Forum: Classical
01-24-2015, 07:07 PM
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Earlier I posted some of my favorite pieces by...
Earlier I posted some of my favorite pieces by Arcangelo Corelli (1653 - 1713), and today I happened upon his Concerto Grosso while looking for a piece with the same name by Handel.
I feel it is...
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Forum: Classical
08-16-2012, 12:15 PM
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Forum: Classical
08-14-2012, 11:53 AM
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It is great, isn't it! :)
When I chart my...
It is great, isn't it! :)
When I chart my doomed cruise in 60 years, I will definitely let you know. Once we're on the island, if we don't end up in a bare-handed fight for your 10 gallons of...
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Forum: Classical
08-12-2012, 10:22 PM
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Now here is a beautiful Baroque piece with...
Now here is a beautiful Baroque piece with recorder replacing the usual violin solo:
Arcangelo Corelli - "La Folia" Sonata in D Minor, Op. 5 No. 12
with Recorder (instead of Violin) and Basso
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Forum: Classical
08-11-2012, 09:03 AM
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Forum: Classical
08-10-2012, 10:41 AM
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Forum: Classical
02-01-2012, 08:11 AM
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Forum: Classical
11-29-2011, 08:16 AM
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Forum: Classical
11-20-2011, 12:27 PM
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Forum: Classical
11-03-2011, 01:52 PM
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That is a short and sweet fugue, yet still...
That is a short and sweet fugue, yet still powerful. The video is great because it shows how an organist uses all his limbs such that playing the music involves his whole body. At times he almost...
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Forum: Classical
11-02-2011, 10:06 AM
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Bach - Fugue in G Major (The Jig)
E. Power...
Bach - Fugue in G Major (The Jig)
E. Power Biggs, organist
A slow crescendo to a happy ending.
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Bach - Toccata in F Major, BWV 540
E. Power Biggs,...
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Forum: Classical
10-27-2011, 08:20 AM
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Yes, it is. :)
I never thought I'd hear...
Yes, it is. :)
I never thought I'd hear Bach's Prelude No. 1 in C Major paired with square-dancing cigarettes from a 1948 Lucky Strike commerical! :laughing:
Here's another great classicish...
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Forum: Classical
10-06-2011, 08:34 AM
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Forum: Classical
07-17-2011, 01:02 AM
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Forum: Classical
07-16-2011, 02:17 AM
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Forum: Classical
05-30-2011, 01:11 PM
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Forum: Classical
03-22-2011, 05:49 PM
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While listening to Baroque videos, I thought to...
While listening to Baroque videos, I thought to look up "female Baroque composers" and found out there *is* one:
Francesca Caccini (1587 – after 1641) ... she disappeared from public record, so no...
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Forum: Classical
12-06-2010, 12:49 AM
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Forum: Classical
12-02-2010, 11:40 AM
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Forum: Classical
11-30-2010, 12:57 AM
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I love the flute, Burning Down! I don't play...
I love the flute, Burning Down! I don't play mine well at all but it is on my growing list of instruments to learn to play better. I especially liked the tranquil RV 440 flute concerto that you...
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Forum: Classical
11-28-2010, 04:50 PM
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Bach's Brandenburg Concerto *is* lovely,...
Bach's Brandenburg Concerto *is* lovely, skaltezon.
The players in the two videos you posted are much more animated than I usually see in chamber orchestras. I enjoyed watching them more than a...
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Forum: Classical
11-27-2010, 08:31 PM
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What a rush!
I had never heard this...
What a rush!
I had never heard this version of Corelli's "La Folia" before, skaltezon. I feel it is wonderful...the best I've ever heard. Your friend who introduced this piece to you must be a...
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