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Joseph Fernando Macari Sor's "Etude No. 13"

Alexander Street Press — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 10:34:57 -0500

Joseph Fernando Macari Sor (1778-1839) was a Spanish composer. He lived in Paris during the Napoleonic Wars. He was very well-known for his ariettas and his book of guitar methods. His vocal compositions influenced his guitar compositions, which in turn, helped build his guitar repertoire. In this etude, his use of melody is similar to the use of melody in hisvocal pieces.

This recording is performed by Michel Dintrich, guitar.

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Gabriel Faure's "Sonata for Piano and Cello No. 1, op.109"

Alexander Street Press — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 17:30:43 -0500

Gabriel Faure (1845-1924) was a French composer. His music serves as a bridge between Romanticism, an era in full bloom when he was born, and twentieth-century music. Faure wrote this cello sonata during World War I. Like many of his compositions from that era, the music of this sonata is quite forceful.

This recording is performed by Daria Hovora, piano, and Aleth Lamasse, cello.

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Free Download: "Como mi suegra (Like My Mother-in-Law) - milonga" by Los Gauchos de Roldán

Alexander Street Press — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 13:10:18 -0500

"Como mi suegra (Like My Mother-in-Law) - milonga" by Los Gauchos de Roldán from the album "Button Accordion and Bandoneón Music from Northern Uruguay" (SFW40561)

Accordions and guitars have enlivened the social life of cattle-herding gaucho families of northern Uruguay since the mid 1800s. On Los Gauchos de Roldán, regional musical icon Walter Roldán pumps out time-honored polcas and chotis, Brazilian-tinged maxixas, and more on his button accordion as Chichí Vidiella adds the lush color of the bandoneón.

Bernardo Sanguinetti's guitar and Richardo Cunha's percussive, deep-pitched guitarrón immerse the melodies in a rich nest of rhythms and harmonies, which formerly-exiled singer-songwriter Numa Moraes treats us to five gems of his repertoire. 19 tracks, 55 minutes of music, 40-page bilingual booklet.

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Free Download: Johann Sebastian Bach's "Brandenburg Concerto No. 2, BWV 1047"

Alexander Street Press — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 09:42:25 -0500

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) was a German composer and organist.

Bach wrote the Brandenburg Concertos over a period of several years and compiled them for the Margrave of Brandenburg in 1721. The Concertos show Bach veering from the standard concerto grosso and featuring solo instruments instead. The Concerto No. 2 is likely Bach's last orchestral work.
This recording is performed by the Luxembourg Radio Symphony Orchestra, Norbert Matern, oboe, Vassil Ivanov, viola, and Jean de Ridder, trumpet.

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Free Download: "Sao Chegados Os Trez Reis (The Three Kings Have Arrived)" by Various Artists from the album "Christmas Songs of Portugal"

Alexander Street Press — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 14:13:40 -0500

"Sao Chegados Os Trez Reis (The Three Kings Have Arrived)" by Various Artists from the album "Christmas Songs of Portugal"(FW0684)

When this album was recorded in the 1950s, Estrella Church in Lisbon celebrated Christmas with a choir, a bagpiper and an elephant. Hear some of the sacred favorites of the season, generally sung unaccompanied. (On this recording, elephant not included.)

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Free Download: Claude Debussy's "La Mer, 3 symphonic sketches"

Alexander Street Press — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 13:37:35 -0500

Claude Debussy (1862-1918) is a French composer. His music was greatly influenced by turn of the century French painting and sculpture. In fact, the orchestral triptych "La Mer" was called "Impressionistic" by members of the Institut de France.

This recording is performed by Orchestre Philharmonique des Pays de Loire, Marc Soustrot, conductor.

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Free Download: Antonin Dvorak's "Serenade for Strings in E, op. 22"

Alexander Street Press — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 15:47:23 -0500

Antonin Dvorak (1841-1904) was a Czech composer and is considered one of the greatest Czech composers of the nineteenth-century. The Serenade for Strings displays a different mood in each of the movements: a cantabile style in the first, a melancholy waltz in the second, humorous high spirits in the third, lyrical beauty in the fourth, and exuberance in the fifth.

This recording is performed by the Ensemble Instrumental de Grenoble, Marc Tardue, conducting.

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Free Download: "Golden Kids Rules" by Chip Taylor from the album "Chip Taylor & The Grandkids"

Alexander Street Press — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 11:15:45 -0500

"Golden Kids Rules" by Chip Taylor from the album "Chip Taylor & The Grandkids" (SFW45071)

When renowned musician and songwriter Chip Taylor (“Wild Thing” and “Angel of the Morning”) became a grandfather, he directed his creative energy to writing new songs with and for his grandkids. Golden Kids Rules melds the husky, time-worn vocals and the musical instincts of a seasoned performer with the charming artistry of his three young grandchildren. The album overflows with love of family and the musical bonds that hold them together. Taylor’s brother, actor Jon Voight, offers an insightful introduction to the artist and the album. 13 tracks, 38 minutes, 36-page booklet with lyrics.

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Free Download: Johannes Brahms'"9 Lieder und Gesange, Op. 32"

Alexander Street Press — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 14:43:02 -0500

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) is a German composer and pianist whose music influenced many twentieth-century composers. This song cycle is a setting of poems by August von Platen and Georg Friedrich Daumer. Brahms chose poems that would be improved by adding music to them, which means that he did not always choose the best poetry to set. With these songs, Brahams employed an operatic style that signaled a shift into his mature compositions.

This recording is performed by Maciej Pikulski, piano, and Jose Van Dam, baritone.

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Free Download: "Reels: Paddy on the Turnpike / The Scholar" by Tony DeMarco and Fionn Ó Lochlainn from the album "The Sligo Indians"

Alexander Street Press — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 10:10:43 -0400

"Reels: Paddy on the Turnpike / The Scholar" by Tony DeMarco and Fionn Ó Lochlainn from the album "The Sligo Indians" (SFW40545)

The Sligo Indians is a long-awaited solo debut for one of America's finest folk fiddlers. A Brooklyn native of mixed Irish and Italian descent, New Yorker Tony DeMarco is a master of the intricate ornamentation, swinging rhythm, and adventurous melodic improvisation that mark the famed County Sligo fiddle style. Mentored by the late Sligo master fiddler Paddy Reynolds, Tony has for decades been a pillar of the Irish session scene in New York City. 54 minutes, 36-page booklet with extensive notes. With special guests: Eddie Bobe, Kevin Burke, JR Davey, Tom English, Ivan Goff, Natalie Haas, Peter Horan, Charlie Lennon, Seamie O'Dowd, Fionn O'Lochainn, Jerry O'Sullivan, John Patitucci and Seamus Tansey.

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