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Thursday, November 9, 2023

All About That Bass - Postmodern Jukebox European Tour Version


Meghan Trainor's "All About That Bass," in the style of PMJ ft. Kate Davis, of course. Not only does it feature vocalists Haley Reinhart, Morgan James, and Ariana Savalas rocking some Andrews Sisters- style harmonies, but it also features a sweet four hand bass solo by Casey Abrams and Adam Kubota.

Mucho Gusto Guantanamera



Ave Maria, F. Schubert - Anastasiya Petryshak



Busoni, Piano Concerto in C Major Op. 39


Marc-André Hamelin piano. Sibelius Hall, Lahti - 31st March 2001. ENJOY !! I Prologo e Introito 0:52 II Pezzo giocoso 16:18 III Pezzo serioso 25:14 IV All'Italiana 46:08 The Piano Concerto in C major, Op. 39 (BV 247), by Ferruccio Busoni, is one of the largest works ever written in this genre. The concerto lasts around 70 minutes and is in five movements; in the final movement a male chorus sings words from the final scene of the verse drama Aladdin by Adam Oehlenschläger, who also wrote the words of one of the Danish national anthems. The first performance of the concerto took place in the Beethoven-Saal, Berlin, Germany, on November 10, 1904, at one of Busoni's own concerts of modern music. Busoni was the soloist, with Karl Muck conducting the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra and the Choir of the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church (Kaiser-Wilhelm-Gedächtniskirche). The reviews were decidedly mixed, some being filled with outright hostility or derision. The century following its premiere has seen relatively few performances, owing to the large orchestration, complex musical texture, the use of a male chorus, and the staggering demands put on the soloist. It seems to have been Beethoven who first included a chorus in a concerted work with piano and orchestra, in his Choral Fantasy, Op. 80, of 1808, since then only a handful of works have been scored for similar forces, including Daniel Steibelt's Piano Concerto No. 8 (first performed March 16, 1820, in Saint Petersburg) and the Piano Concerto No. 6, Op. 192 (1858) by Henri Herz which also have a choral finale.

Ruggero Leoncavallo - Intermezzo from "I Pagliacci" | WDR Funkhausorchester


The WDR Funkhausorchester plays the intermezzo from Ruggero Leoncavallo's opera "I Pagliacci". The orchestra was conducted by Enrico Delamboye. A recording of 02.11.2019 from the Kölner Philharmonie. WDR Funkhausorchster Enrico Delamboye, conductor