MGQ - Ballet of the Unhatched Chicks by Mussorgsky

Classical music from Pictures at an Exhibition by Modest Mussorgsky - live performance, March 23, 2012 -- Sundin Music Hall, Hamline University, Saint Paul, MN - arrangement by the Minneapolis Guitar Quartet www.minneapolisguitarquartet.com

Sumi Jo - Verdi - La Traviata - Violetta - Sempre Libera

"Ah! Fors'e lui"
"Sempre Libera"

Sokcho Summer Festival,
Sokcho, South Korea, 2005.

Maria Callas (1923-1977)
Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901)
La traviata
E strano! E strano!...Ah, fors'Ã¨ lui che l'anima...Follie! Follie!...Sempre libera
Orchestra sinfonica di Torino della RAI
Conducted by Gabriele Santini
1953

VIOLETTA (sola)
Ãˆ strano! Ãˆ strano! In core
scolpiti ho quegli accenti!
Saria per me sventura un serio amore?
Che risolvi, o turbata anima mia?
Null'uomo ancora t'accendeva -- O gioia
ch'io non conobbi, esser amata amando!
E sdegnarla poss'io
per l'aride follie del viver mio?
Ah, fors'Ã¨ lui che l'anima
solinga ne' tumulti
godea sovente pingere
de' suoi colori occulti!
Lui che modesto e vigile
all'egre soglie ascese,
e nuova febbre accese,
destandomi all'amor.
A quell'amor ch'Ã¨ palpito
dell'universo intero,
misterioso, altero,
croce e delizia al cor!
Follie! follie! Delirio vano Ã¨ questo!
Povera donna, sola,
abbandonata in questo
popoloso deserto
che appellano Parigi.
Che spero or piÃ¹?
Che far degg'io? Gioire,
di voluttÃ ne' vortici perir.
Gioir, gioir!
Sempre libera degg'io
folleggiare di gioia in gioia,
vo' che scorra il viver mio
pei sentieri del piacer.
Nasca il giorno, o il giorno muoia,
sempre lieta ne' ritrovi,
a diletti sempre nuovi
dee volare il mio pensier.
ALFREDO (sotto al balcone)
Amore, amor Ã¨ palpito...
VIOLETTA
Oh!
ALFREDO
...dell'universo intero --
VIOLETTA
Oh amore.
ALFREDO
Misterioso, misterioso, altero,
croce, croce e delizia,
croce e delizia, delizia al cor.
VIOLETTA
Follie! follie! Ah sÃ¬! Gioir, gioir!
Sempre libera degg'io
folleggiare di gioia in gioia,
vo' che scorra il viver mio
pei sentieri del piacer.
Nasca il giorno, o il giorno muoia,
sempre lieta ne' ritrovi,
a diletti sempre nuovi,
dee volare il mio pensier.
ALFREDO
Amor Ã¨ palpito
dell'universo --
VIOLETTA
Ah! Dee volar il mio pensier.
Ah! il mio pensier. Il mio pensier.

Luciano Pavarotti - La Donna è Mobile Rigoletto

The "king" Luciano Pavarotti as Il Duca di Mantova in the screen movie "Rigoletto" (1983) based on Giuseppe Verdi's opera with the same name (1851).

La Donna è Mobile - Giuseppe Verdi

La donna è mobile
Qual piuma al vento
Muta d'accento
E di pensiero

Sempre un'amabile
Leggiadro viso
In pianto o in riso
Ãˆ menzognero

La donna è mobil
Qual piuma al vento
Muta d'accento
E di pensier
E di pensier
E di pensier

è sempre misero
Chi a lei s'affida
Chi le confida
Mal cauto il core

Pur mai non sentesi
Felice appieno
Chi su quel seno
Non liba amore

La donna è mobil
Qual piuma al vento
Muta d'accento
E di pensier
E di pensier
E di pensier...

Gracia - William Tell Overture

Rossini's classical piece performed by three talented violin player ladies from Hungary

