Category: Music
Tan Dun Orchestral Theatre
Tan Dun conducting his Orchestral Theatre with the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra
Tan Dun Symphonic Poem of 3 Notes
Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra playing Tan Dun: Symphonic Poem of 3 Notes
A bit of Prokofiev after an afternoon walk
Sergei Prokofiev’s:
Symphony No.1 in D ‘Classical’, Op.25 performed by Efrem Kurtz and the Philharmonia Orchestra.
The Cello Concerto in E minor, Op.58 performed by Janos Starker and Walter Sussking with the Philharmonia Orchestra.
Sinfonietta in A Major, Op.48 performed by Riccardo Muti and the Philharmonia Orchestra.
Where is the ‘classical’ music dedicated to the Anzacs?
It is interesting to observe that there isn’t much of a tradition of patriotic and memorial classical music in Australia. Looking around I came across very little so I’d be happy to hear from anybody who knows of any, particularly if it related to the Anzacs. The only specific piece I came across was by Miriam Hyde: Anzac Threnody for voice and piano.
I would however like to nominate a piece as a candidate. Symphony No.1 or Da Pacem Domine by Ross Edwards was not specifically written about the Anzac experience but it was at least in part a reflection on war, in this case the Gulf War, in addition to being dedicated to Stuart Challender. David Porcelijn has conducted a recording by the Sydney Symphony Orchestra.
Elgar Symphonic Study ‘Falstaff’ & Symphony No.2
Sir Edward Elgar Falstaff – Symphony Study in C minor and Symphony No.2 in E-flat
Sir Edward Elgar Symphony No.1
Peter Maxwell Davies – Symphony No.2
Symphony No.2 and St.Thomas Wake composed and conducted by Peter Maxwell Davies – BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
Peter Maxwell Davies Symphony No.1 & Mavis In Las Vega
BBS Philharmonic playing Peter Maxwell Davies Symphony No.1 & Mavis in Las Vegas
Peter Maxwell Davies – Symphonies 4 & 5
Peter Maxwell Davies conducting his 4th Symphony with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra and the 5th with the Philharmonia Orchestra
Roger Sessions Symphonies 1-3
Roger Sessions:
Symphony No.1 Japan Philharmonic Orchestra and Akeo Watanabe
Symphony No.2 New York Philharmonic and Dimitri Mitropolous
Symphony No.3 Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and Igor Buketoff
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