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Video Recaps (5) Shostakovich Cycles, Most Beautiful Melodies, Currentzis' Bad Beethoven

January 12, 2025 2:00 pm

1. Repertoire: Shostakovich Symphony Cycles
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nevUCRYPQmk

2. The World's Most Beautiful Melodies (Atterberg)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yWOsMG4B28o&list=PLAjIX596BriGdmyKHy_rIcTcPmct2K5G-&index=19&t=104s

3. Teodor Currentzis Terrorized by Beethoven's Fifth
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J48MuXt3MCY
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The Greatest Recordings EVER! Prokofiev: Symphony No. 5 (Again)

January 12, 2025 12:00 pm

Prokofiev: Symphony No. 5. National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine, Theodore Kuchar (cond.) Naxos
Note: This is the second time this symphony has appeared in this series, but I wanted to give this "underdog" recording the attention it deserves, especially since there are so many bad versions of this particular work.
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Composer's Footprints: Sibelius

January 12, 2025 10:00 am

Here's a quick primer, with musical examples, that will help you to identify Sibelius' unique orchestral sound whenever you hear it, whether or not you've heard the music beforehand.
Music Examples courtesy of Naxos Records.
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Review: Powerful, Evocative Rita Strohl Orchestral Works

January 12, 2025 5:00 am

Rita Strohl: Symphonie de la Forêt; 4 Songs for Voice and Orchestra; Yajnavalkya (Prelude to Act II). Marie Perbost (soprano), Lucile Richardot (mezzo-soprano), Orchestre National d'Île-de-France, Case Scaglione (cond.) Le Boîte À Pépites ...

Video Recaps (4): Brahms Cycles, Tips on Critical Listening, Did Mahler Know Mozart's Son?

January 11, 2025 2:00 pm

Video Recaps (4)

1. Repertoire: Brahms Symphony Cycles
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ftxtFb4SfTo

2. Tips on Critical Listening: Interpretation Is A Condiment, Like Sriracha
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yyngCspLyS8&list=PLAjIX596BriE5sT9jFpyfEtGrKEvcUtTT&index=10

3. Music Chat: Did Mahler Know Mozart's Son?
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The Greatest Recordings EVER! Wagner: Tannhäuser

January 11, 2025 12:00 pm

Wagner: Tannhäuser (Paris version). Sotin, Dernesch, Kollo, Braun, Ludwig, others, Vienna Philharmonic, Georg Solti (cond.) Decca ...

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