Swan Lake Ballet Tchaikovsky Act 1 part 1

Academical Orchestra St. Petersburg Conductur : W. Fedotov Choreography: Marius Petipa/Leonid Ivanov Ballet of the Kirov Theatre St. Petersburg Odette/Odile : Yelena Yevteyeva Siegfried : John Markovsky Rothbart : Makhmud Esambayev The Fool : Valery Panov The Prince´s Mother : Alla Kabarova Servant : Viktor Ryazanov Historical Recording from 1968 Screen Adaption : Konstantin Sergeyev Director : Appollinary Dudko The four-act ballet Swan Lake,based on a German fairy tale and with music by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky,was first produced in Moscow in 1877 at the Bolshoi Theatre with a choreography by Julius Reisinger and was a total failure.After Tchaikovsky´s death in 1893,a memorial to the composer presented the second act,succesfully recoreographed by Lev Ivanov.In 1895 a completely new version of the ballet,choreographed by Ivanov and Marius Petipa was staged at the Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg and this time the ballet received the appreciation that it had rightfully deserved.The new choreography fulfilled the expectations of the Russian public as it added an element of "pressure" to the copmosition. This recording presents a "classical" staging of the ballet from 1968 which based on the Ivanov/Petipa choreography.This Russian screen version of Swan Lake is a colourful and magnificent version of one of the ballet classics of all time,performed by the world.famous Kirov ensemble.

[Arthaus 100713] TCHAIKOVSKY: Swan Lake (Bolshoi Ballet, 1989)

From the Bolshoi Theatre 1989. Swan Lake is the very essence of classical ballet and has a rather venerable history of its own. First choreographed in 1877 by the great Marius Petipa for the Bolshoi, this original choreography has since been tweaked by almost every choreographer to get hold of it down through the years. Yuri Grigorovich keeps the general outline of the story of a prince who falls in love with the mythic half-woman, half-swan Odette (only to betray her when she appears to him in disguise as Odile). Grigorovich however added a controversial twist with his inclusion of a psychological dimension to the proceedings: the evil sorcerer cast as the dark twin of the hero-prince. The pearl of this production is undoubtedly Alla Mikhalchenko as Odette-Odile. Her impressive technique and brilliant acting gives the character a new expressive dimension. (Arthaus 100713) More Info.: www.naxos.com

Swan Lake - Chinese Acrobatic Ballet-Part1

With breathtaking perfection and grace the "Guangdong Acrobatic Troupe of China" tells the fairytale on the verge of human physical abilities. More than 100 acrobats and dancers show their world-famous art in gorgeous and colorful stage designs and props. They are juggling with balls while they perform a toe dance. Gym wheels seem to waltz and acrobats thrill the audience by "dancing" as frogs for several minutes solely on their hands. There seems to be no gravity, when the princess (Wu Zhengdan) is dancing en pointe not only on the shoulder of her beloved prince (Wei Baohua), but also on his head. This production of "Swan Lake" unites power, perfection and grace in a magical way. In wonderful stage designs, classical music and tradition of ballet melt with Eastern acrobatic to a unique show.

Chopin: La Dame aux camélias (Paris Opera Ballet)

Based on the Alexandre Dumas novel that also inspired the stories of Verdis La Traviata and Hollywoods Moulin Rouge, John Neumeier creates a riveting dance drama around the famous woman of lore, La Dame aux camélias. The passionate tale of Marguerite Gautier and Armand Duval unfolds ingeniously through a drama-within-a-drama as they meet at the theatre during a performance of Manon Lescaut. So begin their romantic adventures in Paris, brought to life by Neumeiers intense and refined choreographic language. Chopins ravishing music highlights this exceptional neo-classical ballet, featuring the star dancers of the Paris Opéra Ballet. This lavish production, filmed live at the Palais Garnier in High Definition and full surround sound, is all about love, passion, danger and glorious dancing from one of the best ballet companies in the world. Available from Opus Arte on DVD & Blu-ray www.opusarte.com Please 'Like' us at www.facebook.com

Rachmaninoff - Vocalise For Violin

Title : Sergei Rachmaninov, Vocalise (Songs (14), Op. 34: no 14)
From Wikipedia,Vocalise, Op. 34 No. 14 is a song by Sergei Rachmaninoff, published in 1912 as the last of his Fourteen Songs, Opus 34. Written for voice (soprano or tenor) with piano accompaniment, it contains no words, but is sung using any one vowel (of the singer's choosing). It was dedicated to soprano Antonina Nezhdanova.
Although the original publication stipulates that the song may be sung by either soprano or tenor voice, it is usually chosen to be performed by a soprano. As with many classical vocal pieces, it is transcribed in a variety of keys, allowing the performer to choose a vocal range more suitable to their natural voice, so that artists who may not have the higher range of a soprano can nevertheless perform the song. When sung by a tenor, it is sung an octave lower than the same key when sung by a soprano.

