Search results for: “Steve Martin Prize for Excellence in Banjo and Bluegrass”

Tarrega’s Recuerdos de la Alhambra, Performed by Michael Chapdelaine

Michael Chapdelaine is a talented guitarist who has won First Prize in both classical and fingerstyle competitions. He continues to captivate audiences with his incredible technique and expressive performances. Check…
Carl Maria von Weber’s Theme and Variations for Clarinet, Performed by Andrzej Ciepliński

Carl Maria von Weber’s clarinet piece won second prize at the Clarinet Festival in Piotrków Trybunalski 2007….
Rachmaninoff Prelude in G Minor, Op. 23, No. 5 – Performed by 5 Cellists

Mon-Puo, Norma Regis, Joe Pritchard, Alexander Wolheim and David Martin Gutierrez play Rachmaninoff’s Piano Prelude in G minor, transcribed for five cellos….
New Study Finds Classical Music Can Affect Fetal Heart Rate

…(sponsored) The two songs used in the study were “The Swan” by Camille Saint-Saëns and “Arpa de Oro,” a classical Mexican song composed by Abundio Martínez. The study confirms that…
Boccherini – Largo from Cello Sonata in G Major, G. 5

Gabriel Martins and Yoshika Masuda play Largo, the first movement of Luigi Boccerini’s Sonata in G Major….
Domenico Scarlatti’s Sonata in A Minor, K. 61 – Performed by Pizzicar Galante

Pizzicar Galante ensemble performs Scarlatti’s Sonata in A minor, featuring Anna Schivazappa on baroque mandolin, Ronald Martin Alonso on viola da gamba, Daniel de Morais on baroque guitar and Fabio…
Lady Macbeth – Opera by Shostakovich

Shostakovich’s “Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk,” performed by the Latvian National Opera Choir and Orchestra, conducted by Martins Ozolins….
Mozart – Ave Verum

Mozart’s “Ave verum,” featuring The Choir of King’s College, Cambridge, with Matthew Martin on organ and directed by Daniel Hyde….
Haydn Piano Trio in C Major

Haydn’s Piano Trio in C Major, performed by Julian Martin, Robin Scott, and Julia Lichten….
Giacomo Puccini

…and composers to the Cathedral of San Martino. Puccini’s father, Michele, passed away when Puccini was just five years old. The church held the position of cathedral organist for Puccini…
Jean Sibelius

…under Martin Wegelius and Hermann Csillag. During his studies, he developed close friendships with several prominent figures in the Finnish music scene, including the composer and conductor Robert Kajanus and…
Bach – Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring, Performed by Choir of King’s College

Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields/Choir of King’s College, Cambridge perform “Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring” by Johann Sebastian Bach from the album The Most Relaxing Classical Album In The World….Ever! Label…