“Menuet Antique”, by Maurice Ravel, in the original piano arrangement:
The version arranged for full orchestra, as with all Ravel orchestrations, is also well worth a listen.
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“Shéhérazade” by Rimsky-Korsakov, third movement, performed by the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra under Kurt Masur:
The explosive final movement is also well worth a listen.
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The final movement of Sibelius’ Fifth Symphony, performed here by the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra under the baton of the excellent Esa-Pekka Salonen:
An excellent performance of a wonderful symphony. I find the tempo of the middle “chorale” theme, as introduced by the flutes accompanied by french horns, to be a little too broad – but otherwise I can’t fault this interpretation.
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Shostakovich, Piano Concerto no. 2, Op, 102, 1st movement. Performed here by one of my favourite emerging pianists, Kirill Gerstein, accompanied by the NHK Symphony Orchestra conducted by Charles Dutoit:
Happy Friday, everyone!
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“For behold, darkness shall cover the earth”, recitative for Bass from “Messiah” by George Frederic Handel:
For behold, darkness shall cover the earth,
and gross darkness the people:
but the Lord shall arise upon thee,
and His glory shall be seen upon thee.
And the Gentiles shall come to thy light,
and kings to the brightness of thy rising.
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