Amazing pieces of classical music - 51 PINNEDThe Cantata BWV 82, "Ich habe genug" ("I have enough"), is a profound 1727 solo cantata written by J.S. Bach for the Feast of the Purification of Mary. It reflects a deep, peaceful Lutheran longing for death, framing the end of life not as a tragedy,... See More » (2)
Amazing pieces of classical music - 50 PINNEDZadok the Priest (HWV 258) is a British anthem that was composed by George Frideric Handel for the coronation of George II in 1727. Music aside, when considering the biblical comparisons to the modern British monarchy, as any good catholic Anglican... See More » (1)
Amazing pieces of classical music - 49The Pulcinella Suite by Igor Stravinsky, arranged from the ballet (1920 arr. ca. 1922 rev. 1947) in a performance by the Academy of St Martin in the Fields under their conductor Neville Marriner recorded at Kingsway Hall, London, under the Argos... See More » (1)
What's the very best Blues album for you?Widely considered the best blues album, B.B. King's Live at the Regal (1965) captures the pinnacle of blues performance with incredible guitar work and crowd energy. What would your own personal top ten be? B.B. King - Live at the Regal T-Bone... See More » (1)
Amazing pieces of classical music - 48What in the world was going on through Johann Sebastian Bach's head when he composed his Fifth Brandenburg's Concerto's Cadenza? It sounds completely different from most of his other keyboard works. The first written out cadenza in any keyboard work... See More » (3)
Rainelle Krausewas an up-coming American coloratura soprano who passed away unexpectedly the day before yesterday at a tender age of 37. She was internationally known for her impressive portrayal of the Queen of the Night in Mozart's Die Zauberflöte, a role she... See More » (1)
Amazing pieces of classical music - 46Antonio Vivaldi's Trio Sonata in D minor, Op. 1, No. 12, RV. 63, La Follia unfolds in one single movement made up of up to twenty variations on the "La Follia" theme performed this time around by the early music ensemble Hespèrion XXI under the... See More » (1)
