This marks the third year running that the Classics a Day team made Christmas music the December theme. I guess that makes it a tradition. When it comes to the music of the season, there’s plenty to choose from. Since the 1100s composers have written sacred music for Advent and Christmas — and plenty of […]
Francis Poulenc
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#ClassicsaDay #ClassicalWinter Week 3
For January 2019, #ClassicsaDay went with a winter theme. December’s theme, #ClassicalChristmas centered around sacred works of the season. #ClassicalWinter is about sharing secular compositions. that have a snow or winter theme. Here are my Classical Winter posts for the third week of January. Georgy Sviridov “Waltz” and “March,” from “Snow Storm” Sviridov’s 1975 work […]
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Dionne Jackson’s Love Letter
Parisian Inspirations is the kind of recital recording I like — one where the artist has a personal connection with every work. In the liner notes Dionne Jackson writes, “I feel a direct lineage to every composer chosen for this CD, many of my Professors at the Conservatoire had either known or studied with these […]
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Aleck Karis plays Poulenc with humor and wit
Aleck Karis delivers some fine performances of Francis Poulenc’s piano music with this release. Karis plays with a lightness of tone and just the right amount of emotional restraint to make these works sound absolutely charming. And Karis pays just as much attention to the program. The works aren’t arranged chronologically, but rather in a […]
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Respighi – Lauda per la Nativitá del Signore
Tags: Carus, CD Review, choral music, Christmas music, contemporary classical music, Francis Poulenc, Günther Raphael, Heinrich Kaminksi, Kristrine Larissa Funkhauser, Krystian Adam, Maris Sirmais, Michael Preaetorius, Morten Lauridsen, Nicolas Fink, Ottorino Respighi, Polyphonia Ensemble Berlin, Rundfunkchor Berlin, Sven-David Sandstrôm, Yeree SuhNow this is my kind of Christmas album. While all the works were written for the season, they aren’t part of the classical Christmas top 40 (with one exception — sort of). And they’re all beautifully performed and recorded. The Rundfunkchor Berlin has a rich, creamy sound with an almost seamless blend of voices. The […]