Claude Debussy - Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun

Painting - On the Hudson Artist - Thomas Doughty

Child Prodigy Wonders Of Innocence Part 23

Prelude

Shirley Temple performs "When I Grow Up"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iqmx5WyGqpk

Amazing Pool Playing Prodigy Tournament Player
You won't believe the talent of this seven year old prodigy.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YEminNjyBJM

Child Prodigy Drummer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-XwtCzUaN1I

Belinda aged 11 - Classical ballet - Operatic
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8fwu3Mk4LGo

A boy in India is in training to limbo skate under 100 cars in one minute. So far, he can do 57
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOTSk7A6dyU

Chelsea performs at six years old
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKXg92atWVg

Child Speaker
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBb8H2cR3CU

Child prodigy teaches future teachers at Ball State
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ASiKNJyM874

G.F. Handel -- Concert for Harp, B dur, 1st. part.
Performed by Alexander Andrushchenko -- 8 years old
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ul-s3_pYtoM

Frank "Sugarchile" Robinson
From movie "No Leave No Love" 1946
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rcq93txBdtM

THE SEVEN YEAR OLD SURGEON
"The Seven Year-Old Surgeon" profiles child prodigy Akrit Jaswal from a remote village at the foothills of the Himalayas. By the age of five, Akrit was reading Shakespeare and by seven had performed his first surgical operation.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_eAkdtYay4

Ch'io Mai Vi Possa, G.F. Handel
Amanda Densmoor, Sings Ch'io Mai Vi Possa, G.F. Handel, just turned 10, sang at GoetheHaus in Jakarta, Indonesia, Feb 3, 2008. Even with a bad cold, she still managed to sing well!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hjAOToSxRH8

5-Yr-Old Violinist Allegro Brilliante Op. 19
The 5-Year-Old violinist is now 6-1/4-yr-old and played W. Ten Have "Allegro Brilliante, Op. 19" using a 1/4-size violin with 1/2-size bow on the Suzuki Level VII Graduation Recital
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mAdmifpfJOo

Film of Hawaii's best Magician as a child
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wg50D8aw-1c

THE WORLD'S STRONGEST BOY
An observational film that follows Richard Sandrak, an 11 year-old child who since the age of 6 has been described pound for pound as the "strongest human being in the world"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=esrqV8IVorQ

Korean child guitar play of Al Hambra
Little Korean girl plays guitar so well
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LaHaRUPfKok

PMC Final Program 2007-Skaters' Waltz
Philippine Montessori Center Final Program 2007
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2WGSi3Qb-kk

Finale..

Shirley Temple performs "When I Grow Up"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xkma1w2VvZk

Shriners Hospitals For Children
http://support.shrinershospitals.org/site/PageServer?pagename=HowYouCanHelp

A Suwanai plays Paganini Violin Concerto No1 1 of 5

Tchaikovsky Competition 1990

Tchaikovsky - None But The Lonely Hearts

Title : Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky,(None But The Lonely Hearts) Songs (6), Op. 6: no 6, None but the lonely heart.

This, one of Tchaikovsky's best-loved vocal pieces, comes from his collection of six songs, Op. 6. The fact that it was composed to a Russian translation of its original German text by Goethe often obscures its membership in the large family of setting of the same poem, "Nur wer die Sehnsucht kennt" (Only he who knows loneliness). One of Mignon's songs from the novel Wilhelm Meister, this text inspired most of the Romantic lieder composers, most notably Schubert, Schumann, and Wolf, to compose some of their most memorable settings; the poem's sense of desolate yearning speaks to the very heart of Romanticism, and Tchaikovsky certainly owed allegiance to that aesthetic.

Tchaikovsky's setting makes use of a syncopated chordal accompaniment; the lack of rhythmic grounding and the chromatic nature of chosen harmonies the inner harmony voices conspire to highlight the restless, disquieted tone of Goethe's text.

Johann Strauss II - The Blue Danube Waltz

Title : Johann Strauss II , The Blue Danube Waltz
Date : 1867

From Wikipedia,The Blue Danube is the common English title of An der schÃ¶nen blauen Donau op. 314 (On the Beautiful Blue Danube), a waltz by Johann Strauss II, composed in 1867. Originally performed 9 February 1867 at a concert of the Wiener MÃ¤nnergesangsverein (Vienna Men's Choral Association), it has been one of the most consistently popular pieces of music in the classical repertoire. Its initial performance was only a mild success, however, and Strauss is reputed to have said "The devil take the waltz, my only regret is for the coda -- I wish that had been a success!"

The waltz originally had an accompanying song text written by Josef Weyl. Strauss adapted it into a purely orchestral version for the World's Fair in Paris that same year, and it became a great success in this form. The instrumental version is by far the most commonly performed today. An alternate text by Franz von Gernerth, Donau so blau (Danube so blue), is also used on occasion.

The sentimental Viennese connotations of the piece have made it into a sort of unofficial Austrian national anthem. It is a traditional encore piece at the annual Vienna New Year's Concert. The first few bars are also the interval signal of Osterreich Rundfunk's overseas programs.

