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The Sound of Music: From Fact to Phenomenon (1994) - Julie Andrews

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867,380 views Jun 29, 2020 (Extra of the DVD release from 1994.) Narrated by Claire Bloom. Interviewees include: Julie Andrews, Christopher Plummer, Robert Wise, Saul Chaplin, Ernest Lehman, Charmian Carr, Nicholas Hammond, Eleonore von Trapp-Campbell, Johannes von Trapp, Rosmarie von Trapp, Elisabeth Von Trapp-Hall, Dee Dee Wood, Irwin Kostal, Portia Nelson, Marni Nixon

The Harry Potter Theme You Forgot About

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76,606 views Oct 15, 2024 igor stravi- i mean john williams is a genius and wrote some incredible music for the harry potter movies, and in particular the prisoner of azkaban. this is my analysis of one of the themes he wrote for the movie which i think is a masterclass in melody writing and film scoring

Nina - Love Moves In Mysterious Ways | Live!

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11,497,026 views Nov 8, 2020 Nina - Love Moves In Mysterious Ways | Live! SUBSCRIBE TO WARNER MUSIC PHILIPPINES https://wmp.lnk.to/youtube ABOUT WARNER MUSIC PHILIPPINES Warner Music Philippines wants to connect you with the artists that you love. See exclusive interviews, live performances, fun challenges, fan moments and other original content from top musicians all over the world.

Regine Velasquez - You've Made Me Stronger

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2,825,344 views Sep 19, 2013 "Like" the ONLY Official Fanpage of Ms. Regine Velasquez-Alcasid: www.facebook.com/RVFriendsOfficial

Top 10 metal moments in classical music

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My personal list. There's so many more of these moments out there, it was tough to choose 10. Honorable mention for Bach, in part because he really started it all. To me, these pieces evoke intensity, speed, rhythmic energy, dark chromatic harmonies, and/or general loudness characteristic of metal music. 0:00 - Bach - Harpsichord Concerto No. 1 in D minor, BWV 1052, pf. Jean Rondeau 0:36 - Scriabin - Étude in D-sharp minor, Op. 8 No. 12, pf. Vladimir Horowitz 1:10 - Vivaldi - La follia, pf. Il Giardino Armonico 1:44 - Schubert - Erlkönig, arr. for solo piano by Liszt, pf. Evgeny Kissin 2:18 - Bartók - The Miraculous Mandarin, pf. Borusan Istanbul Philharmonic 2:55 - Royer - Pièces de clavecin, No. 11: Le vertigo, pf. Jean Rondeau 3:40 - Holst - The Planets, Mars, pf. London Symphony, cond. André Previn 4:14 - Stravinsky - The Rite of Spring, Sacrificial Dance, pf. musicAeterna, cond. Teodor Currentzis 5:04 - Vivaldi - Summer, pf. Dover Quartet 6:15 - Bartók - String Qua...

Searching for a Button, Searching for Life: George Benjamin’s Picture a Day Like This

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by Maureen Buja English composer George Benjamin (b. 1960) started working with British playwright Martin Crimp (b.1956) in 2006, resulting in four operas:   Into the Little Hill   (2006),   Written on Skin   (2012),   Lessons in Love and Violence   (2018), and   Picture a Day Like This   (2023). George Benjamin (Photo by Matthew Lloyd) Martin Crimp The first is a chamber opera based on the story of the Pied Piper of Hamelin. Written on the Skin  is set in 13th -century Provence and tells the legend told by the troubadour Guillaume de Cabestanh, where an unfaithful wife is served a dinner of the heart of her lover. When she’s told what she’s eaten, she turns the tables on her murderous husband by declaring that nothing can now remove the taste of her lover’s heart from her. As her husband rushes at her to kill her, she jumps off the balcony to her death. Miniature of Guillem de Cabestany / Guillaume de Cabestanh, 13th century (Gallica: BnF ms...
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  by Janet Horvath, Interlude Musicians and music lovers enjoy musical puns. Who doesn’t need a laugh these days? I thought why not expand on some of the puns colleagues have shared with me, of course omitting the ubiquitous viola jokes! (Special thanks to prolific writer and cellist David Johnstone.) I was going to tell an Alban Berg joke but I have to go to the loo, Lou! I have a  Wagner  joke but it would take 110 musicians and more than four days to tell… I have a  Debussy  joke, but it’s hard to follow. More of an impression really… There is a Hungarian joke to tell over a pint of beer, but Bartók can’t happen at the moment due to the pandemic. They’re all closed. I considered telling a joke about an orchestral suite of Handel but thought it might not go off with a bang especially if it was all wet. I figured out why Bach had so many children. He didn’t have a stop on his organ! I have a Haydn joke but I can...