Amazing pieces of classical music - 32Johannes Brahms's Tragic Overture, Op. 81, is a concert overture for orchestra written during the summer of 1880. It premiered, under the baton of Hans Richter who was then the director of the Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde in Vienna, on 26th December... See More » (1)
Amazing pieces of classical music - 30Joseph Haydn's Die Schöpfung, Hob. XXI:2, third movement, movement 30a. (duet): 'Von deiner Güt, O Herr und Gott' sung by Agnes Giebel (Eva) and Gottlob Frick (Adam) with the choir and orchestra of the Bavarian Radio Orchestra conducted by Eugen... See More » (1)
Amazing pieces of classical music - 27Joseph Haydn's Quartet No. 66 in G major, Op. 77 No. 1, (Hob. No. III:81) performed by the Amadeus String Quartet (Norbert Brainin - Siegmund Nissel - Peter Schidlof - Martin Lovett) in 1956. Haydn wrote 68 string quartets, and according to reviewer... See More » (1)
Classical Music for Brain Power | Mozart, Beethoven, ....I am not sure if listening to classical music really increases brain power, but I like it. :-) (1)
Amazing pieces of classical music - 21Claude Debussy's Nocturnes, L.91: I. "Nuages" (Clouds), performed by the London Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Leopold Stokowski in 1957. Once again, Stokowski used his so-called 'Stoki tricks' to completely reshape the orchestra's sound and... See More » (1)
Amazing pieces of classical music - 2What Robert Redford did for the indie movies Sir Thomas Beecham did once also for French classical music. In fact, one can indeed state that Beecham did way more for French music abroad than any French conductor. Here's his L'Arlésienne Suite No. 1:... See More » (1)
Amazing pieces of classical music - 1Just now and then there comes along one piece of music performed by one musician that is right enough to play again and again. Here is one: The Romance from The Gadfly op. 97 by Dmitri Shostakovich with Jonathan Carney (1)
2. Arvo Part -- Spiegel im spiegelIn this video 2 favorite things of mine combine, silent film and the single most precious piece Mirror in a mirror in english, such simplicity, and depth of feeling, purity. The highest is represented with music like this. It's also like... See More » (1)
