Is classical music the music of men who died centuries ago? Or can music classified as electronic by a popular music source also be described as classical? You be the judge when you listen to the two pieces from 2008 by Jóhann Jóhannsson.
As usual, birthdays and anniversaries provide a varied programme and there’s a sense of renewal with themes of awakening, dawn and spring.
Playlist: 16 August 2020
– Wagner: Siegfried: Act III: Brunnhilde’s Erwachen (Awakening) Brigitte Nilsson, sop. Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra/ Sir Georg Solti.
– Liszt: Lullaby. Bertrand Chamayou, pno.
– Johannsson: Forlandia: Melodia – Guidelines for a Propulsion Device.
– Beethoven: Duo for 2 Flutes in G major: II. Minuetto. Jean-Pierre Rampal & Robert Veyron-Lacrois, flute.
– Pierné: Ramuntcho Suite no.2: The Convent. BBC Philharmonic Orchestra.
– Puccini: Suor Angelica: Act I: Ave Maria. National Philharmonic Orchestra & Chorus/ Richard Bonynge.
– Schumann: Frühe (Dawn). The Kings Singers.
– Glazunov: Rhapsodie Orientale: I. Andante. Orchestre Philharmonic de Montréal/ Charles Dutoit.
– Rachmaninov: Vespers: 2nd movement. USSR Ministry of Culture Choir/ Valery Polyansky.
– Johannsson: Forlandia: Melodia (i).
– Beethoven: Violin Sonata no.5 “Spring”: 2nd movement. Augustin Dumay, vln. Maria Joao-Pires, vln.
Picture : Sunrise in the Sahara, Morocco
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