Black Composers Series (Paul Freeman)

Classical Music for Black History Month. Black Composers Series (Paul Freeman).

 

每逢二月就是美國的Black History Month，目的在慶祝和紀念美國非裔歷史與文化。二月結束前，特地來聊聊分享一下這套頗有意思的Black Composers Series。

Rossini: Petite Messe Solenelle + Stabat Mater (Spering)。

 

Rossini: Petite Messe Solenelle + Stabat Mater (Spering). 

If Rossini stopped writing operas at the age of 37 and went into semi-retirement the next 40 years, at least he left us 2 rather interesting sacred masterpieces. 

 

「同樣的狀況，Rossini(若是你)，會怎麼處理?」

Barsanti: Concerti Grossi Op.3 (Ensemble Marsyas)(Auser Musici)

 

Barsanti: Concerti Grossi Op.3 (Ensemble Marsyas)(Auser Musici)

(and other personal musings on Barsanti)

 

「你Barsanti(爸身體)好硬朗呀，完全看不出來如此高齡耶！」

Holst: The Planets (Berlin Philharmonic/Rattle)

 

Big Space Adventure! A musical journey through the planets with none other than Holst's The Planets......

 

古典音樂帶你飛向外太空～～ 

Mondonville: Grand Motets (Higginbottom/Christie/Coin/Vashegyi)

 

Mondonville: Grand Motets (Higginbottom/Christie/Coin/Vashegyi)

 

「她那Mondonville(懵懂未了)事的樣子，真的好可愛！」

Louis Ferdinand, Prince of Prussia: Complete Works (Horst Göbel)

 

 

 

Complete Works of Louis Ferdinand, Prince of Prussia (1772-1806). Dedicatee of Beethoven's Piano Concerto No.3, but more importantly a gifted pianist and composer himself.

名副其實的「音樂王子」。

 

Music by the Sons of J.S. Bach (Freiburger Barockorchester)

 

 

Music by the Sons of J.S. Bach (Freiburger Barockorchester)

 

子承父業呢～～

Zelenski: Piano Quartet + Piano Concerto (Jonathan Plowright + Szymanowski Quartet / BBC Scottish Symphony)

 

100th year death anniversary of Polish composer Władysław Żeleński (1837-1921)

「Zelenski(這人事跡)實在是太傳奇了！」

Telemann: Moral Cantatas

 

Telemann: Moral Cantatas

道德勸說，寓教於「樂」。

Schubert: Die schöne Müllerin (Markus Schäfer/Tobias Koch)

 

Schubert: Die schöne Müllerin (Markus Schäfer/Tobias Koch). True HIP (historically informed practice) performance!

Pyramus and Thisbe

 

Pyramus and Thisbe. The "original" Romeo and Juliet, and the music it inspired.

Godowsky: Strauss Transcriptions (Hamelin)

 

Godowsky: Strauss Transcriptions (Marc-André Hamelin)

20th Century Italian Piano Music (Brilliant Classics)

 

20th Century Italian Piano Music

 

20世紀義大利作曲家鋼琴曲。20張CD。2020年底聽完。

Gebel: Christmas and New Year Oratorios (Cantus/Capella Thuringia/Klapprott)

 
Christmas and New Year's oratorios by someone not named J.S. Bach or Handel. Music by Georg Gebel (the Younger) (1709 - 1753)

「你別那麼Gebel(雞(家)婆(閩南語))行不行？！」

Rimsky-Korsakov: Christmas Eve Suite (Armenian Philharmonic/Tjeknavorian)

Christmas Music from a Russian not named Tchaikovsky: Rimsky-Korsakov's Christmas Eve Suite. Merry Xmas Eve!