Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: Concerto in D Minor, Part 1
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (8 March 1714 – 14 December 1788) was a German Classical period musician and composer, the fifth child and second (surviving) son of Johann Sebastian Bach and Maria Barbara Bach. He was a crucial composer in the transition between the Baroque and Classical periods, and one of the founders of the Classical style, composing in the Rococo and Classical periods. His second name was given in honor of Georg Philipp Telemann, a friend of Emanuel's father and his godfather.
Johann Christian Bach (September 5, 1735 – January 1, 1782) was a composer of the Classical era, the eleventh and youngest son of Johann Sebastian Bach. He is sometimes referred to as 'the London Bach' or 'the English Bach', due to his time spent living in the British capital. He is noted for influencing the concerto style of Mozart.
Wilhelm Friedemann Bach (22 November 1710 – 1 July 1784), the second child and eldest son of Johann Sebastian Bach and Maria Barbara Bach, was a German composer and performer. Despite his acknowledged genius as an organist, improviser and composer, his income and employment were unstable and he died in poverty.
Dieterich Buxtehude - Sonata No. 1 in F major, Op. 1, BuxWV 252
Dieterich Buxtehude, 1637-1639 - May 1707 was a German-Danish organist and composer of the Baroque period. His organ works represent a central part of the standard organ repertoire and are frequently performed at recitals and in church services. He composed in a wide variety of vocal and instrumental idioms, and his style strongly influenced many composers, including Johann Sebastian Bach. Buxtehude, along with Heinrich Schütz, is considered today to be one of the most important German composers of the mid-Baroque.
I'm about as big a Wagner fan as it is possible to be. While the prelude to Act III of Lohengrin and the Ride are both wonderful operatic moments, I feel that they sometimes overshadow some of the greatest scenes ever fathomed in the operatic repertoire. For instance, I submit Brunnhilde's Immolation, the ten minute finale to the most epic opera cycle ever written. While I have not posted enough to include the link, the best recording I have found on youtube can be found by searching "Gotterdammerung Finale - ROH" with Lisa Gasteen, recorded at Covent Garden in 2006. Be aware that traditional productions of the Ring have the Rhine maidens fully nude, so while the music in this vid is spectacular, it's probably not work-safe.
Johann Stamitz: Op. 4 n. 2 - Sinfonia Pastorale in D major (Wolf D4) / Northern Chamber Orchestra
Jan Václav AntonÃÂn Stamic (later, during his life in Mannheim Germanized as Johann Wenzel Anton Stamitz) (June 18, 1717 – March 27, 1757) was a Czech composer and violinist. Johann was the father of Carl Stamitz and Anton Stamitz, also composers. His music reflects the transition of the baroque period to the classical era.
Carl Stamitz - Clarinet Concerto No.11 in E-flat major - Allegro (1/3)
Karl Philipp Stamitz (Czech: Karel Stamic; baptized 8 May 1745 – 9 November 1801), who later changed his given name to Carl, was a German composer of partial Czech ancestry (his mother was German), and a violin, viola and viola d'amore virtuoso. He was the most prominent representative of the second generation of the so-called Mannheim School.
Anton Stamitz Sinfonia Concertante for 2 Flutes G major 2
AntonÃÂn Thadaeus Jan Nepomuk Stamic ["Anton Thadäus Johann Nepomuk Stamitz"](1750 or 1754 in Mannheim – 1798 or 1809 in Paris) was a German (and second-generation Bohemian) composer and violinist.
Anton and his brother Carl received their first violin instruction from their father, Johann. After their father's death in 1757 they were taken on as students by Christian Cannabich, who had been a student of their father's. Both were by this time already violinists in the famous Mannheimer Kapelle and participated in its development.
In 1770 with his brother Carl, he visited Paris and established himself there. Between 1782 and 1789 he played in the King's court orchestra in Versailles, and obtained the title "ordinaire de la musique du roi". He was the violin teacher of Rodolphe Kreutzer.
What piece of classical music do you like?
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