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Amazing b&w recital video from the early 1960s of David Oistrakh accompanied by Frida Bauer with Leclair, Prokofiev, Shostakovich, Kreisler, Debussy and Ravel:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=enSEulLK-pQ
#classicalmusic @classicalmusic #chambermusic #piano #violin
JOHANN SEBASTIAN #BACH
French Suite No. 4, BWV 815a
Sviatoslav Richter
https://classical.music.apple.com/us/recording/johann-sebastian-bach-1685-pp468-1452968858?l=en-US
Liberated from its ludicrous libretto: how the magnificence of Oberon can be properly heard at last
By Mark Elder
Full of panache and originality, Weber’s grand opera is the work of a composer at the height of his powers – but its plot is a load of nonsense. The conductor of its Proms premiere celebrates its brilliance
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/aug/04/weber-oberon-proms-mark-elder-opera
#Classicalmusic #Culture #Music #MarkElder #Proms2026 #Opera #TheGuardian #MarkElder
Mateusz Kowalski / Mak Grgić
Slavic Sessions (2025)
#classicalmusic #acousticguitar
https://open.spotify.com/intl-de/album/750gLHEnuEaVYdIuiAFauP?si=g4TVI4zWQDOfehqFTqqWZQ
[#rediffusion] Venez méditer et planer avec le #trio Isnino #violon #alto #violoncelle ! François-Pierre #Descamps, Méditation pour trio à cordes https://makertube.net/w/pFnigvnN3h2emVGDNrumtw Merci d'avance pour vos vues / likes / abonnements / partages 😍🙏🎶🎻 #myWork #musique #musiqueClassique #classicalMusic #music #newMusic @music
How a father's love of music took his daughter to the world stage
By Ria Andriani
From Newcastle in NSW to Windsor Castle in England, Christopher and Miriam Allan have carried their family’s love of music across generations and continents.
Ring Cycle review – AI staging dispenses with drama to create banal bric-a-brac
By Flora Willson
Bayreuth festival theatre, BayreuthFor the festival’s 150th anniversary, the creative team have turned to AI to generate visuals reflecting Wagner’s tetralogy’s past, present – and future. The hyperactive result is a dismal, mindless mess
#Opera #Classicalmusic #Culture #Music #AIartificialintelligence #Technology #TheGuardian #FloraWillson
BBCSO/Järvi/Kavakos review – virtuosic violinist makes fiendishly light work of Tchaikovsky
By Clive Paget
Royal Albert Hall, LondonThe intricate concerto was paired with the world premiere of Dani Howard’s likable Concerto for Brass and a lush Scriabin symphony, all admirably led by Paavo Järvi
#Proms2026 #Music #Classicalmusic #Culture #BBCSymphonyOrchestra #TheGuardian #ClivePaget
Coming up in the next few hours:
12:00UTC The Global Classical Hour🔁 by Shawn Klein: An hour of global #ClassicalMusic.
13:00UTC Music For the Mountain Bluegrass🔁 by Jon 'Chip' Colcord: That hard-driving #bluegrass sound, with classic and new tunes.
14:00UTC Der Aad Leeflang Mix by Aad Leeflang: (Auf Deutsch, in German): #eclectic, #worldMusic, #pop, #rock, #metal, etc.
16:00 Eyes On Success🔁 by Peter and Nancy Goodman Torpey. : the ever changing world of #accessibility. #a11y.
Morning in a sentimental mood... 🎻 💔
Listening to Michael Nyman's THE DRAUGHTSMAN'S CONTRACT Soundtrack.
Lot of memories of childhood and my dad
#Vinyl #vinylcollection #michaelnyman #classicalmusic #neoclassical #baroque #minimalism #soundtrack
Orchestra I Pomeriggi Musicali di Milano / Coro della Fondazione Teatro Petruzzelli / Vincenzo Milletarì / Eleonora Buratto / Freddie de Tommaso
Giordano: Marino (2026)
#classicalmusic #opera
https://open.spotify.com/intl-de/album/1cKHa9bnS9CPQ0mwVzMtCJ?si=1IHy0eUARH6FhwvwEar3tw
‘Trumpeters? We think we’re the kings of the orchestra’: Wynton Marsalis prepares to blow the Edinburgh festival away
By John Lewis
It has 12 movements, 200 musicians and aims to unite America. The great US trumpeter and composer talks about his All Rise symphony, his jazz great mentors – and learning humility from his wife
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/aug/03/trumpeters-wynton-marsalis-edinburgh-festival-all-rise
#WyntonMarsalis #Classicalmusic #Jazz #Culture #Music #Edinburghfestival #Edinburghfestival2026 #Festivals #TheGuardian #JohnLewis
Aurora Orchestra/ Collon review – Freud analyses Mahler to decipher music from the heart
By Clive Paget
Royal Albert Hall, London An acted prelude by Jane Mitchell teased out the composer’s motivations for his engrossing First Symphony before the orchestra assayed the work from memory
#Classicalmusic #Proms2026 #AuroraOrchestra #GustavMahler #Music #Culture #Proms #TheGuardian #ClivePaget
Coming up in the next few hours:
00:00UTC The Global Classical Hour by Shawn Klein: An hour of global #ClassicalMusic.
