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Giuseppe Torelli's "Trumpet Concerto in D major, G.28"

2012-02-07T09:16:44-05:00

Giuseppe Torelli (1658-1709) was an Italian composer and violinist. While he began his career composing chamber music, he turned to concertos and in fact advanced the concerto as a genre. This concerto, written around 1701 as one of the first of several trumpet-oboe pieces, remained unpublished until after his death.

This recording is performed by the Luxembourg Radio Symphony Orchestra,
Pierre Cao, conductor.

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"Tarona 1" performed by Academy of Maqam

2012-01-31T09:01:25-05:00

"Tarona 1" by Academy of Maqam from the album "Music of Central Asia Vol. 2: Invisible Face of the Beloved: Classical Music of the Tajiks and Uzbeks" (SFW40521)

Amid the mosques and minarets of Samarkand and Bukhara, generations of vocalists set the mystical, Sufi-inspired verse of Hafiz and other classical poets to lyrical melodies, creating a spiritual art music of great refinement and sublime beauty called Shashmaqâm, confirming its important place among the great art music traditions of Eurasia.

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

2012-01-10T17:19:34-05:00

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

2012-01-05T13:08:46-05:00

"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"

2011-12-27T09:41:05-05:00

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"

2011-12-19T14:10:24-05:00

"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"

2011-12-13T13:35:51-05:00

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"

2011-12-07T15:43:37-05:00

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"

2011-11-22T11:13:10-05:00

"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"

2011-11-15T14:41:31-05:00

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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