“Magnificat anima mea Dominum” from “in D Major”, BWV 243, Mov. I
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach in Leipzig, 1728-1731
Scoring:
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Soloists: Soprano 1, Soprano 2, Alto, Tenor, Bass; 5-part Chorus (SSATB)
Orchestra: 3 trumpets, timpani, 2 transverse flutes, 2 oboes, 2 oboes damore, 2 violins, viola, continuo (+ violoncello, violone, bassoon)
The Mandolin Concerto in C major, RV 425, is a concerto written by Antonio Vivaldi in 1725.
The demands are considered higher than other concerti by Vivaldi, and the work is one of the most famous mandolin pieces.
Movements:
1. Allegro
2. Largo
3. Allegro
Check Vivaldi’s four seasons if you want a more suitable piece for this new season.
Enjoy :)
Custom built mandolin on top of mandolin blueprints. Credit
Mark Coggins
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Marc-Antoine Charpentier: Te Deum “Prelude”.
The music is popular at Europe and brief, so I have embeded 2 versions of the piece.
The badinerie is best known for its designation as the final movement of Johann Sebastian Bach’s Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B minor, the piece we are going to enjoy. The movement is light in mood, and is structured in a binary form; it is cast in a swift 2/4 metre beginning on the upbeat, [...]
Bagatelle No. 25 in A minor (WoO 59 and Bia 515) for solo piano, commonly known as “Für Elise” (English: “For Elise”), is one of Ludwig van Beethoven’s most popular compositions. It is usually classified as a bagatelle, but it is also sometimes referred to as an Albumblatt.
It is not certain who (or what) “Elise” [...]
Les préludes is the third of Franz Liszt’s twelve symphonic poems and the most popular one.
The full title “Les préludes (d’après Lamartine)” refers to an Ode of Alphonse de Lamartine’s Nouvelles méditations poétiques.
Enjoy the weekend!
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Friday, November 19th, 2010
Spanish dance no.2 from Enrique Granados. It is a piece for piano but it is usually played by guitars.
Choose your mood suitable tempo for guitars
Tempo: intense, fast played by Evangelos & Liza guitar duo.
Tempo: soft, slow played by Julian Bream & John Williams
Cello and Pianoo version. James Kreger, ‘cellist and David Golub, pianist.