#sundayclassics #classicalmusic #bach

One of the oldest themes in the history of European music is 'La Folía' (es), 'Les Folies d'Espagne' (fr), 'Follia' (it), or 'Follies of Spain' (en) - a simple yet fascinating musical texture, which has inspired composers through the ages...
If you've some to time to spare (or need a smile), do check out Bach's 'Peasant Cantate':
https://youtu.be/sHK1Xhrh_sY

More on:
https://www.folias.nl/html1.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Folia

#sundayclassics #classicalmusic #bach

One of the oldest themes in the history of European music is 'La Folía' (es), 'Les Folies d'Espagne' (fr), 'Follia' (it), or 'Follies of Spain' (en) - a simple yet fascinating musical texture, which has inspired composers through the ages...
If you've some to time to spare (or need a smile), do check out Bach's 'Peasant Cantate':
https://youtu.be/sHK1Xhrh_sY

More on:
https://www.folias.nl/html1.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Folia

#sundayclassics #classicalmusic #bloch

'Prayer' is the first (Andante moderato) movement of From Jewish Life written by Swiss-born composer Ernst Bloch (1880-1959) - it was written in 1924 and dedicated to cellist Hans Kindler.
Have a good start into the week - enjoy!

https://yewtu.be/Nxfg-6Mkh_0 (cello+piano)
https://yewtu.be/m3XsOUXYNpU (cello+orchestra)

More on:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernest_Bloch

#sundayclassics #classicalmusic #chaminade

The French composer and pianist Cécile Louise Stéphanie Chaminade (1857-1944) published her Six Études de Concert, Op. 35, in 1886. From these late-Romantic piano pieces, the second concert study, titled Automne, has become the most popular.
A wonderful portrait of changing autumnal weather: beautiful (lento), yet sometimes dramatic (fuoco) - a colourful piece, enjoy!
https://youtu.be/fc9_XaIWdbA

More on:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C%C3%A9cile_Chaminade

#sundayclassics #classicalmusic #glass

"I wrote the piece in 1987 thinking, let me write a piece that my father would have liked [...] A very smart nice man who had no education in music whatsoever, but the kind of person who fills up concert halls. [...] It's popular, it's supposed to be — it's for my Dad."
(Philip Glass, on his Violin Concerto No. 1)

Enjoy the hauntingly beautiful 2nd movement:
https://youtu.be/Cl1qT29sLQk

More on:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Violin_Concerto_No._1_%28Glass%29

#sundayclassics #classicalmusic #glass
_"I wrote the piece in 1987 thinking, let me write a piece that my father would have liked [...] A very smart nice man who had no education in music whatsoever, but the kind of person who fills up concert halls. [...] It's popular, it's supposed to be — it's for my Dad."_
Philip Glass, on his Violin Concerto No. 1

Here's the hauntingly beautiful 2nd movement:
https://youtu.be/Cl1qT29sLQk

_More on:_
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Violin_Concerto_No._1_%28Glass%29

youtu.be/VZj-Gp9NKWg #SundayClassics