It is reported by composer Norman Lloyd in his "Golden Encyclopedia of Music" that when asked by Frau Strauss for an autograph, the composer Johannes Brahms autographed Mrs. Strauss's fan by writing on it the first few bars of the Blue Danube. Under it he wrote "Unfortunately not by Johannes Brahms".The work commences with an extended introduction in the key of A major with shimmering (tremolo) violins and a French horn spelling out the familiar waltz theme, answered by staccato wind chords, in a subdued mood. It rises briefly into a loud passage but quickly dies down into the same restful nature of the opening bars. A contrasting and quick phrase in D major anticipates the waltz before 3 quiet downward-moving bass notes "usher in" the first principal waltz melody.

The first waltz theme is familiar gently rising triad motif in cellos and horns in the tonic D major, accompanied by harps; the Viennese waltz beat is accentuated at the end of each 3-note phrase. The Waltz 1A triumphantly ends its rounds of the motif, and waltz 1B follows in the same key; the genial mood is still apparent.

Waltz 2A glides in quietly (still in D major) before a short contrasting middle section in B flat major. The entire section is repeated.

A more dour waltz 3A is introduced in G major before a fleeting eighth-note melodic phrase (waltz 3B). An loud Intrada (introduction) is then played. Waltz 4A starts off in a romantic mood (F major) before a more joyous waltz 4B in the same key.

After another short Intrada in A, cadencing in F-sharp minor, sonorous clarinets spell out the poignant melody of waltz 5A in A. Waltz 5B is the climax, punctuated by cymbal crashes. Each of these may be repeated at the discretion of the performer.

The coda recalls earlier sections (3A and 2A) before furious chords usher in a recap of the romantic Waltz 4A. The idyll is cut short as the waltz hurries back to the famous waltz theme 1A again. This statement is cut short, however, by the final codetta: a variation of 1A is presented, connecting to a rushing eighth-note passage in the final few bars: repeated tonic chords underlined by a snare drumroll and a bright-sounding flourish.

The Blue Danube - Andre Rieu

The Blue Danube by Johann Strauss II

Vienna New Year Concert Live

J. Brahms - "Schicksalslied" (Song of Fate) Op. 54 for mixed choir

J. Brahms - "Pieśń przeznaczenia" na chór mieszany i orkiestrę op. 54./J. Brahms - "Schicksalslied" (Song of Fate) Op. 54 for mixed choir and orchestra. Opera i Filharmonia Podlaska Europejskie Centrum Sztuki w Białymstoku/The Podlasie Opera and Philharmonic European Centre of Culture in Bialystok. Łukasz Borowicz - dyrygent/conductor. Violetta Bielecka - przygotowanie chóru/preparation of the choir. Chór i Orkiestra Opery i Filharmonii Podlaskiej/The Podlasie Opera and Philharmonic Choir and Symphonic Orchestra. Muzyka klasyczna/classical music. Koncerty symfoniczne/symphonic concerts. www.oifp.pl lub 217.17.47.78

Joshua Bell Stop and Hear the Music by the Washington Post

From the Washington Post:

Pearls Before Breakfast

Can one of the nation's great musicians cut through the fog of a D.C. rush hour? Let's find out.
By Gene Weingarten
Washington Post Staff Writer
Sunday, April 8, 2007; Page W10

HE EMERGED FROM THE METRO AT THE L'ENFANT PLAZA STATION AND POSITIONED HIMSELF AGAINST A WALL BESIDE A TRASH BASKET. By most measures, he was nondescript: a youngish white man in jeans, a long-sleeved T-shirt and a Washington Nationals baseball cap. From a small case, he removed a violin. Placing the open case at his feet, he shrewdly threw in a few dollars and pocket change as seed money, swiveled it to face pedestrian traffic, and began to play.

It was 7:51 a.m. on Friday, January 12, the middle of the morning rush hour. In the next 43 minutes, as the violinist performed six classical pieces, 1,097 people passed by. Almost all of them were on the way to work, which meant, for almost all of them, a government job. L'Enfant Plaza is at the nucleus of federal Washington, and these were mostly mid-level bureaucrats with those indeterminate, oddly fungible titles: policy analyst, project manager, budget officer, specialist, facilitator, consultant.

...for the rest of the article go to:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/04/04/AR2007040401721.html

Classical Medley by Buddy Greene on the Harmonica

SINCE PEOPLE KEEP ASKING, HERE ARE THE SONGS THAT HE PLAYED ACCORDING TO COMMENTERS:

1ST: 'Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring' by Johann Sebastian Bach.

