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Monday, May 29, 2023

Antonín Dvořák - Serenade for strings in E major (1876)


Antonín Dvořák - Serenade for strings in E major (1876) - II. Tempo di valse The 1990 Philips recording of both Dvorak's String and Wind Serenades is an elegant venture for Academy of Saint Martin-in-the-Fields under Neville Marriner. Music: While the whole serenade is a unified stream of the utmost gentility, I've ultimately decided to post solely the second movement - a particularly handsome waltz - which constitutes, for me, the height of Dvorak's inspiration in the piece. The movement is remarkably simple in execution yet all the more striking in its freshness. From a dramatic point of view, it is a series of elegant dances, suggesting, in its juxtaposition of emotional unsteadiness and genuine ardor, a meeting between two lovers on the dance floor. The piece is built around the familiar ABA construct with a few surprising touches. The A section is divided into two contrasting segments. First, an elegant, vaguely agitated and even melancholic principal motive that is stated by the first violins and then repeated three times with light ornamentation (in particular, its second half is elaborated by the progressive addition of a new note, moving from duplet to quadruplet), while the remaining forces play the booming bass line, suggesting the dancers' feet clicking on the floor (0:08). The section is restated complete (0:28), overflowing into the second segment which opens with broad descending passages (0:48) before moving, after a playful violin rise (1:01), to a charming (though a hint frantic) polka, played by the second violins and the cellos (1:04) with the remaining instruments slowly adding their voices, gradually elaborating and augmenting the material. Just as earlier, the segment is repeated without changes (1:13). A series of bold violin runs lead into a repeat of the first two phrases of the principal waltz (1:36) which is then slowly deconstructed by the violins and cellos in the subsequent coda (1:50). Two fortissimo chords herald the beginning of the B section, an altogether more introverted experience, a trio for violins, playing extended lyric lines, violas and cellos, doubling and echoing the violins' ardent cantabile (2:05). The music slowly grows into an impassioned romanza, delicately contrasting the pizzicatos of the cellos and the high-flying line of the violins (2:25), an episode very much in the style of Tchaikovsky. Once again, the section is restated complete (2:47). This moment of pure serenity is set against a much more emotionally unhinged agitato, moving from ornamental lines passed between the various strings (3:29) to a surprising return to the thematic material of the A section in the quadruplets of the first violins over the long lines of violas/cellos (3:57), ultimately reaching a restatement of the main lyric theme of the B section (4:24). Finally, we return to the principal waltz for just one statement of each musical segment (5:05). Though perhaps one does wish for a certain variety in the recapitulations of the main themes, Dvorak's creation is one of the loveliest waltzes that I've had the pleasure of encountering for a while.

‘ISLANDS IN THE STREAM’ (DOLLY PARTON & KENNY ROGERS) Cover by The HSCC


‘ISLANDS IN THE STREAM’ (DOLLY PARTON & KENNY ROGERS) Performed by The Hindley Street Country Club featuring Nikki Heuskes & Danny Lopresto Produced by The HSCC Arranged by Constantine Delo Recorded Live by Monty Ruggiero at House Of Bamboo Recording Studio, Adelaide, South Australia Mixed by Dave Ross Filmed & Edited by Dan Donato www.thehscc.com Lead Vocals: Nikki Heuskes & Danny Lopresto Drums: Brad Polain Percussion: Steve Todd Keyboards: Dave Ross Guitar & Vocals: Dusty Stephensen Sax: Jacky ‘Boy’ Degenhart Bass: Constantine Delo Connect with the HSCC https://linktr.ee/HSCC Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hindleyscc Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hscc_band Twitter: https://twitter.com/hindleysccmusic Subscribe to our artist's channels! Nikki Heuskes (Vocals)    / @nikkikosmiderheu...   Danny Lopresto (Vocals)    / @dannylopresto9438   Constantine Delo uses LANEY Amplification & Speakers and Jim Dunlop Strings USA Song written by Barry, Robin & Maurice Gibb

Sunday, May 28, 2023

The greatest 30 seconds of Classical Music


A visual (and aural) feast: Mozart's delightful fugue at the coda of his final symphony 41, "The Jupiter"... ...the greatest 30 seconds of classical music?? Help reading a score:    • How - and why - t...   Help with fugues:    • The Fugue, explai...   Timestamps 00:00 Intro 01:00 Theme 1 01:45 Theme 2 02:25 Theme 3 03:04 Theme 4 03:31 Theme 5 04:22 Whole lot!

Ain't No Mountain High Enough - feat. Vula & Brendan Reilly & Soul Family


Performed by Vula, Brendan Reilly & Soul Family: Vula Malinga, Sharlene Hector, Brendan Reilly & Natalie Williams on vocals Phil Peskett keys, Robin Mullarkey bass, Ben Jones guitar, Martyn Kaine drums, Karlos Edwards & Ladonna Harley-Peters percussion ATLANTIC HORNS: Mark Brown sax, Ben Edwards trumpet, Mike Kearsey trombone Video Production: Andy Richardson, Tim Gardner - One Stop Shots Audio Engineer: Mike Horner Mixing: Robin Mullarkey Filmed at http://www.rakstudios.co.uk With thanks to Nathalie Hayes & Trisha Wegg

Yuja Wang playing differently to a conductor’s liking


Why Listen to Haydn? His Life and Music


He composed 104 symphonies, as well as an oratorio which chronicles the creation of the entire world! This is the life and works of Franz Joseph Haydn, including his early, middle, and late symphonies as well as a dive into his Creation Oratorio. 🎁 FREE Accelerate your ear training, sight reading, and musicianship skills with this free mini-course: https://www.insidethescore.com/fast-t... Your journey towards musical mastery begins here... 🛤️ 🎻 Where to Start with Classical Music? - https://www.insidethescore.com/14-pieces 🎼 The Training Ground for Next-Level Musicianship - https://www.insidethescore.com/musica... 🎹 Learn the Art and Craft of Composing, and Develop Your Unique Musical Voice - https://www.insidethescore.com/composer 💖 Support this Channel - https://www.patreon.com/insidethescore 💬 Join the Discord - https://discord.gg/HSZYJXD5Cj Script by Ricardo Santos Narrated by Oscar Osicki

Saturday, May 27, 2023

MOZART KLAVIERKONZERT A-DUR KV 414 I.ALLEGRO /Elisey Mysin