I'm listening to a professional development webinar where the presenter says he is a classically trained musician, and in the next breath mentions that Frédéric Chopin was a famous French composer.

Credibility plummeting. Good thing this webinar has nothing to do with music.

#cosomusic
#cosoclassical

This performance just beats the others into submission.

Franz Liszt - Sonata In B Minor
Vladimir Horowitz (1977)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JL_efKcbR2A&feature=youtu.be

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You NEED to hear this. Members of the NY Philharmonic performed a tremendous rendition of Copland's Fanfare for the Common Man in January at St. Bartholomew's in NYC.

The incredible acoustics here really help this very wide spacing work. Plus, NY Phil really showcases their elite skills on display here. It doesn't get much better than this.

https://plus.nyphil.org/videos/aaron-copland-fanfare-for-the-common-man

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For those we have lost.🕯️

Arvo Pärt - Cantus in memoriam Benjamin Britten

Proms 2010, performed by BBC Symphony Orchestra conducted by Edward Gardner

https://youtu.be/82-xbhfNR2g

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Yep.

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I should have posted this a week ago. This is an album that affected me deeply. Enjoy.

Alexander Gretchaninov - Strastnaya Sedmista (the 7 Days of the Passion) , Op. 58: Behold, the Bridegroom

Phoenix Chorale & Kansas City Chorale
Charles Bruffy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvgsItKr6qw

#cosomusic​
#cosochoral​
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I may have private piano students return to the house soon. In preparation:
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#musictheory

If you don't think the opening movement of this piece is straight-up badass, then we can't be friends.

Johann Sebastian Bach: St. John Passion BWV 245

Bach Collegium Japan, Masaaki Suzuki

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZKYscw-nN8U

#cosomusic
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#cosoclassical

Here is one of the most brilliant, evocative, and at times sonically brutal pieces ever written. If you don't know it already, prepare yourself.

Side note: I need to not listen to this piece while highway driving. It induces aggression.

Igor Stravinsky - The Rite of Spring (1913)

New York Philharmonic Orchestra (1958) conducted by Leonard B​e​r​n​ste​i​n

https://youtu.be/rP42C-4zL3w

#cosomusic
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How have I never heard this before?

Aretha Franklin steps in for Pavarotti to sing Nessun Dorma at the 1998 Grammys:

https://vimeo.com/285410731

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For those who don't know what I'm talking about...

Diana Damrau is phenomenal here. Turn on subtitles if you don't speak German.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YuBeBjqKSGQ

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_of_the_Night_aria

#cosoclassical

Advertisers keep on using Der Hölle Rache in their commercials...

How much work would it take to look up a translation of it, ask a person who knows anything about opera, or any German speaker? 🤬

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We hand-catalogued all 2,094 movements from JS Bach cantatas, masses, motets, oratorios, Passions, and Magnificat – using the Neue Bach-Ausgabe – so you can browse by instrumentation and text.

Bach Arias, Duets, Choruses, Instruments, Lyrics & Translations | VMII
https://www.vmii.org/

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There are many settings of this text, but this one wins in my book.

Kim André Arnesen - Even when he is silent
St. Jacobs Vokalensemble

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rtq9TPnb6kc

#cosomusic
#cosochoral
#cosoclassical

Attention: Composers and Music Production People!

After @corlin pointed me to the excellent and free BBC Symphony Orchestra Discover from Spitfire Audio...
https://www.spitfireaudio.com/shop/a-z/bbc-symphony-orchestra-discover/

... I started listening to their free Labs instruments. WOW. These are very unique and beautiful. Please take a listen:
https://labs.spitfireaudio.com/

Also, if you want an outstanding free scoring app, I recommend Dorico SE:
https://new.steinberg.net/dorico/se/

#cosomusic
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#cosotech

Happy Birthday, Wolfgang!

Mozart - Symphony No. 35 in D major, K. 385, "Haffner"

Berliner Philharmoniker
Karl Böhm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=up4_6UKrcxE

#cosomusic
#cosoclassical

An Organ Recital, With a Coronavirus Shot - The New York Times

Salisbury Cathedral is joining Britain’s vaccination drive, and its organists are providing a musical accompaniment. They’re even taking requests.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/25/arts/music/vaccine-cathedral-organ-music.html

#cosomusic
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This is a really great #musictheory reference tool and virtual instrument.

Check out the Scale Index and the FAQ.

Octave Compass
https://octavecompass.com

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Here's a good Cold Bernie #cosoclassical one: