Sinopsis
We are convinced that lovers of classical music include people who are always looking for (1) music that they have not heard before that might attract them, and (2) the best performance of music that they are familiar with and already enjoy.This website was created to help these music lovers achieve both goals. We are uniquely able to fulfill this mission because we bring together two exceptional resources that are not available on any other classical music website: (1) a classical music record collection that includes over 60,000 recordings of more than 35,000 different pieces of music from every corner of the globe, representing every historical period from biblical times to the present one of the largest collections of classical music in the world; and (2) the expertise of some of the best professional music commentators, musicians, and composers involved in the classical music world.With these unique resources we present three specialized podcasts and the opportunity to respond to them through our blog: (1) "Buried Treasure" will introduce music from all periods and places, providing an opportunity to explore rarely heard works; (2) panel discussions on the interpretation of classical music in which well-established record critics will review recordings of more familiar works, play excerpts of the performances under review, and explain their individual standards for judging performance; and (3) a podcast in which one of the leading composers in New York interviews notable performers and composers, discussing with them the latest developments in classical music.
Episodios
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![Buried Treasure: Myths, Legends, and Fairytales]()
Buried Treasure: Myths, Legends, and Fairytales
16/05/2011 Duración: 03h43minListening Guide The Work The Overture To The Opera Ali Baba By Giuseppe Bottesini Performed By The London Symphony Orchestra Franco Petracchi, Conducting (ASV CD DCA 907) Buy this CD on Amazon.com The Mountain King By Hugo Alfven 1-Invocation: which depicts a bright summer night in terms of the magical mood of a “white night.” […]
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![Buried Treasure – 2/5ths 3/6ths – Part II]()
Buried Treasure – 2/5ths & 3/6ths – Part II
25/03/2011 Duración: 07h23minListening Guide The Work Georges Auric (1899-1983) IMAGINEES Michel Debost, flute Claude Desulmondt, clarinet Michele Command, soprano Frederick Lodeon, cello La Quatuor Parrenin Jacques Cazauran, bass Jean Philippe Collard, piano Alexandre Myrat, director (Pathe C069 16287) PARTITA for two pianos Genevieve Joy/Christian Ivaldi, pianos (Adès 14.018) TRIO for oboe, clarinet and bassoon Robert Casier, oboe […]
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![Buried Treasure – 2/5ths 3/6ths – Part I]()
Buried Treasure – 2/5ths & 3/6ths – Part I
25/03/2011 Duración: 04h23minListening Guide The Work Mily Balakirev (1837-1910) GRANDE FANTASIE ON RUSSIAN FOLKSONGS, OP. 4 Anastiasia Seifetdinova, piano Russian Philharmonic Dmitry Yablonsky, conductor (Naxos 8.570396 CD) Buy this CD on Amazon OVERTURE ON THEMES OF RUSSIAN FOLKSONGS Kansas City Philharmonic Hans Schwieger, conductor (Urania 5131)[GLAZOUNOV #4] RUSSIA (SYMPHONIC POEM) Philharmonia Orchestra Yevgeny Svetlanov, conductor (Hyperion CDA […]
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![Interview: Ted Rosenthal]()
Interview: Ted Rosenthal
03/02/2011 Duración: 23minInterview Listening Samples Ballade In G Minor Nocturne In F Minor
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![Buried Treasure – Sir Arnold Bax]()
Buried Treasure – Sir Arnold Bax
24/01/2011 Duración: 06h24minListening Guide OTHER WORKS BY BAX: THE BARD OF THE DIMBOVITZA 1914 CATHALEEN NI HOOLIHAN 1903-05 CONCERTANTE FOR PIANO (LEFT HAND) & ORCH.24:07 1949 CHRISTMAS EVE 1912 DANCE OF WILD IRRAVEL (from 4 ORCHESTRAL SKETCHES) 1912-13 THE DEVIL THAT TEMPTED ST. ANTHONY 1928 FANTASY SONATA FOR HARP & VIOLA FATHERLAND from THE TALES OF ENSIGN […]
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![Symphony No. 10 in F-Sharp Major – Fourth Movement]()
Symphony No. 10 in F-Sharp Major – Fourth Movement
31/12/2010 Duración: 41minListening Guide The Work Tempo: Allegro pesante. Nicht zu schnell. (Not too fast) Key: E minor, with trio sections in C major, A major and B major and a coda in D minor Time Signature: 3/4 Form: Scherzo and Trio
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![Symphony No. 10 in F-Sharp Major – Fifth Movement]()
Symphony No. 10 in F-Sharp Major – Fifth Movement
31/12/2010 Duración: 54minListening Guide The Work Tempo: Langsam, schwer (slow and heavy). Key: F# major; beginning in D minor, with a main theme in B minor/major that goes through a series of modulations until it reaches the intended tonic before the final coda. Time Signature: The introduction shifts from 4/4 to 3/4 to 2/4 (and one measure […]
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![Symphony No. 10 in F-Sharp Major – Third Movement]()
Symphony No. 10 in F-Sharp Major – Third Movement
31/12/2010 Duración: 20minListening Guide The Work Tempo: Allegro Moderato Key: B-flat minor modulating to B-flat major, with a middle section in D minor, and closing in B-flat major/minor Time Signature: 2/4 Form: Da capo (A-B-A)
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![Symphony No. 10 in F-Sharp Major – Second Movement]()
Symphony No. 10 in F-Sharp Major – Second Movement
