Friday, December 19, 2025

Beethoven: The 9 Symphonies

Symphony No. 1 in C Major, Op. 21: 
0:00:00 I. Adagio molto - Allegro con brio 
0:09:05 II. Andante cantabile con moto  
0:17:09 III. Menuetto: Allegro molto e vivace  
0:20:56 IV. Adagio - Allegro molto e vivace  
Metamorphose String Orchestra, Pavel Lyubomudrov

Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 36:
0:26:57 I. Adagio molto - Allegro con brio  
0:39:48 II. Larghetto  
0:52:46 III. Scherzo. Allegro - Trio  
0:56:53 IV. Allegro molto  
Metamorphose String Orchestra, Pavel Lyubomudrov

Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat Major, Op. 55 "Eroica":
1:03:39 I. Allegro con brio 
1:21:19 II. Marcia funebre. Adagio assai 
1:35:58 III. Scherzo. Allegro vivace - Trio 
1:42:09 IV. Finale. Allegro molto 
Metamorphose String Orchestra, Pavel Lyubomudrov

Symphony No. 4 in B-Flat Major, Op. 60:
1:54:16 I. Adagio - Allegro vivace  
2:06:42 II. Adagio  
2:16:48 III. Allegro vivace  
2:22:59 IV. Allegro ma non troppo  
Metamorphose String Orchestra, Pavel Lyubomudrov

Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67:
2:29:56 I. Allegro con brio  
2:36:42 II. Andante con moto  
2:45:15 III. Scherzo. Allegro  
2:50:04 IV. Allegro  
Orquesta Reino de Aragón, Alvaro Albiach

Symphony No. 6 in F Major, Op. 68 "Pastoral":
3:00:24 I. Awakening of cheerful feelings on arrival in the countryside  
3:11:15 II. Scene by the brook  
3:22:01 III. Merry gathering of country folk  
3:27:17 IV. Thunder. Storm  
3:30:51 V. Shepherd's song. Cheerful and thankful feelings after the storm  
Orchestra da Camera Fiorentina, Giuseppe Lanzetta

Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92:
3:39:33 I. Poco sostenuto - Vivace  
3:51:06 II. Allegretto  
4:00:20 III. Presto  
4:07:48 IV. Allegro con brio  
Orchestra da Camera Fiorentina, Giuseppe Lanzetta

Symphony No. 8 in F Major, Op. 93:
4:14:25 I. Allegro vivace e con brio  
4:24:22 II. Allegretto scherzando  
4:28:18 III. Tempo di minuetto  
4:32:58 IV. Allegro vivace  
Metamorphose String Orchestra, Pavel Lyubomudrov

Symphony No. 9 "Choral":
4:40:43 I. Allegro ma non troppo, un poco maestoso  
4:55:05 II. Scherzo. Molto vivace  
5:09:22 III. Adagio molto e cantabile  
5:23:12 IV. Finale  
Orquesta Reino de Aragón, Coro Amici Musicae, Ricardo Casero


Friday, October 3, 2025

Tuesday, September 30, 2025

Ravel: Complete Piano Works | François Dumont, piano


Miroirs, M. 43:
00:00:00 I. Noctuelles
00:04:32 II. Oiseaux tristes
00:09:15 III. Une barque sur l'océan
00:16:28 IV. Alborada del gracioso
00:22:50 V. La vallée des cloches

Sonatine, M. 40:
00:29:07 I. Modéré
00:33:11 II. Mouvement de menuet
00:36:12 III. Animé

00:39:57 Menuet in C-Sharp Minor, M. 42
00:40:53 Menuet antique in F-Sharp Minor, M. 7
00:46:46 Menuet sur le nom de Haydn in G Major, M. 58

Le tombeau de Couperin, M. 68:
00:48:39 I. Prélude
00:51:45 II. Fugue
00:55:05 III. Forlane
01:00:39 IV. Rigaudon
01:03:54 V. Menuet
01:08:58 VI. Toccata

01:12:55 Prélude, M. 65

Gaspard de la nuit, M. 55:
01:14:23 I. Ondine
01:21:08 II. Le gibet
01:28:01 III. Scarbo

01:37:10 A la manière de... Emmanuel Chabrier in C Major, M. 63/2
01:38:59 A la manière de... Borodine in D-Flat Major, M. 63/1: I. Valse
01:40:42 Jeux d'eau in E Major, M. 30
01:46:14 Sérénade grotesque
01:49:41 La parade, M. 11

Valses nobles et sentimentales, M. 61:
02:01:06 I. Modéré - très franc
02:02:24 II. Assez lent
02:04:40 III. Modéré
02:06:04 IV. Assez animé
02:07:15 V. Presque lent
02:08:27 VI. Vif
02:09:04 VII. Moins vif
02:11:46 VIII. Epilogue – Lent

02:15:48 La valse, M. 72
02:27:17 Pavane pour une infante défunte in G Major, M. 19

Maurice Ravel: Gaspard de la nuit (1908) | Szuyu Su, piano

Sunday, September 28, 2025

In the Neighborhoods of Athena

Athena is an ancient Greek goddess associated mostly with wisdom. She was regarded as the patron and protectress of the city of Athens, from which she most likely received her name. The Parthenon on the Acropolis of Athens is dedicated to her. This 2011 film, re-edited in 2025, was shot around the Acropolis.