Spirits of Music is an unusual musical journey through the centuries, with stops on all continents. Inspired by their creators different faiths, the works on the program have a strong religious background and are moving examples of the emotional power and effect of music. Internationally renowned soloists and ensembles as Bobby McFerrin (a ten-time Grammy Award winner, he is one of the world’s best-known vocal innovators and improvisers, a worldrenowned classical conductor), Nigel Kennedy (one of the world’s leading violin virtuosos), Sibylla Rubens (has emerged as one of the most compelling lyric sopranos of her day) or the Gewandhaus Orchestra Leipzig will perform popular works from the European music tradition, encompassing Bach, Mozart and Verdi. Many magnificent examples of religious music come from artists as Kroke (playing and composing with the realm of authentic Jewish music), the Kuumba Singers (dedicated to the expression of black creativity and spirituality through song), Mari Boine (one of the most impressive folk artists of contemporary time), the Bulgarian Voices Angelite (24 women whose hypnotic chant circles the globe), Vocal Sampling (a Cuban six-man a cappella group which has been described as one of the wonders of the musical world) and the the Ensemble Al-Kindi (is currently rated among the best formations devoted to classical Arab music). With the inclusion of world music, the program will achieve a highly suspenseful juxtaposition of European and non-European music.
The opening chorus Herr, unser Herrscher from St John Passion, performed by the Nederlands Bach Society for All of Bach. The St John Passion was the first Passion Bach had written as cantor in Leipzig. The Passion story as told in the Gospel of John is different from that told by the other three evangelists – Matthew, Luke and Mark. John’s version places the emphasis on Christ’s divine origin. Throughout his suffering, this divine origin still plays a role and nowhere is Jesus as human as in the other gospels.
For this performance, we selected a cast of singers under the age of 35. Apart from the leaders, all the orchestra members are also younger than 35. The concert series was preceded by a course of auditions and masterclasses.
Recorded for the project All of Bach on March 11th 2017 at the Grote Kerk, Naarden. If you want to help us complete All of Bach, please subscribe to our channel bit.ly/2vhCeFB and consider donating bit.ly/2uZuMj5.
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Netherlands Bach Society
Jos van Veldhoven, conductor
Soloists
Raphael Höhn, evangelist (tenor)
Myriam Arbouz, soprano
Maria Valdmaa (Maid), soprano
Daniël Elgersma, alto
Marine Fribourg, alto
Gwilym Bowen, tenor
Guy Cutting (Servant), tenor
Felix Schwandtke (Jesus), bass
Drew Santini (Peter), bass
Angus Mc Phee (Pilate), bass
Summer — Concerto No. 2 in G minor
from The Four Seasons by Antonio Vivaldi
Netherlands Bach Society
Violin and direction: Shunske Sato
The Four Seasons are among the most populair and best violin concertos written in the baroque era. Recorded on October 7th 2016 at the Muziekgebouw aan t IJ, Amsterdam.
Watch Nathalie Stutzmann and Orfeo 55 recording Bach aria «Erbarme dich» at Metz Arsenal. This piece features in their album «Une cantate imaginaire» released in 2012. Video by OFF TV.
Hauser and Lana Trotovsek performing Erbarme Dich, Mein Gott from St. Matthew Passion by Johann Sebastian Bach with the Zagreb Philharmonic Orchestra at the Lisinski Concert Hall in Zagreb, October 2017.
Elisabeth Fuchs, conductor
Filmed and edited by MedVid production
Sound and mixing by Morris Studio
The evolution of classical piano music from 1600 to the present day. Let the music take you away on a journey throughout the years of classical piano music. Visit the Baroque period (1600-1750), Classical period (1750-1820), Romantic period (1780-1910), Modernist period (1890-1950) and de Postmodern period (1930-present).
This is a video that will show the piano through the years of classical music. We made this to reflect on the amazing music made and for everyone who is new to classical piano music. Let us know what you think of the video and the amazing pieces played. If you think any piece or composer is missing, feel free to leave a comment below. We hope you can enjoy this beautiful music, thank you for watching!
In the tracklist below you can find the musical pieces, the composers who made them and the pianist who played them.
Domenico Scarlatti played by Michelangelo Carbonara:
0:00:00 Sonata in C Minor, Kk. 158 (Andante)
0:03:10 Sonata in C Major, Kk. 461 (Allegro)
Georg Frideric Handel played by Scipione Sangiovanni:
0:06:33 Suite in B-Flat Major, HWV 434: I. Praeludium
0:08:51 Suite in D Minor, HWV 436: I. Allemande
Johann Sebastian Bach played by Yuan Sheng:
0:12:25 French Suite No. 1 in D Minor, BWV 812: I. Allemande
0:16:30 French Suite No. 5 in G Major, BWV 816: I. Allemande
0:19:38 Partita No. 1 in B-Flat Major, BWV 825: I. Praeludium
Classical Era:
Joseph Haydn:
0:21:24 Piano Sonata in E-Flat Major, Hob. XVI:52: I. Allegro played by Jeroen van Veen
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart played by Klára Würtz:
Piano Sonata No. 1 in C Major, K. 279:
0:30:49 I. Allegro
0:35:46 II. Andante
0:40:58 III. Allegro
0:44:21 Piano Sonata No. 11 in A Major, K. 331: III. Alla turca. Allegretto
Romantic Era:
Ludwig van Beethoven played by Misha Goldstein:
0:47:46 Für Elise in A Minor, WoO 59
0:50:40 Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor «Moonlight»: I. Adagio sostenuto
Frédéric Chopin:
0:56:23 Impromptu No. 2 in F-Sharp, Op. 36 played by Wolfram Schmitt-Leonardy
1:02:11 Nocturnes, Op. 9: II. Andante in E-Flat Major played by Earl Wild
Robert Schumann:
1:06:24 Kinderszenen, Op. 15: VII. Träumerei played by Klára Würtz
Franz Liszt:
1:09:05 Grandes études de Paganini, S. 141: No. 3, La Campanella played by Ivo Sandro Bartoli
Sigismond Thalberg:
1:14:10 LArt du chant appliqué au Piano, Op. 70: XIX. Casta diva, cavatine de lopéra Norma de Bellini played by Mark Viner
Anton Bruckner:
1:21:03 Andante in E-Flat Major played by Francesco Pasqualotto
Modernist Era:
Claude Debussy played by Misha Goldstein:
1:24:28 Deux Arabesques, L. 66: I. Première Arabesque
1:28:37 Clair de Lune, L. 32
Erik Satie:
1:33:36 Valse-ballet played by Jeroen van Veen
1:35:51 3 Gymnopédies: No. 1, Lent et douloureux played by Håkon Austbö
Leopold Godowsky:
1:39:31 Study No. 44 in F Minor on trois nouvelle études No. 1, B. 130 (Left Hand Alone) played by Emanuele Delucchi
Postmodern Era:
Henri Dutilleux:
1:41:25 Piano Sonata, Op. 1: II. Lied played by Akanè Makita
Ryuichi Sakamoto:
1:48:08 Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence played by Jeroen van Veen
Yann Tiersen played by Jeroen van Veen:
1:52:45 Comptine dun autre été: Laprès midi
1:55:10 La dispute
Yiruma played by Jeroen van Veen:
1:57:27 River Flows in You
2:00:58 Spring Waltz
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