Tag: Classical Music
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Beethoven Makes This Second His First
The great late Classical/early Romantic era composer, Ludwig Van Beethoven, composed 5 great piano concertos. I think there is a consensus that his 5th piano concerto “The Emperor”, is his best, and one of the greatest piano concertos ever written. While it is hard to choose because they are all so good and I love […]
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My favorite Eight Symphonies
I know I had said that I was going to give my top 6 symphonies…but I just couldn’t pick only six … I had to make it my top 8 [and forget the order, except for the top 3], I could have given my one thru five choices in any order. Note: on my #2 […]
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My Favorite Piano Concertos
As we get close to New Years 2022, you will see many countdowns of the 10 or 100 best songs of the year on FM radio; and on the TV networks you may get the 10 or more top news stories of the year. This Classical music blog will give out, in my humble opinion, […]
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My Top Four Violin Concertos
As we get close to New Years 2022, you will see many countdowns of the 10 or 100 best songs of the year on FM radio; and on the TV networks you may get the 10 best or more news stories of the year. This Classical music blog will give out, in my humble opinion, […]
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Some Mozart Magic
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, the quintessential “Classical Era” composer, was a prolific composer in almost every form of classical composition: symphonies, concertos, chamber music and operas. His great operas also produced great overtures. They are all great, but I chose to feature a little Mozart magic, … “The Magic Flute”, that is. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart [Jan. 27, […]
Classical Music With Big Mike 