First we have Kathleen Battle: Donizetti - Linda - O luce di quest'anima - a cute little aria that features the diva's magnificent pipes. BTW... read the first post in the comments section. This sort of remarkable boorishness, arrogant babble and baseless attacks is the direct result of the death of critical thinking. What a maroon...
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Here's a little creative movie to a piece by Samuel Barber, "Adagio for Strings". Originally written as the third movement to his first string quartet, he later adapted the piece for string orchestra. It is one of the most haunting and lovely pieces ever written. Enjoy.
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Truly sublime, this is the first movement of Aaron Coplands Piano Sonata. So many people think of him only as the composer for "Rodeo" and "Appalachian Spring". He had marvelous melodic and harmonic ideas and this piece is one of his small, but very strong piano output. I think this piece rocks.
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you may recognize this last movement from Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto. It has been used for many things. To me it is very similar to some jazz composition, while keeping an almost 'ethnic' flair. I think you will really like this one.
Next weekend it is all saxophone... till then...
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