An illustrious composer in his own right, Charles Villiers Stanford is mainly remembered as the instructor of some of the most famous classical composers of the last two hundred years. In his 200+ opus works, Villiers Stanford epitomized the traditional European classical style of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. […]
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#ClassicsaDay #Summerof78s Week 4
Classical music performers have been recording for over a century. The Classics a Day team declares July the Summer of 78. Or rather, the summer of 78s. For July, post recordings that were originally issued on 78 rpm discs. Many legendary performances have been captured on 78 rpm. And more than a few 20th Century […]
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WorldView Episode 22: Ellen Taaffe Zwilich
Ellen Taaffe Zwilich, the first woman ever to win a Pulitzer Prize in Music, is a postmodern composer known for the melodic structure of her large-scale works and the depth of her smaller compositions. Born in Miami, Florida in 1939, Zwilich took up violin at a young age. She studied music at Florida […]
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#ClassicsaDay #Summerof78s Week 3
Classical music performers have been recording for over a century. The Classics a Day team declares July the Summer of 78. Or rather, the summer of 78s. For July, post recordings that were originally issued on 78 rpm discs. Many legendary performances have been captured on 78 rpm. And more than a few 20th Century […]
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The Silver Screen Soundtrack Hour – Henry Mancini
Film music sets the mood and helps elicit the emotional responses that make a good movie a great movie. Each week on CharlottesvilleClassical.org, The Silver Screen Soundtrack Hour takes a listen to music from the wide world of film scores. t’s convenient – and easy – to lump the music of Henry Mancini (1924-1994) into […]
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Adrian Butterfield excels with Leclair Violin Sonatas
Jean-Marie Leclair was one of the most pre-eminent violinists of his day. Each collection of sonatas he published advanced the art of violin playing. The third book from 1734 challenges the player’s dexterity. The fast movements are sometimes just a blur of notes. Leclair frequently uses double stops, and not always with the most convenient […]
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WorldView Episode 21: Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, one of history’s best known composers of African descent, dedicated a large portion of his career to preserving traditional African melodies and themes in his music. In 1905, the composer wrote: “What Brahms has done for the Hungarian folk music, Dvorak for the Bohemian, and Grieg for the Norwegian, I […]
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#ClassicsaDay #Summerof78s Week 2
Classical music performers have been recording for over a century. The Classics a Day team declares July the Summer of 78. Or rather, the summer of 78s. For July, post recordings that were originally issued on 78 rpm discs. Many legendary performances have been captured on 78 rpm. And more than a few 20th Century […]
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The Silver Screen Soundtrack Hour: Disasters!
Film music sets the mood and helps elicit the emotional responses that make a good movie a great movie. Each week on CharlottesvilleClassical.org, The Silver Screen Soundtrack Hour takes a listen to music from the wide world of film scores. Disaster movies are almost as old as movies themselves. Silent films like Fire! (1901) and […]