Classical Music

[manny a. quito]

 

Eduardo Fernandez The Romantic Guitar

English Chamber Orchestra (Conducted by Barry Wordsworth)

 

Joaquin Rodrigo - Concierto de Aranjuez

 

Allegro con spirito

Adagio

Allegro gentile

 

Herbert Chappell - Caribbean Concerto (Guitar Concerto No. 1)

 

Vivace

Nocturne (Andante)

Con brio

[manny a. quito]

 

Forbidden Plays

Kazumi Watanabe & Shin-ichi Fukuda

 

This is a collaboration between a jazz guitarist and a classical guitarist.

 

The playlist:

 

1. Bronze

2. Etude No. 1 (Villa-Lobos)

3. Norwegian Wood (Lennon-McCartney)

4. Ave Maria (Gounod-Bach)

5. Partitas for Unaccompanied Violin, No. 3, BWV1006 (Bach)

6. The Fool On The Hill (McCartney)

7. Mission St. Xavier (Koko Tanikawa)

8. Romance de Amor (Traditional)

9. Once Upon A Time In America (Ennio Morricone)

10. Danza Ritual Del Fuego (Manuel de Falla)

[sphinx568]

Any recommendation on string quartet? I like the sound of music played by a group of string quartet. And also any recommendation on shows of string quartet group here in Manila?

[manny a. quito]

Haydn - String Quartets / The Lindsays, Kuhmo Chamber Music Festival (2005)

 

 

Disc 1

 

Op. 20 Nos. 2 and 5

Op. 33 No. 3 "The Bird"

Op. 42

 

Disc 2

 

Op. 54 Nos. 1 and 2

Op. 76 No.5

The Anatomy of a String Quartet

[baboyboy]

Any recommendation on string quartet? I like the sound of music played by a group of string quartet. And also any recommendation on shows of string quartet group here in Manila?

 

there is a certain group named clarion ensemble i think... they have shows every two months ata... pero di lang pang string quartet, minsan chamber orchestra and iba iba pang chamber music. ill post thier next concert date pag me balita ako. syempre this is for strictly classical music. if u want to listen to pop music played by string instruments i suggest u go to hotel lobby's like manilapen, manila hotel etc.

[manny a. quito]

Yo-Yo Ma - Inspired by Bach Vol. 1, The Music Garden / The Sound of the Carceri (Cello Suites 1 & 2) (1998)

 

"The Music Garden" (60 min.) features Bach's Suite No. 1 for Unaccompanied Cello. What if we created a garden inspired by Bach? In their quest for the answer, Yo-Yo Ma and garden designer Julie Moir Messervy journey from Boston to Toronto, across bureaucratic miles of frustration and through seasons of changing hope. Their remarkable tale is movingly documented by filmmaker Kevin McMahon. "The Sound of the Carceri" (55 min.) features Bach's Suite No. 2 for Unaccompanied Cello. Imagine Giovanni Piranesi's dazzling "carceri" (prison) etchings, the unrealized dreams of this 18th-century Italian master architect, brought to life in a computer-rendered 3-D "virtual" collaboration. In this cutting-edge film by Francois Girard, Yo-Yo Ma explores Bach's mysterious Second Suite, creating with his music a sound to match the invented spaces of our imagination.

 

 

Select Scene

2. Opening [3:31]

3. Act One: Prelude [5:48]

4. Prelude Performance [3:11]

5. Act Two: Allemande [5:50]

6. Allemande Performance [4:53]

7. Act Three: Courante [4:11]

8. Courante Performance [2:53]

9. Act Four: Sarabande [7:40]

10. Sarabande Performance [3:23]

11. Act Five: Minuett I & II [5:43]

12. Minuett Performance [4:31]

13. Act Six: Gigue [4:27]

14. Gigue Performance [3:44]

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15. Introduction, With Thoughts From Yo-Yo [3:36]

16. Prelude [5:14]

17. Piranesi and His Architecture [1:22]

18. Yo-Yo's Interaction With His Environment [1:38]

19. Creating "A Venue That Doesn't Exist" [4:28]

20. Allemande and Courante [6:09]

21. Using the Hall [3:12]

22. Perceptions of Reality [4:36]

23. Sarabande [5:37]

24. Carceri and Bach's Second Suite [5:40]

25. Menuett I & II [3:09]

26. The Baroque Way [2:28]

27. The Trip [3:14]

28. Gigue [4:41]

[Headroom]

Pachelbel's Canon is my favourite but like a lot of others - Mozart, Bach, Faure, Boccherini, Albinoni - too many to mention.