01:00UTC Radio Ecoshock 🔁: #ClimateChange, #polution, the #economy, #peace. #EnvironmentalScience #talk.
02:00UTC L.A. Connection: Emperor Rosko your transatlantic dj. #Movies, #Radio, #tv #PopMusic.
04:00UTC The Country Jamboree: Mike & Maureen have your #ClassicCountry & #bluegrass.
05:00UTC The Memory Lane Show🔁 #music from the good old days with Big Bob. #radio #oldies.
Happy birthday to Jordi Savall who turns 85 today, * 1. August 1941.
Bach: Musical offering, BWV 1079 | Jordi Savall & Le Concert des Nations.
#classicalMusic
youtu.be/tfMQ-AYiuJw?...
Paul Cantelon & Lili Haydn
Lullabies for the Brokenhearted (2025)
#classicalmusic #modernclassical
https://open.spotify.com/intl-de/album/0PqG13H22PBKpAD4rceOa7?si=i4lLjXdwRR2q75v6DUAhtw
Sviatoslaw Richter * 7. Märzjul. / 20. März 1915greg. (in Schitomir, heute Ukraine) † 1. August 1997. RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:qvyoqid6fzhnqfmz5kql5qlg/post/3mrzeklmtsc23
#classicalMusic
Good morning Faeries!
Celebrating Lammas with lots of ☕ ☕ ☕ & jovial music by William Corbett: Ouverture-Suite in D major for 2 Trumpets, Strings & B.c Op.3 (c.1708)
https://youtu.be/p1BL8GCkn08
#Coffee & #ClassicalMusic
今日はハンス・ロットの誕生日。1858年、当時のウィーン郊外の„Braunhirschengrund“ (現在のウィーンの„Rudolfsheim-Fünfhaus“街区)生まれ。
両親とは早い時期に死別しているが、ウィーン音楽院で学び続けることができ、そこでブルックナーからオルガン演奏を学んでいる。また、2つ下のマーラーと同居していたこともある。
今日はピアニスト、スビャトスラフ・リヒテルの命日。1997年、モスクワにて没。享年82。
墓はノヴォデヴィチ墓地に作られた。https://maps.app.goo.gl/kbMsr657NUVc1Qh78 同じ墓地にヴァイオリニスト、ダヴィド・オイストラフの墓もある。
この2人と、チェロのムスティスラフ・ロストロポーヴィチの3人vs.カラヤン&ベルリン・フィルが共演したベートーヴェンの三重協奏曲が名演。
Aus Anlass seines heutigen Geburtstages – Julian Fontana: „1ère Fantaisie Brillante, Op. 14 Julian Fontana - Complete Piano Works 1 Hubert Rutkowski (Piano)
Composer: Julian Fontana“
#classicalmusic
#OTD
https://fediserve.de/preview.php?v=DjzHM5HE-vI
Jetzt #Zwischenstille und den O'Carolan auf die Ohren. 🎧
#Klassik
#Barock
#classicalmusic
https://fediserve.de/preview.php?v=tug0wA9xBr4
A 1966 b&w video recording of Leonard Bernstein conducting the LSO in Shostakovich's 5th symphony:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYgirjU-9UE
#classicalmusic @classicalmusic #symphony #shostakovich #bernstein
Good morning FLowers!
Slept in, now lots of ☕ ☕ ☕ & fancy music by J.F.Fasch: Ouverture in F major for 2 Hns, 2 Obs, Bn, Strings & B.c FWV K:F3
https://youtu.be/7O2tYcR-_MY
#Coffee & #ClassicalMusic
John Tilbury: At Home album review – an eclectic and extraordinary treasure trove
By Clive Paget
John Tilbury(Another Timbre, four CDs)The great interpreter of Morton Feldman and a towering figure of experimental music signs off with four discs of intimate, revelatory recordings
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/jul/31/john-tilbury-at-home-album-review-another-timbre
今日はフランツ・リストの命日。バイロイトでワーグナーの「トリスタンとイゾルデ」を観た後、心筋梗塞を発症して没。享年74。
娘のコージマとその夫であるワーグナーの希望でバイロイト市街墓地の独立した霊廟に葬られる。第二次大戦時に空襲に遭って破壊されていたが、その後再建されている。https://maps.app.goo.gl/zN7jnchFdMqfWWAi6
Aus Anlass ihres heutigen Geburtstages – Amélie-Julie Candeille (bekannt als Julie Candeille, manchmal auch Émilie Candeille): „Candeille - Sonata in G - II. Adagio con espressione The second movement from Sonata No.1 in G by Amélie - Julie Candeille. Christopher Watson (Piano)“
#classicalmusic
#OTD
https://fediserve.de/preview.php?v=k1B1T1CZ2HI
Jetzt #Zwischenstille und den Nozeman auf die Ohren. 🎧
#Klassik
#Barock
#classicalmusic
https://fediserve.de/preview.php?v=IKednEVoBIg