goodie.

Yuja performs a Schuman piece.. Goodness, Truth and beauty.

Neil Diamond – America (Live At The Greek Theatre / 2012)

Neil Diamond has a great performance on our history of how most all of us got into this country as immigrants.

Copland: Appalachian Spring – Alondra de la Parra

Our favourite conductor with a classic piece she really gets into as usual!!!

The Next Two Come To Us Thanks To difrangia.

Pink Floyd – Mother – Live 1980 [remastered audio]

For Mothers on their day; ‘Bookend Mother Anthems’, forty years apart by the artist who penned the lyrics and supporting artists.

Roger Waters – Mother

The Next Four Come To Us Thanks To Texas Khaan.

MY ANCESTOR’S KHOOMEI — Khoomei Beat [ Lyrics Video ]

Maybe someone else also will like this music from Russia’s Republic of Tuva:

About Changys Baglaash – Khoomei Beat [Хоомей Бит – Чангыс Баглааш]

Khoomei Beat are five outstanding musicians who excel in khöömei – Tuva’s unique style of throat singing. They layer traditional and modern instruments with their distinctive vocals to create powerful arrangements with modern rhythms and electronic sounds.

Exhilarating and foot-stomping – a musical art that stretches back to the dawn of humanity, while simultaneously reaching forward to new horizons.

Location: Tuva

Musicians:

Bailak Mongush: drums

Kan-Khuler Saaya: throat singing, doshpuluur

Shoraan Ochur: bass

Aidan Sedii: cello

Aikan Oorzhak: throat singing, igil

If the preceding was to your liking, take 10 minutes and learn from this video:

Khoomei Beat – Changys Baglaash ЧАНГЫС БАГЛААШ – [Official Music Video]

Khoomei Beat – Changys Baglaash ЧАНГЫС БАГЛААШ – [Official Music Video]

KHOOMEI BEAT – Chazyn erte [Tuvan Throat Singing]

KHOOMEI BEAT – Chazyn erte [Tuvan Throat Singing]

Anthony Aaron

English Folk Song Suite – Ralph Vaughan Williams

00:00 – March, “Seventeen Come Sunday”
03:41 – Intermezzo, “My Bonny Boy”
07:47 – March, “Folk Songs from Somerset”

Ralph Vaughan Williams’ English Folk Song Suite celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2023. This performance was recorded Jan. 8, 2023, at George Mason University’s Center for the Arts Concert Hall in Fairfax, Va., conducted by Marine Band Associate Director Maj. Ryan J. Nowlin.

Suite for Pipes – Ralph Vaughan Williams

Recorded in Milton Court Concert Hall, February 2015

Ralph VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: Romance

The Romance (Andantino – Appassionato) from Vaughan Williams’ Serenade in A minor. Written in 1898, the Serenade was VW’s first orchestral work, composed shortly after he left the Royal College of Music and while he was also working for his doctorate of music. This Romance – the fourth of five short movements – is particularly successful.

A tiny bit of musical history on this date: The Beatles released ‘Paperback Writer’ as the “A” side of a single that featured ‘Rain’ on the “B” side – which would appear on their amazing album, ‘Revolver’ in August, 1966; the soundtrack of (the original) ‘West Side Story’ took the #1 spot on music charts here in the United States after its release in 1961 – and remained there for 54 non-consecutive weeks – a record that still stands.

The Beatles in the recording studio – Paperback Writer

A “day in the life” of the Beatles in the recording studio. Going back to April 14th 1966 the day they recorded Paperback Writer.

The Radical Innovations of the Perfect Beatles Song: Rain

The song “Rain”, born out of these sessions and released as the B-side to Paperback Writer in mid-1966, would be the world’s first glimpse into the brilliant new ideas and sounds that burst forth on the landmark Revolver album in August 1966.

West Side Story – Maria

Tony (Richard Beymer) sings of his newfound love for Maria (Natalie Wood).

West Side Story – Tonight

“Tonight, tonight, it all began tonight.” Tony (Richard Beymer) and Maria’s (Natalie Wood) duet on fire escape is an iconic adaptation of the balcony scene from Romeo & Juilet.

West Side Story – Somewhere

Tony (Richard Beymer) and Maria (Natalie Wood) sing about their hope to run away together.

And, of course, the kleenex was all gone by the time they finished this song …


Steve C.

Aram Khachaturian — “Adagio of Spartacus and Phrygia” from the ballet Spartacus

Moscow State Symphony Orchestra

Music director & Chief conductor — P. Kogan

Tchaikovsky Concert Hall (Moscow Philharmonic)

Moscow, 2021

Conductor — Azim Karimov

Sibelius: Finlandia (Prom 75)

Music by Sibelius marks the 100th anniversary of Finnish Independence. Performed by the BBC Singers, BBC Symphony Chorus and the BBC Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Sakari Oramo.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fE0RbPsC9u

EElgar: Pomp and Circumstance | BBC Proms 2014 – BBC

In this clip, Sakari Oramo conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra in Elgar’s Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1 in D major (‘Land of Hope and Glory’).

The BBC Proms is a classical music festival held every summer at the Royal Albert Hall in London, and in recent years has explored new venue spaces through the innovative Proms at… series of events. Its aim; to bring the best in classical music to the widest possible audience, which remains true to founder-conductor Henry Wood’s original vision in 1895.

Whether you are a classical connoisseur or think ‘classical music is not for me’ there is surely something for everyone in the 8 week stretch of concerts, workshops, talks and family events.

BBC Proms | 2014

The Sound of Music BBC Proms HD1080

BBC Proms 2010

Rodgers and Hammerstein’s The Sound Of Music

The John Wilson Orchestra

John Wilson, Conductor

Sierra Boggess – Soprano

Kim Criswell – Mezzo

Rod Gilfry – Baritone

The Maida Vale Singers

The John Wilson Orchestra

Recorded in Royal Albert Hall on Aug. 22, 2010

The Last Night of The Proms – Royal Albert Hall

Many people’s perception of the Proms is taken from the Last Night, although this concert is very different from the others. It usually takes place on the second Saturday in September, and is broadcast in the UK on BBC Radio 3, and on BBC2 (first half) and BBC1 (second half).

The concert is traditionally in a lighter, ‘winding-down’ vein, with popular classics being followed by a series of British patriotic pieces in the second half of the concert.

This sequence traditionally includes Edward Elgar’s “Pomp & Circumstance March No. 1” (to part of which “Land of Hope and Glory” is sung) and Henry Wood’s “Fantasia on British Sea Songs”, followed by Thomas Arne’s “Rule, Britannia!”. However, the “Fantasia” did not feature from 2008 to 2011,[citation needed] though “Rule, Britannia!” has retained its place in the programme in its own right. The full “Fantasia” re-appeared in 2012, but was again absent from the 2013 concert.

The concert concludes with Hubert Parry’s “Jerusalem” (a setting of a poem by William Blake), and the British national anthem, in recent years in an arrangement by Benjamin Britten. The repeat of the Elgar March at the Last Night can be traced to the spontaneous audience demand for a double encore at its premiere at a 1901 Proms concert. The closing sequence of the second half became fully established in 1954 during Sargent’s tenure as chief conductor of the Proms.

The Prommers have made a tradition of singing “Auld Lang Syne” after the end of the concert, but it was not included in the programme until 2015

The Classic Music Mafia – Adding some class to this joint one Sunday at a time.

Heaven help us…