Celebrating the Music of Andreas Jacob Romberg!
(April 27, 1767 – November 10, 1821)
German violinist and composer. A piece of tuneful splendor, the opening movement to Romberg’s Flute Quintet, Op. 41, No. 2: www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2uQ...
#ClassicalFlute
#Romberg
#MusicalGem
More Celebration of the Music of Serge Sergeyevich Prokofiev!
(April 23, 1891 – March 5, 1953)
… one of the great movements in 20th C. symphonic literature – the third movement, Adagio, to Prokofiev’s titanic Fifth Symphony: youtu.be/Z5upxDvHPyY?...
#Prokofiev
#MusicalGem
#RussianMusic
More Celebration of the Music of Germaine Tailleferre!
(April 19,1892 – November 7, 1983)
… another piece of loveliness – Berceuse for Violin and Piano: www.youtube.com/watch?app=de...
#MusicalGem
#ClassicalMusic
#Tailleferre
#Berceuse
Celebrating the Music of Germaine Tailleferre!
(April 19,1892 – November 7, 1983)
French composer, a member of “Les Six.” Here, a truly melodic piece of lovely writing – Tailleferre’s Arabesque for Clarinet and Piano: www.youtube.com/watch?app=de...
#MusicalGem
#Tailleferre
#FrenchMusic
More Celebration of the Music of Franz von Suppé!
(April 18, 1819 – May 21, 1895)
… Here is a stunningly beautiful movement from Suppé’s Requiem in D minor, the Recordare Pie Jesu: www.youtube.com/watch?app=de...
#MusicalGem
#BeautifulMusic
#Requiem
Celebrating the Music of Artur Schnabel!
(April 17, 1882 – August 15, 1951)
Austrian-American pianist and composer. Here’s an early work that speaks of Schnabel’s love of making music, his Douce Tristesse – Rêverie (of 1898):
www.youtube.com/watch?app=de...
#Schnabel
#MusicalGem
#RomanticMusic
Celebrating the Music of Johann David Heinichen!
(April 17, 1683 – July 16, 1729)
German Baroque composer and music theorist. Here, a fantastic middle movement, Andante, from his Oboe Concerto in G minor S. 237: youtu.be/y6esKe0ic00?...
#MusicalGem
#BaroqueMusic
#Heinichen
More Celebration of the Music of Asger Hamerik!
(April 8, 1843 – July 13, 1923)
Here, the final movement to his “Lyrique” Symphony No. 3, E Major – Allegro con spirito, and a lyrical, lively, yet delightfully pastoral finale it is:
youtu.be/mBFby0l7K8Q?...
#MusicalGem
#ClassicalGem
Celebrating the Music of Asger Hamerik!
(April 8, 1843 – July 13, 1923)
Danish composer. This is the lively, highly inventive and captivating Sanctus from Hamerik’s Requiem, Op. 34:
www.youtube.com/watch?app=de...
#MusicalGem
#Fugue
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. Here’s a great waltz, Steyrische Tänze (Styrian Dances):
www.youtube.com/watch?app=de...
#JosephLanner
#MusicalGem
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 his Cello Concerto in G minor. Here’s the very singable, fun first movement Allegro:
www.youtube.com/watch?app=de...
#MusicalGem
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) : www.youtube.com/watch?app=de...
#Carillon
#Bells
#MusicalGem
Celebrating the Music of (Friedrich) Robert Volkmann!
(April 6, 1815 – October 29, 1883)
German composer. Here is a magnificent performance of this great work: www.youtube.com/watch?app=de...
#ClassicalMusic
#MusicalGem
#Cello
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...
#MusicalGem
More Celebration of the Music of Ferruccio Dante Busoni!
(April 1, 1866 – July 27, 1924)
Here’s Alfred Brendel playing a magnificent Busoni work, his Toccata, K. 287:
www.youtube.com/watch?app=de...
#MusicalGem
#ClassicalMusic
#Busoni
Celebrating the Music of Ferruccio Dante Busoni!
(April 1, 1866 – July 27, 1924)
Italian virtuoso pianist, teacher, conductor, theoretician and composer. Here is a wonderful piece from his extraordinary 7 Elegies, poetic and grand, No. 2, “All’Italia”: www.youtube.com/watch?app=de...
#MusicalGem
More Celebration of the Music of Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco!
