Archive for October, 2006

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Music for T.V

October 30, 2006

Coke Ad

Starbucks coffee

Xbox Ad

Budgy Smugglers Nick Hart

Bugs Bunny Clip

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Film Music

October 30, 2006

Harry Potter – music video

                        – film music

                        – trailer

Fantasia – Flaminco (Saen Saints)

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Amilcare Ponchielli – La Gioconda

The Phantom of the Opera All I ask of you

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More Romantic Performances

October 30, 2006

1) Yehudi Menuhin – Beethoven Romance

2) Evgeny Kissin and Herbert von Karajan perform Tchaikovsky’s 1st Piano Concerto.

3) Played by Igor Sarudiansky with São Paulo Symphony Orchestra.  Bruch Violin Concerto

4) Bach Double Violin Concerto. David and Igor Oistrach

5) Heifitz – Tarrantella by Wieniawski

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Beethoven Violin Concerto

October 30, 2006

The violinist who is playing in this clip is David Oistrach, one of the best violinists to have ever lived.

David Oistrach

Compare this with the recording made by Yehudi Menuin

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Classical Improvising

October 30, 2006

Greg and Kamel improvise classical music

There is an excellent article on the development of classical improvising. This is not a new phenomenon it has been around since the beginning of western music – J.S Bach

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Arnold Schönberg

October 30, 2006

“Had times been ‘normal’ (before and after 1914) then the music of our time would have been very different.”
Arnold Schönberg

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John Cage

October 30, 2006

“In the nature of the use of chance operations is the belief that all answers answer all questions.” John Cage

One of his most controversial works is 4″33″