Classical Weekly » Other http://classicalweekly.com Fri, 09 Dec 2011 22:43:48 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody #2 http://classicalweekly.com/genre/other/liszt-hungarian-rhapsody-2/ http://classicalweekly.com/genre/other/liszt-hungarian-rhapsody-2/#comments Sat, 15 Jan 2011 00:51:49 +0000 wolfgang http://classicalweekly.com/?p=296
Comment: No classical music collection is complete without the works of virtuoso Franz Liszt.   Here you will experience his famous Hungarian Rhapsody #2, also made famous by cartoon characters Tom [...]]]>

Comment: No classical music collection is complete without the works of virtuoso Franz Liszt.   Here you will experience his famous Hungarian Rhapsody #2, also made famous by cartoon characters Tom and Jerry’s rendition of the work.  The first video is of the work being played, and the second is of Tom and Jerry giving their take on the piece.

Selected Recording:

]]> http://classicalweekly.com/genre/other/liszt-hungarian-rhapsody-2/feed/ 0 Chopin: Polonaise in A flat major, Op. 53 http://classicalweekly.com/genre/other/chopin-polonaise-in-a-flat-major-op-53/ http://classicalweekly.com/genre/other/chopin-polonaise-in-a-flat-major-op-53/#comments Sat, 11 Dec 2010 17:48:51 +0000 wolfgang http://classicalweekly.com/?p=278
Comment: It’s a shame that Chopin didn’t produce more works, as his Polonaise in A flat major is a stunning masterpiece;  I only wish for more. Recommended Recording: For this [...]]]>

Comment: It’s a shame that Chopin didn’t produce more works, as his Polonaise in A flat major is a stunning masterpiece;  I only wish for more.

Recommended Recording: For this work I’ve decided not to influence you with my choice. I recently listened to a recording of this exact work and I wasn’t happy with the sound of the piano. So my advice for Chopin’s Polonaise is to head to Amazon.com and listen to samples of the CDs, and then select the one that has a piano that sounds the way you personally like it.

]]> http://classicalweekly.com/genre/other/chopin-polonaise-in-a-flat-major-op-53/feed/ 0 Debussy: Nocturnes – I. Nuages (“Clouds”) http://classicalweekly.com/genre/other/debussy-nocturnes-i-nuages-clouds/ http://classicalweekly.com/genre/other/debussy-nocturnes-i-nuages-clouds/#comments Sat, 16 Oct 2010 00:33:17 +0000 wolfgang http://classicalweekly.com/?p=200
Comment: A wonderful example of Debussy’s style, Nuages, the first movement of his incomparable Nocturnes is a work you’ll listen to over and over again. Recommended Recording: It’s hard to [...]]]>

Comment: A wonderful example of Debussy’s style, Nuages, the first movement of his incomparable Nocturnes is a work you’ll listen to over and over again.

Recommended Recording: It’s hard to believe but I don’t have a recommended recording for Nocturnes.  Please leave a comment if you can recommend a great recording for the rest of us!

]]> http://classicalweekly.com/genre/other/debussy-nocturnes-i-nuages-clouds/feed/ 1 Saint-Saëns: Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso in A minor http://classicalweekly.com/composers/saint-saens/saint-saens-introduction-and-rondo-capriccioso-in-a-minor/ http://classicalweekly.com/composers/saint-saens/saint-saens-introduction-and-rondo-capriccioso-in-a-minor/#comments Sat, 25 Sep 2010 02:54:07 +0000 wolfgang http://classicalweekly.com/?p=151
Commment: A work I only recently discovered, Saint-Saens’ Introduction et Rondo capriccioso en la mineur, op. 28. is a masterful work for violin and orchestra that challenges the  violinist at [...]]]>

Commment: A work I only recently discovered, Saint-Saens’ Introduction et Rondo capriccioso en la mineur, op. 28. is a masterful work for violin and orchestra that challenges the  violinist at every turn.

Recommended Recording:

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