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2 months ago
Bach - Concerto for Violin and Oboe BWV 1060 I Allegro
Irish Chamber Orchestra
Violin: Nigel Kennedy
Oboe: Aisling Casey
2005
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Glorious!
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2 months ago
Bach Matthäuspassion - Thomanerchor "Kommt, ihr Töchter, helft mir klagen"
Thomanerchor, Gewandhaus Kinder- und Jugendchor, Gewandhausorchester, Georg Christoph Biller..1999
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2 months ago
Bach - St. Matthew Passion BWV 244 (Karl Richter, 1971) - 1/22
01. Chorus I & II, Chorale (S)
Kommt, ihr Töchter, helft mir klagen,
Sehet - Wen? - den Bräutigam,
Seht ihn - Wie? - als wie ein Lamm!
O Lamm Got...
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@jjuan54 in the greatness of Bach, there was nothing to interpret. Karl Richter was a Great Master. I wish he and Bach could have had coffee together and exchanged ideas.
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2 months ago
Bach - Matthaeus Passion - 01
Koopman - Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra and Soloists Buy this DVD from : http://amzn.to/nagyDN
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@Wolfzart89 I think that Bach was illuminated by some higher power that we don't know about.
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2 months ago
Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 3 - Martha Argerich - Part 4
Martha Argerich plays Sergei Rachmaninoff's third piano concerto with Riccardo Chailly conducting.
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@rva25 you must have been in Rachmaninoff's mind to know what he really wanted. When were you there?
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3 months ago
Die Zauberflöte (Mozart) - Arie der Königin der Nacht «Der Hölle Rache»
Der Hölle Rache kocht in meinem Herzen (A vingança do inferno arde em meu coração, em alemão), comumente chamada apenas de "Der Hölle Rache", també...
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Yes, Isabella (what a beautiful name) . When we know German well, we can be proud of us, because of the mastery of such a masterful language. (similar to Latin, read Goethe). Where we can describe intimate details in our language with precision and clarity. You can only be in awe of Europe's past
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3 months ago
Maria Callas
Maria Callas was born in New York City in 1923 to Greek parents. The uniqueness of her angelic voice and her unmatched artistry of interpreting op...
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@paxsamoana Yes. It is like a time gone past. I can't get my 25 year old daughter to listen to this. Who knows, what is going on in her mind. I grew up in Germany under the 'Bayerische Rundfunk' radio station on medium wave, where we were bathed with classical music for many years. I never regre...
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3 months ago
Nina Simone - I Loves You Porgy
Starts with Theys So Fresh and Fine. One of the best versions of this song.
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@calvin60616 why do they all die so early. Maybe they come and go back
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3 months ago
Segovia Andres - Albeniz Isaac Asturias
Segovia, Andres (Albéniz, Isaac - Asturias)
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@CT2507 no, it was his favorit.His guitar was made in Germany, where all the famous violins of the ages were made. And Andres Segovia was made to play this guitar and make it sing.
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3 months ago
09 CTS-V Nurburgring Record Run 7:59.32 - Garage419
2009 Cadillac CTS-V Nurburgring Testing: 7:59.32 lap of the Nordschleife, fastest recorded production sedan on factory-spec street tires. Driven F...
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@Janusha the GM team has worked on the Corvette engine for many years. This engine is superb. Lets put all of the European and Asian cars on a prallel track to the moon, and see which one gets there first. BMW also makes good engines, they were used in WWII on airplanes (and current day British r...
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3 months ago
Valley of Dead (SHAMAN music)
Mix two films - "Mongol" & "Valley of Flowers"..
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@TheKavkazTurk where does the hatred end between the Balkans and the Turks. I think it will never end.
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3 months ago
Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli - Schumann: Piano Concerto in A minor, Op.54.
Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli, piano;
Sergiu Celibidache, conductor;
Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra.
Recorded live in Stockholm, Konserthuset, 19...
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4 months ago
Sviatoslav Richter plays Medtner - Sonata Reminiscenza, Op. 38, No. 1 (1/2)
Part 1
Nikolai Medtner - Sonata Reminiscenza, Op. 38, No. 1
Moscow, 1981
In his opening remarks Richter is talking about his own feelings/associati...
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@helgeevju He was a very good pianist. His father was a German (killed by the Russians). His heritage goes way back. It iwas all stored in his powerful brain. And he had a wonderfully soft heart.
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5 months ago
The 10 greatest pianists (?)
Who are the greatest writers? Homer, Dante, Shakespeare, Cervantes, Swift, Puskin ... or the greatest film directors? Dreyer, Bresson, Renoir, Lang...
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@gzaenker there you go again. Judging a person of whom you know nothing. And since it is only a game, maybe I shouldn't get involved.
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5 months ago
Schubert D 959 Sonata Andantino Mitsuko Uchida.mp4
This Sonata movement is the most haunting I know by any composer and Mitsuko Uchida infuses it with the desperation yet the severity it requires. I...
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@hugoconductshugo who are YOU to judge/measure Mitsuko Uchida? Sorry for you
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5 months ago
Franz Schubert - Impromptu d899, No. 1, Wilhelm Kempff
The Master playing d899 no. 1 by Franz Schubert
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@hellomate639 yes, to match the quality of the instrument to the exquisite intention of the composer is truly an art.
