William Thomas McKinley, COMPOSER
April 18, 2020
William Thomas McKinley, New York Overture
Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra Robert Black, conductor
William Thomas McKinley (December 9, 1938 – February 3, 2015) was an American composer and jazz pianist born in New Kensington, Pennsylvania). He wrote more than 300 musical compositions, many of which have been recorded by such ensembles as the London Symphony Orchestra, the Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra, the Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra, and the Seattle Symphony
McKinley was the recipient of numerous honors, including an award and citation from the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters, a Guggenheim Fellowship, and eight National Endowment for the Arts grants. He is also among the founders of the label MMC Recordings. His son Elliott Miles McKinley is also a composer.
He died on 3 February 2015.
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Pachelbel Canon in D Major – the original and best version
September 24, 2019
129K subscribers
Pachelbel’s Canon in D, performed on original instruments from the time of Pachelbel by the Early Music ensemble Voices of Music. Voices of Music FAQ
Franz Schubert – Complete Symphonies
August 9, 2019
Brilliant Classics
Published on Apr 18, 2017
Bringing together all seven of Schubert’s completed symphonies, as well as the much-loved B minor ‘Unfinished’, this set charts the development of Schubert’s voice as a symphonist. His first six symphonies were composed between 1813 and 1818 for the orchestra at the religious school that he attended in Vienna. Although they could be considered to be apprentice works, and are clearly influenced by Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, and – in the case of the Sixth Symphony – Rossini, they are remarkable achievements for such a young composer, and the listener can hear some of the hallmarks of Schubert’s more forward-looking, romantic style, such as a bolder and richer harmonic language, beginning to emerge. After a serious illness in 1822, from which he only partially recovered, Schubert composed his final symphonic masterpieces, the ‘Unfinished’ (1822) and the ‘Great’ (1825–6). From the haunting slow introduction and the extraordinary sense of pathos of the ‘Unfinished’ to the joyful and rhythmically vital ‘Great’ symphony, both works showcase Schubert the symphonist at the peak of his powers and are some of the most popular and enduring pieces in the orchestral canon. Schubert’s complete symphonies are performed here by the legendary Staatskapelle Dresden under the inspired direction of celebrated conductor Herbert Blomstedt, praised by Gramophone for his “incomparably refined sensitivity and canny interpretative prowess”. Other information: – Recordings made between 1978 and 1981 at the Lukaskirche in Dresden. – “Probably the finest, most consistent Schubert cycles available” (David Hurwitz, Classicstoday.com, performance: 10). 00:00:00
Symphony No. 1 in D Major, D. 82: I. Adagio – Allegro vivace 00:10:15 Symphony No. 1 in D Major, D. 82: II. Andante 00:18:57 Symphony No. 1 in D Major, D. 82: III. Menuetto. Allegro 00:25:06 Symphony No. 1 in D Major, D. 82: IV. Allegro vivace 00:31:41 Symphony No. 2 in B-Flat Major, D. 125: I. Largo – Allegro vivace 00:42:10 Symphony No. 2 in B-Flat Major, D. 125: II. Andante 00:51:04 Symphony No. 2 in B-Flat Major, D. 125: III. Menuetto. Allegro vivace 00:54:48 Symphony No. 2 in B-Flat Major, D. 125: IV. Presto vivace 01:00:43 Symphony No. 3 in D Major, D. 200: I. Adagio maestoso – Allegro con brio 01:10:22 Symphony No. 3 in D Major, D. 200: II. Allegretto 01:14:50 Symphony No. 3 in D Major, D. 200: III. Menuetto. Vivace 01:18:57 Symphony No. 3 in D Major, D. 200: IV. Presto vivace 01:23:44 Symphony No. 4 in C Minor, D. 417 ‘Tragic’: I. Adagio molto 01:33:32 Symphony No. 4 in C Minor, D. 417 ‘Tragic’: II. Andante 01:43:05 Symphony No. 4 in C Minor, D. 417 ‘Tragic’: III. Menuetto. Allegro vivace 01:46:25 Symphony No. 4 in C Minor, D. 417 ‘Tragic’: IV. Allegro 01:54:09 Symphony No. 5 in B-Flat Major, D. 485: I. Allegro 02:01:20 Symphony No. 5 in B-Flat Major, D. 485: II. Andante con moto 02:12:09 Symphony No. 5 in B-Flat Major, D. 485: III. Menuetto. Allegro molto 02:17:22 Symphony No. 5 in B-Flat Major, D. 485: IV. Allegro vivace 02:23:20 Symphony No. 6 in C Major, D. 589: I. Adagio – Allegro 02:31:21 Symphony No. 6 in C Major, D. 589: II. Andante 02:37:44 Symphony No. 6 in C Major, D. 589: III. Scherzo. Presto 02:44:04 Symphony No. 6 in C Major, D. 589: IV. Allegro moderato 02:53:32 Symphony No. 8 in B Minor, D.759 ‘Die Unvollendete’: I. Allegro moderato 03:05:05 Symphony No. 8 in B Minor, D.759 ‘Die Unvollendete’: II. Andante con moto 03:17:47 Symphony No. 9 in C Major, Op. posth., D. 944 ‘The Great’: I. Andante – Allegro ma non troppo 03:32:30 Symphony No. 9 in C Major, Op. posth., D. 944 ‘The Great’: II. Andante con moto 03:48:24 Symphony No. 9 in C Major, Op. posth., D. 944 ‘The Great’: III. Scherzo. Allegro vivace 03:59:21 Symphony No. 9 in C Major, Op. posth., D. 944 ‘The Great’: IV. Finale. Allegro vivace Artist: Staatskappelle Dresden Herbert Blomstedt cunductor
Composers – in Residence
April 22, 2019
John Rutter – Advice for Emerging Composers
December 15, 2018
Oxford Academic (Oxford University Press)
In this short film John Rutter reflects on his 50 or so years of composing some of the world’s most loved choral music, and offers some advice for emerging composers. For more short films featuring John Rutter, visit http://oxford.ly/2yWxTqN. John Rutter studied music at Clare College, Cambridge and first came to notice as a composer and arranger of Christmas carols and other choral pieces during those early years; today his compositions, including such concert-length works as Requiem, Magnificat, Mass of the Children, The Gift of Life, and Visions are performed around the world. John edits the Oxford Choral Classics series, and, with Sir David Willcocks, co-edited four volumes of Carols for Choirs. In 1983 he formed his own choir The Cambridge Singers, with whom he has made numerous recordings on the Collegium Records label, and he appears regularly in several countries as a guest conductor and choral ambassador. John holds a Lambeth Doctorate in Music, and was awarded a CBE for services to music in 2007. Music: ‘The Holy City’ from Visions, by John Rutter. Performed by Kerson Leong (violin), The Temple Church Boys’ Choir, The Cambridge Singers, and the Aurora Orchestra. Used by kind permission of Collegium records. © Oxford University Press
Sergei Prokofiev – Piano Concerto No. 5
October 31, 2018
Meet the Artist – Tim Psappha, percussionist — The Cross-Eyed Pianist
September 25, 2018
You have to be true to yourself
but at the same time listen to others and take advice,
listen to live performances,
listen to multiple recordings of the same piece
and work out how you want it to sound.
