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Vivaldi: Concerti

Concerto In F Major Rv 542 For Violin, Organ, Strings And Continuo: I. Allegro (Vivaldi)

I leave you here this Spanish Fantasy that aims to translate in the form of a fantastic serenade the spirit of those lands and their people, being on the other hand autonomous music that represents in my imagination many and sometimes indefinite feelings.

Spanish fantasy.

David Loebel conducts the New England Conservatory Symphony in a performance of Rachmaninov's Symphonic Dances. Recorded live in Jordan Hall November 13, 2013 by Jeremy Sarna

Rachmaninov: Symphonic Dances-Non allegro

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Hugh Wolff conducts the New England Conservatory Philharmonia in a performance of Tchaikovsky's  Symphony no 4 in F minor, Op. 36c. Recorded live in Jordan Hall October 1, 2014.

Tchaikovsky: Symphony no 4 in F minor, Op. 36 Scherzo: Pizzicato ostinato - Allegro

Hugh Wolff conducts the New England Conservatory Philharmonia in a performance of Schubert's Symphony No. 9 in C Major. Recorded live in Jordan Hall November 5, 2014.

Schubert: Symphony no 9 in C major Andante - Allegro ma non troppo

New England Conservatory pianist Yi Ding performs Prokofiev: Sonata for Piano no 4 in C minor, Op. 29. Recorded live in Jordan Hall, January 28, 2016.

Of 20th-century composers of concert music, Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953) left pianists with one of the more substantial bodies of work in traditional showcase formats: five piano concertos and nine piano sonatas, along with suites and other short-form works for solo piano.

In two Jordan Hall concerts, January 28 and February 1,  2016, NEC piano students celebrated Prokofiev's 125th anniversary with performances of all nine sonatas along with other solo piano works.

Prokofiev: Piano Music

Prokofiev: Sonata for Piano no 4 in C minor, Op. 29: Allegro con brio, ma non leggiero

A warm and inviting little piece, written by Christoph Gluck. Great sunny vibe to it, it's a nice.... 
(key of A major)

Andante ~ C. Gluck

Background and context: http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2013/03/18/tolstoy-reading-rare-1909-recording/

The fascinating story of A Calendar of Wisdom, with selected highlights: http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2013/03/15/a-calendar-of-wisdom-tolstoy/

Leo Tolstoy reads from "A Calendar of Wisdom," 1909

Full conversation and context: http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2013/05/06/wendy-macnaughton-caroline-paul-design-matters/

Excerpt from https://soundcloud.com/designmatters/carolinepaulandwendymacnaughton

On true love

Excerpt from Orwell's fantastic 1946 essay outlining his 11 "golden" rules of tea perfection: http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2013/05/14/george-orwell-a-nice-cup-of-tea/

TRANSCRIPT / DETAILS

George Orwell on how to make the perfect cup of tea

Annotated highlights and discussion: http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2013/05/29/joss-whedon-2013-wesleyan-commencement-address/

Be All Your Selves: Joss Whedon's 2013 Wesleyan Commencement Address

Background and transcript: http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2013/05/31/james-earl-jones-reads-walt-whitman/

James Earl Jones reads Walt Whitman

T.S. Eliot reads from his celebrated classic, Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats: http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2013/06/04/t-s-eliot-reads-t-s-eliot-the-ad-dressing-of-cats-1947/

T.S. Eliot reads "The Ad-dressing of Cats" from Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats

Vivaldi “Concerto For Strings In G Minor, RV 152” (Budapest Strings, 1991)

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Leo Tolstoy reads from "A Calendar of Wisdom," 1909

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