(April 3, 1895 – March 16, 1968)
… here is his very lovely Chant hébraïque, Op. 53, originally for vocalise, here, arranged for cello (and piano): www.youtube.com/watch?v=ByYd...
#MusicalGem
#ClassicalMusic
Celebrating the Music of Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco!
(April 3, 1895 – March 16, 1968)
Italian composer, pianist and writer. Here, this Impressionistic gem, Alghe, for solo piano: www.youtube.com/watch?app=de...
#MusicalGem
#ClassicalMusic
More Celebration of the Music of Franz Lachner!
(April 2, 1803 – January 20, 1890)
Lachner wrote several Symphonic Suites. Here is a little known gem from his Suite No. 7, Op. 190, the fourth movement Chaconne et fugue: www.youtube.com/watch?app=de...
#MusicalGem
#ClassicalMusic
Celebrating the Music of Franz Lachner!
(April 2, 1803 – January 20, 1890)
German conductor and composer. Here is it’s wonderful, peaceful ethereal final movement, the Communio: Lux aeterna: www.youtube.com/watch?v=sWp6...
#ClassicalMusic
#MusicalGem
Celebrating the Music of Franz Joseph Haydn!
(March 31, 1732 – May 31, 1809)
Austrian composer Haydn is well known for the many superb creations, filled with inventiveness. Here, the much loved, sublime Variations in F minor, Hob. XVII-6:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QH7I...
#ClassicalMusic
#MusicalGem
Celebrating the Music of “Ferde” Rudolph von Grofé!
(March 27, 1892 – April 3, 1972)
American composer and arranger. Here’s a lesser performed work by this terribly gifted composer, the first half of his Hudson River Suite: www.youtube.com/watch?app=de...
#RipVanWinkle
#ClassicalMusic
#MusicalGem
More Celebration of the Music of Oskar Nedbal!
(March 26, 1874 – December 24, 1930)
… another delight, The Tale of Simple Johnny [ballet], its “Valse triste” (which has become a beloved encore piece for the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra):
www.youtube.com/watch?v=IsH0...
#ClassicalMusic
#MusicalGem
Celebrating the Music of Oskar Nedbal!
(March 26, 1874 – December 24, 1930)
Czech violist, composer, and conductor. Here is his frisky, fanfare-ish work, A Festive Parade, from the Ballet From Fairytale to Fairytale:
www.youtube.com/watch?app=de...
#ClassicalMusic
#MusicalGem
Celebrating the Music of (Paul-Marie-Theodore-) Vincent d’Indy!
(March 27, 1851 – December 2, 1931)
French composer and teacher. Here is one of d’Indy’s truly beautiful songs, Lied maritime, by this French master (and a beautiful voice to sing it!): www.youtube.com/watch?app=de...
#MusicalGem
Celebrating the Music of Bela Bartok!
(March 25, 1881 – September 25, 1945)
Hungarian composer, pianist and (early) ethnomusicologist Here, the most reflective and gorgeous Adagio religioso movement from his late Piano Concerto No. 3: www.youtube.com/watch?app=de...
#MusicalGem
Celebrating the Music of Elsa Olivieri-Sangiacomo (Respighi)!
(March 24, 1894 – March 17, 1996)
Italian singer and composer, married to Ottorino Respighi. Here is her very lovely, very colorful and stirring Invocazione!, for Soprano, Piano and Strings:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jRrm...
#MusicalGem
Celebrating the Music of Josquin des Prez!
(c. 1450/1455 – August 27, 1521)
French Renaissance composer. Josquin was known as a writer of beautiful melodies. Here is a most beautiful polyphonic work by Josquin, his De profundis clamavi:
www.youtube.com/watch?app=de...
#ClassicalMusic
#MusicalGem
More Celebration of the Music of Friedrich Julius Reubke!
(March 23, 1834 – June 3, 1858)
While writing his Piano Sonata, Ruebke was also composing a work for organ. Here is the fugue from that awesome work, his Sonata On The 94th Psalm In C Minor: www.youtube.com/watch?app=de...
#MusicalGem
Celebrating the Music of Johann Matthias Sperger!
(March 23, 1750 – May 13, 1812)
Czech Bassist and composer. Here is one of those very pleasing works for Double Bass, his Romance for Double Bass and String Quartet:
www.youtube.com/watch?app=de...
#ClassicalMusic
#MusicalGem
