Celebrating the Musical Legacy of Leonardo da Vinci!
(April 15, 1452 –May 2, 1519)
Italian Renaissance Man. Regarding inventions, da Vinci envisioned the “viola organista.” Here is that completely intriguing instrument:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VoZO...
Celebrating the Music of Johann Friedrich Fasch!
(April 15, 1688 – December 5, 1758)
German violinist and composer. Here is the breezy, somber, beautiful Allegro moderato (first movement) of Fasch’s splendid Lute Concerto in D minor:
www.youtube.com/watch?app=de...
Celebrating the Music of Werner Wolf Glaser!
(April 14, 1910 – March 29, 2006)
Swedish composer, pianist, poet, conductor, professor, and music critic. Here, his mournful and intriguing Funeral Music for a Girl (from his album Linnea Rezza - 1983): www.youtube.com/watch?app=de...
The kids LOVE the Smearcase!! They go FroCo over it!! Yesh!!
But with a trailer/poster like that... I mean... it HAD to be GREAT!!
Celebrating the Music of Frederic Rzewski!
(April 13, 1938 – June 26, 2021)
American (Belgium resident) composer and pianist. Here’s a really riveting piece, made up of rhythms in the service of soundscapes, his Piano Piece No. 4: www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCez...
Celebrating the Music of Sir William Sterndale Bennett!
(April 13, 1816 – February 1, 1875)
English composer, conductor, pianist and teacher. Here, a
tender and beautiful Romanze from his Third Piano Concerto in C minor, Op. 9: www.youtube.com/watch?app=de...
… here’s Lanner’s second theme to his Styrian Dances (above) used by Stravinsky in Petrouchka: cued @17:40 - (The Moor’s and the Ballerina’s Dance, duet by trumpet and flute) – although the entire film of the ballet is very captivating: youtu.be/XvXlFKvpoOg?...
Celebrating the Music of Joseph Franz Karl Lanner!
(April 12, 1801 – April 14, 1843)
Austrian conductor and composer Lanner was, essentially, Vienna’s first Waltz King, before Johann Strauss I and sons. Here’s a great waltz, Steyrische Tänze (Styrian Dances):
www.youtube.com/watch?app=de...
More Celebration of the Music of Jean-Joseph Mouret!
(April 11, 1682 – December 20, 1738)
… one can’t NOT post Mouret’s ever popular, exceedingly bright and cheerful Rondeau (aka the signature music to PBS's Masterpiece! (Theatre) – here for trumpet and organ): www.youtube.com/watch?app=de...
Celebrating the Music of Alberto Ginastera!
(April 11, 1916 -- June 25, 1983)
Argentinian composer, and teacher. Here, the Interludio fantasticohis from his cantata Cantata para América Mágica (1960) for soprano and 53 percussion instruments:
youtu.be/t2Hy0lK9lqE?...
Celebrating the Music of Jean-Joseph Mouret!
(April 11, 1682 – December 20, 1738)
French singer and composer. Here are some great excerpts from his divertissement (opera) Les Amours de Ragonde et Colin – Acte I – catch Chantons, chantons l’amour at about 6:05: www.youtube.com/watch?v=jGNC...
More Celebration of the Music of Andrew Rudin!
(April 10, 1939 – )
The very compelling Ephemera – Pages from a Sketchbook (with @betheena.bsky.social (Beth Levin) and – in celebration of the life and musical mastery of - Neil Rynston):
www.youtube.com/watch?v=umsr...
More Celebration of the Music of Andrew Rudin!
And here is something very special – an awesome piece of composing, thinking, and emotiveness, his very first tape and film piece: Abstract Opera No. 1 "Il giuoco":
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WC3Z...
@betheena.bsky.social !!!!
Celebrating the Music of, and Happy Birthday, Andrew Rudin!
(April 10, 1939 – )
American composer. Here is a real thing of beauty, the Andante melancolico from his Piano Sonata (played by Beth Levin):
www.youtube.com/watch?app=de...
Celebrating the Music of Eugen (Francis Charles) D’Albert!
(April 10, 1864 – March 3, 1932)
Scottish-born pianist and composer. Here’s a great, frisky and tuneful Overture (Prelude) to his opera Die Abreise (1898): www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jl9y...
🙂 - keep it away from the kids, anyway… you know… the ones that like the palm leaf fans? They might have unhealthy tastes!
Celebrating the Music of Georg Matthias Monn (born Johann Georg Mann)!
(April 9, 1717 – October 3, 1750)
Austrian composer, organist and music teacher. Here’s the very singable, fun first movement Allegro (and du Pré’s famous recording of it):
www.youtube.com/watch?app=de...
...the liquid... uhhhh.... sounds vile?
More Fun Reading and Listening with Florence Price... on her Birthday!
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Celebrating the Music of Ludwig Spohr!
(April 5, 1784 – October 22, 1859)
German composer Spohr was a violinist, composer, conductor, innovator, and political activist. Here is Spohr’s extremely lyrical Violin Concerto No. 8, Op. 47, mvmts I and II: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wv4M...
Celebrating the Music of Florence Beatrice Price!
(April 9, 1887 – June 3, 1953)
American pianist, organist, music teacher and composer. Here’s the very fun third movement, Juba Dance, to her celebrated Symphony No. 1:
youtu.be/9s4yY_A2A2k?...
Celebrating the Music of Giuseppe Tartini!
(April 8, 1692 – February 26, 1770)
Italian (Slovenia) Baroque violin virtuoso, music theorist and composer. Here is his Violin Sonata in G minor, Bg. 5, aka “The Devil’s Trill” Sonata. (Diabolical trill at about 11:10): www.youtube.com/watch?app=de...
Celebrating the Music of Matthias van den Gheyn!
(April 7, 1721 – June 22, 1785)
Flemish (Belgian) composer and carillonneur. Here is his great Fugue in C Major (for Carillon, arranged by Ira Schroeder) – and a great video of a carillonneur in action to go with it: www.youtube.com/watch?app=de...
Celebrating the Music of Georg Druschetzky!
(April 7, 1745 – June 21, 1819)
Czech composer, oboist, and timpanist. Here’s Druschetsky’s delightful Concerto for 6 Timpani and Orchestra:
www.youtube.com/watch?app=de...
Celebrating the Music of (Friedrich) Robert Volkmann!
(April 6, 1815 – October 29, 1883)
German composer. Volkmann’s Cello Concerto, Op. 33, was one of the greatest works for that instrument until Dvorak's. Here is a magnificent performance of this great work: www.youtube.com/watch?app=de...
What the great blazes??!!
I want one!! :)
More Celebration of the Music of Albert Roussel!
(April 5, 1869 – August 23, 1937)
… an absolutely beguiling creation from Roussel, the slow movement to his great Concerto pour piano, Op. 36, Movement II – Andante (there is a typo in the video title): www.youtube.com/watch?app=de...
Celebrating the Music of Albert (Charles Paul Marie) Roussel!
(April 5, 1869 – August 23, 1937)
French composer, he should be considered one of the great French Masters of the 20th C. Here, an almost lost little jewel of his – Le jardin mouillé, op. 3 n. 3: www.youtube.com/watch?app=de...