Classical Corner

[Oldiesmann]

Found this last night. A fun take on Wagner's famous "Bridal Chorus" (officially "Treulich geführt" from the opera Lohengrin, better known as "Here Comes the Bride"), complete with square dance calls and a bit of the finale from Rossini's "William Tell Overture" 

[MarsGal]

Oh, good grief!

[Oldiesmann]

They mess up some other classics on that album as well ("Flumpet Voluntary", "J.S. Bachelor Party", "Canon in D, Mostly" and "Shotgun Wedding March" [the last one being their rendition of Mendelssohn's famous piece], among other things)

[so_P_bubble]

https://youtu.be/1JYjcwW9MmM
J. S. Bach - Partita in C moll BWV 997 - Evangelina Mascardi, Liuto barocco

[Vanilla-Jackie]

She is pouring her heart and soul into this piece of music...one can see how dedicated she ( Evangelina ) is...

[so_P_bubble]

Jacqueline du Pré - Dvořák Cello Concerto – London Symphony Orchestra cond. Daniel Barenboim

https://youtu.be/U_yxtaeFuEQ

A recently re-discovered recording of a concert held in tribute to the people of Czechoslovakia days after the Soviet Union invaded. Filmed live at the Royal Albert Hall in September 1968.

[MarsGal]

Great! A Dvorak I have not yet heard, and with Jacqueline du Pre who hasn't made an appearance in Classical Corner for quite a while now. Thanks so much for finding this Bubble.

[Vanilla-Jackie]

I have been to the London Royal Albert Hall, few years back on a birthday, cant remember which one..It was a night of The Proms..A fantastic night i shall always fondly remember ( apart from the date and the year ).. I do remember at the interval the Gold medallist swimmer Sharon Davies walked past our isle with her then current partner - hubby..
We were also sitting next to a couple of our age female friends together but, i can never get it right as to whether they were visiting UK from Idaho or Ohio, they both sound so similar..sure it was Ohio as they made reference to how small it was..

[Oldiesmann]

Here's a fun piece from the early 60s that borrows heavily from Grieg's famous "In the Hall of the Mountain King"

[Vanilla-Jackie]

Not Heard her for a longtime...Mireille Matthew..

[Tomereader1]

Thanks Jackie, lovely song and singer.  I could not always tell whether she was singing in Spanish, French or German.  Some of the words were, to me, distinctly German.  But mostly Spanish.

[Oldiesmann]

Definitely German. I took three years of it in high school so it's pretty recognizable to me (although I haven't used it in 20 years so I've forgotten most of it since then)

[PatH2]

Lovely indeed.  And I agree--German, though it's been more than 30 years for me.

[Vanilla-Jackie]

You are all far more observant than me, apparently Wikipedia states she has recorded over 1200 songs in 11, yes eleven languages, with more than 150 million albums sold worldwide, what a talented lady..

[MarsGal]

Some rather somber music this morning. I'm adding my own little memorial for the 13 that died at Kabul.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Ub6uFPpkgA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rMuiWZC_xSo

and my favorites:
Götterdämmerung: Siegfried's Funeral March
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_5zNH6R1zsE

Richard Wagner - Parsifal Finale https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DCo2MIfP16Y


Rachmaninov: The Isle of the Dead, Symphonic poem Op. 29 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ON9Qz15uHSg

[PatH2]

I didn't have time to listen when you posted, MarsGal, but I did today.  Thanks for the fine concert.

[so_P_bubble]

https://youtu.be/TdOw6IZAS1c

Beautiful voices

[MarsGal]

I agree, Bubble.

[PatH2]

Good voices, nice song.  Thanks, Bubble.

(Of course with my unfortunate tendency toward nitpicking, I can't help thinking he's going to have an awful time trying to steer that boat standing on the prow.)

[so_P_bubble]

(Of course with my unfortunate tendency toward nitpicking, I can't help thinking he's going to have an awful time trying to steer that boat standing on the prow.)

LOL. Maybe an entranced angel will support him!

[so_P_bubble]

https://youtu.be/pRhjWdr-LAA

Silent Monks Sing the Hallelujah Chorus

[Vanilla-Jackie]

Two for the price of one...Gheorghe Zamfir - Andrea Griminelli...

[Vanilla-Jackie]

Ave Maria beautifully sung, which took them all by surprise at Netherlands railway station...

[MarsGal]

I just started reading Antigone Rising by Helen Morales. We read the play way back in 2012 in one of Senior Learns' forums. I looked found the old discussion and discovered that Don (Radioman) had mentioned that it was an operatic subject. Someone else mentioned Carl Orff. So, off I went to YouTube and found it. This is Martha Modi as Antigone, sung in German. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YCsg4sU6_k Lovely voice, but not my cup of tea. I did actually listen to 15-20 minutes of it, however.

[so_P_bubble]

Don knows so much about music. He missed dearly his radio program and the interaction with listeners. He still has a collection of CDs that he listens to.

[Vanilla-Jackie]

The hilariously funny Victor Borg....Dance of the Comedians..

[so_P_bubble]

Some great piano music as background or for relaxing

https://youtu.be/PJL_mVgT0Ao

[Vanilla-Jackie]

Bubble, thank you...you have offered us music - composers that suit our individual tastes..

[MarsGal]

Something very different from what we are used to for Christmas

[so_P_bubble]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9Hrv58hON4

After the dance, the voices!

Shine kindly here
Let this beautiful, contemplative choral piece, "Good Night, Dear Heart," lead you peacefully into the weekend.