Record yourself and listen back;
in my experience it doesn’t always sound
the way you think it does!
If, like me, you have the privilege of
working with composers,
make sure you spend a decent amount of time with them
and get into their sound world.
via Meet the Artist – Tim Psappha, percussionist — The Cross-Eyed Pianist
Horacio Lavandera – Compositores Argentinos – Tribute to Argentinian Composers Full Concert
September 18, 2018
Stravinsky The Rite of Spring (Two-piano arrangement by composer) Part I : Adoration of the Earth Part II : The Sacrifice (15:02) Yeol Eum Son, Da Sol Kim 손열음, 김다솔 Pianos
Latin American Composers
November 19, 2017
Carl Vine – Advice to Emerging Composers
August 15, 2017
So you want to be a composer? Some words of wisdom from Carl Vine AO.
Considered one of Australia’s 10 Greatest Composers (Limelight Magazine 2015), Carl Vine AO is also Senior Lecturer in Composition at the Sydney Conservatorium and Artistic Director of Musica Viva Australia. Read more about him at http://carlvine.com/
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Music: Garden of Bronze (2015) by Peggy Polias, Federation Bells, http://federationbells.com.au/. Visit http://peggypolias.com to hear more.
The Romantic Era is a time when the larger forms become more mammoth than ever, and the miniature forms become more intimate than ever. In solo piano, we find both extremes, made possible through the sheer imagination, genius, and artistic brain powers of individuals, as well as the emerging technology of the modern piano and […]
“Too many pieces of music finish too long after the end.” – Igor Stravinsky – Art Of Quotation
June 29, 2017
“Too many pieces of music finish too long after the end.”
— Igor Stravinsky, composer, Russian Composer”
via “Too many pieces of music finish too long after the end.” — Art of Quotation
Composers of Ecuador
June 22, 2017
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Ma Sicong – Symphony No. 2
June 21, 2017
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Symphony No. 2 (1958-59)
I. Allegro agitato –
II. Adagio maestoso –
III. Allegro
The second symphony of Chinese composer and violinist Ma Sicong (1912-1987), whose name is sometimes also rendered as Ma Sitzon. A native of Heifeng in Guangdong province, Ma became one of the first of his compatriots to become a professional violinist when he followed his older brother’s example and traveled to France at the age of eleven to study music at the conservatories of Nancy and Paris. His skill as a violinist and composer of violin music became legendary and he was known in China as the “King of the Violinists”. After the People’s Republic of China was established, Ma became the director of the China Central Conservatory of Music. In 1958, he served on the jury of the first International Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow (that was Van Cliburn’s annus mirabilis). However, when the Cultural Revolution broke out in 1966, Ma and his colleagues at the conservatory fell into disfavour for teaching and playing Western-style classical music; they were all rounded up and sent to a reeducation camp, and their families were harassed by authorities. In 1967, Ma and his family managed to escape to Hong Kong, after which they settled in the United States permanently. Ma remained in exile for the rest of his life.
Ma’s Second Symphony was composed in 1958-59, and ostensibly, it takes as its subject the struggles of the Chinese Workers’ and Peasants’ Red Army. The composer claimed that there is a connection between his music and the poem “Loushan Pass” by Mao Zedong; however, the music can be also interpreted abstractly rather than programmatically. The vigorous first movement makes use of the Phrygian mode and it is in a fairly traditional sonata form. The second theme is derived from “Tian Xin Shun”, a folk song from north Shaanxi. After reaching a climactic moment of great intensity, the music transitions smoothly into the slow, sombre second movement, which bears some resemblance to a funeral march; it is an expression of mourning for fallen comrades-in-arms. However, the battle theme soon emerges again as the Army returns to the fray. The third and final movement is jubilant and lively, as the Army celebrates its victory. At one point the soldiers begin dancing the yangge, a popular rural folk-dance. In the end, a grand coda introduces a new heroic march theme that brings the work to a close.
Conductor: Cao Peng
Shanghai Philharmonic Orchestra
Latin American Guitar Music
June 5, 2017
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WAGNER – Tristan und Isolde – Prelude and Liebestod (Georg Solti – Chicago Symphony Orchestra)
I Write The Music 