Prelude Op. 23 No. 10 in B minor by Sergei Rachmaninov, performed by Lazar Berman.
More wintery than springlike, but those glacial chords are amazing.
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The final movement from Aaron Copland’s Third Symphony, performed by the New York Philharmonic Orchestra under the direction of Leonard Bernstein.
A happy weekend to all!
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It seems only appropriate today to listen to “Nimrod”, Variation IX from “Enigma Variations” by Sir Edward Elgar on this very sad day for the United Kingdom and her friends and allies around the world.
Performed here by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Daniel Barenboim.
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The epic “Finlandia”, composed by Finnish composer Jean Sibelius, performed here by the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Vasily Petrenko.
Some masterful, proud, nationalistic music from a great composer to greet our coming weekend.
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Book II of the Well-Tempered Klavier by J.S. Bach, recorded by the incomparable Glenn Gould. I was looking for a specific fugue to share, but decided to serve up the whole lot direct from YouTube. It is well worth 1 hour and 44 minutes of your time.
A little piece of perfection for this Thursday in late March.
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