The Best of Classical Music / Music at Night

String Quartet No. 1 Andante cantabile (Tchaikovsky)

First attempt at a new piece I've been playing around with. One take, no editing, slightly dodgy upright piano. So don't be a dick about the odd fluffed note/shitty sound quality :)
Mikhail Pletnev's genius transcription for solo piano of Sleeping Beauty. What a melody...


Tchaikovsky/Pletnev Adagio from The Sleeping Beauty

This is an instrumental combination of two Scottish folk songs, arranged for solo acoustic guitar.  It was inspired by a more complex performance from Martin Simpson which added a third tune, Bogie’s Bonnie Belle.  I have stuck with the first two to keep it more within my abilities.

Rosie Anderson /The Shearing’s Not For You

This tune was written in 2005 when I was 15. The title is inspired by The King of Elfland's Daughter by Lord Dunsany. I recently recorded it being performed by a string quartet at the National Music Centre in Calgary AB. A sample of this recording is featured at the end.

Larrivée LS-03r

Lurulu Watches the Restlessness of Earth

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“Valsa de Eurídice” is a poignant and lyrical waltz composed by the legendary Brazilian poet and songwriter Vinicius de Moraes. First published in 1956, this piece was written for the play “Orfeu da Conceição,” a Brazilian retelling of the Orpheus and Eurydice myth set in the favelas of Rio de Janeiro—a story that later became the internationally acclaimed film “Black Orpheus” (1959).

The waltz is characterized by its gentle, flowing melody and a harmonic palette that bridges European classical tradition with the melancholy and passion of Brazilian popular music. Its haunting beauty makes it a favorite among guitarists and vocalists alike, often interpreted in both classical and jazz idioms.

Fun fact: “Valsa de Eurídice” represents one of the earliest collaborations between Vinicius de Moraes and guitarist Luiz Bonfá, helping to lay the groundwork for the bossa nova movement that would sweep the world just a few years later.

Valsa de Euridice - Vinícius de Moraes

The Glory of Bach

Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 III. Allegro BWV 1048

Relaxing Classic Music for Kids, Study, Improved Focus, Memory, Vol. 25

Alba: Pensando En Ti

Chopin: Waltz In A Minor

Glenn Gould.
Sony Classical. Public Domain Compositions. 1981

Johann Sebastian Bach. Concerto in D minor after Alessandro Marcello, BWV 974

This is a budget re-packaging of a title recorded back in 1986. This recording collects all 19 waltzes, including four posthumous compositions which are missing from the Lipatti recording. 

Alba: Pensando En Ti

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