2ND: Mozart's Piano Sonata in C, K. 545 - Allegro

3RD: Rossini's William Tell overture (known to most as the theme from 'The Lone Ranger')

WOW. He's so good on the harmonica!Buddy has talent pouring out from his ears. He also can sing, play the guitar, and he writes music (he wrote the music for 'Mary Did You Know') but he's most known for his Harmonica. Not to mention he is a really funny, cool guy.

Jascha Heifetz Plays Rondo by Mozart

Jascha Heifetz plays Rondo (from Serenade No. 7 "Haffner", K. 250) by Mozart.

Fur Elise by Beethoven

11-year-old Vi playing Fur Elise by Ludwig van Beethoven.

Yuri Botnari, Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra - Mussorgsky Pictures at

Yuri Botnari, Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra - Mussorgsky Pictures at an Exhibition - Gnom. to watch BotnariTV and to download recordings please visit: www.botnari.com

"Promenade," from Pictures at an Exhibition - Modest Mussorgsky (G

www.onlineguitaracademy.net - The opening movement in Mussorgsky's suite for piano, the Promenade depicts a man who roams an exhibition honoring a deceased artist, searching for a treasured work that he had admired in the past. The entire orchestral suite describes the paintings that the man sees as he browses through the gallery. Pictures at an Exhibition is Mussorgsky's tribute to a dear friend, the artist Viktor Hartmann, who had passed away suddenly the year before Mussorgsky composed the suite. Its most famous incarnation is the orchestral suite arranged by Maurice Ravel. This guitar transcription takes the work back to its roots as a suite for a solo instrument. The classical guitar, with its plethora of tone colors, dynamic variations, and range of pitches, is more than equal to the task. Ifyou would like to learn to play this piece and add it to your repertoire, take advantage of the free mini-lesson on this piece, available on Los Angeles Guitar Academy's website, http To access sheet music, close-up, slow walk-through clips for this piece and LAGA's complete online classical guitar lesson program to bring your playing up to this level and beyond, enroll in a full subscription to LAGA's online classical guitar lessons, LAGA Classical. You can get started today by signing up for a free, no-obligation, three-day trial on the website listed above. For updates on our latest music postings, please subscribe to our YouTube channel on the button above. Thanks!

MUSSORGSKY: Pictures at an Exhibition (Ravel Orchestration)

Friends, Please check out this beautiful book of poetry: www.amazon.com - It comes in four different covers - Hope you enjoy it :) Promenade Pictures at an Exhibition (Russian: Картинки с выставки -- Воспоминание о Викторе Гартмане, Kartínki s výstavki -- Vospominániye o Víktore Gártmane, Pictures from an Exhibition -- a Remembrance of Viktor Hartmann) is a famous suite of ten piano pieces composed by Modest Mussorgsky in 1874. It is generally acknowledged to be Mussorgsky's greatest solo piano composition, and has become a showpiece for virtuoso pianists. It has also become known through various orchestrations and arrangements produced by other musicians and composers (see: Versions by other hands, below, for further discussion), with Ravel's arrangement being the most recorded and performed. The version by Maurice Ravel (also produced in 1922, to a commission by Serge Koussevitzky) is a virtuoso effort by a master colourist, and has proved the most popular in the concert hall and on record. Ravel does, however, omit the Promenade between "Samuel" Goldenberg und "Schmuÿle" and Limoges. (We appreciate Wikipaedia's contributions in the descriptions here)

Mussorgsky - Great Gate of Kiev (Богатырские ворота

Russian evening. Gimnazija Kranj Great Christmas Concert 2007. Pictures at Exhibiton is one of highlight in classical music world. The best know performance is from Fritz Reiner, but Nejc Bečan surpasses his interpretation in all way. Revijski orkeser Gimnazije Kranj is the best and most charming youth orchestra in Slovenia. For grand finale they blow out audience with amazing power in control. Audience take long standing applause. It was trilling and special moment. Everybody was enchanted with russian power of music and youth energy. Really amazing. Must see. Conductor: Nejc Bečan, concert director: Primož Zevnik Ruski večer. Veliki božični koncert Gimnazije Kranj. Poseben sklepen in čaroben zaključek koncerta. Revijski orkester je pognal občinstvo na noge. Tole je ena najboljših interpretacij Mussorgskega. Mladi člani orkestra so občinstvo začarali. Bil je to poseben trenutek, ko sta se srečala mladostna energija mladih glasbenikov in moč in veličina ruske glasbe. Noro. Dirigent in aranžer: Nejc Bečan, programski direktor koncerta: Primož Zevnik

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