31/12/2010 Duración: 32minListening Guide The Work Tempo: Schnelle Viertel (3/4 ganze Takte – 4/4 alla breve) Key: F-sharp minor with a first Trio in F major, a second Trio (Ländler) in E- flat major, concluding in F-sharp major Time Signature: mixed meters that shift from duple to triple sometimes from measure to measure Form: Scherzo and Trio
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![Symphony No. 10 in F-Sharp Major – First Movement]()
Symphony No. 10 in F-Sharp Major – First Movement
31/12/2010 Duración: 48minListening Guide The Work Principal Tempi: Andante; Adagio Key: F-sharp major/minor with modulations into B minor, B-flat minor, D minor, A minor, A-flat minor, etc. Time Signature: 4/4 Form: Sonata-Rondo with three principal subjects
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![Symphony No. 10 in F-Sharp Major – Introduction]()
Symphony No. 10 in F-Sharp Major – Introduction
31/12/2010 Duración: 13minListening Guide The Work Date(s) of composition: 1910-11 Place(s) of composition: Toblach (and New York) Performing Versions and Completions: Ernst Kenek edited the first and third movements with the assistance of Alban Berg and Alexander Zemlinsky, published in 1924 by Paul Zsolnay, Vienna and first performed in Vienna on 14 October 1924 under the direction […]
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![Symphony No. 9 in D Major – Fourth Movement]()
Symphony No. 9 in D Major – Fourth Movement
31/12/2010 Duración: 57minListening Guide The Work Tempo: Sehr Langsam und Noch Zurückhaltend (very slow and yet held back); (Molto Adagio) Key: D-flat major (subsidiary section first in D-flat minor, then in C-sharp minor) with a brief excursion into F-sharp major during the development Time Signature: 4/4 Form: sonata form
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![Symphony No. 9 in D Major – Third Movement]()
Symphony No. 9 in D Major – Third Movement
31/12/2010 Duración: 44minListening Guide The Work Tempo: Allegro Assai. Sehr Trotzig (Very Obstinate) Key: A minor (with C sections in D) and various modulations (D minor, F major, D minor, A major, A-flat minor, etc.) Time Signature: Alla Breve with subsidiary theme in 2/4. Form: Rondo (ABA’B’A”CC’C”A”’ Coda)
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![Symphony No. 9 in D Major – Second Movement]()
Symphony No. 9 in D Major – Second Movement
31/12/2010 Duración: 36minListening Guide The Work Tempo: Im Tempo Eines Gemächlichen Ländlers. Etwas Täppisch Und Sehr Derb. (In the tempo of an easy-going ländler; somewhat clumsy and very coarse). Key: C Major, with Tempo II waltz theme in E major and E-flat major and Tempo III Ländler in F major, and various modulations. Time Signature: 3/4 Form: […]
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![Symphony No. 9 in D Major – First Movement]()
Symphony No. 9 in D Major – First Movement
31/12/2010 Duración: 01h14minListening Guide The Work Tempo: andante comodo Key: d major/minor with a third subject in b-flat major and various excursions into a variety of keys Time Signature: 4/4 Form: sonata with rondo elements
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![Symphony No. 9 in D Major – Introduction]()
Symphony No. 9 in D Major – Introduction
31/12/2010 Duración: 15minListening Guide The Work Date(s) of composition: 1909-10; published by Universal Editions, Vienna (1912) Place(s) of composition: Toblach and New York Premiere: Vienna, 26 June 1912, Bruno Walter conducting Orchestration: piccolo, 4 flutes, 4 oboes (4th doubling with English horn), 3 clarinets, clarinet in E-flat, bass clarinet, 4 bassoons (4th doubling with contrabassoon), 4 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 […]
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![Das Lied von der Erde – Der Abschied]()
Das Lied von der Erde – Der Abschied
31/12/2010 Duración: 01h43minListening Guide The Work Tempo: Schwer (Heavy); Sehr Mässig (Very moderate). Key: Begins in C minor; with principal sections in F, B-flat major, C major and minor, and ending by hovering between in C major and A minor. Time Signature: Begins in 4/4, with principal sections in alla breve and 3/4 and numerous meter shifts to […]
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![Das Lied von der Erde – Der Trunkene im Frühling]()
Das Lied von der Erde – Der Trunkene im Frühling
31/12/2010 Duración: 31minListening Guide The Work Tempo: Allegro, keck, aber nicht zu schnell (brazen, but not too fast) Key: A major, with subsidiary theme in F and excursions into D-flat major/minor, etc. Time signature: 4/4 (with a few bars of 2/4) Form: ABA song form Wenn nur ein Traum das Leben ist, warum denn Müh und Plag? […]
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![Das Lied von der Erde – Von der Schönheit]()
Das Lied von der Erde – Von der Schönheit
31/12/2010 Duración: 28minListening Guide The Work Tempo: Comodo Dolcissimo Principal Key: G major with modulations into E, G, C, A-flat, F, D and B-flat major Time signature: shifting between 3/4, 4/4 and occasional bars of 2/4 Form: sonata form (ABA’) Junge Mädchen pflücken Blumen, pflücken Lotosblumen an dem Uferrande. Zwischen Büschen und Blättern sitzen sie, sammeln Blüten […]
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![Das Lied von der Erde – Von der Jugend]()
Das Lied von der Erde – Von der Jugend
31/12/2010Listening Guide The Work Tempo: Behaglich heiter (comfortably cheerful) Principal Key: B-flat major (with a contrasting sections in G minor and major) Time Signature: alla breve Form: Song form (ABA) Mitten in dem kleinen Teiche steht ein Pavillon aus grünem und aus weissem Porzellan. Wie der Rücken eines Tigers wölbt die Brücke sich aus Jade […]