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5 months ago
Uchida conducts Mozart's Piano Concerto #20 - Allegro II
Mitsuko Uchida conducts and performs.
Two and a half centuries after Mozart's birth, Mitsuko Uchida comes as close as any pianist, of the present ...
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Mitsuko is a tigress. Many of you who dont know the passion of a woman may be lost here. Go somewhere else, and don't leave a trace s.v.p.
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8 months ago
Nat King Cole (swing jazz) on 78 rpm record player phonograph
Nat King Cole trio, from I'd guess around 1946: Nat (King) Cole, piano; Oscar Moore, guitar; Johnny Miller, bass. SWING stomper!
Played on an a...
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1 year ago
Sviatoslav Richter
Rather scary and not sped-up, apparently.
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@lextune played faster by whom?
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1 year ago
C5A Galaxy Takeoff JFK 13L LOUD !
13L early takeoff from JFK in 2004. Gear appears to take a long time to retract ! See much more aviation videos at jetvideos.net videographer karl ...
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1 year ago
We're Going on Bullrun!
The Smoking Tire is going on the 2010 Bullrun Live Rally in a 2011 Shelby GT500, and posting a video from the road every single day! The only place...
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1 year ago
Bruckner Symphony no. 8 4th Mov. 1/3 Karajan VPO 1979
Anton Bruckner
Symphony no. 8 in c minor
IV. Finale. Feierlich, nicht schnell
Wiener Philharmoniker
Herbert von Karajan
Sant Florian 6/1979
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@lilleeWAfot
What a beautiful recording. Bruckner is less known than he should be. I love Karajan
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1 year ago
Richter plays Rachmaninoff - Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18 (1951)
Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18 (1900-01)
I. Moderato [0:00]
II. Adagio sostenuto [10:37]
III. Allegro scherzando [21:35]
In this 1951 re...
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1 year ago
Sergei Rachmaninoff plays his Piano Concerto No. 2
Here is Rachmaninoff himself playing the first movement (Moderato) from his second piano concerto. It was recorded in 1929 by RCA victor with Rachm...
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@Lola10girl yes it is sad that they all go. But their music lives forever. Once you are in heaven, you can give him a kiss - love you Lola
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1 year ago
Mozart Piano Concerto No. 9, First Mvt, Mitsuko Uchida
Mitsuko Uchida plays piano and Jeffrey Tate conducts the Mozarteum Orchestra in Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 9 "Jeunehomme", in E flat major, K. 271...
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@nud22 this is not a song. It is a work and a performance.
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1 year ago
Beethoven 9th - Von Karajan Live at Carnegie Hall - part I of III
Here is a clip (from a three part video set) of an excerpt from a concert with the New York Philharmonic at Carnegie Hall on 22 November 1958 under...
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1 year ago
Maria Callas sings Carmen "Seguedille" in Hamburg 1962
Maria Callas sings Carmen "Seguedille" in Hamburg 1962
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@lancelot1953 yes, Maria was awesome, awesome. But it is Juilliard, not Julliard. Best regards, my friend, and it is a good thing that you comprehend the caliber of her.
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1 year ago
Sviatoslav Richter plays Brahms Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 83 (3/5)
Part 3
Johannes Brahms - Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 83
2. Allegro appassionato
Live recording, May 24, 1951
Cond. Evgeny Mravinsky, ...
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1 year ago
Sviatoslav Richter plays Bach French Suite no.2 in C minor, BWV 813 (1/2)
Part 1
J. S. Bach - French Suite no.2 in C minor, BWV 813
1. Allemande
2. Courante
3. Sarabande
4. Air
Live recording
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1 year ago
Dr. Richard Guerrant Receives the Thomas Jefferson Award for Scholarship
Dr. Richard L. Guerrant, the director of the University of Virginia's Center for Global Health, receives the Thomas Jefferson Award for excellence ...
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1 year ago
Richter plays Prokofiev Sonate No. 2: Part 1
Richter plays Prokofiev Sonate No. 2
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yes, you are right... Sviatoslav floats over all of it, and drops in when he wants to play
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1 year ago
Tschaikowsky: Klavierkonzert Nr. 1
Tschaikowsky: Klavierkonzert Nr. 1
1. Satz Allegro ma non troppo/Auszug
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@Mausnika when I was a kid, in the fifties we had no TV and no Internet in Munich. But we had our local radio-station Der Bayerische Rundfunk! They played this piece very often. We did not need anybody to tell us how to interpret or classify this music, because it speaks for itself, goes directly...
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1 year ago
Jascha Heifetz plays Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto: 1st mov.
Jascha Heifetz plays Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 35: I. Allegro moderato
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@mboughan1 I am sure there is such music, and we can only hope to be alive when it is interpreted. Are you a woman, mboughan1?
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1 year ago
Sviatoslav Richter plays Bach English Suite No. 3 (1/2)
Part 1
Bach - English Suite No. 3 in G Minor, BWV 808
I. Prelude
II. Allemande
III. Courante
Live recording, 1948
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@nanabush111 Wow! i know from experience that people who judge this or that as 'most excellent' have an inferiority complex. There is nothing to judge here. You will never aspire to a performance like that. Sviatoslav Richter was a Titan, one of the most outstanding pianists ever. So, the thing ...
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