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This is what the cool kids do on a Friday night, right?
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A major loss in the #cosoclassical world.🕯️

Bernard Haitink dead: Former CSO principal conductor was 92 - Chicago Sun-Times
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/10/21/22739722/bernard-haitink-dead-cso-chicago-symphony-conductor-principal-obituary

Took this at choir practice earlier this week. Points to whoever can name the piece first. (It's VERY well-known.)
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Still one of my favorite pieces I've ever studied, and is a perfect example of why metalheads and jazz musicians alike respect Bach.

Johann Sebastian Bach - Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue in d minor, BWV 903
Marco Mencoboni
https://youtu.be/7sroIJi_x6c

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AP News: Poignant return for Met Opera after lengthy pandemic pause
https://apnews.com/article/entertainment-music-health-arts-and-entertainment-concerts-84a4279892f98d22255e419e7fa35b29

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This is happening live right now if your local PBS affiliate carries it. I am going to check it out on demand from the beginning if it is posted in the future.

Metropolitan Opera | Verdi’s Requiem
https://www.metopera.org/season/2021-22-gala/verdis-requiem/

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This is the piece of music I always think of on this day. 🕯️

Arvo Pärt - Cantus in memoriam Benjamin Britten

Orchestre de Paris
Paavo Järvi, conductor

Live recording. London, BBC Proms 2013

https://youtu.be/zZghvB2ZGC8

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Just returned from my first in-person choir rehearsal in 18 months. It was nice to be singing with people again, but it felt surreal.

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I haven't channeled my avatar in quite a while. Fixing that now with this amazing performance. Crank it to 11, but don't say I didn't warn you if you're in a puddle at the end. Yes, it is worth an hour and a half of your time.

Gustav Mahler - Symphony No 3
Anna Larsson, contralto
Arnold Schoenberg Chor
Tolzer Knabenchor
Lucerne Festival Orchestra
Claudio Abbado, conductor

https://youtu.be/Xplx64LVENg

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If you've never heard Gesualdo, be prepared to have your expectations of Renaissance madrigals obliterated.

Carlo Gesualdo - Sesto libro di madrigali: XVII. Moro, lasso, al mio duolo

Ensemble Métamorphoses
Maurice Bourbon

https://youtu.be/6dVPu71D8VI​

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^ Also, it is VERY difficult to hear the harmonic shifts in "This is America" during the verses (even for someone with my background). I assert that the only thing "surprising" about that song is the video. I never thought that song was anything special on its own; people are conflating it with the (excellent) video.

(If you think I'm just a #cosoclassical nerd looking down on hip-hop, you're mistaken. I've always been a big fan of artists like Wu-Tang Clan, The Roots, Chance the Rapper.)

Only the true #cosoclassical nerds will get this.
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This is just lovely.

Jaakko Mäntyjärvi - Pulchra Es
The Choir of Trinity College Cambridge
https://youtu.be/6zke73aS6Rs

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This is for all the heroes.

Richard Strauss - Ein Heldenleben
Fritz Reiner, Chicago Symphony Orchestra
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dyYNraDv4dg

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#cosoclassical people will get this.

Watching Mindhunter on Netflix. Besides being an overall great show, I love how the hotel lobby in Atlanta always has Chopin Nocturnes playing.

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For those who gave all.

Benjamin Britten: War Requiem, Op. 66 (1963 recording)
London Symphony Chorus
The Bach Choir
Highgate School Choir
Melos Ensemble
Simon Preston, London Symphony Orchestra

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=poqp9bP1DIY&list=OLAK5uy_l_oH74NzF6HF_CoWgDgExohE5Cy4sfsrY&index=2

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