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The Greatest Classical Music

admin — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 13:12:33 +0000

I use the term “Classical” lightly here.

Here are 18 extracts from what I think are some ofthe most exciting, spine tingling orchestral pieces ever. A lot is left out of this list – Beethoven’s Ninth, for one. The pieces are (in no particular order):

1. Verdi – Messa da Requiem – Dies Irae, Dies Illa
2. Verdi – Messa da Requiem – Tuba Mirum
3. Bizet – Carmen – Procession of the Toreadors
4. Beethoven – Symphony No. 5 – Allegro con Brio
5. Prokofiev – Montagues and Capulets
6. Orff – Carmina Burana
7. Copland – Fanfare for the Common Man
8. Sandstrom – Motorbike Concerto – Introduction
9. Schoenberg – Chamber Symphony No. 1 (Finale)
10. Stravinsky – The Rite of Spring – Dances of the Young Girls
11. Stravinsky – The Rite of Spring – Glorification of the Chosen One
12. Stravinsky – The Rite of Spring – Sacrificial Dance
13. Borodin – Prince Igor – Polovtsian Dances
14. Parry – I Was Glad – Fanfare
15. Mussorgsky – Night on a Bare Mountain
16. Wagner – Ride of the Valkyries
17. Dvorak – Symphony No. 9 (From The New World) – Allegro con Fuoco
18. Rossini – William Tell – Overture (Fanfare)

In there are some old favourites but also many new pieces you probably won’t have heard …

(If you really want to enjoy this music, play it through speakers and whack the bass up high. Most of them feature drums and timpani!)

Duration : 0:10:41

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Beethoven String Quartet “Harp” 1st mvt.

admin — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 16:38:44 +0000

A String Quartet from Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music playing Beethoven’s Harp, 1st mvt.
13 March 2007 @ Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music Concert Hall.
Xu Jueyi, 1st violin
Qiang Xiaoxiao, 2nd violin
Zhou Yi, viola
Ekachai Maskulrat, cello

Duration : 0:8:9

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Fry Street Quartet Performs Late Beethoven

admin — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 06:04:43 +0000

Fry Street Quartet performs Beethoven’s amazing Cavatina from Op. 130. Utah State University’s (USU) string quartet in residence is AWESOME! They did these up for some video and I snagged ‘em

Duration : 0:6:29

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CMS Winter Festival: Beethoven Cycles

admin — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 06:04:41 +0000

CMS Artistic Director David Finckel gives insight and background into the upcoming CMS festival of Beethoven’s complete string quartet, violin sonatas, and cello sonata cycles.

Duration : 0:3:15

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Beethoven GREAT FUGUE op. 133 Leipzig String Quartet

admin — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 19:47:40 +0000

Played by the Leipzig Quartet this movie is the most advanced for this most modern of Beethovens pieces of music. Breathtaking!
Part 1
Full video available at www.leipzigquartet.com

Duration : 0:7:26

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Beethoven: String Quartet No. 4 C minor – Allegro

admin — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 06:58:39 +0000

Beethoven Classical Music Violin Cello Viola Virtuoso minor

String Quartet No. 4 C minor – Allegro
One of Beethoven’s best chamber work in my opinion. And probably one of the best chamber songs period. Beautiful memorable melody, songs starts out at 280 BPM and speeds up to 360 BPM. Very demanding of a composer and a musician. This is by far the best version of it. Sheet music Public in 1801

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Duration : 0:4:36

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Beethoven String Quartet Op. 18 No.1 1st mvt.

admin — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:31:32 +0000

Exqusite playing by the Alban Berg Quartet in the Konzerthaus in Vienna. I’m soon to upload the last two movements and then Op. 18 No. 6 which Alban Berg plays even better than this quartet.

Duration : 0:9:23

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Guarneri String Quartet Beethoven (vaimusic.com)

admin — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 07:30:38 +0000

http://vaimusic.com/VIDEO/DVD_4339_GuarneriStringQuartet.htm
Guarneri Quartet plays “Allegro con brio” 1st movement from String Quartet in F minor, Op. 95 “Quartetto Serioso” (Beethoven)
From: VAI DVD 4339 Guarneri String Quartet plays Beethoven
Arnold Steinhardt, violin
John Dalley, violin
Michael Tree, viola
David Soyer, violoncello
Formed in 1964, the Guarneri String Quartet has been called the world¹s master of chamber music by Time Magazine. Praised as consummate interpreters of Beethoven, the Guarneri has presented the complete cycle of Beethoven quartets to audiences around the world. This video, taped in 1986, presents the quartet in performances of two Beethoven quartets, No. 11 in F Minor, Op. 95, “Quartetto serioso”, and No. 9 in C Major, Op. 59, No. 3, “Rasumovsky”.
57 minutes, Color, Stereo.
TO PURCHASE THE COMPLETE DVD, PLEASE VISIT www.vaimusic.com OR CALL TOLL-FREE IN THE US 1(800)477-7146 (OUTSIDE OF THE US, CALL 914-769-3691).

Duration : 0:4:35

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Guarneri String Quartet Beethoven (vaimusic.com)

admin — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 07:30:38 +0000

Duration : 0:4:35

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New Zealand String Quartet plays Beethoven

admin — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 07:30:37 +0000

The New Zealand String Quartet, New Zealand’s foremost chamber ensemble, plays Beethoven’s String Quartet Opus 59 No 2 Allegro

Duration : 0:7:36

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