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urmorph commented 3 weeks ago

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Händel: Why do the nations so furiously rage together (Messiah, HWV 56)

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urmorph said:

If the prophet Isaiah could have managed that look of intensity, and had that great a voice, they might have listened to him.

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  13 - dvorak's requiem: agnus dei

  agnus dei from dvorak's requiem

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  urmorph said:

  I am listening to this magnificent and deeply moving work on the evening of Dec. 18, 2011, having just learned of the passing of Vaclav Havel. Lux perpetua luceat ei.

  Deepest thanks for the upload.

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  Josef Suk (1/3) Lullabies Op. 33 (nos. 1-3)

  Josef Suk (4 January 1874 - 29 May 1935) was a Czech composer and violinist.

  6 Lullabies for piano, Op. 33

  Margaret Fingerhut, piano

  Suk was bor...

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  urmorph said:

  These posts of Suk's incredible piano music are invaluable. Every pianist should be familiar with them. Free scores available at imslp.org. A million thanks. For an explanation of the title of No.3, listen to About Mother, Op.28, No.3. Highly recommended and not too difficult: Vesnicka Serenada ...

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  Anatol Ugorski Brahms Chaconne for left hand 2/2

  Transcription of Bach's Chaconne

  15,472 views

  urmorph said:

  How to annoy a violinist--tell him you can play this piece with one hand tied behind your back (assuming you can). More seriously, Ugorsli's playing is a model of clarity. Every pianist has opinions about tempo and dynamics, some more Bachian, some more Brahmsian. I like to end ff--no point in w...

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urmorph commented 6 months ago

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Chopin Mazurka Op.63 No.2 Horowitz Rubinstein Argerich

One of the most moving Mazurka by Chopin played by Horowitz, Rubinstein and Argerich.

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urmorph said:

My vote is for Rubinstein, by a landslide. The other two are useful reminder to me how not to play it, especially the D flat section.

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  Ryan Layne Whitney (Fauré: Nocturne No. 11)

  Gabriel Fauré: Nocturne No. 11 in F-sharp minor, Op. 104 No. 1 (1913) (on 1892 6'2" Knabe grand

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  urmorph said:

  Faure inscribed this nocturne "in memoriam Noemi Lalo" and it may be called an elegy or lament. I am unable to find any info about her and would appreciate it if anyone knows her (presumed) relation to the composer (Edward Lalo). Dover has an inexpensive edition of the complete Nocturnes and Barc...

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  Brahms Alt Rhapsodie Teil 2 (Männerchor-Teil) mit Bildern aus den westlichen USA

  Alt Rhapsodie von Johannes Brahms (Teil 2) nach einem Text von Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. Bilderreise von den bizarren westlichen Wüsten der USA ü...

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  urmorph said:

  Total agreement with Omunene. Very moving and skillfully done.Vielen Dank.

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  Renée Fleming - Song to the Moon with Lyrics

  Antonín Dvořák. Opera Rusalka. Měsíčku no nebi hlubokém. Lyrics in Czech, Spanish and English.

  Czech:

  Měsíčku no nebi hlubokém,

  světlo tvé dalek...

  205,146 views

  urmorph said:

  This incredible performance always makes me weep. Remember that the love of a rusalka for a mortal is doomed from outset--the English horn solo after the second verse is the "death" motive, Renee's ravishing voice captures this pathos. "Beda, rusalka, beda!" (Woe to thee, rusalka, Woe!)

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