 

Used to give my Dad a hard time about listening to it when I was growing up but now really enjoy it myself.

 

Unlike a lot of bands that have a number 1 hit and then disappear most of these composers are timeless and their music will be played for centuries to come.

[manny a. quito]

Yo-Yo Ma - Inspired by Bach Vol. 2, Falling Down Stairs / Sarabande (Cello Suites 3 & 4) (1998)

 

"Falling Down Stairs" (55 min.) features Bach's Suite No. 3 for Unaccompanied Cello. Although he knew the music well, Mark Morris had never thought to choreograph a dance based on Bach's "Third Suite." He felt the music was complete in itself. But through a close collaboration with Yo-Yo Ma, an astonishing dance emerges, a true three-way collaboration between musician, dancers and filmmaker Barbara Willis Sweete. "Sarabande" (56 min.) features Bach's Suite No. 4 for Unaccompanied Cello. A great musician instinctively builds a complex and intimate relationship with his listeners. This dramatic film from director Atom Egoyan (The Sweet Hereafter) explores a number of such relationships, revealing the generosity of spirit and love that flow from Yo-Yo Ma's performance.

 

 

Select Scene

1. Opening [2:47]

2. The Barn [2:08]

3. First Rehearsal [1:22]

4. Falling Down Stairs [2:42]

5. "I can actually do this" [1:34]

6. Scales vs. Arpeggios [2:17]

7. Yo-Yo attends a Dance Rehearsal [4:07]

8. The Stairs, part 1 [2:35]

9. Adding to the Music [3:33]

10. The Recording Session [1:40]

11. The Stairs, part 2 [3:15]

12. Spiritual Completion [3:50]

13. Prelude [3:42]

14. Allemande [3:33]

15. Courante [2:59]

16. Sarabande [4:46]

17. Bourree I & II [3:21]

18. Gigue [4:28]

Select Scene

19. Opening [2:37]

20. "Something Extra for Your Efforts" [2:02]

21. Confusion at the Airport [5:24]

22. Coughing Fit/First Examination [4:48]

23. An Explanation [2:23]

24. When You Listen to Music [2:40]

25. "What Kind of Smell?" [2:03]

26. Possible Routes [3:30]

27. A Private Piece [4:59]

28. Warming Up/A Note from the Doctor [2:10]

29. A Lesson on Passion and Focus [3:52]

30. "I don't see anything wrong" [2:13]

31. The Concert [11:00]

32. A Switch in Rhythm [1:31]

33. Gigue [4:50]

[manny a. quito]

Yo-Yo Ma - Inspired by Bach Vol. 3, Struggle for Hope / Six Gestures (Cello Suites 5 & 6) (1998)

 

"Struggle for Hope" (55 min.) features Bach's Suite No. 5 for Unaccompanied Cello. Master Kabuki actor Tamasaburo Bando sets out on a journey to discover, through traditional Japanese dance, the universality and emotion of Bach's Fifth Suite. The result is this revelatory, cross-cultural and trans-oceanic collaboration with Yo-Yo Ma, sensitively documented by filmmaker Niv Fichman. "Six Gestures" (53 min.) features Bach's Suite No. 6 for Unaccompanied Cello. Bach and ice dance? Yo-Yo Ma believes that world champion ice dancers Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean have done for their sport what Bach did for the cello--that is, to dramatically redefine the artistic possibilities and to shatter all preconceptions. This mesmerizing film by Patricia Rozema (Mansfield Park) explores the outcome of this unlikely collaboration, with Bach himself as the dramatic counterpoint.

