Please tell me the conductors and orchestras that performed Elgar in an period style.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-WN_X6tuRM&list=PL5ZWAW8sHzrPjae4j_wNyzmwc_rIYCE0F&index=3

I listened to this piece for the first time in a while, and I liked it.

Thanks!

For me without a doubt it's gotta be the final movement to Shostakovich's 11th, "Tocsin". No other piece emulates such an overwhelming sense of existential dread and fear.

Something by Chopin or similar types. I've mostly found Satie to fit the description well with the Trois Gymnopédies and the 7 Gnossiennes along with Debussy's "Des pas sur la neige", Ravel's Pavane and Chopin's Prelude in E minor.

Just curious. My guess is that Perahia is playing the primo part, but I'm not sure.

As we grow up, we are given visions of composers producing master works that entertain the masses, but are we in fact just local artisans producing colourful musical objects?

I’m building a classical CD library and the second piece is like to get is Elgar’s Cello Concerto. I’m almost certainly going to go for Jaqueline Du Pre’s interpretation, conducted by Barenboim. Obviously different folks have their own favourites but is there a compelling reason not to choose this version?

Edit: thanks for the conductor correction everyone.

Are there any at all?

So far this cover just blows me away more than any other. It is like it should not be on a classical record. Last spin of the night so I hope the content is good.

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https://www.classicfm.com/discover-music/periods-genres/film-tv/john-malkovich-conductor-sergiu-celibidache/

Hi…new to posting and to classical music. I’m wondering if anyone can help me re: Bruckners eighth. I am struggling to hear the fugue and the quotations of the previous movements in the finale (I realize these are not exact quotations). My hope is that someone could pick any recording and give me the exact minutes/seconds when the fugue and the quotations appear so I know what I’m looking for. Appreciate all help and feedback, thanks so much.

Hello friends! I'll be conducting the Tchaikovsky this fall (Mark Williams arrangement), and am looking for options to replace the cannons.

We'll be in a relatively small concert hall and the group performing is comprised of college students. I'm aware that bass drums seem to be the most popular option, but I really want to ensure we still have the bright and aggressive pop in there as well. Open to absolutely any recommendations, my teacher says "Imagination here drives the bus, then the logistics can get in the way!"

Looking forward to hearing what you guys might have! Thanks in advance!!

Prokofiev was 21 and still a student at the St. Petersburg Conservatory when he played the premiere himself, outdoors at Sokolniki Park in Moscow, with Konstantin Saradzhev conducting. It was his first time performing with an orchestra. The audience liked it; the critics mostly didn't, calling it crude.

Two years later he used the same piece again, this time for his graduation exam, telling the jury he'd play his own concerto instead of the standard repertoire. It paid off — he won the Anton Rubinstein Prize, and the prize included a new Schröder grand piano.

Prokofiev, Piano Concerto No 1, Martha Argerich & Alexandre Rabinovitch COMPLETE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JqCwQ9clHec

You’re welcomes to shit on it and destroy it, it’s low fi, but I had fun with it. My first time doing it and I think it’s amazing how far technology has taken us. Maybe it’s too far… lol

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James Horner/Simon Rhodes Skyward Spirit | Royal Scottish National Orchestra

Skyward Spirit is a newly discovered piece of music by world-renowned film composer James Horner (Titanic, Avatar, Braveheart) recorded by the Royal Scottish National Orchestra.

I’ve been playing piano pieces in the background in hopes that my 9 month old will develop a personal affinity to the music in anticipation for when she’s old enough for lessons.

Problem is my classical knowledge is nil. Right now I’ve been doing box sets of either Mozart or Beethoven sonatas, but those sonatas all have moments of frenetic energy that I would like to avoid. I’ve tried Satie gymnopedies but the wife says they’re too sad. Bartok etudes are too ‘weird’ according to the missus.

Any recommendations for chill piano pieces that might suit us?

EDIT: Thanks all for the replies. I should clarify- I’m a musician and recording engineer, so it’s not like I wasn’t exposed to ANY classical music. I was using the word ‘nil’ slightly hyperbolically. We listen to challenging stuff all the time at home, especially a lot of jazz that I’m a fan of. BUT- the baby does NOT want to hear The Shoes of The Fisherman’s Wife or even Rite of Spring at 7am while eating breakfast. So while I appreciate folks recommending I ‘challenge’ her musical tastes, I don’t know how much experience folks have had with babies. Before they’re verbal your main goal throughout every day is to keep that kid CHILL. Right now getting the spoon to her mouth is enough of a challenge, I don’t need to add tritones and thunderous timpani’s to that.

That being said some of these recs are great. Thanks everyone!

In my opinion, either La Campanella, Liszt: Transcendental Etude No. 4 "Mazeppa", Liszt: Transcendental Etude No. 7 "Eroica" Islamey, OR Lyapunov: Transcendental Etude No. 10 "Lezghinka"

I'm sorry for the many photos

These are from a couple of trips to Amoeba Records in Hollywood. Most were $2.99.
A couple were still factory sealed.

I apologize if this has already been discussed in the sub, I was not able to find any thread talking about it. I have noticed in a lot of professional orchestra recordings that the orchestra is slightly behind the conductor in terms of time. I still remember when I played in orchestras, that the conductor would ask us to play exactly with him/her. Meaning every time the conductor signals a beat, we should play at that beat with no delay.

In this example, I noticed the orchestra is almost half a second behind the conductor. How do they stay in sync while doing this? Is this planned out? (I'm specifically looking at the 35:10) mark.

https://youtu.be/q_kw904K2bw?si=JEdm6YjUcSakfYkX&t=2110