 

 

Select Scene

2. Opening [:21]

3. Some Introductory Thoughts [2:44]

4. Yo-Yo Sends a Message [3:06]

5. 1st Rehearsal [1:01]

6. "The second movement is difficult" [1:52]

7. Background and Family [4:22]

8. Home Movies From Yo-Yo's Concert [2:09]

9. Artistic and Personal Relationships [1:01]

10. Onnagata (Men Who Play Women) [1:02]

11. The Struggle for Hope [1:32]

12. A Message About the Sarabande [1:57]

13. The Recording Session [1:42]

14. Yo-Yo's Final Thought [2:48]

15. Ritual (Prelude and Fugue) [1:34]

16. Mourning (Allemande) [6:18]

17. Denial (Courante) [4:41]

18. Prayer (Sarabande) [2:02]

19. Dream (Minuettes) [3:25]

20. Reconcilliation (Gigue) [4:16]

Select Scene

21. Opening [2:49]

22. Act One: Prelude and Performance [1:59]

23. Act Two: Allemande [4:39]

24. Allemande Performance [2:41]

25. Act Three: Courante [8:04]

26. Courante Performance [3:04]

27. Act Four: Sarabande [4:01]

28. Sarabande Performance [1:33]

29. Act Five: Gavotte [9:00]

30. Gavotte Performance [1:13]

31. Act Six: Gigue [4:17]

32. Gigue Performance [1:20]

[tobats04]

this thread ROCKS!!! Go Classical Music!!

 

I like Yoyo-Ma!!! keep them coming...

now I can go CD-hunting for these songs...

 

I usually find cheaper CDs of classical music in Music

stores since not much people buy these things...

 

but these references are cool!

 

Thanks guys...

[baboyboy]

manny thanks for the info's. grabe ang knowledge mo about this stuff ha. check out ko tong ke yoyo ma. a cellist friend of mine told me he is considered as the best daw e. pero he also mentioned that in an interview daw yoyo ma was quoted as saying that there is one filipino cellist daw that he really respect. si chino bolipata. me mga cd ka ba nya? i heard this boilipata is a bit on the cuckoo side na nga lang ngayon. any info?

[Mobius Stripper]

My funeral march should be the Ode to Joy, Beethoven's 9th Symphony.

[manny a. quito]

 

1. Sonata No.1 In G Major, BWV 1027: I. Adagio

2. Sonata No.1 In G Major, BWV 1027: II. Allegro Ma Non Tanto

3. Sonata No.1 In G Major, BWV 1027: III. Andante

4. Sonata No.1 In G Major, BWV 1027: IV. Allegro Moderato

5. Sonata No.2 In D Major, BWV 1028: I. Adagio

6. Sonata No.2 In D Major, BWV 1028: II. Allegro

7. Sonata No.2 In D Major, BWV 1028: III. Andante

8. Sonata No.2 In D Major, BWV 1028: IV. Allegro

9. Sonata No.3 In G Minor, BWV 1029: I. Vivace

10. Sonata No.3 In G Minor, BWV 1029: II. Adagio

11. Sonata No.3 In G Minor, BWV 1029: III. Allegro

12. Sinfonia Concertante In A Major For Violin, Violoncello And Orchestra: I. Andante Di Molto - Pinchas Zukerman

13. Sinfonia Concertante In A Major For Violin, Violoncello And Orchestra: II. Rondeau: Allegro Assai - Pinchas Zukerman

 

The Bach sonatas were originally composed for viola da gamba and were transcribed for cello. Harpsichord accompaniment was provided by Kenneth Cooper.

 

The Sinfonia Concertante is by Bach's youngest son, Johann Christian Bach. Accompanying Yo-Yo Ma are Pinchas Zukerman on violin and the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra.

[manny a. quito]

My funeral march should be the Ode to Joy, Beethoven's 9th Symphony.

 

Coming attraction:

 

 

Ed Harris as Ludwig van Beethoven and Diane Kruger as Anna Holtz. This is a fictionalized account of the last years of Beethoven's life, when he produced his most spiritually uplifting music, including your favorite - Ode to Joy. Sir Anthony Hopkins gave the original impetus for the script, but eventually decided not to do the movie.

[chezka]

Turkish March by Mozart